Recent News
A Message from the President
As the temperatures rise a couple of degrees above freezing, and the snow begins to melt, we start to remember there might be a lake under the 2 feet of ice! It’s time to come out of hibernation and bring in the ice shanties. Assuming that the ice will be off the lake, the SECOLA (Spread Eagle Chain O’Lakes Association) barge will once again be making its delivery of the fireworks display on July 3rd. Jim D’Agostino has assured us that the show will be over-the-top! Your contributions are always appreciated.
Over the winter, work continued on Bass Island. In February Dan Cecconi and a group of volunteers made progress on the re-moval of overgrown vegetation. Later this spring we will be looking for more volunteers to continue the restoration work. Again, a big thank you to Ray Burgess for replacing the historical signs, and Amy and Jay Weber for taking the lead with the butterfly project. Also, thank you to KCD Specialty Landscaping for donating materials, and all the volunteers who
continue to work on this project.
Keeping Spread Eagle healthy continues to be the top priority for SECOLA. We are working in close coordination with Scott Goodwin, conservation technician for Florence County Land Conservation, in support of monitoring and removing invasive species. SECOLA provides 960 hours of salaries to the Clean Boats, Clean Water (CBCW) program, this equates to a little more than $12,000. In addition, our association members provide assistance with maintenance of the North Lake boat wash as well as boat inspections during busy lake events. The Florence County Land Conservation application for the 2019 CBCW grant from the DNR has been approved. This grant provides 200 hours of salaries. The bottom line is that with SECOLA’s financial help, the boat wash will be covered for longer hours.
Our invasive species fundraising is progressing well. Thank you Scott Reynolds for chairing this program. We greatly appreciate all who have donated to this very important cause and encourage all Spread Eagle residents to show their support in protecting our lakes. It looks like it will be another busy summer at Spread Eagle with lake stewardship, special projects, and many exciting social activities, all brought to you by hard working volunteers of SECOLA.
Remember if you have not paid your SECOLA dues, please do so as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued support.
Looking forward to seeing all of you out on the lake!
Gary Weber
As the temperatures rise a couple of degrees above freezing, and the snow begins to melt, we start to remember there might be a lake under the 2 feet of ice! It’s time to come out of hibernation and bring in the ice shanties. Assuming that the ice will be off the lake, the SECOLA (Spread Eagle Chain O’Lakes Association) barge will once again be making its delivery of the fireworks display on July 3rd. Jim D’Agostino has assured us that the show will be over-the-top! Your contributions are always appreciated.
Over the winter, work continued on Bass Island. In February Dan Cecconi and a group of volunteers made progress on the re-moval of overgrown vegetation. Later this spring we will be looking for more volunteers to continue the restoration work. Again, a big thank you to Ray Burgess for replacing the historical signs, and Amy and Jay Weber for taking the lead with the butterfly project. Also, thank you to KCD Specialty Landscaping for donating materials, and all the volunteers who
continue to work on this project.
Keeping Spread Eagle healthy continues to be the top priority for SECOLA. We are working in close coordination with Scott Goodwin, conservation technician for Florence County Land Conservation, in support of monitoring and removing invasive species. SECOLA provides 960 hours of salaries to the Clean Boats, Clean Water (CBCW) program, this equates to a little more than $12,000. In addition, our association members provide assistance with maintenance of the North Lake boat wash as well as boat inspections during busy lake events. The Florence County Land Conservation application for the 2019 CBCW grant from the DNR has been approved. This grant provides 200 hours of salaries. The bottom line is that with SECOLA’s financial help, the boat wash will be covered for longer hours.
Our invasive species fundraising is progressing well. Thank you Scott Reynolds for chairing this program. We greatly appreciate all who have donated to this very important cause and encourage all Spread Eagle residents to show their support in protecting our lakes. It looks like it will be another busy summer at Spread Eagle with lake stewardship, special projects, and many exciting social activities, all brought to you by hard working volunteers of SECOLA.
Remember if you have not paid your SECOLA dues, please do so as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued support.
Looking forward to seeing all of you out on the lake!
Gary Weber
