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Rock Marker Committee Update Fall 2023

Daryl Nice, Rock Chair, KBLA
September 30, 2023

This season the Rockmarker Committee installed three more permanent lighthouse towers to aid with night-time navigation on the lake.

See Daryl Nice's Report below for the location of these new towers. Many thanks to the volunteers who installed and removed the spherical balls that mark the many rocks in our lake:

  • South End — Jim Butler and John Thompson
  • Central — Mueller-Hill Family
  • Grants Bay — Keith Martin, Chris Fitzpatrick, and Rob Pinard
  • East End — Jonathan and Andrew Sawicki

Again this season, Bailey's Barge installed, removed, and stored the very heavy floating, lighted columnar towers that are put in the lake before the May 24th weekend and then removed after Thanksgiving. Due to the weight and difficulty of volunteers doing this job, the KLRA has paid Bailey and her crew to provide this service since Fall 2021.

Finally, thanks so much to Daryl Nice for volunteering to take over as the Rockmarker Chair. Daryl will continue to ensure that rocks are marked in the main navigation routes, to ensure safe boating on Kahshe Lake.

Marnie Cryderman

Past Chair, Rock Marker Committee

Report from Daryl Nice

My name is Daryl Nice and I am the new Rock Marker Committee Chairperson. As a lifelong Kahshe Lake cottager I want to continue to make the lake a safe place to boat and enjoy all activities. Since I come from the Bass Lake side of Kahshe through Houseys Rapids I am no stranger to shallow water and rocks.

Three new permanent lighted towers were installed in the lake on September 30th, 2023. One is located between Chief and Erin Islands. It will replace the floating tower. After Thanksgiving weekend the floating tower will be removed from the lake. So remember, if you are boating in the lake after Thanksgiving weekend, steer WIDE of the lighted tower to the east of Chief Island.

The second Permanent Lighted Tower was installed on the mainland, south of the Twin Islands — Hilda and Grandview. This should help boaters navigate the lake at night through this narrow area.

The third permanent lighted tower marks the northernmost point of Boyd Island.