Though we had a short rainy season, it did bring us almost 5 inches of rain in the area. This has again caused the lake level to rise to a very high level. Please use discretion when on the lake and keep your wake to a minimum until the water level goes down.Remember, things could always be worse. Kalamazoo area got over 9 inches of rain and the Gulf Coast is in need of our prayers and support.

The gate on East GS boat launch has been at a 45 degree angle for about two weeks now.  After looking at the unit, it had power at the processing board and there was a blown fuse but there were no indication of power on the main processing board.I called Van’tHof Door and Gate about the issue and they came out Friday.They said it was lightning damage and they had to replace two of the boards in the unit.

 We have gotten more notifications of thefts in the area.  Information on it can be found Here.

Wow, what a light show last nigh. How wonderful to live in an area where we have plentiful rain and our grass and trees look wonderfully green.With this comes sometimes storms that cause problems as those in the midwest can attest with the recent tornados and high wind damage.Today we have high water on Georgetown shores. Remember we live on a 140 acre lake that is actually a large retention pond for the area. We are open to Rush Creek and our lake flows in that direction. We are also open to the drain that takes runoff water from south of VanBuren and holds it until it can flow into Rush Creek. If Rush Creek is to overflow, it could potentially backfill into our lake area. We have never seen this but it is possible.All lakes fluctuate in levels and ours is no exception. If you want to go visit a few that have a large fluctuation go look at Rushmore Lake just a stones throw away or visit Dunken Lake over by Caledonia. Both of these lakes hold run off and after major storms rise significantly.Many other lakes have moratoriums on large wake boat traffic during high water times because the wakes can further damage shorelines and docks that are underwater. We have not seen this type of increase before and so no rules have been put in place here but I think it would be a good practice. When out in the next few days, be considerate of what your boat wake is doing and please keep it to a minimum.  More discussion of this topic can be found at the GS Forum http://www.georgetownshores.org/private/forum under Water Level.