For those who love the lake and the memories it has given
“Lake Reflections” by Cheryl Richman
News and Activities: May 2024
Update from Mayor Liz Danielson
May 3, 2024
Please find at the link below an update from the Township of Algonquin Highland’s Mayor Liz Danielsen following the Township’s Regular Council Meeting on May 2, 2024 concerning the removal of the boat ramp at Wedgewood Marina, the required upgrades to Hwy 118 boat ramp and a possible long-term location.
For BLPOA Updates: Click Here
FOCA Elert - April 2024
We’re a little late getting this to you, but FOCA’s Elert Newsletter for April 2024 is full of useful information, including about:
recent Capital Gains Tax Change
Drinking Water Testing
Webinar on May 8, 2024: Practical Tips for Creating Cardiac Safe Cottages
Webinar on May 22, 2024: Increase Your Property’s Resilience to Wildland Fire
Emergency Preparedness: Rain, Hail & Windstorms
Spring Water Levels & Safety
FireSmart at the Cottage
Short-Term Rentals Update
Summer Sizzle: Saturday, July 20, 2024 @ 5-10 p.m.
Upcoming Events: BLPOA
July 6th, 2024 - Annual General Meeting
July 20th, 2024 - Dinner
August 3rd, 2024 - Regatta
August 17th, 2024 - Golf Day
Stay tuned as more details become available!
In Memory of
Haliburton Cooperative: Speaker Series 2024
Stanhope Fly-In: Spring 2024
The Informer: Revisited
Great stuff is always a pleasure to read and re-read! In this frequently changing section we will feature articles from past Informers, as we are busy preparing your Spring 2024 edition.
Many of us love to get out on the lake, and the low-profile of a kayak adds to those feelings of joy and peace. But few of us paddle in a kayak of such beauty as the Redcays!
From the Spring 2019 edition, here's Paddling by on Boshkung by Dave Redcay:
AMAZING SUNRISE ON NOVEMBER 5, 2023
With thanks to Brenda McCann Scanlan for photos of this very unique Sunrise!
CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE
And, thank you to Leah Katrina Dies for her own photos!
The Science behind it . . .
It was a very welcome, but somewhat rare, atmospheric event enjoyed in many other parts of North America, for the Sunrise on November 5, 2023 to appear as beautiful as many Sunsets we’ve had on Boshkung.
For more information about why Sunsets (and Sunrises) look the way they do, Click Here.
Reminder: 10 km/h Shoreline Speed Limit
When boating in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia, please observe the unposted speed limit of 10 km/h (6 mph ) within 30 meters (100 ft ) from shore. This limit applies on all waters within these provinces except where other limits are posted. These provisions do not apply in rivers less than 100 meters (300 ft ) in width, canals and buoyed channels nor in the case of waterskiing, where the tow boat launches and drops off skiers by heading directly away from or into the shore.
Safe Boating: Maps and Guide
When put boating on our beautiful Boshkung Lake, it’s very important to be aware of the depths, proximity to the shoreline and any hazards when boating on the lake.
Here are two maps from our website and an interactive nautical chart that may be useful.
Shop & Support Local
In the first of a series, we wanted to bring to your attention our local Abbey Gardens, very close to Carnarvon, just off Hwy 118 at 1012 Garden Gate Drive, Haliburton, Ontario.
Source: CAA Magazine, Fall 2023, Pg. 35
Cataraqui, Lower Trent, Rideau Valley, and Quinte Conservation have partnered to provide the Drinking Water Wise Webinar series. This is a FREE five-part Microsoft Teams webinar series to help educate landowners and realtors on the importance of drinking water protection through monitoring and maintaining household systems.
Each webinar will have a presentation about the Best Practices for Source Water Protection and a presentation from an expert in the field. The webinar topics and schedule are as follows:
Harmful Algal Blooms and Drinking Water - September 26, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm
Well Care 101 - October 26, 2023, 6:30-8:00 pm
Septic Systems 101 - November 30, 2023, 6:30-8:00 pm
Realty and Rural Source Water - January 2024 (final date to be determined).
Rural Source Water and Human Health - March 2024 (final date to be determined).
Hot Summer Day
What started as a misty and very calm morning on Boshkung Lake, became a very hot summer day. Here’s how it looked around the Matabanick Cottages at 7:30 a.m. on September 5, 2023.
Boshkung Lake Regatta 2023
Regatta 2023: Afternoon Flyover
Protect Your Lake
1st Blue Green Algae Bloom in Haliburton County - Labour Day Weekend 2023
Paul MacInnes, Chair of the Coalition of Haliburton Property Owners Associations (CHA), recently shared the Action List below on what to do if you suspect a green algae bloom (click on this link for a pdf copy).
Rare Super Blue Moon Over Boshkung:
Last Until 2037
Request for Submissions
The Informer and Annual Photo Contest
BLPOA AGM Guest Speaker - July 8, 2023
Speaker: Ted Spence - Coalition for Equitable Water Flow
Your Lake Memories
Photo by Martha McCranley
Boshkung Lake is steeped in tradition shared among so many families. We’d be delighted if you’d share your memories and photos on this site, so we can remember the past and preserve them for the future.
We’ll collect them at the Your Lake Memories link below.
For those wanting to contribute your own memories, please send us a memorable photo with your story about it to artleepc59@gmail.com.
Local Landmarks
Video by Arthur Lee
Here’s a short video of our famous Buttermilk Falls taken on Victoria Day 2023. To learn more about this picturesque hiking and picnic spot, click the link below.
Over the summer, we hope to add photos and short videos of other Boshkung landmarks and even special events.
Please share any you’d like to add. Or, if you just have an idea about what you’d like to see included, please email us at artleepc59@gmail.com. We’ll take it from there!!
From Cottage Life
“Across almost all of Canada, common loons—the loon species that breeds the farthest south into cottage country—are struggling to reproduce. Adult populations are stable at about 240,000 breeding pairs, but if they cannot raise enough young to replace themselves, the future of the species is at stake.”
What’s Happening
Boshkung Classics
Our lake has a long history of classic watercraft of all kinds (powered and non-powered). For stories about some of them, select the link below. For those wanting to contribute their own stories, please email us at: artleepc59@gmail.com.
Local News and Information
Photo Credit: Carol Charlebois
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Photo Credit: Leah Griffiths
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Photo Credit: Brad Archer
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Photo Credit: Steve Kinsley
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Photo Credit: Steve Kinsley
Photo Credit: Steve Kinsley
Photo Credit: Jordan Tasker-Fernandes
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Celebrating Our Sunsets
Photo Credit: Steve Kinsley
Photo Credit: Julia Lewis
Vintage Photos: Boshkung Lake
Boat House at Matabanick Inn, Boskung Lake
Matabanick Inn from Carol Moffatt's Postcard Collection
Matabanick Inn, Boskung, Ont. The Inn was a veteran resort in this 1939 view. Source: HALIBURTON Memories of Past Years by Michael Barns. Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Press 2003
Archer's Store at Boskung from Carol Moffatt's Postcard Collection
Homestead Resort
Homestead Resort
Camp Calumet Tent Line from Carol Moffatt's Postcard Collection
Camp Calumet 1953 from Carol Moffatt's Postcard Collection
Camp Calumet from Carol Moffat's Postcard Collection
Damion's Bridge (aka Moorefield Bridge)
Sherwood Forest Camp Dining Hall from Carol Moffatt's Postcard Collection
