For those who love the lake and the memories it has given

Boshkung Lake Regatta 2025

After the Summer Sizzle, the Boshkung Lake Regatta is almost here!

This year’s theme is Hawaiian Luau.

Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025

Place: Buttermilk Falls Resort

Time: Games Start at 11:00 a.m.!!

More details to come soon!!

We are experiencing significant rates of drawdown on the reservoir lakes, and in many cases, these reduced levels are several weeks ahead of normal. The TSW Water Management Team has reduced the flows downstream in the system to reduce the demand from the reservoirs however, the reservoir drawdown rate remains significant.

The reason for the earlier-than-normal reductions is the lack of rain:

– there hasn’t been any significant rainfall in the Trent Basin in almost two months now;

– very warm temperatures have resulted in significant evaporation from all lakes; and

– the weather forecast remains clear and dry.

All of this means there’s a significant demand for our reservoir water to maintain levels and minimum flows in the Waterway. This not only includes canal operations, but also the Peterborough municipal water supply and sewage outflow dilution systems. The canal system is already operating at minimum flows.

News and Activities: July 2025

In Memory Of

Robert J. Pearce

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Calendar 2025

July 5th, 2025 – Annual Meeting

July 19th, 2025 – Summer Sizzle

August 2nd, 2025 – Regatta

August 23rd, 2025 – Golf/Family Day

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Light Pollution: Message and Useful Resources

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Member Q&A - Daytime Burning

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2024 Photo Contest

1st Place

Winter Whiskey by Steve Forsbrey

Results

New Bell Canada Internet

For updates about the submarine fibre optic installation by Bell Canada, see the link below.

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The Informer: Revisited

Great articles are 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 2025 edition.

With winter behind us, spring here, and a cottage summer ahead, many of us are thinking about our Happy Place on the lake.

Here are Carly Woods’ thoughts about that in the Spring 2022 edition, along with photos of Boshkungers enjoying their own happy places:

Lake Apparel

Emilew Designs

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.

Source: Transport Canada

Boating Issues: FOCA

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.

Fishing Map

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.”

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What’s Happening

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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.

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