Fifteen entries in this year’s boat parade. Congratulations to the 2020 winners below.
Photos of all entries are on the GALLERY page.
Best Decorated Boat 2020 – Rick and Cheryl Fitzpatrick
Most Patriotic Boat 2020 – the Goguen Family
Boat Parade: Starts 1:00 pm from One Tree Island. Decorate your vessel to tour the lake, entertain your neighbors, make some noise, and have a ton of fun. Be recognized for the best decorations and most patriotic boat.
Ring of Fire: Light your flares at 9:00 pm along the shoreline for the annual Ring of Fire. Flares and KLC merchandise will be available at the Rt. 28 launch from 9:00 am to noon on July 4th or call Pete Walkes 914-217-6770 if you can’t wait.
The Kayak Rally will NOT be held this year, but look for it to return next year.
Keep your fingers crossed for great weather. Please stay safe and have another spectacular Fourth of July on Kinderhook Lake.
Exciting News!
KLC is hosting a calendar fundraiser this year! All you have to do is submit your favorite pictures of Kinderhook Lake with the required forms before October 1, 2020. If your picture is selected as a winner, it will be featured as one of the months on the KLC’s 2021 Calendar and you will receive a free calendar. No purchase is necessary to enter or win! The forms are available below and submissions or questions can be sent to klphotocontest@gmail.com. Good luck.
Over the past few years, there has been an increase in parking congestion at the Rt. 28 launch. This means many KLC members have been unable to launch their boats or park their trailers. Therefore, going forward, the launch parking lot will be limited to KLC members only.
If you are not a KLC member, you may not park in the launch parking lot. Non-members are still welcome to launch cartop boats but must arrange to park elsewhere. Any non-members who would like to park at the launch must become a KLC member, leave their membership poster displayed on their dashboard as proof of membership, or have a trailer sticker if they have a trailer. If you are already a KLC member with a cartop boat, please be sure to display your member poster on your dashboard. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
Due to all the snow and rain over the past several weeks, it has been difficult to maintain a consistently low water level in the lake, even though the dam sluice gate has been wide open. In fact, the water level is extremely high right now, about 26” above the normal winter level. Adding in the cold temperatures, many docks are now frozen in the ice, potentially leading to some ice damage. Also be aware that If the current ice does not melt, the water level below the ice may begin to drop, so please use extreme caution if you venture out on the ice. Hopefully, the situation will improve, but as you know and have heard many times before, it is totally weather dependent.
Just a reminder that we will begin to lower the lake to winter level starting on October 15th 😢. Enjoy the next two weeks of boating and watching the leaves change color. The member’s launch gate will be left open from Oct 8 – 15 for those of you waiting until the very last second to remove your boats. Also, please remember to complete any waterfront projects this fall, as the water level is difficult to control in the spring due to rain and snowmelt.
Would you like to get involved, have a say, help make decisions about water quality, weeds, watershed issues, fundraising events, dam maintenance, and the future of Kinderhook Lake?
The KLC Board of Directors is actively seeking two (2) new Directors for election by KLC members at its Annual Meeting of Members on August 24, 2019.
Candidates must have the following minimum qualifications:
- be a current KLC member
- be available to attend monthly mid-week evening board meetings and occasional committee meetings
- be a strong advocate for the KLC, Kinderhook Lake, and community-related issues
- have routine access to email, text, and cellular communications.
- be active in organizational planning and become well versed in 501(c)3 nonprofit IRS and NYS Charities Bureau regulations.
Candidates with experience in support of existing or new KLC programs would be preferred:
- outreach & communications (assist with the design and publication of community outreach materials, such as newsletters, social media, e-mail announcements, website postings, and distribution of educational materials)
- fundraising (develop, propose, organize and implement fundraising activities)
- maintain and grow an existing donor database (design, implement, and oversee annual appeal, maintain donor history, recruit new members, donor acknowledgments)
- lake stewardship and support (grant writing, lake habitat and biology, environmental law, legal research, NYS regulations, data compilation, and statistical analysis).
Interested Board candidates are asked to email a letter of interest and qualifications to the KLC Secretary, Lauren Desharnais, at lauren.desharnais@yahoo.com, no later than July 31, 2019.
July 4th turned out to be a spectacular day on the lake. Beautiful weather, well-attended kayak rally and boat parade, a great ring of fire and evening parties all around the lake. Thanks to all the participants and volunteers who helped make the day’s events so successful.
Kayak rally winners: Kyle Hickey ($50 lake merchandise), Tina Decker ($25 lake merchandise), Jayne Sinker ($15 lake merchandise).
Boat parade winners: Fitzpatrick Family and Friends (patriotic), Ebel Clan (patriotic), K Jade Ng (Funniest – Mermaid Bubble Boat)
Independence Day is just around the corner. Here’s the scoop on the events.
Kayak Rally: 8:30 – 11:30, rain or shine. Paddle around the lake with any non-motorized vessel and collect as many tickets as you can from orange flagged locations. Print your name and phone # on each ticket and bring your tickets to the Rt 28 launch by 12:00 noon. Tickets will be drawn for prizes. Don’t forget a pencil/pen and a plastic bag for your tickets.
Note: We are looking for additional orange flag bearers. The more the merrier. If you are available in the morning to fly an orange flag at your dock and pass out tickets for the kayak rally, please call Pete Walkes by this weekend at 914-217-6770.
Boat Parade: Starts 1:30 from One Tree Island. Decorate your vessel to tour the lake, entertain your neighbors, make some noise and have a ton of fun. Be recognized for best decorations and most patriotic boat.
Ring of Fire: 9:00pm. Light your flares at 9:00pm along the shoreline for the annual Ring of Fire. Flares and KLC logo merchandise will be available at the Rt. 28 launch from 10:00am to 1:00pm on July 4th, or call Pete Walkes 914-217-6770 to arrange for flares at other times.
Keep your fingers crossed for great weather. Please be safe, and let’s have another spectacular Fourth of July on Kinderhook Lake.
Please don’t forget about KLC logo merchandise for some of your holiday shopping needs. Many products will be sold at discounts up to 50%. We also have some new merchandise, shown below – 16oz ceramic mugs for $10 (two for $18) and 16oz glasses for $6, both with new logos.
All merchandise can be seen on the MERCHANDISE page and purchased by contacting Pete Walkes at 914-217-6770 or 17freebyrd@gmail.com
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