Making Memories

Making Memories

by | Aug 17, 2023 | Interviews

One of my readers, Jo Anna Booher, sent me an email after reading the blog article on Magical Flowing Wells: “I remember when nearly every cottage on the east side had a flowing well to cool drinks and food etc. Brought back lots of memories! We often went to the golf...
An Interview with Mary Chesser

An Interview with Mary Chesser

by | Aug 11, 2023 | Interviews

Article submitted by Jane Sovinski, LMEF Summer Intern. An Endowment Fund has been established in Allen Chesser’s name, to continue his legacy of protecting the environment, Lake Maxinkuckee and valuing education. Jane is the first Allen Chesser Summer Intern. As I...
Redistribution of Water

Redistribution of Water

by | Aug 7, 2023 | General, Watershed

Many of you from central Indiana will have already heard about the LEAP Innovation and Research District, the project that will transform thousands of acres of Boone County farmland into a high-tech business district. However, most people in northern Indiana are...
Magical Flowing Wells

Magical Flowing Wells

by | Aug 4, 2023 | General, Lake Info, Water Quality, Watershed

One of the stops on the June Lakeside Loop bike ride was a demonstration by Stream Team volunteers. They talked about the various pollutants that are being monitored and demonstrated how the equipment is used. The conversation evolved to how “safe” the lake water is....
Anyone Else Have a Rash?

Anyone Else Have a Rash?

by | Jul 21, 2023 | General, Lake Info, Water Quality

Have you, or someone you know, developed a rash after swimming in the lake? I get contacted every year by people wanting someone to “clean up the lake” to prevent it from happening. They forget that the lake is a highly interactive, natural ecosystem, not a swimming...
Declining Lightning Bugs

Declining Lightning Bugs

by | Jun 28, 2023 | General, Watershed

Credit: KFSM The flashes of lightning bugs, or fireflies as some people call them, on a warm summer night remind many of us of a childhood sense of wonder. Who hasn’t poked holes in the lid of a glass jar, stuffed it with grass to make it more comfortable and then...
Can We Talk?

Can We Talk?

by | Jun 21, 2023 | General, Lake Info, Watershed

“Communication works for those who work at it.”  John Powell Boy are we working at communicating! Jane Sovinski, the LMEF summer intern, has been busy posting reels to Instagram. She brings a fun and fresh perspective to our environmental message. If you don’t...