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Kerrie Gerych November 22, 2010 at 4:59 pm

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Twitter February 21, 2011 at 6:08 am

One- or two-man pontoon boats are probably the best boats for solo angling. Although some other more high-priced watercraft created for fishing may appear better, a real angler must take every aspect into consideration. When selecting the best fishing boat you have to think first about price. Just what do you want to commit? Whilst flat bottom boats made for doing some fishing can offer some great options they tend to be too expensive. The wonderful thing about personal pontoon boats is that they are affordable to acquire. Another feature of single person pontoon boats that makes them less expensive is that they can be used for various excursions not simply doing some fishing. A flat bottom boat isn’t generally great for swimming. It may quite easily be overturned when leaving or entering the boat. Inflatable pontoon boats may act as a swimming platform in addition to a personal fishing craft.

Katie Hawks June 14, 2011 at 5:28 pm

I have been coming to Lake Mary for the past 55 years. For the past 31 years my husband and I have owned a cabin on Lake Mary and have had the privilege of spending four months a year at the lake during the summer and fall. While basically the Basin has remained much the same over the years there are definitely more people using the area now which requires some adjustments.

Trollies – The trolly has been a huge success. Each year I have noticed increased usage and this past summer the addition of the bike trailer appears to have been extremely popular. It is time to decrease the time between trollies or at least add a “Basin Only” trolly so that people can move between lakes more readily. This has potential for reducing traffic.

Parking – There is definitely a need for more parking for those people with families who are carrying lots of 'kid's stuff' and fishing gear. There have been areas identified for parking in past studies of the Lakes Basin. (see Sandy Hogan's Lakes Basin Transportation Committee). Horseshoe Lake has areas for parking and if there was a “Basin Trolly” for people to move around easily that has potential to reduce the need for parking in other parts of the Basin.

Signage – It would seen that there are three good areas for general information about the Lakes Basin. The first at the Welcome Center, the second at the Twin Lakes parking area, and the third at Horseshoe Lake. In addition it would be desirable to have some information at each of the campgrounds.

Lake Mary Water Levels – When the levels for draw down on Lake Mary were established over 30 years ago there was not a lot of objection about the September draw down date but with the increased visitation in the fall months this should be revisited. While 2010 was a great year for water in the basin and the lake level remained almost full well into October, there are many years that the upper end of Lake Mary is a mud flat and smells horrible. This is not a pretty sight for visitors. The draw down should not occur until October 31.

Erosion – During the summer of 2003(?) the Forest Service made a number of erosion improvements around Lake Mary. Many of those have since deteriorated and need to be repaired especially in front of Crystal Crag Lodge. The parking lot at the Lake Mary Store/Marina was built with public funds to reduce run off into the lake and needs to be posted as public parking.

One way around Lake Mary – In 2000/2001 Sandy Hogan's Lakes Basin Transportation Committee studied the feasibility of making the Lake Mary Loop Road one way. The results of that study determined that it was not feasible due to many factors including; increased time cars spent driving in the basin, volume of cars going around the lake especially on holidays and weekends, need to reconfigure the access roads for the Lake Mary Tract, lack of flexibility for Crystal Crag Lodge in accessing cabins distributed along the road, volume of traffic passing in front of the Lodge where guests and their families are crossing to the lake side, etc. Spreading out the traffic was seen as a more desirable solution. None of the factors considered have changed in the intervening years.

Development – For the most part commercial permittees and cabin permittees have made a concerted effort to maintain and improve their structures in the Lake Basin. Most spend much of the summer maintaining, painting, and clearing 100 feet around structures. The three lodges in the basin are well maintained and an asset for visitors. The recreational residences are likewise well maintained. The basin has four campgrounds and given the volume of traffic already in the basin it would be undesirable to add more. Coldwater Creek Campground is in need of maintenance especially to the roads which are badly deteriorated on the Mammoth Creek side of the campground. The Lake Mary Marina is an eyesore in the basin. Many visitors refer to it as the 'gulag' with the ugly fencing. It is not appropriate for a lakeside mountain setting. Historically, the former Lake Mary Store provided a cafe and campers store for the visitors but no longer. There is a need for such a service at this time.

Boat Marinas – At this time boat service is provided on Mamie, Lake George and Lake Mary. There are three providers on Lake Mary. There are an excessive number of pontoon boats on Lake Mary and way too many boats on Saturdays (Lake Mary Marina is closed on Sunday) and holidays. Pontoon boats and boats need to be reduced on Lake Mary.

Bike Path – The bike path from town to Horseshoe Lake will be a tremendous asset to recreation in the Basin. A bike/walking path around Lake Mary would be very desirable and allivate conflicts with vehicles.

Trash Containers – There are not enough trash containers and recycling bins in the Basin. There are dumpsters in the campgrounds but none at Horseshoe which is heavily used and none on the south side of Lake Mary. This leads to much too much trash in the basin. There are recycling bins in the campgrounds and at Crystal Crag Lodge but there is need for more especially at Pokonobe and Lake Mary Marina were there is a large around of trash and items that could be recycled. Crystal Crag Lodge maintains the lake front around the lodge cleaning up trash. The Lake Mary Tract permittees have always cleaned up trash around the lake on a regular basis. The Town has community clean-up days but additional opportunities for the public might help reduce the amount of items that are discarded.