I just read your editorial, titled “Greetings, Friends,” in the 12/27/2023 edition of “The Freeman’s Journal.” Very clever!…
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The SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station’s Volunteer Dive Team rolled out on Saturday morning, December 16, for what is normally a bracing dive—occasionally a challenging dive—to remove the last two no-wake zone buoys from Otsego Lake.…
The Oneonta Rotary Club announced that it will hold a summer wine tasting fundraiser from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, August 18 at Social Eats Café-Project 607, 546 Main Street in Oneonta. Guests will try a five-course wine tasting, or can opt for non-alcoholic specialty mocktails. Tickets are $75.00 and must be ordered in advance. All proceeds benefit the club and its activities. To register, visit the Oneonta Rotary Facebook page or call (607) 431-4808.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 15 Fishing Tournament on Canadarago Lake BASS TOURNAMENT – 7 a.m. Richfield Springs Community Center Bass Tournament. Includes prizes for top three boats by total bag weight and heaviest lunker. Limit of three bass per boat. Also door prizes, 50/50 raffle, and anglers get free lunch after weigh-in at 1:30. Entry, $25/person. Held rain or shine. Canadarago Boat Launch, Richfield. (315) 858-3200 or visit https://www.facebook.com/richfieldspringscommunitycenter/ LAKE CLEAN-UP—9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Help remove debris from the shores…
The Otsego Lake Association held its annual “We Love Our Lake” Boat Parade at 3 p.m. on Monday, July 3. At least 30 boats participated in the decoration contest, with many more joining for part of the route or observing from the sidelines. This year’s parade had a special guest participant, Geoff Nye, who flew in to follow the lineup in his flying boat, “The Buccaneer.”…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JULY 3 Boat Parades Abound BOAT PARADE—3 p.m. “Annual Decorated Boat Parade” The Otsego Lake Association presents its annual Independence Day boat parade. This year’s theme is “Our Glimmerglass Shines.” All boats, large and small, are welcome—antique or classic, powered by people/ wind/electric/jet/outboard motor or other. Meet at Three Mile Point at 3 p.m. Parade can be viewed from the west shore of Otsego Lake and ends at Lakefront Park, Cooperstown. Visit https://www.otsegolakeassociation.org/ BOAT PARADE—6 p.m. Independence Day…
The Otsego Lake Association’s annual “We Love Our Lake” Decorated Boat Parade will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, July 3rd, forming off Three Mile Point (weather permitting). This year’s parade theme is “Our Glimmerglass Shines."…
Letter from Chip Northrup Kudos to Canadarago Lake Communities Richfield Springs, near Canadarago Lake, is taking the lead locally on mitigating harmful algal blooms by curtailing the nutrients that are discharged from septic tanks—nitrogen and phosphorus—into the lake. We know why “the grass is always greener over the septic tank.” Toxic algae thrives in nutrient-rich water. As permitted, septic tanks discharge nutrients into the groundwater, and those fertilizers find their way into the lake where they help drive toxic algae…
BFS, Lake Organizations Announce Otsego Lake HAB Testing Strategy By WRILEY NELSONSPRINGFIELD SUNY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station announced its 2023 Otsego Lake Research and Cyanobacteria Monitoring Plan as part of the ongoing effort to study and control harmful algal blooms in Otsego County. The sampling strategy will focus on variations in temperature, nutrients, algal and cyanobacteria abundance, and toxin concentration along depth gradients in the heavily-affected north end of the lake. Additionally, the BFS has increased watershed stream monitoring and…
Letter from Jim Howarth Lake AssociationHas HAB Update A recent article in “The Freeman’s Journal” asked, “Do Blooms Also Like It Cold?’’ and comments questioned what is being done to address our harmful algal blooms—HABs. The answer is, a lot. We consider Otsego Lake to be unique—and in many ways it is. But one of the ways it is not unique is its susceptibility to HABs. Hundreds of bodies of water in the Northeast have experienced HABs recently. The causes…