NOKOMIS CHAIN OF LAKES

The Lake Nokomis Concerned Citizens is dedicated to enhancing the recreational, environmental and economic value of this beautiful body of water.  Since LNCC’s inception we have been stressing how the Nokomis Chain of Lakes, which includes Nokomis, Bridge and Deer Lakes, enhances the quality of life for every person in the area.  You may live on it, take your family fishing, swimming, water skiing, have fun on a personal watercraft, or simply enjoy the beauty of a sunset or appreciate the beauty of the sun reflecting off the water as you drive by.   Our local economy benefits enormously from the visitors who are attracted to our area due to this wonderful body of water.

Over the last several years we have accomplished, with the help of our area townships and organizations, some things we would like to share with you.  We have:

·  Begun an eradication effort to eliminate Eurasian Water Milfoil.

·  Completed a comprehensive lake study.

·  Provided valuable information to area residents on shoreline zoning, water quality issues, water safety concerns and recreational improvements.

·  Placed “no wake” buoys in high traffic areas; and

·  Placed navigational buoys between Bridge and Deer Lakes.

·  Aided in the anchoring of a destructive Bog

We are proud of these accomplishments and we are continuing to work with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co. (WVIC), and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) toward the continued health of this important body of water.

 Currently we have several projects at hand.  We completed contracting with a company to move and anchor the large bog that is in the bay near RR Gators and Cedarwood Vacation Homes Resort.  This bog caused major destruction to those who live along the shores of this bay.   Another important project is to eradicate Eurasian Milfoil that has been detected in Nokomis and Bridge Lakes.  The LNCC is very concerned about the infestation since it can literally turn a beautiful body of water into a swamp.  This project has become one of our most important efforts in the history of this 25-year old organization.

You will notice a common thread winding through all of these projects—the cooperation between townships, the DNR, WVIC, FERC and the LNCC to accomplish common goals.  A single organization could not have accomplished many of these things without the shared cooperation of these other groups. 

“What’s Great About Tomahawk?”  The LNCC thinks it is the ability to work together to protect and enhance a wonderful area asset, the Nokomis Chain of Lakes.  Come and join our organization so you can say you believe in our shared dedication to a healthy chain of lakes that is so important and invaluable!