Swimming is one of America's favorite sport. From newborns to ninety year olds, everyone enjoys a relaxing dip in the water. In our backyards we have access to a wonderful manmade lake, where we can enjoy swimming on a nice warm summer day. As participants in this activity, we can become guardians of our lake and good neighbors, by simply communicating to our neighbors and lake association members what we see in the lake. It would be great if we had a 35 acre swimming pool in our backyards, but we don't. Just think about how much chlorine we would need every month and how long it would take to clean the bottom. We've never seen ducks and geese swimming around in someone's backyard pool and its doubtful that any frogs or turtles are in someone's pool. So when we go swimming in the lake we must always remember that it is a lake and their are many hazards.

     Hazards to be aware of:
 

Things we can do to help the lake:
 
 
 

In the past we have had a problem with swimmers itch, this was first noticed after the fish kill that took place in 1992. The lake was out of it's natural balance, this created many problems. The lake association has a long term commitment to maintain the natural balance of the lake through good management. With the help of the Illinois Department of Conservation, we believe that we have eliminated the swimmers itch problem for years to come. When your in the water and you see different species of fish of different sizes, frogs, turtles , and other aquatic life forms, you will know that your swimming in a lake that has regained its natural balance. Enjoy it, if you have any problems contact the lake association, you input is valued.