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Milling About: Celebrating the end of summer around Lake Norman
Oct. 7. By Lindsay Martell. I get it. Everyone loves summer. Vacays at the beach, treks to the mountains, weekend days at the lake. It’s idyllic and bright and photo roll scroll-worthy. We undoubtedly have no shortage of awesome ways to kick back and soak in the deliciousness of it all. But… I love the end […]
No swim advisory lifted for cove near Harborside Drive
Aug. 27. On Tuesday afternoon Mecklenburg County announced that it was lifting the no swim advisory issued on Aug. 23 for the cove near 18603 Harborside Drive in Cornelius. The cove is just east of Lakehouse Wine Bar & Grill. Staff from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services retested water samples for E. coli and fecal coliform […]
No swim advisory issued for cove near Lakehouse Wine Bar & Grill
Aug. 23. A No Swim Advisory was issued this weekend after an estimated 120 gallons of sewage spilled into Lake Norman from 18603 Harborside Drive in Cornelius. On its website, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services said staff will monitor water quality in the area until bacteria levels are determined to be “suitable for human contact at […]
New marine commission takes effect July 1
June 27. A new nine-member Lake Norman Marine Commission, with commissioners from Lincoln, Catawba, Mecklenburg and Iredell counties, is expected to provide coordinated governance for Lake Norman regarding public recreation, water quality and safety. The reconstituted commission will actively engage with Duke Energy, Charlotte Water, first responders, environmental experts, community members and many other stakeholder […]
NCDEQ advises public to avoid algal blooms that may be in coves
June 20. The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) advises the public to avoid contact with green or blue water in coves due to algal blooms that have lingered in Lake Norman since June 16. Algal blooms have been observed at multiple locations on the lake in Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln and […]
Algae bloom in cove off Torrence Chapel; no swim advisory still in effect
June 14. [Updated 9 am June 16] An active Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB) has been found in a cove off Torrence Chapel Road. Lake users are advised to avoid the cove until the bloom is no longer present. The algae bloom is cyanobacteria. The bloom was confirmed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services after a report […]
Boat Hosts needed for Big Day at the Lake on July 19
June 4. Big Day at the Lake is July 19, which means hundreds of kids from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Carolinas will come to Lake Norman for a full day of fun. More than 75 Boat Hosts are needed to take the children—along with their mentors—out on the lake for a morning of […]
USCG Auxiliary offers boat safety classes
May 14. The civilian component of the U. S. Coast Guard is offering two types of courses this year, with the registration deadline for one of them 5 pm today. North Carolina requires any person born on or after Jan.1, 1988 to have a boating safety card/certificate when operating a vessel of greater than 10 […]
A new LKN Marine Commission plan makes way in NC legislature
May 7. By Dave Yochum. The NC Senate’s State and Local Government Committee has unanimously approved updated statutory legislation that would reconstitute and improve the Lake Norman Marine Commission. It adds “clarity and specificity to the old outdated session law,” according to former NC Sen. Jeff Tarte, also a former mayor of Cornelius. Based on […]
Lincoln County Commissioners sink Lake Norman Marine Commission
May 6. By Dave Yochum. After 65 years of promoting safe boating and public recreation on Lake Norman, the Lake Norman Marine Commission will be dissolved. Lincoln County commissioners voted unanimously to leave the LNMC last night, and legislation requires the Marine Commission to be dissolved if one county leaves. “No good will come of […]
