Found: float seat

This blue float seat was found in the first basin. It’s now at 12 Pine Point Road. If it’s yours, please contact Dave Gray.

Buoys out, updated rules remain

The LBC has removed all buoys from the lake for the winter but no-wake/way-speed restrictions in the narrows still apply, as do quiet hours of 2 to 6 p.m. on Sundays throughout the lake.

The LBC has also approved the addition of Winter Rules to the overall Lake Boon Rules. See the Lake Boon Rules page on this website.

Drawdown update

The first board of the dam has been removed this week and the lake level will be dropping gradually over the next few weeks. Plan your waterfront work and boat moving accordingly!

Don’t forget to order your 2024 Lake Boon calendar(s)

Have you reserved your 2024 Lake Boon calendar(s) yet? If not, please contact Dave Gray via email with the number of copies you’d like, so an appropriate quantity can be ordered. The calendars are $20 each and sales benefit the Lake Boon Association.

If you have good quality photos taken on or around the lake that you would like to have considered for the calendar, please submit them to  lakeboonassociation@gmail.com. For more details, see this post: https://lakeboon.wordpress.com/2023/09/17/interested-in-ordering-a-2024-lake-boon-calendar/

Lake Boon History Walk is October 14

Come out for the Lake Boon History Walk Saturday, October 14th / Rain date October 21, starting at the Stow Pine Bluffs/Town Beach on Sudbury Road. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. with step off at noon. Bring neighbors and friends to enjoy crisp air and fall colors during the 5-mile stroll or power walk around the lake.

Lake Boon shirts, hats, history books and stickers will be available for purchase–just in time for holiday gifts.

Learn the fascinating background of sites around the lake, including two train stops, steam and gasoline-powered ferries, a 21-room hotel, private clubs, infamous Monahans and more. The history walk includes 20 posters with historical photos plus additional signs with reminders of environmental issues that affect the lake and what we can do to protect it. A $5.00 donation to the LBA is requested.

Kattelle land is on Oct. 19 Hudson Conservation Commission agenda

The Hudson Conservation Commission will be discussing development of the Kattelle land at their Thursday, October 19 meeting. The land abuts the 4th basin, and is now known as Town Line Estates. Hudson residents are especially urged to attend.

You can read the agenda, which includes a link to attend the meeting via Zoom, and links to supplementary documents at https://go.boarddocs.com/ma/hudsonma/Board.nsf/Public#

Fall Discount Septic Pumping Signup

The Lake Boon Association is again sponsoring a discount septic pumping program this fall. The program will run beginning the week of November 6th, the deadline for sign up is Saturday, October 22.

To register please email David at lbaseptic@gmail.com or call Dave Siewierski at 978-562-2203. with your home address and best phone number to reach you.

The program is open to anyone living within the Lake Boon watershed or within a mile of the lake.

Since the inception of this program many holding tanks have been pumped at the discount price, saving money for individual homeowners while preserving property values and helping reduce weed growth in the lake.

The more frequently a system is pumped (recommendation every 2 years depending on family size), the longer it will last and work well. The LBA sponsors this program spring and fall each year, and so far Rich Casaceli continues to give us a lower price than other area companies for an excellent job!

Please spread the word to your neighbors on Lake Boon so we can continue to do everything we can to clean up the lake and keep our septic systems running well.

Lake Boon Drawdown will begin October 16

he fall Lake Boon drawdown, done each year, will begin on or about October 16. The lake level will go down about one foot slowly over the subsequent few weeks, reaching its base level by late November.

Lake residents should take this drawdown into consideration when scheduling removal of boats and/or shoreline repairs or clean-up.

This drawdown is in accord with the LBC and Conservation Commission Order of Conditions. For any questions or concerns, contact Dan Barstow (DanBarstow@gmail.com) of the Lake Boon Commission.

(submitted by the Lake Boon Commission)

Found Paddle

Found near the Town Beach: a 6′ stand-up paddleboard paddle. The paddle is now at 12 Pine Point Road. Contact Dave Gray at grayscale@earthlink.net to arrange pickup.