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Northern Tier Notes hy Jane Best Heftnier The time has come when we arc all prcparinti to wind down for the summer. Docks will be brought in. bi'ats taken t)ut and stored tor the winter and genet ’ winter precautions will be taken. The g<H»d new s is that membership in the Northern Tier reached 18.8^ by August 1. ldQ2. Although slowly. It shows the dedication and enthusiasm of w*me of our fiay Reps and Block Captains. To you untiring souls. 1 give my many thanks. You are the true Spirit of L.MLOA. Your belief i** the need to preserve our lake for future generations is at the heart of 1 Ml.OA. You sec the need to get your hands dirts to go dixir-fo dixu and inform your neighbors and you arc doing your part and more. Not only do I thank you, my children and grandchildren thank vihi lor not "passing the buck" and hoping someone else will do the job. Speaking of future generations, we are the future generation of some of those settling here in the 1800 ’$. I would like to include m Sonhem Tu r Sates some history of the bays/areas that the Northern Tier includes (Crvstal. Forest I..»ke. Hamson. Jennings. Maxwell. Nimh Arm. Stubbs ariu West Arm). Please feel free to send me any information you have about these hist»)ncally rich areas (your parents ’. grand^Mrents ’ memories, etc.) Briefly. I gathered «»me inft*rmatu»n regarding Orono/Crystal B.iy from a 1^15 Tour Guide. Orono was known as a summer colony only; where MmneajHilitans came by the Great Northern for summer adventures at the cottages. George Brackett, originally from Orono. Maine, named Orono after his old home because it reminded him of it so much--thc jHrace. tranquillity and nature on the lake. Mr. Brackett was also comm.inder of the .Minnetonka Yacht Club at its inception around this time Did voii know that the first vacht race was won«• ^ by a b<»at named Tom Viumh, lormeriv owned by a m.in of the same name.’ As we know, yacht racing has grown to be a sery popular water sport and includes many diffcrtrnt fleets of boats. The proximity of Orono and C'rystal Bay (settled in about 186.^1 made traseling to them by the Great Northern the easiest which, in i91^. was a very busy route. Did you know that on February 24, 1915, the ('rvstal Bav Post Office was broken into and S3 was 0 ^ Stolen.’ Ail at a time when travel by an F.xpress Boat fare was 10 cents! Ihe .Northern Tier would like to plan a get- togfther between September '0 November 15. I need organi/ers Ui help me. .Anyone tnlcrwlcd In the ptannirig plea.se call me al 472-3*77, tASAP. Let 's t clehraie t>ur histon toiiether! Our Opinion Maxwell Bay Access hf Be* Blomhrrx I cww imc puWK Kcext i%u#rk as a rct*drm of Maxwttt Bay Th« DNR't plan to tM Bin bas a puBllt a^cta* angered me Oir bay m over ume guiilatinii for boat capocdy ai n the raitfv lake Alter rMdtfif Brftoet of fhr Lde AtnMr$t>nia TttU r. June idtV Mernifwiatm CamtH’i fo«4 om Lair Utnnepomka. A|vil IMS hthiu WiMr* 4 rtf rMi TWtii CMri Hrrrofntiiium irrtt taSe$ 4l and l#aaoge*tie*i/ W<*nrr««u.u, Ocaoddr 19*1. I «aMad to know wfitch apMcy. dte IfftsN "Tiirmfwi Cmmn. LMCD of which were ctuMithed to protect cue lake waa achaaVy dotfif M' Oaettwm were ratted oi all of dki aforementioned r^»rts regardtng like ute and how i envtronmeniaily allias utif lake These ^uetuiM have nut been antweied id m> mnstactKiQ At a membee of die *ask force I am nut comfonaMe ewforMng the foil of TUu car ttatlet pmkmg Mtacet The equjiNh of Hk3a half peivme/haif pnhhi. »t not. m upifa n. edmialMe »f prtvme mchidat nniMpli dock acceaa I dim dm nvx l MCD mcvio % Am ptiardy pouter »e and praaarse tfM Umned mtree h ihmild no iMOie be aaoionrrl