skiers, snowshoers, and anyone who likes the deep whiteness of a fresh snowfall will be delighted over the next few days when upwards of 20″ of fresh snow will fall onto the land and water of cedar lake park.
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Solstice
The sun will be rising at its southernmost point of the year solstice morning Dec 21. Its path is marked in alignment with the center of the double-spiraled Cedar Grove. This is the Heart of the Park. Here there is a henge, where the cardinal directions and the sunrise and sunset of the solstices are marked.
Celebrate the Return of the Light.
On the Lake
It was a wonderful day to be on Cedar Lake. Putting my kayak in at the Isles-Cedar Canal because there is plenty of parking, I paddled north and west through the shady channel. There were quite a few other kayaks and canoes going in both directions. The opening onto Cedar is spectacular, with the lake sparkling spread out before me. The Bryn Mawr Bluffs are visible in the distance. Hidden Beach, or East Cedar Lake Beach, has a large crowd. I will stop there later. For now, I push out into the lake, hard, for 350 strokes. Then I float, looking at the sky as the wind moves me. It is great to be in the park today.
Welcome
This is the first post on the Cedar Lake Park Association blog. We are excited to have this new communication tool available to us.
Look for current news and events about Cedar Lake Park and Trail, and the activities of this association. For instance, in mid May Neil Trembley led a group which planted out in the prairie near the trail, and Ruth Jones guided over 20 volunteers removing garlic mustard and buckthorn in the Burnham Woodlands Restoration near the bridge.
Look also for photos and other images of the Park and Trail through the seasons. We have a wide range of outstanding photographers who enjoy the park.
We value your comments. Please do.
Keith Prussing
President–Cedar Lake Park Association.