By:  Jim Fell, Lake Management

Roaming Shores residents have frequently photographed or published sightings of river otters at our lake.  To help evaluate the potential impact of otters on the lake fishery, RRA Lake Management recently attended a presentation Read more

11/26/25 update: The dam’s valve has now been closed. During the drawdown, the Maintenance Department dredged as much of the Beach 2 area as possible before winter rolled in.

Attention Boaters and Lakefront Property Owners:

We plan to lower Read more

By D.Ernes – Lake Management Committee

As we come to the end of 2024, we look back on the recreational season that we just completed. This past year we continued with the programs that have shown success and evaluated Read more

By D.Ernes – Lake Management Committee

Our lake is scheduled to be lowered this year on or about November 1st. Drawing down the lake level has both positive and negative impacts. However, periodic drawdowns are necessary to perform maintenance Read more

By David Ernes – Lake Management Committee

A frozen lake is just one more sign that winter has come to Roaming Shores. It presents a frozen snapshot of the beauty of the lake that has an almost alien quality Read more

RRA Member Carolyn Tharp compiled a report on lake management to highlight moments during the first 50 years of The Shores when lake management and concerns were mentioned. This report was approved to be posted here on the website Read more

by R.D. Gainar, CEBS – Lake Management Committee

Several residents have asked me “What were those strange, jelly-like, blobs stuck to my dock this summer that look sort of like frog eggs?”  They are actually aquatic animals known as Read more

By David Ernes – Lake Management Committee

In the fall, the kids go back to school, football returns, and we wonder when the Browns will win again. Another sign of fall is the lake turnover. It is a normal Read more