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 the lake this fall beginning on Monday, November 3rd. Please make sure to have your watercraft removed from the lake before lowering begins.

Also, remember to grab your state registration from your watercraft before winterizing. Registrations are required when registering 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 new ideas to help as we move forwards with our short and long-term lake management plans. This document gives a brief overview of the past year.

We have continued with the program involving application of algaecides during the season to 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 on individual seawalls and dock areas.

Timing of the drawdown is an important variable. The dredging operation, currently working in the southern end of the lake, cannot continue when the water level is lowered. In addition, the drawdown must be 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 to it. A lake’s “winter” season is not usually associated with December 21st to March 21st, but is often based on the dates that the lake becomes fully ice covered. Once the surface of the lake is frozen, the entire 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 at the Sept 5th meeting of the Board of Directors. It is linked below and is also listed under LMC Reports on our Lake Management pages.

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 bryozones, a name that literally means “moss animal”.  Bryozoans are fairly common in lakes and streams and form colonies of gelatinous mass attached to submerged tree branches, docks, pilings, etc.  Each colony, sometimes growing to the size of a soccer 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 occurrence for a lake like ours that is fairly deep. The lake, during the summer, is much cooler at the bottom than at the top, where it is heated by the sun. The cooler water is more dense, and stays Read more