Higgins Lake Sunken Island/small boat
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Date: Wed Sep 11, 2002 5:23 pm
Subject: Re: [higginslake] Sunken Island darrelllakin
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So where is the best place to rent a small boat?
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Darrell Lakin
3174 South Shore Drive
Smithfield, VA 23430
--- beachbump <no_r...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> There are 2 sunken islands in Higgins Lake.
> There is the highly
> visible and shallow (many have lost a prop
> there!) sunken island in
> the south end, nearer the west shore. Many
> people go there to
> anchor their boats and swim. The water is much
> colder out there! :)
>
> Then there is the one on the north end, on the
> west side. It is NW of
> Flynn Island. I have never seen this sunken
> island, and I am not sure
> it is visible from topside. It is very popular
> with divers, from what
> I understand. Maybe our new member, the U of M
> fan, can elaborate on
> that sunken island. :D
>
> ~bb
>
> --- In higginslake@y..., Darrell Lakin
> <darrelllakin@y...> wrote:
> > Where is the Sunken Island, is it near Flynn
> > Island? (now called Treasure Island)
> > darrelllakin@y...
> > --- amaize_n_blue <amaize_n_blue@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > Greetings Higgins Lake Lovers,
> > >
> > > I'm very happy to have discovered this
> group.
> > > A brief introduction
> > > of my connection to the lake:
> > >
> > > My grandparents bought property on the lake
> in
> > > the 1930s, and
> > > sometime after the Depression sold the
> original
> > > and bought the
> > > property that is still in our family - on
> the
> > > west shore of the south
> > > end of the lake, between Minto Point and
> > > Detroit Point.
> > >
> > > My parents are now retired, and live there
> for
> > > the warm half of the
> > > year. They are active in the HLPOA, and
> have
> > > participated as
> > > volunteers in some of the environmental
> surveys
> > > of the lake.
> > >
> > > I have been going up to Higgins for all 40
> > > years of my life, and have
> > > always enjoyed the quality of the water,
> the
> > > open space, and the
> > > feelings of relaxation.
> > >
> > > The last few years I have taken up
> snorkeling -
> > > at places all over
> > > the lake. I had heard last summer that
> Zebra
> > > Mussels had hit the
> > > lake, but didn't actually see any myself.
> This
> > > year, I have seen
> > > them everywhere - clinging to snails,
> clams,
> > > rocks, and anything else
> > > that has been dumped in the lake. I
> haven't
> > > seen them in the shallow
> > > waters near my parents place, but they are
> out
> > > in front in the 10' -
> > > 20' depths I can reach free diving. And
> they
> > > are all over and all
> > > around the Sunken Island at every depth -
> > > shallow and as far down as
> > > I can get. My parents now keep their boat
> > > fully out of the water
> > > when it is not in use.
> > >
> > > Is anyone participating in this group
> having
> > > issues with the Zebra
> > > Mussels? At this point, I have decided to
> > > spend some time getting to
> > > know as much as I can about them. I will
> share
> > > what I learn....
> > >
> > > Amaize_n_Blue
> > >
> > > P.S. - what can we do about that ugly green
> > > flag with the white "S"
> > > on it that flys on Flag Point? ;-P
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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517 Re: Small boat rental
Try the South State Park or B & B Marina ~bb... beachbump
Sep 12, 2002
7:56 am
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