As we relax enjoy summer at the cottage it is easy to dismiss the changes which may be affecting the climate and are having current and potential effects which can change the experience.   With changes in temperature regimes and precipitation, cottagers country is experiencing more extremes – days over thirty, nights which … [Read more...]

If tick-borne Lyme disease is not currently at Patterson Lake, it is not far away. There are several people and pets in the area who have contracted Lyme Disease. There are a few precautions to take and there are numerous articles on the internet about tick control. Attached, is a letter forwarded on from the Hardwood Ridge … [Read more...]

During the week of August 27 you will notice some canoes in the lake filled with young people.  Carleton University professor, Dr. Derek Mueller, is leading a field course based in Lanark focused on water issues which will visit both Patterson and Dalhousie Lake.  If you wish to read a description of the course, it may be … [Read more...]

Sadly, the Orchids at the Purdon Conservation Area have finished blooming!  Hope you got to see them. … [Read more...]

9 – 11 am, July 29 Plevna This workshop was put on by MALLA (Malcolm and Ardoch Lakes Landowners Association) and their Lake Stewardship Committee.  Speakers were Kelly Styles from Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority and Brook Schryer from Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters with sponsorship from Federation … [Read more...]