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LAKE DAY MOHEGAN LAKE JULY 14,2013

A. Luby, Neighbor

Celebrating Mohegan Lake Day Sunday July 14, 2013

July 3, 2013  ----   Residents living in Mohegan Lake are gearing up for their annual Lake Day, a traditional day celebrating the lake's long history and its ongoing vitality in the Yorktown community. The public is invited to the festivities which include boat races, music, guided walking trails, a water quality presentation and ending with a pot luck dinner, an outdoor movie while Chinese lanterns float on the lake.The event is sponsored by the Mohegan Lake Improvement District and the RAIN DATE IS JULY 21, 2013.

Lake Day honors Mohegan Lake's great historical significance seen in archeological finds of ancient Mohigan Indian arrowheads, it's geographical importance during the Revolutionary War, the growing farmer community in the 19th century and the lake's allure for early 20th century resorts and summer inns. (http://yorktownhistory.org/wp-content/archives/homepages/february00.htm)

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The schedule for Lake Day is listed below. Parking will vary from beach to beach with most on the nearby streets including Section I and Amazon Beach. Highlands Beach allows cars close to  the beach.  Mohegan Beach Park parking is along Lakeshore Avenue. Colony Beach has a parking lot.  

LAKE DAY EVENTS:

Rock Hill Park (Holland Sporting Club) – Horton Road

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               9:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Volunteer trail work led by Walt Daniels

Section 1 Beach (Mohegan West) -3250 Lakefront Ave.

                                  12:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. Registration / Boat Races

1:00-Rowboats, 1:20-Canoes,1:40-Kayaks, 2:00-Sailboats
Note: Personal Flotation Devices mandatory for all racers

Mohegan Highlands Property Owners Association
- curve going up hill on Mohegan Avenue

                                  2:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Presentation: Yorktown Walking Trails (Including hiking trails near Mohegan Lake) by Jane Daniels

Mohegan Beach Park - Lakeshore at Christine

3:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.     Presentation: Water Quality Testing in Lake Mohegan by Randall Duggan

Amazon Beach - Wenonah Trail

4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.     Beach Games, Meet Your Mohegan Neighbors
Mohegan Colony Beach – Parking lot at end of Oak/High Streets

5:00 P.M.            Pot Luck Dinner – Bring dish to share

6:00 P.M. on      Music

7:30 P.M.            Secret Life of Plants in Mohegan Lake (what is that stuff?)

8:30 P.M.            Video on Beavers by a nature cinematographer

8:45 P.M.            Chinese Floating Lanterns on the lake

9:00 P.M.                Movie (to be announced) on the handball court – suitable for both adults and kids. (Bring your own chairs, popcorn)

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