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Introduction
Sugar Lake
Lake Minnie Belle
Buffalo Lake
Gervais Lake
What Will the
Neighbors Think?:
Cultural Values

Lawn Care Facts

What Do You See?

Summary

Common Problems

What will the Neighbors Think?: Seeing Our Shorelines

Our Shoreline - Our Lawn

According to one estimate, when the buffer zone concept is used, most lakeside lawns could be reduced 40% and the property would still retain the uses the owner desires.

What is needed, for us and our neighbors, is a deeper awareness of the different dimensions of the shoreline - a new way of looking at the lake - and its potential.

We have developed a visual awareness exercise that will help develop this new aesthetic. Perhaps your friends and neighbors would enjoy taking this survey with you and sharing their observations.