BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220826T210000Z DTEND:20220826T230000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:ESLA It's a Shore Thing Meeting DESCRIPTION:ESLA has finalized its popular "It's a Shore Thing" events for 2022. All begin at 5 p.m. on the fourth Fridays of months from April through September (excluding June) at Twisted Fish Art Gallery\, 10443 W. Bay Shore Dr.\, Elk Rapids\, just south of the village off US 31. Appetizers and light drinks are served during a happy half-hour-or-so\, followed by presentations. ESLA hopes to videotape speakers so members who can't attend can watch later on our website. Desperately seeking volunteers (if you have a recent vintage cell phone\, you're halfway there) with skills to make that happen. Contact us at ElkSkegemoglakes@gmail.com\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 22: It's a Fishing Thing Two top guides with great knowledge of Elk and Skegemog lakes\, as well as East Bay\, speak. Jim "Fish with Jim" Chamberlain is the trout/salmon\n\n expert who has had excellent success trolling Elk for steelhead and lake trout. He thinks he\n\n knows where our brown trout have gone\, too. Fred "Coach's Angle" Fields is a superb\n\n smallmouth bass expert focusing on East Bay\, Skegemog and Elk. Things to know: he\n\n doesn't troll\, won't use live bait\, but loves to talk basketball.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 27: It's a Weather Thing The regional National Weather Service office in Gaylord\n\n promises to send one of its top meteorologists. Expect discussion on the increasing\n\n frequency of intense storms each year and what that means for our members and lakes.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n July 22: It's a Drone Thing ESLA project leaders will explain findings of the drone imagery\n\n survey conducted on our shorelines and near shore waters last year and how they'll help ESLA set water quality goals\, suggest improvements for healthy shorelines to waterfront owners and\n\n provide a baseline moving forward.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n August 26: It's a Deep Thing Hans VanSumeren\, director of the Greater Lakes Water Studies\n\n Institute at Northwestern Michigan College\, will explain results of the Elk Lake Deep Water\n\n study his students will complete later this spring. It may offer insights into concerns that the\n\n ecosystem-altering quagga mussels have gained a foothold and other questions.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n September 23: It's a Hydrology Thing Mark Stone\, Antrim County Director of Dams\, will explainfindings of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study\, supported by grants from Antrim County andin-kind support from the Intermediate Lake Association. The study is building a mathematical model of the hydrology and hydraulics of the chain of lakes to use as a tool to evaluate flood scenarios and potential solutions to increasing frequency of multi-day\, intense rainstorms. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:ESLA has finalized its popular &ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s a Shore Thing&rdquo\; events for 2022. All begin at 5 p.m. on the fourth Fridays of months from April through September (excluding June) at Twisted Fish Art Gallery\, 10443 W. Bay Shore Dr.\, Elk Rapids\, just south of the village off US 31. Appetizers and light drinks are served during a happy half-hour-or-so\, followed by presentations. ESLA hopes to videotape speakers so members who can&rsquo\;t attend can watch later on our website. Desperately seeking volunteers (if you have a recent vintage cell phone\, you&rsquo\;re halfway there) with skills to make that happen. Contact us at \;ElkSkegemoglakes@gmail.com\n\n \n \n \n \n \n
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April 22: It&rsquo\;s a Fishing Thing &mdash\; Two top guides with great knowledge of Elk and Skegemog lakes\, as well as East Bay\, speak. Jim &ldquo\;Fish with Jim&rdquo\; Chamberlain is the trout/salmon
\n expert who has had excellent success trolling Elk for steelhead and lake trout. He thinks he
\n knows where our brown trout have gone\, too. Fred &ldquo\;Coach&rsquo\;s Angle&rdquo\; Fields is a superb
\n smallmouth bass expert focusing on East Bay\, Skegemog and Elk. Things to know: he
\n doesn&rsquo\;t troll\, won&rsquo\;t use live bait\, but loves to talk basketball.

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May 27: It&rsquo\;s a Weather Thing &mdash\; The regional National Weather Service office in Gaylord
\n promises to send one of its top meteorologists. Expect discussion on the increasing
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July 22: It&rsquo\;s a Drone Thing &mdash\; ESLA project leaders will explain findings of the drone imagery
\n survey conducted on our shorelines and near shore waters last year and how they&rsquo\;ll help ESLA set water quality goals\, suggest improvements for healthy shorelines to waterfront owners and
\n provide a baseline moving forward.

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August 26: It&rsquo\;s a Deep Thing &mdash\; Hans VanSumeren\, director of the Greater Lakes Water Studies
\n Institute at Northwestern Michigan College\, will explain results of the Elk Lake Deep Water
\n study his students will complete later this spring. It may offer insights into concerns that the
\n ecosystem-altering quagga mussels have gained a foothold and other questions.

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September 23: It&rsquo\;s a Hydrology Thing &mdash\; Mark Stone\, Antrim County Director of Dams\, will explainfindings of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study\, supported by grants from Antrim County andin-kind support from the Intermediate Lake Association. The study is building a mathematical model of the hydrology and hydraulics of the chain of lakes to use as a tool to evaluate flood scenarios and potential solutions to increasing frequency of multi-day\, intense rainstorms.

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\n \; LOCATION:Twisted Fish Gallery 10443 W. Bay Shore Drive Elk Rapids UID:e.2409.29541 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260412T100032Z URL:https://business.elkrapidschamber.org/events/details/it-s-a-shore-thing-meeting-08-26-2022-29541 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR