Where we’ve been this week
In the past week the Premier Lake Harvesting team completed jobs in Maxwell Bay,
Cook’s Bay, Crystal Bay, Brown’s Bay, Spring Park Bay, Gideon’s Bay, Halsted’s Bay
and Black Lake.
What we experienced
There was a heat wave late last week that resulted in a lot of weed growth on Lake
Minnetonka. It wasn’t just weed growth that we saw this past weekend, though.
Algae blooms all over Lake Minnetonka were also a result of the high temperatures
and sunshine we experienced late last week and weekend. These algae blooms
created poor water clarity, which made our job a little bit harder, but we’re not
complaining because we love the nice weather!
What to look out for
Floating weeds will be more prevalent than they usually are this week because of
the recent heat wave. When the temperatures rise and the sun shines, lake weeds
grow rapidly. Lake Minnetonka was busy this past weekend because of the beautiful
weather; this means boat propellers clipped the recent lake weed growth, resulting
in lots of floating weeds that we’ll be seeing throughout this week.
Weekly advice
Summer is not over! Lake Minnetonka water temperatures are warmest in the
month of August, so we want to remind you to continue to maintain the lake weeds
on your shoreline. August has ideal conditions for lake weed growth, but it’s also
great for recreation, so get out on the water and have fun!