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LAKE LEVEL UPDATE 8/16/26 – Since the DNR LAKE level marker was placed on May 16, the lake level has fallen 6.2 inches – this drought we are in can be blamed….BUT we must also remember that the lake level has been on a downtrend for about 5 years. But no worry: this movement is consistent with Lake Mildred’s water level changes in the past.
LAKE WATER UP TO 84 DEGREES! On 7/16/26, after days of 90+ degree days, Lake Mildred hit the highest surface temperature ever recorded. Cause: Unseasonably warm weather with a “heat dome” stuck over the country.
ANOTHER GREAT CONCERT & BOAT PARADE AT THE ANNUAL LAKE ASSOCIATION FLOTILLA! ON July 4 at 3:00 PM Flotilla the band Stone Cold Country performed a lakeside concert for about 2 hours! Many attendees watched from their boats (with a cooler full of cold beverages, of course) at the lakeshore at Mick Howen’s home.
GOSLING – A CANADA GOOSE CHICK with its parents on 6/8/26. Growing fast but still stays very close to mom & dad for safety.
IN July we started seeing a large mixed family of about a dozen geese and goslings.
MAY 29 – BIRDS! At 5:30 AM this morning on the deck with morning coffee, the world was alive with birds and their mating songs, colors and courtship. While we could see most of the birds, our Merlin app heard birds that we could not spot: 22 different birds in a half hour, including a scarlet tanager, cedar waxwing and tufted titmouse.
THURSDAY MAY 28 – Starting to see more and more tree drops (like the above photo) and brush piles along the lakeshore. The DNR fisheries report that we just received shows that wood in the water and cover for newly hatched fry are exactly what the lake needs. Hoping to see more of this!
**JUST RELEASED BY WISC. DNR**
2025 MILDRED FISHERIES SURVEY REPORT summarizing and evaluating the 2025 Fyke netting and boom shocking results.
To view the report CLICK HERE THE WAKE BOAT INDUSTRY IS AT IT AGAIN! Many legislators are more interested in serving the boating industry ($$$) rather than the people (us) who elected them. With the help of these (corrupt?) legislators, the wakeboat and boating industry continues its push for rules that would apply equally to all lakes in the state. Such rules would destroy many small Northwoods lakes by allowing too-large boats to operate recklessly on small lakes and ruin the “Up-North” experience that brought us here.
Lake Surface Temp 8/9/26 = 78 degrees
Water Clarity (Secchi Disc) 7/21/26 = 18.0 feet (!)
“A lake is the landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.”
– Walden, Henry David Thoreau
Learn About Loons at LoonProject.org
WISCONSIN DNR PERFORMED BOOM SHOCKING FISH SURVEY IN JUNE 2025. This complements the FYKE NET survey performed in April, which was most relevant to ‘cold water’ species like walleye, northern pike and musky.
DNR PERFORMED A FISH SURVEY WITH FYKE NETS IN APRIL 2025. DNR Fisheries Biologist Nathan Lederman told us: “We are hoping to get some updated information on the fishery since the last survey in 2014 and 2005. Sampling will collect information on all gamefish and panfish with emphasis on musky, bluegills, smallmouth bass and walleye… A report will also be written and shared with you but that will take over a year since a bunch of aging and other analyses will have to be complete. Do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or hear of any concerns.” Contact Nathan at 715-525-2898 or Nathaniel.Lederman@Wisconsin.gov
2026 EVENTS & MEETINGS
- Annual Spring Membership Meeting
- Saturday, May 23, 2026 – 9 am
- Newbold Town Hall
- Annual Flotilla – July 4, 2026 – 3 pm
- Newbold Firemen’s Picnic – Aug. 15, Town Hall
- Annual Fall Membership Meeting
- Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 – 9 am
- Newbold Town Hall
NEED SOME LOCAL HELP? –
Will Taege installs and removes docks, lifts, boats and pontoons in the Lake Mildred and surrounding area. A limited amount of boat storage is available, as well as boat shrink wrapping. Call or text Will at 715-490-1068 or email wtaege@frontier.com.
Our Lake
Where Did Paul Bunyan Originate?
This article explores that question AND describes how the author concluded that the Paul Bunyan tale originated near Tomahawk, Wisconsin. Even Rhinelander's own Gene Shepherd was involved!
NEW TOWN ORDINANCE – The Town of Newbold has passed a new Home or Property Rental Ordinance. Click here to read it.
OCLRA NEWS
For the latest news about Loon Mortality from Boat Wakes, Wakeboat Concerns, “Forever Chemicals”, Road Salt, Walleyes, and more, see the OCLRA NEWS story on our “News” page.