Truesdale Lake  

South Salem, New York

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May 8, 2015
by rob
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TEA Beach Clean Up Saturday May 16th

Saturday, May 16th Beach Pre-Opening Clean up and Pizza Open House

We are planning on gathering at the TEA beach on Saturday May 16th from 9am-12noon to spread new sand, put up the beach ropes, and beautify the beach after the long winter.

Come any time between 9am and noon and help for an hour or two or three. At noon we will get pizzas delivered to feed the workers!

Rain date: In case of bad weather (hard rain, more than a drizzle) we may switch to May 17th. RSVP tea@truesdalelake.com. Continue reading →

April 13, 2015
by rob
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TEA Spring Membership Meeting

The TEA Annual Spring Membership Meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 20th, 2015 at the Horse & Hound on Spring Street. The meeting will be held in the back room. Meet and greet at 7:15 and meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Contact Rob Cummings (269-8435) to RSVP for the meeting or email tea@truesdalelake.com. Continue reading →

April 3, 2015
by rob
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Muskrat and Melting Ice

In 16 winters here I don’t remember seeing the ice stay past March 31st. This winter was so cold we entered the month of April with ice and it has stuck around for a few days.

The warm air and the cold ice made a foggy inversion layer today that just begged to be photographed.

I was taking photos of the fog, ice, and lake shore when a decent sized muskrat surfaced in the open water between the ice layer and the shoreline. I was able to snap off a few photos from our floating dock. Unfortunately as I went to change the settings to a higher shutter speed to catch the creature in action, he noticed me and ducked back under the ice. Continue reading →

March 25, 2015
by rob
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Coyotes on the Lake

A pair of coyotes were spotted at various places on the lake today.

They were scavenging a deer carcass on the northern half of the lake and then scouting down to the southern end. They did a few rounds today and have been seen on other days as well. If you have any photos, please send them to lake@truesdalelake.com and we will post them here. Continue reading →

January 1, 2015
by rob
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Happy 2015! – Some Lake Resolutions for the New Year

Some Lake Stewardship Resolutions: I will get my septic tank pumped and inspected. If the tank baffles are missing or damaged, I’ll have them replaced. (Kaiser-Battistone offers 15% discount for lake area residents – but you have to tell them about … Continue reading →

December 6, 2014
by rob
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Associations Around Truesdale Lake

Truesdale Lake has two large associations and one small association. In addition there are about a dozen riparian houses (i.e. on the lake) but in none of the associations. We call these “unaffiliated” households. Below is a map of the associations, click … Continue reading →