Chairperson: John Steber
Boat Landing Project Information
August 2023 – Striping Complete and Landing is Open for Use
Paving Started
Landing is set and the dock is leveled. Split rail cedar fence is up. Parking area defined. Retention ditch and areas are half full of rock. Grade is set. More rock to place. Nearly ready for blacktop.
Split Rail Fence Placed
Progress on driveway and parking area.
The landing pads and main anchored approach is in. (Anchored with 8 foot sheet pilings.) The rocks at the back of the landing is at 4 feet deep. The dock is set but needs some adjustment. The driveway and parking area are being prepped for blacktop. Larger rocks are being placed between the driveway entrance and parking area as a water seepage area to catch melt and rain water runoff. And the pad is poured for the portable toilet.
Precast Concrete Plank
July 2023 – The construction has begun on the South Shore landing on Upper Post. The project will be completed in early September (likely after Labor Day). During construction, the landing will obviously be closed. Please use either the West Shore landing on Upper Post or the Lower Post landing on Isle of Pines. When completed, the newly engineered South Shore landing will be an excellent landing. Thank you for your patience as we work through this project.
June 2023 – Impact of Ice Damage to the Upper Post – West Shore Boat Landing
During this past winter, the Upper Post West Shore Boat Landing suffered ice damage that pushed the concrete ramps approximately 15 inches onto shore. Because of this ice push damage, the boat ramp is no longer level, and it is reported that large pontoon boats with bunk trailers are having difficulty with the landing.
June 2023 – Directions: Upper Post West Shore Landing Directions: Lower Post Isle of Pine Landing
March 2022 – Revised August 2021 UP South Shore Boat Landing Improvements Project Cost Estimate
August 2021 – Upper Post Lake South Shore Landing Improvements Project
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide oversight and recommendations for the maintenance and upkeep of the three public boat landings
- To include; parking lots, ramps, piers, boat landing signage, grounds and portable restrooms
- Provide a yearly evaluation/condition report for the district’s three boat landings
- Provide recommendations for short term and long-term plans to address needed repairs and improvements
- Develop improvement plans, specifications, request for proposals and oversee completion of projects, all subject to board approval
Recent Improvement Projects
“Power loading”, can cause damage to launch ramps that may not be visible from the surface of the water. “Power loading” is a term used to describe using the motor to load and unload the boat onto and off the trailer. Launch ramps were not designed to sustain the forces generated by today’s larger and more powerful boats or the practice of power loading. Propeller wash creates a significant force that can erode the lakebed and create a large hole at the end of the ramp. Eroded material is often deposited beyond the ramp to create a mound, which can result in a barrier for launching and loading. Boats and equipment can incur damage if the boat or lower unit runs aground on the mound or if the trailer becomes stuck in the hole. In the worse cases, the end of the ramp could collapse, resulting in an unusable launch ramp. In low water conditions the mound created from propeller wash can obstruct launching and loading. The DNR recognizes that some boaters are accustomed to power loading. However, it is preferable that boaters do not race their engines while on the boat ramp. Slightly more than idle speed should be all that is necessary to load and/or unload the boat. The best practice is for boaters to refrain from power loading and use the winch to load and unload their boat. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/water_access/powerloading.html
Town of Elcho picked up the logs and tree tops off the Lower Post Lake boat landing, Great Job!
