Dwight Peck's personal website

Summer 2025

A photographic record of whatever leapt out at us




You may not find this terribly rewarding unless you're included here, so this is a good time for casual and random browsers to turn back before they get too caught up in the sweep and majesty of the proceedings and can't let go.

Just a few more amusing lakeshore photos (mid-July 2025) . . .

. . . earlier versions of most of which have appeared here over past summers

Baby Leigh, our miniscule favorite island on the lake

Propellers up!

The decrepit old state warning sign cautions 'No Camping'.

Down to Tigertail into the South Shore Bay to set our sights on . . .

. . . the fairly new second eagles' nest

(The original on Adjidaumo Island, which I've been observing since I first came here ca. 30 years ago, is still holding out admirably).

There it is, apparently quite a bit smaller than its northern neighbor, but it's early days.

IPhone zooms are not perfect, but that appears to be an adult standing guard on the branch (i.e., white head).

Farther along in the South Shore Bay, a baby merganser that's lost its way.

We're afraid that we may have panicked it, but . . .

. . . perhaps it will stay closer to Mom for a few more weeks.

We may have spooked Mom now -- she's hurrying the paddling brood to a safer spot.

The troupe looks about as healthy as it could be this far into the summer. The numbers of little ones tends to decline as the weeks progress. We'll leave them to their training session with Mom.

Here at the southern end of the lake, erratic boulders rule the shore. Luckily -- otherwise it might all be gone by now.

Rocky shorelines everywhere

And, at the far end of the bay, some fairly classy summer houses for those with the wherewithall.

Back to the boulder-supported shoreline, with just a few classics (we promise)

Shoreline protection (do your worst, you odious wake boats)

A shoreline undercut by wave erosion down to the root systems

Shoreline trees can often be protected by fortress-boulders, but not always. This one's apparently on its slow way out.

Back, as we depart from the southern bay, to the eagles' nest, now with two juvenile sentinels, and . . .

. . . a hastily departing adult off on his or her patrols.

Turning north, up the lake

Pink Island, tucked in where the South Shore Bay rejoins the main lake.

That's the Tigertail just across the sandbar.

Pink Island was apparently named for a medical doctor in the area a century ago. It's an impenetrable off-limits part of the Yawkey Forest Reserve these days, but . . .

. . . the sandbar is a popular weekend spot for family picnics with inflatable-plastic accoutrements for the kids.

The highway is just across the lake on the right side of the photo.

Well, that was fun -- now we'll continue homeward.

The shore south of the public landing (near no. 86 on the map below) has a bunch of formerly classy properties from some years ago.

Here, passing Point o' Pines, that appears to be Cousin Rob's vintage hydrobike, just where he always kept it. Here's how you can tell . . .

. . . newer generations of the Hydro-bike company's products have that convenient lockbox stuck onto the front.

Here, in our own little bay, is a vile wake boat lake-environment destroyer at rest. Note the two extendable rear flaps that help to create a higher wake for the surfers, and underneath is a bladder that fills with water to lower and deepen the stern and raise the bow (to above the driver's view) in order to ensure maximum environmental damage and risk to canoes and swimmers.

A surprise visitor to Mussent Point, viewed from our bedroom. Looks like we'll all be called out for another deer-chase through the forest/swamp part of the property inside the fence. 11 July 2025

Melvin's spellbound.

Luckily, the serene doe saunters off towards the swamp, possibly even out through whatever hole in the fence she's discovered.

Back down to the South Bay for turtle-viewing, 12 July, and lookee here!

Not one, but two! We approach carefully, silently, but . . .

. . . one of them has already pricked up its little turtle ears and plooped! to safety. We'll leave the other undisturbed.

Backing out of the South Bay, that tree's been threatening to take the big dive in all the years we've been coming here.

Just near the highway bridge, that's a put-in place, with a small carpark, for kayakers and fisherfolks, the only other access for non-lake residents besides the Public Landing.

Just past the bridge, that's the highway heading north to the resort town of Minocqua.

In late afternoon, it's time for the Crossing of the Bar into the main lake. We'll wait until that crowd of raucous partiers get themselves out of the way.

Full pedaling speed ahead, into the slight headwind, and then . . . Propeller Up.

Success, we're over it.

In the low water levels of a decade ago, this little rocky bar looked like a stone wall, and the island wasn't an island.

Little Buddy (aka George) is getting his first driving lessons from Uncle Eric.

A few weeks later, he was actually driving the thing himself, with supervision.

Back to the south, our largest rock in the lake, which we think of as . . .

. . . Jabba the Hutt.

Just time now for a few more super-rocks holding up the shore

Back pedal! Back pedal now!

The boulder appears to be protecting the shoreline efficiently, but then . . . how did the ruinous waves get in behind the boulder?

Propeller up!

Another look at the southern eagles' nest, and then . . .

. . . a reunion with our friends, riding what in Switzerland we called a 'pedalos'.

Little Buddy (i.e., George) has spotted us.

Well, a pleasant welcome.

The Lake in the Wisconsin Northwoods

Mussent Point is at no. 12.
The text overlays are updating a few names to our current understanding.

Coming soon: A brief sojourn at 'South Beach' cabin on Lake Superior


Feedback and suggestions are welcome if positive, resented if negative, . All rights reserved, all wrongs avenged. Posted 11 August 2025.


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