The start of the week had the winds coming from the south. This means warmer but rough water on the north side of the lake. The sailing is generally great with these conditions but skiing and fishing is more difficult.
That is not to say we had tumultuous seas for the whole week. Dive 4 and Dive 5 were done during calm days. Dive 2 turned out to be more interesting (exciting, terrifying) due to weather.
Calm water brings out the skiers (sane) and footers (insane). I really like to watch the footers for the same reason many watch NASCAR, the crashes are habitually entertaining.
Skiers crash too, but the lower speeds makes them less frequent and not as brutal.
On Saturday we took a break from the lake to attend a few events taking place in the area. Part of the Crandon "Kentuck Days" was an auto show.
The cars entered were very impressive.
Our favorite was this red one.
Few new cars are this clean under the hood.
The food at the festival was great and the kids seemed to really enjoy the tank.
We had to hurry back to make sure we didn't miss...
The Lake Lucerne Advancement Association's Family Fun Day!
We knew there was quite a crowd at Fun Day by the large amount of cars parked for the event.
There was food (no corn though!), auctions and games.
We watched a free throw game for the kids for a while.
After a few hours, all the events started to take their toll and we wearily trudged back to the lake.
The only other non-competition event we appeared at that week was the lightly attended "Nailfest". The traditional food of Nailfest (kielbasa and onions cooked on 8 inch barn nails) proved quite tasty. Speculation on the low turnout was blamed on the weather and lack of interest in the nail. I feel it was sparsely peopled due to the spontaneity of the happening and the lateness of the hour.
On Sunday and Thursday the Hodag ski show is held in Rhinelander. On the way there Sunday, some high clouds produced a "glory".
The show was pretty good..
Rain dominated the middle and end of the week. The lake went up 1.5 inches during this time.
We beat the post Labor day rush and decorated a pine tree on Meg's Meadow. Only 136 shopping days till Christmas!
The Rafto championship was held during a steady rain. Mr. Tapper won in a close game.
The War Quarters Championship of the World had it all. Tension, spills, and lots of pouring. Mr. Tapper won in the championship round 30 to 20.
A delightful beermid was created after the game as a tribute to all those brave men and women who chose to participate and lost badly.
By the time the rain ended work called. We'll be back in 3 weeks.
