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This year's theme was Westward Ho!  We thank Dave and Janet Kidder for being our Grand Marshals.  Great thanks to Jen Esten for all the great pictures as well.  As you can tell, lots of fun was had!

We are very sad to have to report that one of the Loon chicks has been lost.  We don't know if it became weak for some reason or if maybe its sibling ostracized it or what the reason could be.   On Friday evening we saw the chick separated from its family but then rejoined it.

The conditions this weekend haven't exactly been ideal for taking pictures with lots of cloudy grey skies but all seems good with the loons.  Eating is a main focus of the loon chicks these days.  They're definitely starting to grow quickly on us with their faces getting a little longer and both of them hardly able to fit on a parent's back without the other falling off.

And we have a second chick! At some point last night or early this morning our second loon chick hatched. This second loon is named Proud John. Everything seems to be great with the loon family. The loons are officially out on the lake and swimming around now, so if you're boating please take great care at the Turtle Cove / Slope n Shore end of the lake.

We couldn't be happier to welcome our first loon chick of 2018 to Pleasant Lake on Father's Day. We expect another egg to hatch in the very near future. We can't thank Jen Esten enough for sharing her beautiful photographs that let all of us experience this. John Wilson was given naming rights this year.