Send me your pics from Memorial weekend!

I'm looking for some photos to post on the blog of folks having fun on the lake this glorious Memorial weekend. E-mail them to me at info@pontiaccove.com, and you might just see yourself on the blog! Wasn't the weather just fantastic? Hope you all had a fun and safe holiday weekend. And safe travels as you head home (if you don't actually live here). Hope to see you again soon. Cheers!

Gearing up for Memorial weekend!

Everyone around here is busy getting ready for the holiday rush this weekend. A lot has been going on at Just Jackie's lately... she installed new windows and carpet, and she painted the interior of the restaurant - it looks great! Today, she has a whole crew helping her clean, clean, clean. We are doing a lot of the same at the dock this week... cleaning, stocking and organizing the store, getting the rental boats ready for action, and bringing back our summer staff (all of whom are coming back from last year... hurray for that!) Even the Corps has a project going on: At our request, they took a look at the stairs going from the upper road up to Jackie's over the winter, and they agreed that they were treacherous. The crew they hired works fast! They just tore the old steps out yesterday, and today they're pouring the new ones and an additional slab that will go to the top of the hill. It looks SO good.

Memorial Day Weekend!

Is coming right up! Just a quick FYI... we still have rental boats (pontoons and tritoons) and a few boat slips available for Memorial Day weekend. If you are still making your plans, give us a call! 417-679-3676. Cheers!

Spearfishing Tourney

Just a quick FYI... the annual Pontiac Spearfishing Tournament will be Saturday, June 19. Take-off at 8 a.m. from the marina (note: this is an hour earlier than in the past). Weigh-in at 3 p.m. at Hollingsworth Cove. Absolutely NO late exceptions will be made at weigh-in. If you're not in by 3 p.m., you'll be disqualified. Don't make me do that to anyone! Be five minutes early! :)

Entry fee is $25 per diver. Categories are as follows: first, second and third place catfish; first, second and third place rough fish; biggest walleye. Cash prizes and door prizes will be handed out on the deck at Just Jackie's at about 4:30 p.m. Pizza buffet to follow for anyone interested. Cost is $10.99 per person.

Questions? Call 417-679-3676. Fins up!

Quick Update

The wind blew like crazy last night, but, all is well at PCM this morning. Lots of leaves and a few branches down in the park is all that I saw.

Speaking of the park... the grass finally got mowed last week! Hallelujah. It looks great. More and more campers are coming in, especially on the weekends... summer is near!

The lake is about 3 1/2 feet over normal pool. This is nothing compared to where we were sitting this time last year, and the year before. It looks like they're dropping it slightly each day; of course, that will depend on how much rain we get this week. Hopefully we can get this lower road opened back up really soon.

We're still taking reservations for all holiday weekends this summer... if you haven't already made your plans, give us a call! Remember, we have two brand new tritoons for rent this summer, both set up with ski tow packages for pulling skiers, tubers, etc. They are super nice! See our website for pricing and more details.

All is well at PCM

PCM survived the crazy tornadic weather last night (thank goodness - we totally lucked out!), but our neighbors across the border in Arkansas and in other parts of the county weren't so lucky. I've heard of several homes damaged and lots of trees down from an apparent tornado path. Thankfully, as far as I know, no injuries have been reported.

And the storm season begins.