Lake News

Message from the President

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With the weather a little suspect this week, it is hard to imagine that summer 2025 is almost here. Over the next couple of weeks, the lake will burst with a...

Lake Cavanaugh Trust Update

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The Lake Cavanaugh Trust would like to update everyone on the status of the Failey Mountain logging Forest Practice Application (FPA) #2819518 that Timberlin...

Lake Water Quality Update

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Spring is in the air… let’s hope fertilizing is not! Lake Cavanaugh’s water quality is at risk every time someone fertilizes their lawn, or uses phosphate so...

Community Center Seismic Monitor

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The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN) has installed a seismic monitoring station at the Lake Cavanaugh Community Center! The station is named LKCAV.

The Weekend Rental

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This year, users of short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO faced the possibility of an additional tax of up to 4%, collected by local cities and...

Pilchuck, WA - Lost in Time

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A few months ago, we published a short blurb on “where was Pilchuck, WA”? It was prompted by a couple photographs we had, one showing a bird’s-eye view from ...

FPA 2819391: SEPA Environmental Checklist

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The DNR has handed down a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) to the SEPA application submitted by Nielsen Brothers via Timberline Logging Inc. This mean...

FPA 2819391: Lake Cavanaugh Trust Response

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The Lake Cavanaugh Trust would like to thank everyone for their messages of support over the past few weeks. To update you all, we’ve officially submitted ou...

A History of Skagit County Burn Ban Policy

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For the past two years, Fire District 8, Chief Kennedy, some County Fire commissioners, and other Chiefs have been advocating for a proposed burn ban. In con...

Voting in Skagit County

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Friends of the Lake. If you vote in another county and own property at Lake Cavanaugh and you haven’t done so already, please consider changing your voter re...

North Shore Update

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I am sorry to say that I have made very little progress to restore our use of N Shore. I am committed to the weekly Skagit County public comment session wher...

Lake Cavanaugh Road to Oso Closure

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Lake Cavanaugh road from Hyw 530 to the Snohomish/Skagit County line will be closed between 07:00am on 07/10/2023 through 05:00pm 07/28/2023 for repairs.

Puget Sounds Energy Upgrade Project

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Lake Cavanaugh Road Electric System Reliability Improvement Project In an ongoing effort to deliver safe and reliable energy to the Lake Cavanaugh area, PSE ...

Message from the President

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When my wife and I were first introduced to the Lake Cavanaugh community in the mid-1980’s, we certainly had no idea we would ever own property on the lake. ...

2023 Membership Drive - Join Today!

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Some of you have asked—What are LCIA membership dues used for? or What does the LCIA do?—Here is an in-depth overview of all that your LCIA membership dues i...

North Shore Update

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Let’s work together to get the road open!

Volunteers Needed

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These first two positions are very important to the community.

Fire Department Auxiliary

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As the new President of LCFDA I am looking forward to 2023 in a very positive and productive way. I look forward to working with the Community and the LCIA. ...

Starry Nights at Lake Cavanaugh

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Little cute cabins dotted the Lake shore in 1957. I was five years old. Coleman lanterns sent warm dim light across the water, sometimes aided by a brighter ...

Cavanaugh Kids Club

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Kids Club was a dream that began by reaching out to families a year and a half ago. Since it’s inception; the kids, parents and grandparents have literally c...