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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac
Actually I believe the new orange markers are left in (I recall a picture I have of one surrounded by ice) but the electronics may be removed (? or switched off ?). The old lighted ones were removed completely and replaced for the winter with another buoy.
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Originally Posted by Island-Ho
All the lights are removed from the lake, starting after Columbus Day, as stated earlier in this thread. I can confirm that following my winter trip to the islands last winter. This has been done for as long as I can recall, and that's several decades.  |
According to the Marine Patrol officer who was guest speaker at our neighborhood association's meeting in August, the PVC markers are left in the lake for the winter, but the electronic lights themselves are removed from their markers in late fall and stored over the winter. The new lights include a solar cell on top which keeps the internal battery charged all summer. I can remember when, before the new-style lights were used, the lights used to start out each summer very bright, but then be barely visible in the fall when the batteries got weak. Now, they are kept charged all summer by the sun. The lights are turned off and put into storage over the winter and then turned back on and returned to their PVC markers in the spring.