Lake Laura is one of three lakes in the Star Lake area with a considerable number of private cottages. In addition, it has Deerfoot Lodge, an historic resort and deer hunting lodge.
In the recent years of low rainfall (2007-2009), Lake Laura receded considerably--so much so that the public landing can only accommodate boats that can be dragged to the shore and then across a bar separating the water and the landing from the open water of the lake (2010 observation). Unlike many other lakes in the area (including Star Lake), Lake Laura did not recover its previous water level in 2010.
Charles P. Forbes
September 20, 2010
© 2010 Charles P. Forbes
Comprehensive References
Bokern, James, Canoe Routes of the Chippewa, M.S. Thesis, Stevens Point, 1987.
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Owen, David Dale and Joseph G.Norwood, Report of a Geological Survey of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, Philadelphia, 1852.
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Major References
Jackson and Warye, St. Germain, Sayner and Star Lake, Presque Isle, WI, 2004.
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Minor References
Jackson and Warye, St. Germain, Sayner and Star Lake, Presque Isle, WI, 2004.
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Weed die-off.
"The widespread die-off of weeds in Lake Luara...was believed to have been caused by exotic crayfish." 1980, Vilas County News-Review as listed in the News-Review's Backward Glances, September 15, 2010.