by Eric Lindberg, President Matthews Lake Association
One warm moonless night last summer I ventured down to the dock to see what I could see. Initially it was hard to make out objects, losing the trail, but then my eyes adjusted to take in more. I reclined on a dry seat on the pontoon boat and just laid back and watched. Initially all I could see was the brightest stars. Soon the Milky Way appeared. Amazing. Then satellites drifting across the night sky against a backdrop of stars. The International space station appeared like a small bus making its way across the northern portion of the sky. Cool. All of this to the serenade of bull frogs, spring peepers, and owls hooting. One of the joys of being out in remote areas is our ability to take in this show. You know what I mean if you’ve ever been blessed to see the Northern Lights.