North Long Shoreline

[bltbowhunter]

My folks have a place on North Long. Over the course of the winter the ice on the lake pushed the shoreline up so now there is large heave where the ice/water meets the shore. This will pose a problem when it comes to putting the dock and lifts in. I'm not exactly sure how to fix it and put the shoreline back to the way it was. I don't have access to any equipment that would be needed to push the heave back down. I was wondering if anyone else is faced with this problem. How do you plan on fixing it? If you are going to hire it out, who are you going to have do the work and how much is it going to cost? Here is a few pics of our shoreline.

[centralmnguy]

A buddy and I did a shoreline restoration on gull lake a few years back...we just rented a dingo (walk behind skid) from Brainerd General Rental. Came with trailer and worked pretty good. Not sure if insurance would cover that but might be worth checking since it was caused by mother nature. Also may need to contact dnr to do any changes to shoreline. What we did was dug out the berm and filled with river rocks and some bigger boulders. The guy we did it for was on private peninsula and had permit from dnr.

[centralmnguy]

Another thing we did is take the dirt and debree from the shoreline and piled it up in a large circle...packed it down and smoothed it out with skid bucket...surrounded that circle with more boulders and put a layer of sand on top for a large fire pit.

[anamod]

Have a similar situation at my cabin but mine is all sugar sand. I called the guys who do my spring clean up today and they are going to estimate the cost. I will post when I hear back about cost

[JP Z]

Yeah, what Central said you are probably going to want to talk to the DNR....and hey they may help you in fixing it.

[bltbowhunter]

That's a great idea Central. Thank you! I didn't even know a machine like that existed. That should be light and nimble enough to work around the lifts and docks too. I hope it has enough power.

I'm not experienced in running equipment, but this looks easy to use. I may have to give it a shot.

[bltbowhunter]

Crow Wing County did send us a press release basically saying that you do not need a permit if you're fixing shoreline damage that happened this year, but they do want you to call and talk to the zoning office for a review of the applicable rules.

[JP Z]

They probably just want to make sure you follow the rules and don't decide that "wow......the erosion took down these 12 trees on my shore as well......oh darn!"

[centralmnguy]

Yeah I was surprised by the power it had. Easy to run just a few levers and like walking behind a snow blower. Invite a few buddys over with shovels and wheel barrels...a few cold ones & fire up the grill...have it done in no time

Good luck!

[ThunderLund78]

Yeah, +1 on the Dingo. Not only is it effective, it's also pretty darn fun! And intuitive to use as well!

[leech~~]

Check the Brainerd Dispatch or the little Echo Journal in the ad's for guys that fix shorelines or Bob Cat work. Or check with the lake association they may have some connections as well. My Father-in-law use to be on Pelican and a bunch of cabin owners would get together every spring and hire a guy and he would go right down the beach. They would get ice push up just about every year on that side of the lake.

[anamod]

How do think this "dingo" will handle in fine sand? If the price from the landscape guys is too high I may do it myself. Last thing I need is to get it stuck in the sand.

[JP Z]

Just checking home depot's rentals they have a full skid steer for $188/4 hours. I would think you would be close to that for a dingo.

[bltbowhunter]

I found a Dingo to rent for $70 for 4 hours or $145 for 24 hours. After looking at videos of the dingo, I think it will work well for me. It's always so wet in this spot that a skidsteer would really tear things up. I'm not sure how well it will work in sand, but it does have tracks on it so it should work a lot better than a machine on wheels.