2012 Collinwood Community Lake Association Newsletter

Are you ready for another fun and exciting summer at Collinwood Lake? One way you can insure that Collinwood will continue to be a great lake for fishing, camping, boating and swimming is through membership in the Collinwood Community Lake Association. The association is staffed entirely by volunteers that work with the Minnesota DNR and other lake associations to maintain and improve the recreational opportunities here on Collinwood Lake. These volunteers monitor water quality in the streams entering the lake and the lake itself. Volunteers combat excessive algae growth using a treatment of Copper Sulfate each summer. This method has been used for decades and provides a safe and economical way to assure that the algae will not make the lake unsuitable for use by people and dangerous for their pets.

The cost of membership is only $35.00 per household, which includes two dinners at our annual picnic. The picnic this year will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at noon in the Collinwood Park picnic shelter. Food and beverages will be provided and you are asked to bring a dessert to share. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet your neighbors on the lake! Be sure to mark the registration sheet if you plan to attend the picnic.

The Independence Day Celebration boat parade will be held on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at 2:00 PM. We will gather at the South end of the lake and finish at the campground where prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place.