Deer Lake Association
A member of the Minnesota Lakes Association
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Almost Gone (May 16), at last! Official 2013 ICE OUT on Deer Lake: May 18 2013 Ice Out season (full sequence) (click for full sequence)
Large spring water seep in 3 feet of water: don't step here (or you will sink past your knee!)) If you know of similar SPRINGS on Deer Lake please contact Spring Study Coordinator, Tom Nelson
Is this a Spring water seep? Nope: its a crayfish den!! ***** Message about the Newsletter distribution via Email Deer Lake Weather Data, 2012 NEW
Deer Lake LOON Calendar is temporarily sold out. A second batch on order! Check out the feature on Deer Lake in the June Issue of Cabin Life magazine *****
Need help with dock or other close-up/clean-up chores?
Call Rich Anderson: 612-616-6830
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Invasive Species Crisis in Minnesota threatens Deer Lake!! This could happen here if we are not VERY CAREFUL!
New certification for Dock Installers required (extra caution if a dock is from another lake). Click these Links: MN DNR: Invasive Species in Itasca County Mussles and more: find many other Invasives on the sidebar of this website Tuesday, May 28th: DLA Book Club
Friday, June 7, 9am: Bear Island Cleanup
Saturday, June 8, 10am: DLA General Meeting AT CAMP HIAWATHA Presentation on Invasive Species Preceded by DLA Board Meeting at 8:30am
Wednesday, June 12th: DLA BBQ @ Baker's
Tuesday, June 18th: DLA Golf
Tuesday, June 25th: DLA Book Club Saturday, July 6: Rock Bass Kid's Tournament Wednesday, July 17th: DLA BBQ @ Stokes'
Friday, July 12th, 9am: Bear Island Cleanup
Saturday, July 13th, 4:30pm at Deer River Townhall: DLA Business Meeting with elections; followed by Potluck Dinner @ 5:30 DR Townhall located at 41183 Hwy 19, west of Deer Lake, .8 mile past West Deer Lake Rd Preceded by DLA Board meeting at 2pm
Tuesday, July 16th: DLA Golf
Tuesday, July 23rd: DLA Book Club
Friday, August 2nd, 9am: Bear Island Cleanup
Wednesday, August 7th: DLA BBQ @ Brown's Thursday, August 8th, 4:30pm: DLA Board Meeting @ Doug Routt's cabin (37382 Glenary Rd) Tuesday, August 13th, 4:30pm: DLA FROLIC @ Camp Hiawatha
Tuesday, August 20th: DLA Golf
Tuesday, August 27th: DLA Book Club Saturday, August 29th, 5pm: Annual Spaghetti Dinner @ Camp Hiawatha Friday, September 6th, 9am: Bear Island Cleanup Saturday, September 7, 9:30am: Hwy 62 Road Cleanup Tuesday, September 10th: DLA Book Club
Wednesday, September 11th: DLA BBQ @ Marier's
Tuesday, September 17th: DLA Golf
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Click for: Loon Count and Sensitive Shores
** Itasca Water Legacy Partnership invites your support!! * More Links to Area Attractions and Agencies HERE * Look for Announcements, People, and Hints pages in the FORUM section-- * We welcome your submissions Hints and Important Information about *****
Recent Northern Lights over Deer Lake (click) (includes video) ********* DLA Boutique
The DLA Boutique has just received a new shipment of the Hand Painted Deer Lake Mugs. These mugs are great for sipping on the shores of Deer Lake and they make a great gift! Call Elise Widen @ 246-2708, or (612)-868-5083 (off-season) *************
The year's best photos of Deer Lake and its environs can be found on the Gallery page. Contributions for this year start now! Please submit your best (digital) photos to the webmaster. Space may require a limit of three pictures. Photos should be lake-oriented, but this can include buildings, wildlife, people, weather formations, and other Deer Lake activities or scenes of all sorts. Send photos as email attachment photos in .jpg format with largest size/resolution possible to:
Photos from 2012 have been moved to their own page: CLICK HERE!
Maple Sap boils to syrup as Friends gather near Deer Lake ********************* County News The Environmental Assessment Worksheet has been completed for LWBC on Deer Lake. Because there is potential for significant ecological effects from the proposed project an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was ordered on Feb. 23. The EIS must be completed before LWBC can proceed to the permitting process which will also have to address the illegality of permitting Commercial development in a Residential land use zone. More information can be found here: ************
Changing Looks
to the Pretty View on East Deer Lake Road  The Pretty View from the Deer Lake Look-out on Co. Rd. 62 goes all the way across the length of Deer Lake, from north-east to south-west. *********** Some handy links to click and explore! Two NEW Items of Interest: MN DNR: Invasive Species in Itasca County Northern Minnesota Fishing Report from Guide Jeff Sundin **** Shoreland Best Management Practice Information This webpage from the University of Minnesota Extension Service includes fact-sheets designed to assist shoreland property owners in protecting and preserving water quality. These include information on septic systems, shoreline stabilization, erosion control, lawns and gardens, invasive species, and much more. Scroll to bottom for index of topics. ** Itasca County Interactive Map This GIS map of the county includes parcel information. ** Our DNR Lake ID Number is 310719 Helping Fish and Wildlife on your Lakeshore Property. ** *********** .jpg) In 2008 Camp Hiawatha installed a vast shoreland buffer to protect the lake water quality from erosion and run-off. Much of the cost came from grants and a donation from the Deer Lake Association. *****
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