Once per year, the Deer Lake Association honors a person, couple, family, or organization who has made a substantial commitment to maintain or improve Deer Lake water quality or quality of life. DLA established the award in 2017 at the request of the Brown family, in loving memory of Margaret “Peg” Brown.
Peg and her family first came to Deer Lake in 1951. For the next sixty-five years, she came to Deer Lake every summer. Peg loved the lake with a special passion. In her honor, the Margaret Brown Lake Stewardship Award is now given to recognize others with the same passion and concern for Deer Lake.
Margaret Brown Lake Stewardship Award Honorees
2017 Janna and Steve Nemeth
2018 Elise and Doug Widen
2019 Barb and Bob Baker
Trish and Jim Bogenrief
2020 Ginny and Lew Johnston
2021 Diana and Herb Lieffring
Margaret and David Duxbury
2022 Camp Hiawatha
Donna and John Davis
2023 Susie and Jack Jones
Brenda and Eric Williams
2024 Beth Riesgraf-Wyman and Dick Wyman
Judy and Don LeWin
2025 Abby and Don Marier
Alice and Dave Stark
2026 Tom Nelson
Rich Anderson