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Plan to Attend the 2026 Wisconsin Lakes and Rivers Convention
Next year's Lakes and Rivers Convention is scheduled for April 15-17, 2026, at the Stevens Point Holiday Inn Convention Center. The Convention is 3 days of meetings and fellowships, breakout sessions and plenary sessions, sandwiches and banquets. Here's the link so you can see what it's about. Walworth County used to have the greatest attendance of any county - let's bring that back! Here;s the link to Convention information: https://wisconsinwaterweek.org/home/lakes-and-rive
walworthlakes
Nov 211 min read
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Kreative Solutions Presentation
We're happy to post Kristina Czarnacki's presentation about marketing to your members. She shows several examples of what other lake associations have done and presents a roadmap. We're very glad she presented at our meeting and also answered so many questions!
walworthlakes
Nov 121 min read
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October 18 Meeting at LaGrange
The final meeting of 2025 was held at the LaGrange Town Hall and featured Kristina Czarnecki discussing communications and marketing. Her presentation will be posted here soon. Kristina outlined a plan that any lake association could use to communicate via email and newsletters, plus strategies for websites. In local lake news, we discussed how municipalities approve buoy permits and place them. If anyone would like to share their information, please email us at info@walworth
walworthlakes
Oct 261 min read
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August 16 Meeting at Lake Ivanhoe
On Saturday, August 16 the Walworth County Lakes Association met at the Lake Ivanhoe Clubhouse to hear Travis Motl from the Wisconsin DNR...
walworthlakes
Jul 281 min read
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Minutes of June 21, 2025
The meeting was hosted by the Potter's Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District and held at the East Troy Community Center, 2043...
walworthlakes
May 281 min read
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Minutes of April 19, 2025 Meeting
On Saturday April 19, Mary Knipper, Town Chair and founder of WCLA, spoke about the Town's multi-year dredging project to renew three...
walworthlakes
Apr 61 min read
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Personal Story from the Lakes Convention
Editor's note: This is a letter we received from Tony Novak with an important perspective about Wakesurfing Boats. Thank you Tony for...
walworthlakes
Apr 63 min read
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March 13th: Fox River Summit
March 13 is the 13th Annual Fox River Summit! It is an In-Person Event held at Veterans Terrace in Burlington, Wisconsin 7:30 am...
walworthlakes
Mar 81 min read
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Notes from February 15th Meeting
Walworth County Lakes Association held its February meeting on Zoom, on February 16th. Jake Schmidt. Vice President, introduced Michael...
walworthlakes
Jan 282 min read
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October 19th Meeting: Great Information
The meeting began with a tribute to Mary Knipper, one of the founders of WCLA. Len Geyer gave a history of Mary's involvement - and many...
walworthlakes
Oct 6, 20241 min read
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Quagga Mussels Found in Lake Geneva
Follow this link: Quagga Mussels in Lake Geneva to read a report from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel about quagga mussels being...
walworthlakes
Aug 31, 20241 min read
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Fish Cribs! Make a Great Home for Small Fish!
At the June 15th meeting of the WCLA, Jim Corcoran of Lauderdale Lakes Improvement Association, demonstrated a new desigh of fish cribs,...
walworthlakes
Aug 12, 20241 min read
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Whitewater Hosted August 17th Meeting; Demonstration by Aquarius Systems
Members and friends of Walworth County Lakes met at the Lions Clubhouse on Whitewater Lake for an informative presentation by Jane...
walworthlakes
Jul 21, 20241 min read
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Lake Ivanhoe Receives Plaque
Mary Knipper, co-founder of Walworth County Lakes Association, presented Peter Baker from the Lake Ivanhoe Property Owners Association...
walworthlakes
Mar 17, 20241 min read
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2024 Programs Planned
WCLA had its first meeting on February 17th and plans have been made for the rest of 2024. You will see them on the Events page and...
walworthlakes
Mar 1, 20241 min read
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February 17: Technology in Conservation
The program was held at the Delavan Club clubhouse. Dr. Chris Wells, Associate Professor of Parks and Recreation Leadership, Aurora...
walworthlakes
Jan 24, 20243 min read
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Your Best Source of State Lake Information
There are many "hot topics" about lake safety and regulation. There is speculation and we're all talking about various things, including...
walworthlakes
Jan 2, 20241 min read
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October 21 - Meeting at Lake Ivanhoe
On Saturday, October 21, the WCLA gathered for its last meeting of the year at the Lake Ivanhoe Clubhouse. Lake Ivanhoe has been...
walworthlakes
Oct 23, 20231 min read
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Our DNR Warden Wants You!
On Saturday, August 19th, WDNR Conservation Warden Bradley Wilson spoke to the Walworth County Lakes Association at Juniper Knoll Girl...
walworthlakes
Aug 28, 20231 min read
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Dark Skies: June 17th Meeting Report
Adam McCollogh from Geneva Lake Astrophysics and Steam (GLAS) Education spoke about the important topic, Light Pollution / Dark Skies....
walworthlakes
Jun 4, 20231 min read
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