by Dee Smith | Mar 31, 2020 | Education, News
The graph above displays the water level verse target for March. The dam gates have been at their lowest setting all winter but the Glen Lakes remain high to target due to precipitation. Starting March 15 the lake level target starts to ramp up, from 596.6’...
by Dee Smith | Mar 23, 2020 | Education, News
There are three other, lesser known and often overlooked bodies of water in our watershed. Let’s take a look at the first. Tucker Lake is about 15 acres wide and 15 feet deep, and is completely within the National Park’s boundaries. There are no riparians...
by Dee Smith | Mar 2, 2020 | Education, News
Making sure the Glen Lake area remains beautiful in the future requires careful stewardship to maintain this extraordinary natural resource. Live in the Glen lake/ Crystal River Watershed? Every mailbox in our 4 township area received a copy of “13 Tips for...
by Dee Smith | Feb 3, 2020 | Education, News
The recently proposed development at the Crystal Harbor Marina property located at 5664 S. Dunns Farm Road in Glen Arbor, sparked immediate and great concern over the possibility of multiple housing units, boat slips and parking on the eight-acre parcel. However, no...
by Dee Smith | Jan 27, 2020 | Education, News
A symposium on water quality will be held at Northwestern Michigan College’s (NMC) Hagerty Center on February 17. The Great Lakes Water Studies Institute and Freshwater Solutions are hosting the free event and will include local lake associations, including GLA,...
by Dee Smith | Jan 20, 2020 | Education, News
The Glen Lake Association is grateful and humbled by a recent donation by the Besio Family Foundation – one of the most significant donations to date given to the award-winning lake association. The Besio family’s gift will underwrite the popular Discovery Boat...
by Dee Smith | Jan 16, 2020 | Education, News
A wetter than usual 2019 has resulted in higher than normal lake levels in Glen Lake. According to GLA water level committee chair, Bill Meserve, the lake is almost four inches higher than the Circuit Court ordered level. The issue comes down too much rain and snow,...
by Dee Smith | Jan 6, 2020 | Education, News
Imagine. For the past seven decades, concerned citizens, property owners and civic-minded people have been true guardians of Glen Lake, committed to the purpose and values of the Glen Lake Association: preserving and protecting the water. Although historians...
by Dee Smith | Dec 9, 2019 | Education, News
An open meeting of the Glen Lake/ Crystal River Watershed Protection Project Task Force has been set and the public is welcome and encouraged to attend. GLA is sponsoring the meeting, bringing together the four townships within the watershed–Cleveland, Glen...
by Dee Smith | Nov 21, 2019 | Education, News
Over the past six months, members of the GLA Board of Directors have been developing a new roadmap for the future of the organization. A five-year Strategic Plan (2020 – 2025) has been created with input from the board, staff, key stakeholders and 156 Association...
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