WHY BECOME A LAUREL LAKE ASSOCIATION MEMBER?
- Contribute to keeping our lake environment healthy
- Receive the Laurel Lake Ledger
- Become part of a worthwhile lake-life organization
- Be invited to our Annual Meeting & Picnic
- Be kept up-to-date on lake news & events
2024 SUMMER CONCERT ON LAUREL LAKE
DOES IT GET ANY BETTER THAN FLOATING AROUND IN YOUR BOAT ON A BEAUTIFUL SUMMER EVENING AND LISTENING TO AWESOME LIVE MUSIC? WE DIDN'T THINK SO!
WE ANCHORED OUT AND ENJOYED THE MUSIC OF 3-GEN ON SATURDAY JULY 20!
THANK YOU TO OUR LAKE HOST
LOCAL BUSINESS SPONSORS!
KG PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS - GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR
FLAVOR SMART BEVERAGE GROUP - SILVER LEVEL SPONSOR
TRI-CITY MARINE SALES - SILVER LEVEL SPONSOR
ALL BUSINESS SPONSOR FUNDING GOES DIRECTLY TO SUPPORT OUR LAKE HOST PROGRAM.
Forest Resiliency Discussed at 2024 LLA Annual Meeting - Resource Download Now Available
At our 2024 LLA Annual Meeting, UNH Sullivan County Cooperative Extension Forester Dode Gladders provided an excellent talk about forest resiliency and predators that threaten our various regional trees. Mr. Gladders suggested an outstanding related resource for interested members to read: that booklet is titled "Increasing Forest Resiliency for an Uncertain Future" (authors Paul Catanzaro, Anthony D'Amato & Emily Silver Huff) and available for download at https://masswoods.org/sites/masswoods.net/files/Forest-Resiliency.pdf .
THE 2024 LAKE HOST PROGRAM AT LAUREL LAKE
CLEAN, DRAIN, AND DRY: ALL BOATERS WHO VISIT LAUREL LAKE, PLEASE
REMEMBER TO "CLEAN, DRAIN, AND DRY" YOUR BOAT WHEN ARRIVING AT
THE RAMP. IT IS THE LAW IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER
TO KEEP OUR LAKES HEALTHY.
A MILFOIL "SAVE" IN 2023: OUR LAKE HOST PROGRAM MADE AN OFFICIAL
"SAVE" AT THE RAMP BY PULLING A EURASIAN WATER MILFOIL WEED FROM
A BOAT TRAILER COMING INTO LAUREL LAKE. THIS "SAVE" WAS 1 OF 9 SAVES
STATE-WIDE DURING THE 2023 SEASON!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 LAKE HOST TEAM: MANY THANKS TO OUR PAID
LAKE HOST AND TEAM OF 8 VOLUNTEERS FOR A SUCCESSFUL SEASON!
Learn more about the Lake Host Program HERE.
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NEW OUT OF STATE BOATING LAW IN NEW HAMPSHIRE! Per the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services website: "The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) is reminding all persons operating a motorboat on New Hampshire public waters that is registered in another state (other than New Hampshire) of a new requirement to purchase and display a New Hampshire aquatic invasive species decal from NHDES. The new law (RSA 487:43) went into effect on July 1, 2019. Decals can be purchased online for $20 each. You can purchase decals online at NHDES Invasive Species webpage, by clicking on the link for the boater decal, or at the Out-of-State Boater Decal Purchase Page. The decal must be displayed within 3 inches of a boat's valid registration decal. Decals should be placed on the port side of the vessel. Decals expire on December 31 each year. Proceeds from the decal program will be used for prevention and management of invasive aquatic species in New Hampshire."
GIVE LAUREL LAKE GEAR ALL YEAR!!
The Laurel Lake Association is selling a wide variety of tees, sweatshirts, caps, polos & windbreakers for children and adults via Bulldog in Keene. They host an online store for us [https://laurellake.itemorder.com/] - a sales portal which is now open until July 1. Orders placed by then will be available to pick up at the canoe race July 27 or you can pick them up at the Bulldog store , have them shipped to you, or connect with Joe Pelkey (jpelk20@yahoo.com).
GET MORE INFO ON LAUREL LAKE GEAR HERE.
MAKE YOUR PROPERTY A "LAKESMART" LAKE FRIENDLY PROPERTY
Learn more about the NH LAKES "LakeSmart Lake-Friendly Living Program" and how you can contribute to maintaining a healthy Laurel Lake watershed.
THE 2024 LAUREL LAKE LEDGER IS HERE!
KEEPING OUR LAKE CLEAN & HEALTHY - Stewardship of Laurel Lake’s wonderful water quality and healthy ecosystem requires an on-going community commitment. Our beautiful lake – with its invasive-free clear, clean water and abundant fish and wildlife – is a treasure we all enjoy. However, there are several conditions and elements that work against the health of the Laurel Lake ecosystem – many are unintentional consequences of routine things that occur in our daily lives. For example, salt and sand that are used to keep our roads clear of ice and fertilizer that we use to help our gardens grow can find their way into our lake by way of natural occurrences such as winter melt and storm water runoff, causing harm to the lake’s health. Or, invasive species from infested lakes and ponds can unknowingly hitchhike into our lake on boats and trailers if NH’s “Clean. Drain. Dry.” law is not followed.
Awareness that maintaining a healthy Laurel Lake ecosystem is the shared responsibility of our entire lake community is an important step in tackling these challenges that threaten the lake’s health. Many important efforts are already being made in that regard, such as the Laurel Lake Association’s Aquatic Invasive Species (Weed Watchers) group, Lake Water Quality Assessment program, and the Lake Host program. But, there is much more that can be, and is being, done to keep our lake clean and healthy. Read more about this topic and many other lake-related stories of interest in the 2023 and 2024 issues of the Laurel Lake Ledger.
2022 LAUREL LAKE LEDGER IS NOW POSTED! Get caught up on all of the recent Laurel Lake news in the Spring 2022 Ledger, now posted HERE. Take a trip back in time & explore Laurel Lake life from 1988 to 2021 via archived Laurel Lake Ledgers which are posted on the Lake Association website as well.
2024 LAKE ASSOCIATION EVENTS SCHEDULE
2024 SPRING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Saturday June 1, 2024
9:00am - 12:00noon
Camp Fleur de Lis Dining Hall
JULY 4th FLARE AFFAIR
Thursday July 4, 2024
9:00 - 10:00pm
Flares should be lit at sundown. Evening boat cruising is encouraged!
ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MTG/CHICKEN BBQ
Saturday July 13, 2024
10:30am - 1:00pm
White's Field Keene Avenue
BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS!
Chicken BBQ to follow
Rain Location: Depot Train Station
CONCERT ON THE LAKE
Saturday July 20, 2024
6:30 - 8:00pm
Pagano Front Porch - East Shore
Live Music Performed by 3-Gen
PULL YOUR BOAT UP AND ENJOY THE MUSIC!
33rd ANNUAL CANOE/KAYAK RACE
Saturday July 27, 2024
10:30am - 5:00pm
Registration @ TBA - White's Field
Races begin at TBA
NO BOAT WAKE RULE ENFORCED DURING RACES
ANNUAL DRESSER FRIEDMAN REGATTA
Saturday August 31, 2024
10:00am - 12:00Noon
Organizer: Tom White
Rain Date: September 1, 2024
FALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Saturday September 7, 2024
9:00am - 12:00noon
Camp Fleur de Lis Dining Hall