Find Your Lake

“Wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity, an antidote to the high pressure of modern life, a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium.”

Sigurd Olson


What is a Lake Association?

A lake association is typically a voluntary organization formed by people living around or interested in a particular lake. Its primary purpose is to promote the well-being and preservation of the lake and its surrounding environment. Research by Concordia College found that Minnesota has over 500 lake associations. When taken collectively, they are the largest (estimated 100k members), most philanthropic ($10 million annually for lake projects) and most engaged (1.2 million volunteer hours annually) conservation group in the State.


Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates

Lake Associations are a powerhouse that most Minnesotans haven’t heard of—because they’ve rarely been taken collectively. MLR is changing that by building an advocacy base to advance laws, secure funding, and support lake associations and lakeshore property owners. When united, Lake Associations wield real political influence for water conservation. There’s a saying at the Capitol: “You can either have a seat at the table, or you’re on the menu.” MLR gives all lakeshore communities a seat at the table.


Find Your Lake Association


MLR Advocate Member Organizations

By County

A – C

Aitkin County

Aitkin County Lakes & Rivers Association (ACLARA)
Big Pine Lake Property Owners Association (BPLPOA)
Big Sandy Lake Association
Clear Lakes Association
Farm Island Lake Improvement Association
Friends of Ripple Lake
Friends of Spirit Lake
Lake Minnewawa Association
Lone Lake Property Owners Association (LLPOA)
Cedar Lake Conservancy

Anoka County

Coon Lake Improvement Association
Crooked Lake Area Association (CLAA)

Becker County

Becker County Coalition of Lake Associations (BCCOLA)
Bad Medicine Lake Area Association (BMLAA)
Big Elbow, Little Bemidji, Juggler Lakes Association
Big Sugarbush Lake Association
Boot Lake Association
Cormorant Lakes Watershed District
Floyd Shores Inc.
Fox Lake Association
Island Lake Association
Lake Detroiters
Lake Maud Association
Little Cormorant Lake Association
Long Lake Betterment Association
Pearl Lake Association
Toad Lake Association

Beltrami County

Beltrami County Lakes and Rivers Association (BCLARA)
Big Bass Lake Association (BBLA)
Grace Lake Watershed Improvement Association
Long Lake Association (Beltrami)
Swenson Lake Association
Turtle River Watershed Association (TRWA)
Upper Red Lake Area Association
Clearwater Lake Area Association (CLAA)

Benton County

Little Rock Lake Association

Carlton County

Big Lake Improvement Association (Carlton)

Carver County

Area Partnership for Pierson Lake Enhancement LTD. (APPLE)
Lotus Lake Conservation Alliance
Lake Minnewashta Preservation Association (LMPA)

Cass County

Association of Cass County Lakes
Ada Lake Association
Baby, Kerr, Kid, Lost, Man & McKeown Lakes Association
Birch Lake Association
Blackwater Lake Association
Child, Girl, Woman Lakes Area Association
Gull Lake Chain of Lakes Association
Inguadona Lake Association
Island Lake Association
Lake Washburn Association
Leech Lake Association
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Plants Department
Long Lake Property Owners Association
Mule Lake Property Owners
Northern Waters Land Trust
Norway Lake Association
Pleasant Lake Association
Ponto Lake Homeowners Association
Portage Chain Association
Roosevelt and Lawrence Area Lakes Association (RALALA)
Steamboat Lake Association
Sylvan Lake Association
Ten Mile Lake Association (TMLA)
Thunder Lake Association
Wabedo-Little-Boy-Cooper Lakes Association (WLBCR)
Webb Lake Association

Chisago County

Center Lakes Association
Chisago-Lindstrom Lakes Association (CLLA)
Comfort Lake Association
Goose Lake Lake Association
Green Lake Association

Cook County

Caribou Lake Property Owners Association
Cook County Coalition of Lake Associations
Deeryard Forest HOA
Greenwood Lake Association
Hungry Jack Home Owners Association
West Bearskin Lake Property Owners Association

Crow Wing County

Bass Lake Association (by Mission Lake)
Bay Lake Improvement Association
Big Whitefish North Shore POA
Borden Lake Association
Clamshell-Bertha Lake Association (CBLA)
Clamshell Lake Association
Clark Lake Association
Crow Wing County Lakes & Rivers Alliance (LARA)
Cullen Lakes Association (CLA)
Eagle Lake Association
Emily Lakes and Rivers Association
Fifty Lakes Property Owners Association
Friends of Lower Hay Lake (FOLH)
Goodrich & O’Brien Lakeshore Association (GOLA)
Horseshoe Lake Property Owner’s Association (HLPOA)
Kimble Lake Homeowners Association
Lake Edward Conservation Club (LECC)
Lake Hubert Conservation Association (LHCA)
Lake Ossawinnamakee Property Owners Association
Little Lake Hubert Association
Lower South Long Lake Improvement Association
Mission Lakes Association
North Long Lake Association
Pelican Lakes Association of Crow Wing County
Portage-Crooked Lake Chain Improvement Assoc (PBLIA)
Rabbit , Clinker, Carlson and Cuyuna Lakes Association (RCCC)
Rice Lake Association of Crow Wing County
Ruth Lake Improvement District
Serpent Lake Association
Sibley Lake Association
Upper Hay Lake Association
Upper South Long Lake Improvement Association (USLLIA)


D -L

Dakota County

Gladstone Lake Association

Douglas County

Lake Carlos Area Association
Lake Darling Area Association
Lake Irene Preservation Association
Lake L’Homme Dieu Association
Lake Latoka Property Owners Association
Lake Miltona Association
Lake Victoria Area Association
Lobster Lake Association
Osakis Lake Association
Red Rock Lake Association

Faribault County

Goodhue County

Lake Byllesby Improvement Association (LBIA)

Hennepin County

Christmas Lake Homeowner’s Association
Gleason Lake Improvement Association (GLIA)
Harrisons Bay Association
Lake Independence Citizens Association (LICA)
Lake Minnetonka Association
Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD)
Minnesota Coalition of Lake Associations (MNCOLA)
Rice Lake Area Association

Hubbard County

Hubbard County COLA
Hubbard County SWCD
Big Mantrap Lake Association
Big Sand Lake Association
Boulder Lake Association
Fishhook Lake & River Association (FHLRA)
Kabekona Lake Association
Lake Belle Taine Association
Lake Plantagenet Landowner’s Association (LPLA)
Little Sand Lake Area Association
Long Lake Area Association Foundation
Potato Lake Association
Spider Lake Association

Isanti County

Isanti County COLA
Fannie Lake Improvement District
Green Lake Improvement District
Long Lake Improvement District
Paul’s and Elin’s Lake improvement Association
Skogman Lake Improvement District
Spectacle Lake Improvement Association

Kanabec County

Ann Lake Watershed Alliance
Fish Lake Improvement Association
Lewis Lake Property Owners Association

Kandiyohi County

Kandiyohi AIS Task Force
Diamond Lake Association
George Lake Association
Green Lake Property Owners Association (GLPOA)
Lake Calhoun Area Association
Lake Florida Improvement Association
Long Lake Improvement Association
Nest Lake Improvement Association
Norway/Games Lake Improvement Association

Le Suer County

Greater Jefferson-German Lakes Association
Lake Francis Association
Lake Volney Association
Lake Washington Improvement Association
Waterville Lakes Association
Tri-County COLA

M – P

Mahnomen County

Tulaby Lake Association

Martin County

Fairmont Lakes Foundation, Inc.

McLeod County

Lake Marion Improvement Association

Meeker County

Meeker County Association of Lakes
Lake Jennie Improvement Corp
Lake Minnie Belle Improvement Association (LMBIA)
Lake Stella Homeowners Association
Lake Washington Improvement Association

Mille Lacs County

Mille Lacs Lake Watershed Management Group

Morrison County

Lake Alexander Property Owners Association
Lake Shamineau Association
Lake Sullivan Association
Long Lake Homeowners Association Inc
Pine – Cedar Lake Association

Murray County

Shetek Area Lake Association

Otter Tail County

Otter Tail Lakes Property Owners Association, Inc. (OTLPOA)
Otter Tail County COLA
Big McDonald LID
Clitherall Lake Association, Inc.
Dead Lake Association
Eagle Lake Lakeshore Association
East Battle Lake Watershed Association
Lake Seven (SCALP) Lake Association
Lake Six Lake Association
Lida Lakes Improvement District
Pelican Group of Lakes Improvement District
Pelican Lake Property Owners Association (PLPOA)
Prairie Lake Association
Star Lake Property Owners Association (SLPOA)
Stuart Lake Association
Sybil Lake Association
Tamarac Lake Association
Ten Mile Lake Preservation Association
Trowbridge Leek Lake Association
West Battle Lake Lakeshore Association (WBLLA)
West McDonald Lake Association

Pine County

Big Pine Lakes Association
Cross Lake Association of Pine County
Grindstone Lake Association
Windemere Township Lakes Association

Polk County

Maple Lake Improvement District

Pope County

Amelia-Villard-Leven Lakes Association
Scandanavian Lake Association

R – W

Ramsey County

Lake Gervais Association
Lake Johanna Improvement Society
White Bear Lake Conservation District (WBLCD)

Rice County

Cedar Lake Association (Rice County)
Shields Lake Association

Saint Louis County

Burntside Lake Association (BLA)
Caribou Lake Association (CLA)
Eagles Nest Township Lakes Association
Pelican Lakeshore Owners Association
Pequaywan Lake Association
Pike Lake Association
Three Lakes Development Association
Vermilion Lake Association
White Iron Chain of Lakes Association (WICOLA)

Sherburne County

Big Lake Community Lakes Association
Briggs Lake Chain Association

Stearns County

Stearns County COLA
Big Fish Lake Association
Big Watab Lake Association
Grand Lake Improvement District
Koronis Lake Association
Little Birch Lake Improvement Association
Long and Crooked Lakes Association
Pelican Lake Association of St. Anna
Rice Lake Association (RLA)
Sauk River Chain of Lakes Association

Todd County

Big Birch Lake Association
Big Swan Lake Improvement Association
Mound Lake Association
Big Sauk Lake Association

Waseca County

Waseca Lakes Association
Reeds Lake Association

Washington County

Big Marine Lake Association
Forest Lake Lake Association

Wright County

Wright County COLA
Bass Lake Association of Wright County, Inc.
Beebe Lake Improvement Association
Cedar Lake Conservation Club
Clearwater Lake Property Owners Association (CLPO)
Crawford Lake Improvement Association
Deer Goose Lake Association
Greater Lake Sylvia Association
Howard Lake Watershed Alliance
Lake Augusta Assoc. Inc.
Lake Ida Lake Association
Lake John Association
Maple Lake Property Owners Association
Mink Somers Lake Improvement District
Pleasant Lake Improvement Association (PLIAMN)
Sugar Lake Association
Waverly Lake Association

Organizations A – Z

Ada Lake Association
Aitkin County Lakes & Rivers Association (ACLARA)
Amelia-Villard-Leven Lakes Association
Ann Lake Watershed Alliance
Area Partnership for Pierson Lake Enhancement LTD. (APPLE)
Association of Cass County Lakes
Baby, Kerr, Kid, Lost, Man & McKeown Lakes Association
Bad Medicine Lake Area Association (BMLAA)
Bass Lake Association (by Mission Lake)
Bass Lake Association of Wright County, Inc.
Bass Lake Clean Water Coalition
Bay Lake Improvement Association
Becker County COLA
Beebe Lake Improvement Association
Beltrami County Lakes and Rivers Assoc (BCLARA)
Big Bass Lake Association (BBLA)
Big Birch Lake Association
Big Elbow, Little Bemidji, Juggler Lakes Association
Big Fish Lake Association (Stearns County)
Big Lake Community Lakes Association
Big Lake Improvement Association (Carlton)
Big Mantrap Lake Association
Big Marine Lake Association
Big McDonald LID
Big Pine Lake Property Owners Association (BPLPOA)
Big Pine Lakes Association
Big Sand Lake Association
Big Sandy Lake Association
Big Sauk Lake Association
Big Sugarbush Lake Association
Big Swan Lake Improvement Association
Big Watab Lake Association
Big Whitefish North Shore POA
Birch Lake Association
Blackwater Lake Association
Boot Lake Association
Borden Lake Association
Boulder Lake Association
Briggs Lake Chain Association
Burntside Lake Association (BLA)
Caribou Lake Association (CLA)
Caribou Lake Property Owners Association
Cedar Lake Association (Rice County)
Cedar Lake Conservancy
Cedar Lake Conservation Club
Center Lakes Association
Child, Girl, Woman Lakes Area Associatiom
Chisago-Lindstrom Lakes Association (CLLA)
Christmas Lake Homeowner’s Association
Clamshell Lake Association
Clamshell-Bertha Lake Association (CBLA)
Clark Lake Association
Clear Lakes Association
Clearwater Lake Area Association. (CLAA)
Clearwater Lake Property Owners Association (CLPO)
Clitherall Lake Association, Inc.
Comfort Lake Association
Cook County Coalition of Lake Associations
Coon Lake Improvement Association
Cormorant Lakes Watershed District
Crawford Lake Improvement Association
Crooked Lake Area Association (CLAA)
Cross Lake Association of Pine County
Crow Wing County Lakes & Rivers Alliance (LARA)
Cullen Lakes Association (CLA)
Dead Lake Association
Deer Goose Lake Asn
Deer Lake Association (Itasca)
Deer Lake Watershed Association – Itasca County
Deeryard Forest HOA
Diamond Lake Association
Eagle Lake Association
Eagle Lake Lakeshore Association
Eagles Nest Township Lakes Association
East Battle Lake Watershed Association
Emily Lakes and Rivers Association
Fairmont Lakes Foundation, Inc.
Fannie Lake Improvement District
Farm Island Lake Improvement Association
Fifty Lakes Property Owners Association
Fish Lake Improvement Association (Kanabec)
Fishhook Lake & River Association (FHLRA)
Floyd Shores Inc.
Forest Lake Lake Association
Fox Lake Association (Becker)
Friends of Lower Hay Lake (FOLH)
Friends of Ripple Lake
Friends of Spirit Lake
George Lake Association
Gladstone Lake Association
Gleason Lake Improvement Association (GLIA)
Goodrich & O’Brien Lakeshore Association (GOLA)
Goose Lake Lake Association
Grace Lake Watershed Improvement Association – Beltrami
Grand Lake Improvement District
Greater Jefferson-German Lakes Association
Greater Lake Sylvia Association
Green Lake Association
Green Lake Improvement District of Isanti County
Green Lake Property Owners Association (GLPOA)
Greenwood Lake Association
Grindstone Lake Association
Gull Lake Chain of Lakes Association
Harrisons Bay Association
Horseshoe Lake Property Owner’s Association (HLPOA)
Howard Lake Watershed Alliance
Hubbard County COLA
Hubbard County SWCD
Hungry Jack Home Owners Association
Inguadona Lake Association
Isanti County COLA
Island Lake Association
Island Lake Association
Itasca County Coalition of Lake Associations (ICOLA)
Itasca Waters
Johnson Lake Improvement Association
Kabekona Lake Association
Kandiyohi AIS Task Force
Kimble Lake Homeowners Association
Koronis Lake Association
Lake Alexander Property Owners Association
Lake Alexander Property Owners’ Association
Lake Augusta Assoc. Inc.
Lake Belle Taine Association
Lake Byllesby Improvement Association (LBIA)
Lake Calhoun Area Association
Lake Carlos Area Association
Lake Darling Area Association
Lake Detroiters
Lake Edward Conservation Club (LECC)
Lake Florida Improvement Association
Lake Francis Association
Lake Gervais Association
Lake Hubert Conservation Association (LHCA)
Lake Ida Lake Association
Lake Independence Citizens Association (LICA)
Lake Irene Preservation Association
Lake Jennie Improvement Corp
Lake Johanna Improvement Society
Lake John Association
Lake L’Homme Dieu Association
Lake Latoka Property Owners Association
Lake Marion Improvement Association
Lake Maud Association
Lake Miltona Association
Lake Minnetonka Association
Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD)
Lake Minnewashta Preservation Association (LMPA)
Lake Minnewawa Association
Lake Minnie Belle Improvement Association (LMBIA)
Lake Ossawinnamakee Property Owners Association
Lake Plantagenet Landowner’s Association (LPLA)
Lake Seven (SCALP) Lake Association
Lake Shamineau Association
Lake Six Lake Associaiton
Lake Stella Homeowners Association
Lake Sullivan Association
Lake Victoria Area Association
Lake Volney Association
Lake Washburn Association
Lake Washington Improvement Assc (LeSuer County)
Lake Washington Improvement Association
Leech Lake Association
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Plants Department
Lewis Lake Property Owners Asn
Lida Lakes Improvement District
Little Birch Lake Improvement Association
Little Cormorant Lake Association
Little Lake Hubert Association
Little Rock Lake Association
Little Sand Lake Area Association
Lobster Lake Association
Lone Lake Property Owners Association (LLPOA)
Long and Crooked Lakes Associaiton
Long Lake Area Association Foundation (Hubbard County)
Long Lake Association (Beltrami)
Long Lake Betterment Association (Becker)
Long Lake Homeowners Association Inc
Long Lake Improvement Association (Kandiyohi)
Long Lake Improvement District (Isanti)
Long Lake Property Owners Association
Lotus Lake Conservation Alliance
Lower South Long Lake Improvement Association
Maple Lake Improvement District
Maple Lake Property Owners Association
Meeker County Association of Lakes
Mille Lacs Lake Watershed Management Group
Mink Somers Lake Improvement District
Minnesota COLA
Mission Lakes Association
Mound Lake Association
Mule Lake Property Owners
Nest Lake Improvement Association
North Long Lake Association
Northern Waters Land Trust
Norway Lake Association of Cass County
Norway/Games Lake Improvement Association
Osakis Lake Association
Otter Tail County COLA
Otter Tail Lakes Property Owners Association, Inc. (OTLPOA)
Paul’s and Elin’s Lake lmprov Association
Pearl Lake Association
Pelican Group of Lakes Improvement District
Pelican Lake Association of St. Anna
Pelican Lake Property Owners Association (PLPOA)
Pelican Lakes Association of Crow Wing County
Pelican Lakeshore Owners Association
Pequaywan Lake Association
Pike Lake Association
Pine – Cedar Lake Association
Pleasant Lake Association
Pleasant Lake Improvement Association (PLIAMN)
Ponto Lake Homeowners Association
Portage Chain Association
Portage-Crooked Lake Chain Improvement Assoc (PBLIA)
Potato Lake Association
Prairie Lake Association
Rabbit , Clinker, Carlson and Cuyuna Lakes Association (RCCC)
Red Rock Lake Association
Reeds Lake Association
Rice Lake Area Association
Rice Lake Association (RLA)
Rice Lake Association of Crow Wing County
Roosevelt and Lawrence Area Lakes Association (RALALA)
Ruth Lake Improvement District
Sand Lake Property Owners Association
Sauk River Chain of Lakes Association
Scandanavian Lake Association
Serpent Lake Association
Shallow Sand Lake Association
Shetek Area Lake Association
Shields Lake Association
Sibley Lake Association
Siseebakwet Lake Association (SLA)
Skogman Lake Improvement District
Spectacle Lake Improvement Association
Spider Lake Association
Square Lake Association
Star Lake Property Owners Assoc. (SLPOA)
Steamboat Lake Association
Stearns County CO:A
Stuart Lake Association
Sugar Lake Association
Suomi Area Lakes Association
Swan Lake Association
Swenson Lake Association
Sybil Lake Association
Sylvan Lake Association
Tamarac Lake Association
Ten Mile Lake Association (TMLA)
Ten Mile Lake Preservation Association
Three Island Lake Association
Three Lakes Development Association
Thunder Lake Association
Toad Lake Association
Trowbridge Leek Lake Association
Tulaby Lake Association
Turtle Lake Association
Turtle River Watershed Association (TRWA)
Upper Hay Lake Association
Upper Red Lake Area Association
Upper South Long Lake Improvement Association (USLLIA)
Vermilion Lake Association
Wabana Chain of Lakes Association (WCOLA)
Wabedo-Little-Boy-Cooper Lakes Association (WLBCR)
Waseca Lakes Association
Waterville Lakes Association, Tri-County COLA
Waverly Lake Association
Webb Lake Association
West Battle Lake Lakeshore Association (WBLLA)
West Bearskin Lake Property Owners Association
West McDonald Lake Association
White Bear Lake Conservation District (WBLCD)
White Iron Chain of Lakes Association (WICOLA)
Whitefish Area Property Owners Association (WAPOA)
Windemere Township Lakes Association
Wright County COLA