News from the Association

Given the recent heavy rainfall and the lake currently exceeding its full pool level, this is an opportune moment to highlight some achievements from our projects over the past year and this spring.  This update also serves as a reminder of the ongoing silt challenges we face.  A significant issue that will remain a priority […]

Patrolling the Pond  April 15, 2026 Mastering Lake Rules Mike Miller, VP Lake Lotawana Association   One sure sign of spring is that another Masters Champion has been jacketed. Or in the case of the 2026 Master, only the 4th back-to-back winner, Rory McIlroy, slipped on the Green Jacket for the second time on Sunday.

Marina 27 | Ramp Parking – a reminder that the Marina 27 parking lot is intended for the Marina Parking during business hours.  If you have relatives or friends parking here and being picked up by boat please make sure they park in the upper lot across the street.  The goal is to keep the

  Click HERE to register for the LLA Spring Clean-Up. Click HERE to sign-up for the Dam Run.

Lake Roundtable – Marilee Magerkurth (office manager), Scott Johnson (operations manager), and I attended the local lake roundtable hosted by Weatherby Lake, where representatives from eight lakes discussed topics ranging from administrative processes to watershed and silt management.  The main takeaway was that managing a private recreational lake—regardless of its size—is a shared challenge.  Each

Patrolling the Pond.    The Madness of March and PWC Rules By Mike Miller, VP Lake Lotawana Association The Madness of March is giving way to April, where showers will likely give way to May Flowers. We are closing out a record-setting March in 2026, with temps ranging from a frigid 11 degrees to over

Patrolling the Pond: From On Ice to On the Water. by Mike Miller, Board Member, VP Lake Lotawana Association Is it me, or did winter come back? Actually, it never really left and decided to make a reappearance to show that it shouldn’t be forgotten so quickly. We were put back on ice this week

March Annual Meeting + Bonus Dredge Meeting for those members from Quantrill and Waterfall Coves that attended the informational meeting prior to the Annual meeting, thank you.  It was great to see so many attend and will help future communications for sure.  Over night and Wednesday morning after we received 1.75” of rain and the