August 3, 2024 - Another Forest Lake Association (FLA) Annual Meeting has come and gone.  Even though the rain tried to shut us down and may have scared some away, we all persevered thanks to hurrying up the meeting and all food and beverages in the  garage of Jeff and Barb Ladd.   The financial health of the FLA is in good shape and, thanks to the work of the Forest Lake Preservation Foundation, they hope to encourage all lake homeowners to donate to the worthy cause in the fight to control the spread of Eurasian Water Milfoil (EWM) in the lake.  If you would like to donate to the foundation, just go to their website:  forestlakepreservationfoundation.org and click on the "Support Us" tab to make a tax deductible donation.   Every dollar collected by the Foundation goes directly for the fight against our biggest lake enemy - Eurasian Water Milfoil.

The election of three new board members was accomplished with Mike Barr, Mark Dreyer and Tony Nicosia  now on the Board.   Many thanks to outgoing members Linda Coyle, Kristie Ohberg, and Tom Ward for their tireless work on behalf of everyone on Forest Lake.

As many of you know, the Lake Champion Award was started in 2019 to recognize those individual homeowners that have worked selflessly for the lake over the years.  The criteria is simple, it is individuals who have done some of the “dirty work” or as we commonly say the “unsung heroes”.  They do this work through selfless actions that preserve the lake and our community for future generations to enjoy what our founding Lake Association homeowners not only experienced but laid the groundwork to ensure that we continue to enjoy today.   Today, we are very pleased to announce this year's Lake Champion Award winner is:   Linda Bogdala

Linda's diligent work as association secretary and Clean Boats Clean Waters volunteer scheduling and training has affected not only the lake homeowners locally but also visitors using the lake via the public landing.  These visitors come from Vilas County, all over Wisconsin and surrounding states to enjoy the superior water quality, fishing and recreational water activities.  Since coming on the board in about 2012, Linda has championed the fight against this invasive species.  With his training knowledge  she has educated lake homeowners in person and via Zoom and through other communications.  Thank you, Linda, for the work you continue to do and Congratulations!