Moen Lake Duck Crossing - Click to enlarge.Welcome

Welcome aboard the Moen LakeChain Association Information web site. Ourwonderful lake chain is situated in the great Northwoods of North Central Wisconsin just out of Rhinelander. (more)

 

 

Oneida County Award Ceremony
Lake Groups & CBCW/CLMN Volunteers
Saturday, August 21st, 6:00 p.m.
Click Here for MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

 


Wisconsin DNR Watercraft Inspection
2010 Results for Oneida County
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2010 ANNUAL ASSOCIATION MEETING

The meeting was held July 10, 2010 at Pine Valley Lodge. It was well attended and plenty of good information was shared.

CLICK HERE for a picture symopsis of the gathering.

BUT WAIT - There's More...The annual Moen Lake Chain Association Picnc is almost here.

 

FREE Water Related Workshops

Join in on the upcoming workshops hosted by the Oneida County AIS Coordinator. All sessions are held at the Oneida COunty UW-Extension Office.

  • Lake Management Planning - Friday, July 23, 9:00 - 12:00 Noon
  • Purple Loostrife Bio-control - Tuesday, August 3, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
  • Residents on Lakes without a Lake Group - Thursday, August 12, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

CLICK HERE for informtion about these three important opportunities.

A wonderful afternoon of quality family time on the Moen Lake Chain - Click to enlarge.

All boats required to operate at slow-no-wake within 100 feet of shoreline

A new boating rule in Wisconsin is designed to make lakes safer while protecting shorelines and improving water quality. Read the Weekly News Article Published: May 4, 2010

 

Wisconsin Pier Regulations
Wisconsin pier regulations require all pier owners to review their dock size in compliance with the new 2008 law. - Click to enlarge.

New pier regulations were put in place for Wisconsin in summer 2008. It is required that all pier owners evaluate the size, placement and configuration of their existing or planned pier. Chances are you will have to do nothing BUT you have until April 1, 2011 to make sure.

Wisconsin DNR has provided valuable information to help you assess your pier. Start off by reading 'Wisconsin Pier Regulations - Everything you need to know for 2009'. Need help with just how to determine your pier size? Check out What's My Pier Size, a 3:36 minute video.

These resources, and much more about the new regulations can be found at the Wisconsin DNR web page Waterway & Wetland Permits: Piers, Docks and Wharves. Sharing is caring - Hairy Woodpecker and Grey Squirrel sharing a dining experience. - Click to enlarge.

Boating News

Wisconsin Online Boating Safety Course and Exam - Persons born on or after January 1, 1989, must complete this boating safety course or another that is accepted by the DNR to be eligible to operate a watercraft.  For the rest of us, take the course, pass the course, enhance your boating skills.

SPEED RESTRICTIONS - Be kind to your neighbors and your lakeshores. Please read the Wisconsin rules document and abide by them.

Lake Life

The SPRING NEWSLETTER is now available on-line - CLICK HERE (3.93mb)
EVENTS - Have an event to share? Go to Contact Us and submit it.
INVASIVE SPECIES DESTROY OUR LAKES - What YOU can do!

Two spotted fawns on the point between 3rd Lake and Lake 2 1/2 - Click to enlarge.Living on the lake requires not only your personal home and property maintenance but a committment to your lakes 'quality of life'. Since our lakes are intimately intertwined we must take responsibility for them all as a package deal.

The Moen Lake Chain Association coordinates a number of ongoing results oriented projects aimed at managing and monitoring our chain's 'quality of life'.

Please click on Action Groups and get involved today. These unpaid responsibilites are a small undertaking for the beauty and joy we each extract from our Lake Life every day.

 

This website is intended to bring up to date news and information to those of you that live here and those that are interested in the well being of our community. Through open communication we can share and plan activities that benefit the human, animal and other resources surrounding our homes. Please use the "Contact Us" features to bring forward your thoughts, concerns and opportunities to enhance our Lake Life.