Past newsletters added
10/30/2022
More past newsletters are now online. See the newsletters page.
Welcome to the website of the Horseshoe Lake Property Owners Association. Here you will find association newsletters, annual meeting minutes, aquatic plant management plans, and photos of the lake and the Minong area going back decades.
NewslettersAssociation updates, 2012 to 2022
Annual meetingsMinutes from 2005 to 2020
Lake managementMilfoil, plant management plans, fish surveys
PhotosPostcards, loons, maps and more
News
Approved 2022 to 2026 Aquatic Plant Management Plan
3/3/2022
Draft 2022 to 2026 Aquatic Plant Management Plan
11/15/2021
2021 Eurasian water milfoil information
5/18/2021
Past newsletters and 2020 meeting minutes added
2/8/2021
More past newsletters are on the newsletters page, and the 2020 annual meeting minutes are on the annual meetings page.
Past newsletters and 2019 meeting minutes added
11/14/2019
See the newsletters and annual meetings pages.
2019 Eurasian water milfoil information
11/14/2019
2016, 2017 and 2018 annual meeting minutes added
9/10/2018
See the annual meetings page.
Loon feeding chick
9/10/2018
Beautiful photos of a common loon (Gavia immer), also known as a great northern diver, feeding a chick on Horseshoe Lake, © Kris Carlton. See the photos.
2015 annual meeting minutes added
9/21/2015
See the annual meetings page.
Horseshoe Lake creel survey, 2014 to 2015
9/21/2015
2014 annual meeting minutes added
9/25/2014
See the annual meetings page.
Approved five year Aquatic Plant Management Plan
9/25/2014
From Edward Wink, Secretary-Treasurer, Horseshoe Lake Property Association, Inc.: “As part of our grant from the Wisconsin DNR we are obligated to develop a plan to manage our aquatic plants for the next five years.”
Read the DNR-approved plan and the plan appendices (PDF).
2013 annual meeting minutes
8/23/2013
Minutes from the 2013 annual meeting are on the annual meetings page. Topics included Eurasian watermilfoil (EWM) mitigation efforts, funding for lake management, and more. A very special thank you to all stewards of this very special lake.
2011 and 2012 meeting minutes and 2012 fall newsletter added
5/2/2013
See the annual meetings page, and the 2012 fall newsletter, which includes updates on the Eurasian watermilfoil mitigation efforts and the Association’s 501(c)(3) designation.
2010 annual meeting and channel dredging project
2010
The 2010 meeting was held on 7/17/2010 and the minutes are online. During the meeting the Board of Directors called for a motion to proceed with the channel dredging project. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote of the members present.
West-side homeowners assessed each lot a maximum of $350.00 to cover whatever could not be covered by donations from Horseshoe Lake owners. The project was estimated at $13,000.00.
Statewide slow no wake bill signed
7/10/2009
Governor Jim Doyle signed a bill (SB 12) establishing a statewide slow no wake zone for motorboats within 100 feet of a lake’s shoreline, at a ceremony at Totogatic County Park. The Governor also signed a bill designating the Totogatic as a Wild River.
The Wisconsin Association of Lakes worked for several years to advance the bill and thanked the Governor, Sen. Robert Jauch and Rep. Gary Sherman for their leadership. Boating too close to shore can contribute to shoreline erosion, stir up lake bed sediments, release phosphorus that feeds algae blooms, and harm fish habitat when propellers uproot shoreline plants. A reduction in boat speed near shore is a helpful step for long-term water quality.
2009 Lakes Fair
2009
Lake representatives from Minong Township organized a family Lakes Fair for Saturday, July 25, 2009, 9am to 3pm, on the grounds of the Minong Town Hall on Nancy Lake Road, with activities for kids, presentations on rules on the water, invasive species and citizen involvement, talks on fish, frogs, loons and raptors, and a noon pig roast.
2009 Lakes Fair brochure (PDF)
2009 annual meeting
2009
The 2009 annual meeting was held Sunday, June 7th, 2009 at the Minong Town Hall on Nancy Lake Road. Annual dues were $10.00. Dues help with improvements needed to the lake and hosting the annual meeting, which is for all property owners on Horseshoe Lake.
2005 annual meeting minutes added
7/21/2006
See the annual meetings page.
Updated images
7/19/2006
The photos section has new postcard images along with a couple of photos submitted by a homeowner.
An answer to the infamous question
8/11/2003
On 7/2/01 Brent asked “will Camp Horseshoe for boys ever reopen?” The answer turned out to be yes, but not in the original location. Fran and Jordan Shiner opened a camp with the same name, built in the image of the original, in Rhinelander, WI (about 125 miles ESE of Minong) rather than on the now residentially developed northern shores of Little Horseshoe. Learn more at camphorseshoe.com.
Sad news
8/2/2001
We have lost one of the lake’s most beloved and respected residents. George Becherer passed away this week. A wake was held for Mr. Becherer on the afternoon of Thursday, August 2nd, 2001. Our best wishes go out to his wife, children, friends (no doubt each and every resident of Minong), and family.
Welcome
7/2/2001
“Welcome to the HorseshoeLake.org website. This is Brent Burval typing from my grandfather’s cabin on the lake here in Minong, WI. This is a work in progress and I hope you will all contribute in any way that you can.”
Send your local news: how many loons are around, is the fishing good, is the lake’s name really being changed to “Water Site 22”? Email [email protected].
Horseshoe Lake gets a domain name
10/17/2000
“Scary but true. HorseshoeLake.org was registered today. I figured if I am going to do this I might as well do it right.” Brent