Activities
Annual Meeting - Saturday, July 1 2023
Crandon High School Auditorium | 8:30 am sharp (note earlier start time); doors open at 8:00 am
The annual meeting of the general membership is usually the first item of the association’s calendar. The location for this year's meeting will again be at the High School auditorium. Doors open at 8:00 a.m. for coffee and cookies. The meeting will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. If you haven't paid your 2023 dues, you can do so prior to the start of the meeting.
4th of July Boat Parade & Picnic - Sunday, July 2, 2023
Boat Parade 1:00 pm | Registration at Charlie's dock beginning at 12:45
Picnic 2:00 pm | Followig Parade at Charlie's Lake Metonga Resort
The Boat Parade begins at 1:00 pm Charlie's Lake Metonga Resort dock and goes clockwise around the lake one lap. More details to follow on the parade, raffles, decorated watercraft contest and prizes as we get closer to the 4th.
WEEDS ’n' WALLEYES Banquet - October 7th, 2023
The WEEDS”n” WALLEYES Banquet is our one really big “fun”raising event of the year. With hundreds and hundreds of raffle prizes and auction items to bid on, just about no one leaves empty handed and everyone has a great time. The event is hosted and catered at the Mole Lake Convention Center.
Clean Boats - Clean Waters Program
The Lake Metonga Association has CB-CW staff at both boat launches during busy summer hours to assist watercraft inspections entering and leaving Lake Metonga. Please be sure that your boat trailer, bilge and live wells are clean of any milfoil or other invasives before entering and when leaving the lake. Review the invasive species section of our website for specific information on the invasives found in Lake Metonga.
The association administers the CB-CW program with generous grant funding from the WDNR and the Mole Lake Sokaogon Chippewa Community.
The Lake Metonga Association has CB-CW staff at both boat launches during busy summer hours to assist watercraft inspections entering and leaving Lake Metonga. Please be sure that your boat trailer, bilge and live wells are clean of any milfoil or other invasives before entering and when leaving the lake. Review the invasive species section of our website for specific information on the invasives found in Lake Metonga.
The association administers the CB-CW program with generous grant funding from the WDNR and the Mole Lake Sokaogon Chippewa Community.
Bullhead Removal Program
In the past, it has been proven on Lake Metonga that when there is an overabundance of bullheads, it negatively impacts the walleye and perch populations. In 2021, the Lake Metonga Fisheries Committee along with Mole Lake Fisheries and the DNR implemented a bullhead removal program.
In its first year, the 2021 program was a successful year for bullhead removal. Mole Lake Fisheries spent approximately 25 back breaking hours collecting over 12,500 adult bullheads and volunteers collected approximately 750,000 to 1 million bullhead minnows. Due to these efforts, when the DNR did there 2021 Fall Survey, there was an average of 34.1 age-0 walleye per mile. In comparison, 2019 and 2020 only averaged 3 age-0 walleye per mile.
In the second year of the program, Mole Lake Fisheries harveted just under 8,000 adult bullheads which are donated to the area raptor center, and volunteers collected almost two and a quarter million bullhead minnows and eggs.
For more information, and to participate in this effort go to the Fishing section under the Lake Info menu.
Eurasian Water Milfoil (EWM) Treatment
For a number of years, the Lake Association, with financial grant assistance from the WDNR, has performed annual spot treatment of targeted EWM areas of the lake. These areas have typically focused on public access areas such as boat launches and swimming areas where safety is of greatest concern. With the completion of our lake management plan, the association's newly formed Invasive Species and Aquatic Plants committee will begin working with the DNR and other involved parties to develop our ongoing treatment strategy.
Kentuck Days - Saturday, July 29, 2023
Forest County Courthouse Square | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Association will display information about membership, available apparel and proper clean boat procedures for the lake. Due to Coronavirus concerns, we will not have any raffles or other fundraising activities this year.
Art in the Square - September 23, 2023
Forest County Courthouse Square | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Association will display information about membership, available apparel and proper clean boat procedures for the lake. Due to Coronavirus concerns, we will not have any raffles or other fundraising activities this year.
Ongoing Community Information/Education
The Lake Metonga Association provides information to the community regarding the well-being of Lake Metonga at our annual meeting, via a quarterly newsletter, our website, and information booths at community events.