Welcome to the Ossawinnamakee Property Owners Association web site! This site will serve as a communication and education forum for the property owners and friends of Lake Ossawinnamakee, in the Brainerd, Minnesota Lakes Area.
Please visit The Whitefish Area Property Owners Association web site for more information on our area lakes, including Ossawinnamakee.
Thank You!
LOPOA
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
The LOPOA Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Breezy Point Town Hall. The Association meeting will be held from 9-11am, and the Ossawinnamakee LID meeting will immediately follow from 10-11am.
The annual BURGER FRY AND CHICKEN FEED (Chicken feed??) will be held at the Breezy Point Pavillion on August 18th from 5pm-7pm. Details to follow!
RECENT LOPOA AND LID BOARD MEETING NOTES ARE POSTED IN THE "BOARD MEETING NOTES" SECTION.
Another Successful Parade
More than 20 boats toured the lake on July 2nd as part of the annual Independence Day Boat Parade. The weather was warm and sunny - perfect for a great holiday weekend on the water.
On Sunday night, the like was alize with a number of dazzling fireworks displays, viewed by many from their boats.
Thanks to everyone who helped make the holiday weekend safe and enjoyable for all.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SUMMER WAPOA NEWSLETTER
May 2011 OPOA Board Meeting Notes Available Here
Winter Edition of The Ossie Wave is Available
Click here to see the winter 2010-2011 edition of the Ossie Wave LOPOA newsletter. Hard copies were mailed to our mailing list, and emails sent to those from whom we have received email addresses.
RESULTS OF 2009 DNR LAKE SURVEY OF OSSAWINNAMAKEE AVAILABLE HERE Click here to view the current PWC regulations. Enjoy the water! 
2009 OPOA Financial Statements Available Now in Reports Section FREE Lake Stewardship Guide Available Crow Wing County's "Landowner's Guide to Lake Stewardship" is available, free, at the Crow Wing County Web Site. Click here for the .pdf. The Whitefish Area Property Owner's Association helped fund this publication and has mailed it to many homeowner's in the area, including on Ossie.
OSSIE LEISUREWEAR AND OTHER MERCHANDISE IS HERE FOR YOUR SHOPPING PLEASURE! ORDER NOW! We all see the navigation buoys on Lake Ossawinnamakee every time we go boating. They provide an important safety function, alerting boaters to shallow water, submerged hazards and no-wake zones. They appear on the lake each spring and are removed each fall with little notice. What you don't see is important. The Ossawinnamakee Property Owners Association (OPOA) is solely responsible for the navigation buoys on our lake. The funds to pay all costs associated with the placement, removal, inspection, maintenance, repair and replacement of the buoys come directly from the Association. The OPOA receives no outside funds from the County, DNR or any other source. Until recently, OPOA members volunteered their time and performed all the work associated with the buoys. This was a big dirty job! To those who have volunteered over the years - THANK YOU! In 2007, OPOA hired RICKA Mfg. to remove and store the buoys. As part of this service, each buoy will be assigned GPS coordinates. Now there will be no more guesswork and the buoys will be placed in the same locations every year. RIKA Mfg. will also be performing most of the other work associated with the buoys, including placement in the spring. In the fall of 2007, volunteers numbered each buoy. Now if a wayward buoy washes up on your shore, all you need to do is contact any one of the board members. The number on the buoy tells us exactly where it goes and we will send someone out to take care of it. If you don't contact us, we won't know about it. So please let us know if you see a buoy out of place. The money to pay for the buoys comes directly from the annual dues paid by association members. For the OPOA to continue this service we need more of our neighbors to join the association and pay their annual dues. If you are not currently a member of the association, please consider joining now so that we may continue with this important service. Safe Boating......... Please submit comments and suggestions here. The Winter/Spring 2012 Newsletter will be available on line and in members' mailboxes in March 2012. |
Maintaining a Lake-Friendly Shoreline
Please click here for an easy to use brochure describing the importance of natural shorelines and how they keep our lakes healthy, clean and enjoyable.
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LOW IMPACT BOATING
Studies show that high speed watercraft and high powered motors, especially in depths of less than 18 feet, have deterimental impact on water clarity, shoreline erosion, and wildlife habitat. Please check out the Low Impact Boating Guide in the News and Notes section.
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| Site Updated February 7, 2012 |
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