The Upper Hay Lake Association was formed on July 4, 1992 when about 60 folks met at the American Legion in Pequot Lakes.
Our first officers were: President: William Moen Vice President: Lance Strandberg Secretary/Treasurer: Bob Smith
Board of Directors: John Frober Marvin Trees Darrell Howieson Mike Higgins
The first Annual Membership Meeting was held on September 5, 1992 at the Jenkins VFW which continues to be the site of our meetings. Currently, we meet on the Saturday prior to Memorial Weekend. The meeting starts at 8:00 a.m. Complimentary doughnuts and coffee are served.
Also interesting to note are the concerns voiced by members as they made recommendations for courses of action to be taken by the Association:
1. What can be done to stop weed growth 2. Checking the water quality of inlets 3. Maybe having a sign calling attention to milfoil concerns at the access 4. Concern of people leaving litter on ice during winter fishing’ 5. Concern of outlet creek that obstructions within may deter fish coming up to spawn 6. Also concern was expressed by one person as to public access being too narrow for heavy use periods.
President Moen indicated the Board would see what can be done with any of these matters and he also would try and keep everyone informed by some communication between annual meetings.
A lot has happened since 1992. Today our membership is almost at 100. When you consider that we have about 140 properties on the lake, that’s pretty good. We would like to see more.
