The Fall 2026 Big Mantrap Lake Association Aerie newsletter is hot off its virtual presses and ready for your enjoyment. This issue is packed with news and photos from a busy summer of gatherings and projects on your favorite lake. Read or download the entire issue here.

Big Mantrap Lake Association’s loon team has earned more national recognition ‒ The Wildlife Society’s Special Service Recognition Award. The award will be presented in November at the society’s conference.

The Hubbard County Soil and Water Conservation District is looking for a person to fill the agency’s District 3 Supervisor position, which is currently vacant. SWCD supervisors are  locally elected leaders who help guide the mission, priorities and stewardship of their county's SWCD.

This year  marks the 70th anniversary of the Big Mantrap Lake Association. While much has changed since 1956, BMLA’s mission remains unchanged ‒ preserving and protecting this special place. In commemoration, BMLA highlights some points of pride. Read  more at Protecting Big  Mantrap for 70 years.

The Hubbard County Coalition of Lake Associations has had a busy year of education, outreach and ongoing efforts to fight aquatic invasive species and protect our lakes. Read about the activites in this report.

The stretch of County Highway 24 from County 7 to Jewel Drive is much cleaner thanks to Big Mantrap Lake Association volunteers who turned out Sept. 19 for the fall Adopt-a-Highway cleanup.

Spectacular new signs featuring Big Mantrap Lake Association’s renowned volunteer loon nesting program and loon behavior have been installed at BMLA’s kiosk at the public access.

Mantrappers from around the lake celebrated the Big Mantrap Lake Association’s 70^th anniversary and reviewed the association’s accomplishments during  BMLA’s August membership meeting at Rollie and Kathy Nevins.

Join your neighbors this Saturday, Aug. 29, for the Big Mantrap Lake Association membership meeting and potluck at Kathy and Rollie Nevins’ home, 22704 Jasper Drive at 11:30 a.m.

As BMLA celebrates 70 years of protecting our lake, it’s a great time to remember the visionary founders of our lake association in the 1950s.

Check here weekly for updates on loon nesting, chicks hatched and other information from our loon volunteers.

Please join us on Big Mantrap Lake Community, the official Facebook page of the Big Mantrap Lake Association. Head to Facebook and join your neighbors now.