Join the Association
Approximately 80% of our annual budget pays for inspectors at the public boat access. When that program runs, this lake stays clean. When it doesn’t, neither does the lake.
The public boat access on the west shore is the single most likely point of entry for zebra mussels, starry stonewort, Eurasian milfoil, and other aquatic invasive species. For years, Association-funded inspectors have been stationed there during the busiest weeks of the boating season, checking trailers, hulls, and live wells of every boat coming in and going out.
That program is why Grace Lake remains — as of 2025 — free of the AIS that have transformed nearby waters. The single curly-leaf pondweed specimen found in July 2025 likely came in long before modern inspection protocols; every dollar we spend now is to prevent the next one.
Make your check payable to “Grace Lake Watershed Improvement Association” for $50 (annual dues) and mail to our Treasurer:
Please include your name(s), Grace Lake address, phone number, and email so we can keep you on the mailing list for the newsletter and annual meeting notice.
Any donation over and above the $50 dues is tax-deductible and goes into our spendable budget. We partner with the Northwest Minnesota Foundation’s Grace Lake Charitable Fund for online giving and memorial donations.
Donations made through the Foundation are processed securely and a receipt is emailed directly from NW MN Foundation for tax purposes.
A $5,000 grant covers the 2026 spring CLP delineation survey. But any management work in 2027 — plus the ongoing boat-landing inspection program — will need more than dues alone. If you can give an additional $250 to $500 this year, it goes directly to lake protection.
Where the extra dollars go
Thank you for supporting Grace Lake. Every check, every online gift, every extra hour of volunteer inspector time adds up.
The Grace Lake Watershed Improvement Association is completely member-supported. No other local organization serves as the voice of lakeshore owners — and no other organization is funding the inspections that have kept this lake clean. The strength of the Association is directly proportional to the strength of its membership.
If you own property on Grace Lake, fish here, boat here, or simply care about the lake staying the way it is, your $50 matters. And if you can do more, that matters too.