View the updates and rendering for the inclusive playground coming to the East Bank.A HUGE THANK YOU to the Auglaize County Board of Developmental Disabilities!We are excited to share an update about the All Abilities Playground coming to the East Bank.As you may know, the Auglaize County Board of D
Video from the December 2024 LIA meeting. Watch Dr. Jacquemin’s water quality update and view his PowerPoint here.
Dr. Stephen Jacquemin offers an update on Grand Lake water quality. View video & PowerPoint.Wright State University-Lake Campus Professor Dr. Stephen Jacquemin offered a water quality update at the December 2024 LIA meeting. Watch the video and view the PowerPoint below. Watch the full meeting video
The Mercer SWCD has announced its annual tree seedling sale. Anyone may order these 1 to 3-year-old bare root seedlings, which will be approximately 6 to 18 inches in height (with the exception of apple whips, which are will be approximately 3 to 4 feet in height).Submit your order by the March 9, 2
PreviousNextGet your ticket for a chance to win a 2025 Viaggio X20CX Model 20C - valued at $57,812!The Boathouse at Grand Lake is giving away a 2025 Viaggio X20CX Model 20C pontoon to benefit the Lake Improvement Association. This beautiful boat retails for $57,812. Tickets are $100 and can be purc
Professional fisherman Matt Tuttle discussed his experience fishing on Grand Lake at the November 2024 Lake Improvement Association member meeting.
View video and slides from Mercer County Agriculture & Natural Resources Director Theresa Dirksen's presentation.Mercer County Agriculture & Natural Resources Director Theresa Dirksen offered an update on water quality projects at the November 2024 LIA member meeting. Video and PowerPoint slides bel
The Lake Improvement Association will hold its annual elections on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at the December member meeting to be held at 10 a.m. at the Celina Moose.Nominations will be accepted until the close of the Saturday, Nov. 2 member meeting to be held at 10 a.m. at the Celina Moose. As requir
Water quality updates from the October 2024 LIA meeting.Wright State University-Lake Campus Biology Professor Dr. Stephen Jacquemin offered an update on Grand Lake St. Marys water quality at the October 2024 Lake Improvement Association member meeting. Here’s a video excerpt and PowerPoint presentat
Thank you to all the amazing volunteers! The Lake Improvement Association is thrilled with yesterday’s turnout for our annual Kids Fishing Derby! Between students, teachers, parents, and volunteers, around 450 people enjoyed a day of fishing and treats at the fishing pond on the East Bank. We couldn
SEe how improving water quality in Grand Lake impacts the region's economy and tourism.Mercer County Economic Director Jared Ebbing and Grand Lake Region Visitors Center Director Matt Staugler discussed how improving water quality in Grand Lake impacts the region’s economy and tourism at the Septemb
View winners and photos from the 2024 Bar Stool Open.Thank you to everyone who played, volunteered, sponsored, worked, or otherwise participated in or supported the 2024 Bar Stool Open. It’s the Lake Improvement Association’s biggest annual fundraiser, and all proceeds go toward the improvement of G
Wright State University-Lake Campus Professor of Biology Dr. Stephen Jacquemin offers an update on Grand Lake St. Marys water quality at the August 2024 Lake Improvement Association meeting. Watch the video and view the PowerPoint below. You can also see the latest microsystin data here.
Watch Denny Long’s presentation on the history of Gordon State Park from the August 2024 LIA meeting.
The LIA and other local organizations successfully lobbied the Ohio legislature to allocate funds to restore the Prairie Creek Treatment Train rock wall barrier, which has been deteriorating.Senate President Matt Huffman’s office recently sent confirmation that House Bill 2 – a capital budget bill s
The Indian Lake region suffered significant tornado damage this spring. As a gesture of goodwill to our lake neighbors, our past president Keith Westrick reached out to see if there was anything we could do to help, and they indicated they needed help replacing trees that were destroyed at Moundwood
The Ohio Farm Bureau recently released its 2024 Water Quality Status Report. The report highlights progress being made in the watersheds of Grand Lake St. Marys and features insights from Wright State University Lake Campus Biology Professor Dr. Stephen Jacquemin.From the report: “In addition to mon
The Celina Daily Standard published an article on June 8, 2024, that offers a nice overview of the role the Lake Facilities Authority plays in improving Grand Lake’s water quality.READ THE ARTICLE
Presentation by OSU Wildlife Program Director Marne Titchenell.Ohio State University Wildlife Program Director Marne Titchenell presented about Grand Lake’s eagles and osprey, plus other Ohio raptors, at the June 2024 LIA member meeting.
Dredging program director Tom Grabow offered dredge program updates at the May 2024 LIA meeting.
2024 Guardian of the Lake Donna Grube & LIA President Brian MorrisDonna Grube has been named the 2024 Guardian of the Lake by the Lake Improvement Association. The Guardian of the Lake Award is presented to an individual who has taken extraordinary action to improve Grand Lake St. Marys.For more tha
PowerPoint and audio from Dr. Stephen Jacquemin’s Grand Lake St. Marys water quality update at the May 2024 LIA meeting. Audio courtesy WCSM Radio.Audiohttps://lakeimprovement.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/water-quality-update-may-2024.mp3PowerPoint
Thank you to Cargill for donating toward the new West Bank shelter house!Cargill, Incorporated recently donated $6,641.40 to be used for the construction of a new shelter house adjacent to the ADA fishing dock on the west bank of Grand Lake St. Marys.The West Bank Shelter House project is a joint ef