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The Official First Draft of the Manitowish Waters Lake Associations’ Aquatic Plant Management Plan for managing Eurasian watermilfoil in the Manitowish Waters Chain of Lakes is available for your review.
The link to the draft management plan can be found here. …
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On July 25, 2025, a request was made by four plaintiffs to request a temporary restraining order and a temporary injunction against the Town of Manitowish Waters to not enforce provisions of the recently passed wake surfing ordinances (Ordinance 1-2025, …
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Over the course of more than a year, the MWLA Board of Directors has been looking at possible revisions to the MWLA bylaws. In July of this year, after further discussion, parts of the bylaws were amended. …
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January 14th Town Board Public Hearing and Town Board Meeting:
The Manitowish Waters Town Board approved sending to the DNR a draft ordinance titled “Restricting Certain Artificial Wake Enhancement”. This draft ordinance applies only to lakes wholly within the Town of Manitowish Waters. …
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In an effort to help protect their waters, on April 22, 2024 the Tribal Council enacted an emergency rule banning any operation of a wake boat within the exterior boundaries of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation. …
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With the many water related topics and issues of importance, the Manitowish Waters Lakes Association has made website and online changes to improve communication with the community and association members.
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Thank you for taking an interest in the concerns related to wakeboating and wakesurfing activities in Wisconsin. The Board of Directors of the Manitowish Waters Lakes Association (MWLA) joins with the Manitowish Waters Town Board in opposing LRB 3518 in its current form.
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Sue Austin: I have been coming to Manitowish Waters with my husband, Bob, since 1969. Bob‘s grandparents bought property and built a cabin on the river between Rest Lake and Stone Lake in 1925. …
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***August 24, 2025 Edit***
The following article was originally posted on June 26, 2023. Since then the public conversation regarding wake surfing has continued, more research has been published and the Town of Manitowish Waters has passed two ordinances. …
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Beginning on October 1st, the water level of the MW Chain began to be drawn down from 8’0″ to reach the final winter level on or before October 31st. This operation of the dam allows the owners of the dam to accomplish a difficult task, …
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