Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at Red Pine Cookhouse in Emily.  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at Red Pine Cookhouse in Emily.  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at 14 Lakes Brewery in Crosslake.  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at Red Pine Cookhouse in Emily.  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at 14 Lakes Brewery in Crosslake.  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at Red Pine Cookhouse in Emily.  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at 14 Lakes Brewery in Crosslake.  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at 14 Lakes Brewery in Crosslake.  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

The 27th Annual Run for the Walleye will be held on July 6, 2024. Join us for a 5K, 10K and Kids Sunfish Dash.

More information and registration here!

The 27th Annual Run for the Walleye will be held on July 6, 2024.

More information to follow in May.  Learn more about the 2023 event.

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at 14 Lakes Brewery in Crosslake.  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

Join us on the docks of Moonlite Bay to see some amazing boats and learn a little about the Whitefish Chain.

More info and register your boat here.

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at Red Pine Cookhouse in Emily.  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

The 2024 Shoreland Restoration Meeting is planned for Saturday, June 8 at the Log Church in Crosslake.  The meeting will be held in the Bethlehem Room from 8am to Noon.  Coffee and tea will be available.

Property owners will be provided with information to help start the process for their shoreline restoration project. To educate landowners that coir logs, native plants and blooming flowers can help restore your shoreline and help the pollinators.

Learn more!

You are invited to the 8th Annual AIS Roundtable: Saturday, June 1st from 8:30AM to 12:00PM at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church, Crosslake.

Dive into Innovation: Harnessing Zebra Mussel DNA for Control, Biological Strategies to Prevent Biofouling, and Revitalizing Biodiversity at Cattail-Dominated Shorelines.

The Whitefish Area Property Owners Association (WAPOA) and the Crow Wing County Lakes and Rivers Alliance (LARA) want to kick-off the summer season “at the lake” with the 8th annual Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Roundtable program.

The program will be in-person with coffee and sweets, and will also be available in a virtual format. We invite our members, area lake association members, local government oficials, neighbors, students, and all interested persons to attend this no-fee event.

We are pleased to again offer a program with Dr. Nick Phelps, Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, and Director of the Minnesota AIS Research Center (MAISRC). He will provide a report updating AIS research successes, current plans, and new decision-making initiatives about AIS management. MAISRC research successes are the long-term key to managing AIS populations.

Moreover, we are thrilled to host three MAISRC researchers and learn about their exciting projects:

Dr. Daryl Gohl will present on the establishing a proof-of-concept for using genetic technology for the control of zebra mussels.

Dr. Mikael Elias will discuss using innovative coatings to prevent the attachment of zebra mussels.

Dr. Amy Schrank will explore how increasing the diversity of aquatic plants on your shoreline can benefit the lakes ecosystems.

Thanks to MAISRC’s research over the past ten years, invasive species can be located earlier, better response to new infestations exist, and new tools developed to control established populations. WAPOA and LARA, as MAISRC partners, have served an important mission of strong advocacy for actions to sustain and improve quality surface and ground water in the Whitefish Area and throughout Crow Wing County.

If you have questions, please contact Tom Watson, Past President at twatson@iphouse.com.

Register here for in-person or virtual attendance.

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at 14 Lakes Brewery in Crosslake.  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at 14 Lakes Brewery in Crosslake.  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at Red Pine Cookhouse in Emily.  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at 14 Lakes Brewery in Crosslake!!  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

Back to Basics is the premier sustainable living event in north-central Minnesota! It combines workshops, vendors/exhibitors, a keynote, lunch, door prizes, and more to bring roughly 400 people together to share ideas on a wide variety of topics related to sustainability and resiliency. In addition to 40+ workshops, this event includes a large vendor area with 50+ booths providing educational materials, services, and locally made/grown goods of a sustainable nature. The vendor area is open to the public for free. 

WAPOA will be hosting an educational seminar  along with The National Loon Center to educate participants about water quality, loons and beautiful healthy shorelines.

Find our more and register here.

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at 14 Lakes Brewery in Crosslake!!  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

Snarky Loon Brewery - Jenkins

The National Loon Center and Whitefish Area Property Owners Association are teaming up with Snarky Loon for Trivia, Soup and Music by the Tangled Chords for good old fashioned lakes country fun!  Bring in lead tackle for safe disposal for extra bonus points.

Please come join us for good fun, facts and beverages at 14 Lakes Brewery in Crosslake!!  Bring your lead tackle for safe disposal and gain extra points towards fantastic prizes!  FREE TO PLAY!!

14 Lakes Brewery - Crosslake
Join The National Loon Center and Whitefish Area Property Owners Association for Loons & Lakes Trivia!  Bring in lead tackle for safe disposal for extra bonus points.

Join us for a pint or two and learn a little about lakes and loons! Bring friends to compete as a team or meet some new people!

Hosted by: WAPOA & The National Loon Center
14 Lakes Brewery in Crosslake

Join us for a pint or two and plenty of Loons and Lakes Trivia. The National Loon Center, WAPOA and 14 Lakes Brewery are ready to welcome you!

Bring a team or come solo and meet new friends!

WAPOA joins forces with The National Loon Center for trivia and beer. Join us at 14 Lakes Brewery in Crosslake - bring your team or come and meet some new people!