Houghton Lake

About Houghton Lake

Houghton Lake is Michigan's largest inland lake. It is an extraordinary resource that provides fishing, boating, swimming, and other recreational opportunities to thousands of people who use and enjoy the lake. Houghton Lake is an important part of the local economy.

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Recognizing the need to effectively manage Houghton Lake, the Houghton Lake Improvement Board was established in 2000 under provisions of Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. In accordance with state law, the lake board is composed of a representative of each of the four townships that border the lake, a county commissioner, the county drain commissioner, and a lakefront property owner. Several members of the Houghton Lake Improvement Board are lake residents. The Lake Board has made the coordinated management of Houghton Lake possible.

Houghton Lake Improvement Board

Jim Deamud, Chairman
Denton Township

Dick Pastula, Secretary
Roscommon Township

Bob Gandolfi, Treasurer
Houghton Lake Riparian Representative

Pam Stephan
Roscommon County Board of Commissioners

Larry Hagerty
Markey Township Supervisor

R.T. Paullin
Lake Township

Sheridan Cole
Roscommon County Drain Commissioner

Meeting Calendar
Meetings begin at 7pm.

April 27, 2010
Denton Township Hall

May 25, 2010
Roscommon Township Hall

June 22, 2010
Lake Township Hall

July 27, 2010
Roscommon Township Hall

August 24, 2010
Denton Township Hall

September 28, 2010
Markey Township Hall

November 16, 2010
Roscommon Township Hall

Key Documents

> Lake Health (new)
> Plant Control Update (new)
> Important News
> Michigan Riparian Article 2009
> Resolutions
> Management Plan
> 2009 Annual Report

Links

Tourism Bureau www.visithoughtonlake.com

Chamber of Commerce www.houghtonlakechamber.org

Roscommon County www.roscommoncounty.net

Muskegon River Watershed Assembly
www.mrwa.org

Michigan Lake & Stream Association
www.mlswa.org

Townships Around The Lake www.roscommontownship.com www.dentontownship-mi.org www.markeytownship.org www.roscommoncounty.net/lake.htm