Welcome to the ICOLA Website!
PO Box #1001
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Please call or email any officer with questions.
Stephanie Kessler, President, 326-1130
stephakneeatoe@yahoo.com
Bill Hagenbuck, Jr, Vice President
bill@hagenbuck.com
Linda Skallman, Treasurer
lskallman@comcast.net
Catherine McLynn, Secretary
cat@mclynn.net
Our Next ICOLA Meeting is Wednesday, February 17 at the Itasca County Courthouse, 11:30am.
The Agenda will continue an in-depth discussion of the Short Term Rental Ordinance, that is still lacking for Itasca County.
We also have a FaceBook Page!
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for the latest ICOLA News
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Minutes from our recent ICOLA Meeting:
ICOLA minutes October 21 2026
Meeting Dates:
We meet each year on the third Wednesdays in February, April, June, July and October.
Our 2027 Meetings will be:
February 17, April 21, October 20 beginning 11:30am at the Itasca Courthouse
June 16 and July 21 meetings will be 6 -8 pm with June at the Courthouse and Annual Meeting in July at a place to be determined.
ZOOM may be provided by Itasca Waters. NOTE: TWO SUMMER MEETINGS ARE IN EVENING.
Please Note New Times and Places
Please have your Lake Association Join (or Renew) ICOLA: ICOLA-dues-invoice
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The Natural Shoreline Partnership (NSP) meets regularly to discuss many issues face the harmful development of Minnesota’s Shoreland. The Partnerships founding document is “Minnesota’s Vanishing Natural Shorelines: A Loss that Contributes to Degraded Lake Quality: The Natural Shoreline Partnership’s Statement of Purpose.”
MN Natural Shoreline Partnership Report_2023
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Lake Stewardship Guides and Signs:
Itasca Lake Challenge Guide
This guide is for Deer Lake, but you can change the name for your lake!
PowerPoint Explanation of the Challenge Project
Available Signs:
For more Information, Contact Tom Nelson: teaknelson@gmail.com
or the Itasca Soil and Water Conservation District: austin.steere@itascaswcd.org
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Please check out the latest newsletters from our member associations!
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Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates (MLRA) has provided us with several newsletter items for your use:
1.1 – One watershed one plan
1.3 – WaterTradingArticle
1.4 – Wake Board Boats – New Sport and Lake Threat
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Click Here for “What’s Up with Our Lakes” an interesting and important presentation from John Downing, World-Class Limnologist and Director of the Minnesota Sea Grant, Duluth
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Advice and procedure on
How to Create a Lake Association Mailing List
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Itasca County Lake Data Compilation
Final Report from RMB Labs
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County AIS Program
(CLICK THE LINK ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION)
Please consider applying for an AIS Community Action Project (CAP) matching grant (visit the Itasca AIS Program website for more information)
Itasca SWCD AIS Program Website
ItascaAIS.Info
Two terribly beautiful U-Tube on AIS:
Itasca and Aquatic Invasive Species
Itasca Five Star Service Providers
For more information contact Bill Grantges, AISP Coordinator:
Bill Grantges
218-256-4243
Coordinator@ItascaAIS.Info
Twitter: @IC_AIS
Itasca County AIS Program Facebook page
AIS Program mailing address:
Itasca SWCD AIS Program
PO Box 990
Grand Rapids, MN 55744