Date: Saturday Aug. 9th 2025 Location: The Otsego Sailing Club. 5992 Hwy. 80 Cooperstown Time: 8:30am – 11:00 am FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE! Join us for coffee and donuts and learn about what’s happening in and around Lake Otsego. Enjoy our Silent Auction, learn about the water quality, harmful algae blooms, no wake buoys […]
Annual Gathering Aug. 9, 2025 Read More »
Date: Saturday July 5, 2025 Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm Starting Location: 3 Mile Pt. Cooperstown Theme: To be determined
Annual Boat Parade July 5 2025 Read More »
The Buffer Strip Spring Garden Opening will be on Thursday May 22, 2025. Members of the Lake and Valley Garden , the Otsego Lake Association , and any others interested in helping out will meet at the Lake Front Park at the foot of Pioneer St. by 9:15 a.m. Students from ONC Milford BOCES will
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NYSFOLA CONFERENCE MAY 2-3 2025 Fort William Henry Hotel and Conference Center Lake George, NY Information from lake associations , individuals and corporate members dedicated to the protection and restoration of NY lakes. for further information, https://nysfola.org/conference/
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Saturday April 26th Time: 10-3pm Milford Central School 42 W. Main St. Volunteers Needed Come out to help celebrate Earth Day! All day activities and vendors / exhibitors. For more information go to: https://www.occainfo.org/earth-festival
The OLA Journal, “Our Glimmerglass”, has won 1st Place in the NYSFOLA Newsletter Contest for 2025 – fourth year in a row!! It is in the professionally produced, print edition category for medium size lake associations. See NYSFOLA’s e-mail in the string above. I am registered for the conference and plan to attend the lunch
NYSFOLA Newsletter Contest Award – Otsego Lake – “Our Glimmerglass” Read More »
The Fall 2024 edition of Our Glimmerglass newsletter is available, Read here or click below to download.
Fall 2024 “Our Glimmerglass” Newsletter Read More »
An Otsego Lake Association photo contest in tribute to the Legacy of Scottie Baker. To learn more and enter go to: https://photos.otsegolakeassociation.org
Reflections – Photo Contest Read More »
Background Information: Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, can produce compounds that are toxic to humans, pets, and livestock. Microcystis aeruginosa is the cyanobacteria currently causing intermittent bloom conditions in Otsego Lake; toxins of the class Microcystins have been detected in association with its growth (learn more here:https://www.epa.gov/…/learn-about-harmful-algae…). We have received questions about the toxin concentrations we
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Water samples were collected on Tuesday, Aug. 27 from both mid-lake/open water and shoreline locations for Total Microcystins analysis. Results are provided below for informational purposes; the BFS is not an ELAP-certified laboratory. Background Information: Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, can produce compounds that are toxic to humans, pets, and livestock. Microcystis aeruginosa is the cyanobacteria
