Bostwick Lake Association

Bostwick Lake Association Bostwick Lake is located on the outskirts of Rockford, in Kent County Michigan. The current plan is to reopen the restaurant during the latter part of April.

The purpose of the association is to improve and promote the area on and around Bostwick Lake for the enhancement of the community, its members and their properties. Boat Ramp Launching Procedure for the "Transitional Period" of
March 16 through April 15, 2012

EXPLANATION
As you may have heard, the Bostwick Lake Inn has been leased by the Gilmore Collection. The Inn will not be involved with man

aging the boat ramp. Moving forward, our association has agreed to lease the boat ramp directly from the property owner. Please understand that the Board of Directors is currently working on the details of a final comprehensive plan to manage the boat ramp. This plan should be ready for review at the next general meeting scheduled for April 24th. Until a finalized plan is in place, a temporary procedure will be used during the "transitional period," March 16th through April 15th. So for now, during this "transitional period," we are all asked to follow the procedure outlined below. Thank you for your patience and cooperation! BASIC INFORMATION

The Bostwick Lake Inn will not be involved with boat ramp management. The association will respect the Inn's new business hours by using the ramp only when the Inn is closed. The Inn will now be open for lunch, which is the reason the ramp will need to close earlier than in the past. The BLIA Board of Directors will present a final management plan for the boat ramp to the general membership at the next general meeting scheduled for April 24th, 7:00pm, at the township office building. The governors will no longer be "lending out" the key to anyone. This is an ABSOLUTE requirement! Please respect your governor's need to do his/her job properly. Too many unauthorized copies of the key have been made in the past. PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED DURING THE "TRANSITIONAL PERIOD"

1. Days and times: Friday, Saturday and Sunday; 7:30am through 10:30am (last launch at 10:30); gate locked at 11:00am, or earlier.
2. Members MUST make an appointment with their governor, at least 24 hours in advance, to launch their boat. This appointment needs to be made on the days and during the times as listed above.
3. Those who are launching their boat MUST have paid their dues, and show their 2012 MEMBERSHIP CARD at the time of launching.
4. The governor must keep the key with him/her at all times. The governor will meet the member at the ramp, unlock the gate and relock the gate immediately after the member's boat has been launched.
5. Governors will keep a log of ramp use: member's name, membership card number, date and time.
6. Governors, please print out this form, and give a copy to each member who makes an appointment with you to launch their boat. This document serves to explain our current boat launching procedure.

2012 Governors:

Steve Thome 7241 Davies 874-7680 Cell = 745.1758.7680
Sheila Petrovich 7039 Goldenrod 540.0096
John Wangler 6911 Goldenrod 304.0399
Tom Buteyn 6767 Sunset Cove 874.1333
Paul Sloboda 7415 Northport 874.5521
Patrick Mulvihill 7336 eldred 581.9959
Bruce Clapp 7186 Eldred 874.9445
Toni Sehlmeyer 6754 Kitson 874.2533
Lisa Sikkema 6900 Kitson 874.6097
Jack Landman 7281 Davies 874.8040
Kathy Fulbright 7305 Davies 485.3613

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This week, we urge all of our water recreator followers to learn one new tip or trick to prevent invasive species. Or if you already have one, share it in the comments below! Even starting with the three easy steps, Clean Drain Dry, can go a long way in preventing invasive species. Our partners at Michigan Clean Boats, Clean Waters will be posting all week on everything AIS - go check them out!

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A wild but great morning getting you set to be safe on the water this holiday weekend!! Big thanks to Kim and Kurt for hosting us on Bostwick Lake this morning and Deputy Holt for teaching us how to stay safe!

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Bostwick Lake Association Fireworks Saturday, July 3rd 10:15 PM Middle of the LakeThanks to our sponsors Waterland Marin...
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Bostwick Lake Association Fireworks Saturday, July 3rd 10:15 PM Middle of the Lake
Thanks to our sponsors Waterland Marine, The Bostwick Lake Inn and the Ingrid Nelson Group of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

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Belding Road
Rockford, MI
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Welcome to the page of the Bostwick Lake Association. Bostwick Lake is a 221 acre lake located in Cannon Township on the outskirts of Rockford in Kent County Michigan. Founded in 1950, the Bostwick Lake Association is a 501c(4) organization. Its purpose is to improve and promote the area on and around Bostwick Lake for the enhancement of the community, its Members, and their property.