Current News and Events
We are making improvements to our website. Some sections may be temporarily affected by our work. Thank you for your patience.
Become a “Friend” and see the new photos and messages. Visit us on facebook
Put on your thinking cap! Be creative with a limerick to promote awareness for invasive species prevention. The ‘prize’ for this contest will be seeing your limerick on road signs near Big Sand. BSLA will install eight sets of “Burma Shave style” signs each with a different limerick ending with “Stop Invasive Species” – for example: Fighting Zebra Mussels / Is Quite a Tussel / Know the Rules / Use All the Tools / Stop Invasive Species.
Submit your suggestion(s) by clicking here or on the ‘Contact Us’ tab above. Write your limerick in the message box. Be sure to include your name and your email address. “Winners” will be announced in the June newsletter.
Hubbard County Soil and Water Conservation District has recently released summary reports of lake and water quality assessments for all large lakes in Hubbard County. To see the report of Hubbard County, download RMB 2012 Hubbard County Summary.pdf here. For an individual report for Big Sand download RMB 2012 Big Sand Summary.pdf here. Thanks to the Big Sand volunteers who have done secchi disk readings and collected water samples for evaluation approximately four times each year since at least 1994 to provide the data needed for these reports.
Are you a regular visitor to the Big Sand website? Do you love and appreciate Big Sand Lake but do not own property or have the opportunity to be at the lake on a long-term basis?
Become an official ‘Friend of Big Sand’. Annual $20 tax-deductible dues will show your love of the lake and support the work of BSLA, in particular the maintenance and possible expansion of the website with a second webcam for a sunset view.
Click on the Contact tab above and complete the Contact Us form. Be sure to include your email address. In the message state that you want you wish to receive “Friends of Big Sand’ membership information.
Please remember, it is necessary for Lake Service Providers (LSP), anyone doing work on the lake such as installing docks, boats, etc. as required by Minnesota law, to complete training and be certified. For a list of all certified vendors, please see: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lsp/index.htm
It will then be necessary to scroll to the bottom of the page and open the PDF List of Permitted Service Providers.
Big Sand Lake is located 6 miles east of Park Rapids, 25 miles west of Walker and 25 miles south of Itasca Park (headwaters of the Mississippi) in the beautiful heartland of Minnesota. Big Sand is a deep, pristine, sand bottom lake with water clarity reported as far down as 46 feet and averaging at an amazing 22 feet.
Welcome to the new Big Sand Lake website. The version you see now will be updated and improved over the next few months. We hope you will visit often to check out the new developments. Our goal is to have an informative, useful and interactive site. We welcome your participation and feedback. Please contact us at info@bigsandlake.org or use out Contact Us Form
Big Sand Lake Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the betterment and preservation of Big Sand Lake. The Association was formed during the summer of 1988 for the purpose of maintaining the water quality of the lake. One of the first accomplishments of the association was a fly over of Big Sand. This action resulted in Big Sand Lake becoming the first Hubbard County Lake with 100% of its septic systems upgraded and compliant with county standards and is likely the reason for the amazing water clarity we now enjoy. Learn more about the association's activities and opportunities for participation. Read current and past BSLA newsletters. Use the "BSLA members only" section to access the current directory of Big Sand residents.
