2023 Music Dates

Announcing this year’s Friday Music schedule, including a date on May 26 and 2 dates in September.

Note: There will be live music at the following annual events as well: August 5th Steak Bust and September 30th Oktoberfest.

Please check in shortly after we update the recreation calendars on this website.

Lake Treatment

Lake Management Sciences conducted a survey of the lake today. They reported back that the lake is in great health for the time of the year. They have treated areas of the lake with their Sonar treatment. This will reduce the number of weeds and start to go after the lilypads. More targeted lilypad treatments will be conducted during future surveys. The only water use restriction for this treatment is to not use the lake water for irrigation for 30 days. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not reach out to LMS directly, but email lake.resources@crandonlakes.org. LMS has reported the water temperature at 68 degrees! Time to go swimming! Thank you all and enjoy this beautiful weather

-Lake Resource Committee

Upcoming Garage Sales

Crandon Lakes is pleased to announce that we will be hosting 3 garage sales this season. One in the spring, one in the summer and one in the fall. This should give all our residents the opportunity to participate.

The first one will be held from May 19-20-21. May 20- 21 is also one of the dates that Stillwater Township will also be having their Garage Sale.

The summer and fall garage sale dates will be posted when the recreation committee sets up their calendar and those dates will be posted when the CLCC newsletter is sent out.

Lake Refill

The lake will begin to be refilled on March 15th as per our DEP permit. We expect the lake to return to normal levels fairly quickly. Our new lake management consultant has recommended that lakefront owners rake away as much leaf debris and other organic matter off the receded shoreline as they can before the refill begins. Thank you all for your patience with this year's lake lowering. We are looking forward to a wonderful summer (right around the corner!)

-Lake Resource Committee

Lake Ecology Partnership Projects

The Lake Resource Committee has been actively working with Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority (SCMUA), Wallkill Watershed Management Group, and the Paulins Kill Watershed Management Group to secure grants for our lake as well as work on educational opportunities for residents. Currently, they have the following events coming up that we encourage lake residents to attend. 

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Emerald Ash Borer Training Event: March 8, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. (virtual training via Zoom)

Lake residents can learn about emerald ash borer infestation and treatment options as well as their eligibility for a free replacement balled and burlapped tree through grant funding secured by the Wallkill River Watershed Management Group.  

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Homeowner Rain Garden Rebate Program: March 22 from 12:00-1:00 and also 7:00-8:00 (virtual workshop via Zoom)

On March 22, the Wallkill River Watershed Management Group is partnering with Rutgers Water Resources Program to host a virtual homeowner rain garden training program where Paulins Kill Watershed lake community residents will learn about the use of rain gardens for stormwater management and then have an opportunity to work one-on-one with Rutgers engineers and landscape architects to have a customized rain garden design plan created for their homes (just like we did at Culver Lake in 2019).  The one-on-one sessions will be hosted virtually on April 5th, but attendance at one of the two March 22nd preliminary trainings is required in order to receive a free customized rain garden design plan for their property.

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Registration link for both events: https://forms.gle/hVgWV5nHpJTjVErD6

 If anyone has difficulty registering online, they can always RSVP directly to our Education and Outreach Specialist, Kristine Rogers by phone or email at 973-579-6998 ext. 110 or krogers@scmua.org

Thank you
Gene Bove
Board of Directors
Lake Resource Committee Chair

Septic Pump Outs 2023

Crandon Lakes Community,

The Lake Resource Committee has secured a group discount for Crandon Lakes Shareholders on septic pump outs for 2023. Pierson Landscaping and Excavating will give a $20 dollar discount on all septic pump outs. Please mention that you are a Crandon Lakes Resident and they will apply the discount to your quote. Their phone number is provided in the image. 

Getting your septic pumped out regularly is a great way to contribute to helping to keep our lake clean! 

Thank you,

Lake Resource Committee

Lake Ecology Update

Crandon Lakes Community,

The Board of Directors and the Lake Resources Committee have unanimously voted to hire Lake Management Sciences as our lake management consultant for the summer of 2023. We are excited to bring on this new firm and are very hopeful for the health of our lake! Please be patient, as the solutions that are to be implemented take time to work and it may take a few summers to get the lake back to its pristine state. As we did this past summer, we will notify the community when there are to be treatments in the lake. Under no circumstances are shareholders to contact Lake Management Sciences directly. Any and all concerns or questions regarding lake health should be emailed to lakeresources@crandonlakes.org. We also encourage shareholders to come to the Board of Directors meetings to get more detailed information. Official announcements will come via email from an official Crandon Lakes address, mailings, or the official Crandon Lakes Facebook page. We ask that everyone be respectful of our previous consultant as we thank them for their efforts at our lake for the last 20+ years. 

A big thank you to all of the members of the Lake Resource Committee for their hard work and countless hours working to keep our lake healthy and interviewing lake management consultant candidates!

Thank you, summer is right around the corner!

Gene Bove

Crandon Lakes Board of Directors

Lake Resource Committee Chairperson 

Boat Ramp Damage

CLCC Community

The West Beach boat ramp area sustained significant damage on 11/4/22 and has been roped off for safety. The work performed on the area was unauthorized by the CLCC Board of Directors. We solicited bids to remediate the situation. This work began late last week and will be completed as quickly as possible by an experienced contractor under a specific scope of work. It will fix the recent damage and complete the originally planned renovation of the area. Damages will be pursued for the unauthorized work.

As a reminder, all work on CLCC owned property requires written approval of the Board of Directors. Formal accurate information on board sanctioned activities is posted via our Facebook page , newsletter, email broadcast messages, physical message boards or at monthly CLCC board meetings.

CLCC Board of Directors

Thank You!

Crandon Lakes Country Club would like to take a moment to thank all of our volunteers. The countless hours put in by board members, committee members, and shareholders are what make all of this possible!

Interested in helping the community? There are a lot of ways to help out!

Do's:

• Join a committee;

• Pick up trash off the roads or beach areas;

• Help out at community-sponsored events;

• Join a committee;

• Attend Board of Directors meetings; voice your opinions

• Participate!

• Pick up after your dogs

Don't's:

• Undertake a project on CLCC property without notifying the Board of Directors. Use of mechanical equipment without Board permission and coverage could lead to an accident and insurance claims impacting the community

• Someone else will volunteer

• Stirring up negativity without getting the facts or coming to Board meetings to express your opinion

We are extremely grateful for all of our volunteers and our ongoing projects. Any ideas are welcomed. If you have a few, notify the Board of Directors or appropriate committee chairperson and we will be happy to listen. We want the community involved. We represent you!

Thank you again to all of our wonderful volunteers!

Lowering Notice

As we continue lowering the lake, we would like to remind everyone that it is against our rules and regulations and also against the law to dump anything in the lake or on the exposed shoreline. This includes, but is not limited to leaves and lawn clippings. If you are caught, you will be fined by CLCC and reported to local authorities. We are working diligently to improve the health of the lake and polluting the lake works against our efforts.