AIS NOTICE: Pickerel Lake is a designated infested water (zebra mussels). Clean · Drain · Dry every boat, every time.
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Maine Township · Otter Tail County · Minnesota
United in preserving and protecting Pickerel Lake.
829 acres. 78 feet deep. A working volunteer association stewarding water quality, invasive-species prevention, and lakeside community since the early 1960s.
Next on the calendar
13
JUN 2026
Board Meeting
Saturday · 8:30 AM · Zion Lutheran Church of Amor
What the association does
Three priorities, stewarded by volunteers.
Water Quality
Watch the water
We partner with RMB Labs, the Minnesota PCA, and the MN DNR to monitor Pickerel's clarity, chemistry, and fisheries. Reports are published annually and shared with every member.
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AIS Prevention
Hold the line
In July 2024, zebra mussels were confirmed in the east bay and the MN DNR designated Pickerel an infested water. Our ongoing program supports boat-inspection awareness, Statute 84D.09 compliance (5 days dry / 21 days covered), and landing-side signage.
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Community
Gather on the water
The July 4th Boat Parade, the lake-area garage sale, and the annual Gathering at a member home — the traditions that make Pickerel a place, not just a body of water.
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829
Surface acres
78 ft
Maximum depth
60+
Seasons of stewardship
46
Ice record seasons
Keep dues current
Twenty-five dollars. One meeting a year.
A lake worth keeping.
Annual dues of $25 per household fund water testing, AIS program costs, shoreline stewardship, and the Gathering. Every cabin on Pickerel is asked to pitch in.
