Lake Host Program -June 2022

We are looking forward to a great summer at the boat ramp! Our staff is participating in this year’s training and hoping for a bit less rain this year than last. This year our volunteer, Holly, has already spent a little time at the ramp greeting boaters and providing complimentary boat inspections in regard to…

2022 Paddle Plunge – Update!

What a great day! Lots of fun and laughter, good food. Check out the pictures below! Paddle Plunge is back!  Camp Lincoln April 9th, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.  jump into the (freezing!) Kingston Lake to raise awareness and money for their scholarship fund to help send kids to camp. The event will include a pancake breakfast,…

March 2022 Meeting

Board of Directors MeetingKingston Lake (Great Pond) AssociationMarch 30, 2022 @ 7:00PMHeld at the LibraryMinutes • Call to Order at 7:06 PM – Muriel Ingalls• Secretary’s Report – Susan Palmeter – fix the first line of minutes/accepted as printed with correction• Treasurer’s Report – Ben Bixby – accepted as printed/no change from last month Members…

February 2022 Minutes

Feb 23 2022 minutes.docx Board of Directors MeetingKingston Lake (Great Pond) AssociationFebruary 23, 2022 @ 7:00PMHeld at the LibraryMinutesCall to Order at 7:04 PM – Muriel Ingalls Secretary’s Report – Susan Palmeter – accepted as printedTreasurer’s Report – Ben Bixby – accepted as printedMembers present: Muriel Ingalls, David Buehler, Betsey Bixby, Bill Bixby, Betty Wright, John…

Ice Safety

It’s that winter wonderland time of the year and some folks like to enjoy the lake with their favorite winter activities on the lakes. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department has designed a brochure for us to check to increase our safety if we follow their suggestions. To go to the brochure: https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/fishing/documents/ice-safety-broc.pdf For…

January 2022 Minutes

Board of Directors Meeting Kingston Lake (Great Pond) Association January 26, 2022 @ 7:00PM Held at the Library Minutes Call to Order at 7:07 PM – Muriel Ingalls      Secretary’s Report – Susan Palmeter – accepted as printed Treasurer’s Report – Ben Bixby – accepted as printed Members present: Muriel Ingalls, Betsey Bixby, Betty Wright, James…

January 2022 Monthly Meeting

Jan. 23, 2022The Board of Directors of the Kingston Lake (Great Pond) Association, Inc. will meet on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 7:00 at the Kingston Community Library. *KLA members will follow all the Library’s Covid 19 guidelines. *Selected agenda items for this meeting will include:  timeline of activities for 2022, and focusing on our mission of…

2021 Year End Lake Report

Kingston Lake Association: (KLA) In 2021 water quality samples were taken at several locations on Kingston Lake by KLA members through the VLAP program.  Chlorophyll levels were low in June, stable in July, and increased in August, but all were lower than in previous years. Dissolved Oxygen levels were encouraging in our limited data collections,…

Harmful Algal Blooms

Is your favorite lake or pond ok to swim or boat in? NHDES monitors the health of our water resources and provides the public with warnings and lots of educational articles for us to become familiar with. In November of 2021 it removed Cyanobacteria Advisories for a lake or pond in Salem and Sandown. Click…