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06/20/2026

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06/20/2026 11:00 AM

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07/03/2026 9:30 AM

Spider Lake Town Hall

ALERT: New wake boat bill supported by boating industry

02/16/2026 10:05 AM

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WAKE ENHANCEMENT Restriction: Town Board Unanimously Passes New Ordinance

10/30/2025 12:30 PM

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WAKE ENHANCEMENT ORDINANCE HEARING: Residents Show Support for Restrictions

10/08/2025 7:17 AM

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2025 IMPACT REPORT

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Other Educational Resources

Resources, additional reading, boating safety tips, and a wealth of information.

“The High Cost of War,” by Jim Brakken of the Bayfield County Lakes Forum
Detailed Image of Eurasian Millfoil
Eurasian Water Milfoil in Sawyer County Lakes
Curly Leaf Pondweed - WI DNR
Eurasian Milfoil - WI DNR
Purple Loosestrife - WI DNR
Yellow Flag Iris - WI DNR

SCLA program materials: Native Plants, Shoreland Stewardship

U of Wisconsin - Extension Lakes ( & Dept. of Natural Resources)
U of Wisconsin - Water Resources
North American Lake Management Society (NALMS)
USGS Water Science Center
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Watershed Academy, Office of Water
Fishing Regulations: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Town of Spider Lake - TownOfSpiderLakeWI.gov
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Written by legendary local historian Eldon Marple (reprints courtesy Sawyer County Historical Museum):

Spider Lake History, Volume 1
Spider Lake History, Volume 2

Return to Wake Robin - One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts, by Marnie O. Mamminga, a personal look at life on the Spider Chain of lakes from the 1920's through the 1960's. (Wisconsin Historical Society)

Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association (CAMBA)
American Birkebeiner
Hayward Public Library
Forest Lodge Library - Cable
Cable Natural History Museum

Landmark Conservancy (formerly Bayfield Regional Conservancy)
Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital , Spooner, Wisc.

FREE NEWSLETTERS (free online subscriptions from UW Lakes Extension):

"LAKE TIDES" (3/year) Click here.

"LAKE RIPPLES" (bi-monthly) Click here.

WisconsinLakes.org - Statewide lake organization in which SCLA is a member

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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Spider Chain of Lakes Association
PO Box 1082 • Hayward, WI 54843SpiderChainOfLakes@gmail.com

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SCLA Tax ID is 39-1480182.

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Other Educational Resources

Resources, additional reading, boating safety tips, and a wealth of information.

Stewardship Resources

Invasive species

Fishing - LAKES -town News

History of Spider Lake

LOCAL INTEREST

CONSERVATION & Newsletters

State & area Lake Associations

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Spider Chain of Lakes Association
PO Box 1082 • Hayward, WI 54843SpiderChainOfLakes@gmail.com

Upcoming Events

NEWS

Other Educational Resources

Resources, additional reading, boating safety tips, and a wealth of information.

Stewardship Resources

Invasive species

Fishing - LAKES -town News

History of Spider Lake

LOCAL INTEREST

CONSERVATION & Newsletters

State & area Lake Associations

CONTACT INFORMATION:Spider Chain of Lakes AssociationPO Box 1082 • Hayward, WI 54843SpiderChainOfLakes@gmail.com

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Spider Chain of Lakes Association
PO Box 1082 • Hayward, WI 54843SpiderChainOfLakes@gmail.com