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2026 Big McDonald Lake Improvement District Annual Meeting 
June 6th, 2026 @ 9:00AM  

Senior Center, Dent MN 56528 (back of United Methodist Church, 301 Main St.) 

 

  • Welcome 

  • Pledge of Allegiance  

  • Treasurers Report 2025/2026 

  • 2025 Minutes of Annual Meeting – Approval needed 

  • Old Business 

  • Directory updates 

  • BM Lake water quality sampling (Secchi Disc and collection of samples for RMB Lab analysis) 

  • Discontinue monthly sampling of Ditch 25: ($3,000 reduction in 26/27 budget) 

  • Three sample sites, Monitoring levels of Chlorophyl A, Total Suspended Solids, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Total Phosphorous, Organic Phosphorous, and E. coli bacteria for RMB Lab analysis 

  • Forest Tent Caterpillar spraying 

  • Fish Stocking (Walleye Fingerlings, MN DNR 2026, BMLID Fall 2027) 

  • New Business.  

  • Discussion & Approval of 2026/2027 Budget

  • Nominees for BMLID Board of Directors  


​Current Board Members:  

Chad Gabrialson 

Waylon Bertsch – Vice President (proposed) 

Dave Olig  

Justin Carney  

Jeff Dostal - President (proposed) 

Candace Dahl  

Damon Janssen – Secretary (proposed) 

Chuck Tomanek  

 

Non-voting: 

Keith Brokke 

Cyndy Wedryk, Treas. (non-voting)  

Ron Zitzow (non-voting past Pres.)  

 

  1. Boat Parade 2026  

  1. Other???  

  1. Set Meeting Date & Location for 2027 (June 5 or 12th, 2027?, Location ???)  

  1. Adjourn. 

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2023 Boat parade!

Big McDonald Boat Parade

This year's winners:  3rd place went to #12 with Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty, 2nd place is #8 with Mutt Cutts (Lloyd and Harry), and 1st place is #5 The Loon Pontoon!

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Click here to check out the Boat Page

BMLID annual meeting 6/10/2023

The annual meeting took place on 6/10. 

 

The meeting minutes and other information is now available, it can be located from the top menu - Annual Meetings - 2023 Meeting or

you can Click HERE

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Check out more information about the 2022 Meeting on the Annual Meeting Page

2021/22 BMLID Annual Meeting – Agenda

 

June 11th, 2023, 9:30 am @ Dent Pavilion

 

I. Welcome

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Treasurers Report

IV. 2021 Minutes of Annual Meeting – Approval?

V. Old Business:

Big McDonald Lake water quality

VI. New Business:

Guest speaker – Jim Wolters of MN DNR re: fish gate at N. wetlands culvert and copper sulfate use (with permit) for Zebra Mussels and Chinese Mystery Snails

 

Discussion & Approval of 2023 Budget

Secchi Disk Readings (Steve & Junelle Christianson)

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Election of Board Members:

Ron Zitzow – President

Chad Gabrialson – Vice President

Dale Janssen – Secretary

Cyndy Wedryk – Treasurer (non-voting)

Chris Kennelly

Justin Carney

Keith Brokke

Roger Fenstad

 

Set Meeting Date for 2023 (June 10, 2023?)

 

VII. Other

Tree Planting Initiative

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Proposed Budget 2022/2023

 

Income

Ad Valorum Tax Receipts $ 8,000.00

Checking Account Interest 50.00

Total Income $ 8,050.00

 

Expenses:

Administrative – Clerical, Annual Meeting, Postage $ 350.00

Lake Testing/Monitoring 1,250.00

Membership – Conservation Minnesota 150.00

Fish Stocking 5,000.00

Web Page Update and Maintenance 600.00

Total Expenses $ 7,350.00

 

Total $ 700.00

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Treasurers Report for 06/01/21 - 05/31/22

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06/01/2021 Balance $46,578.11

Income Ad Valorum Tax Receipts 3,557.31

CD Interest 363.32

Checking Account Interest 33.89

Total Income $3,954.52

Expenses: Moore Engineering 19,926.60

Web Page Maintenance 155.00

Conservation Minnesota 150.00

RMB Labs (Water Testing) 920.00

Post Office Box and Postage 148.30

Total Expenses: 21,299.90

 

Balance as of 05/31/2022 $29,232.73

 

 

Addendum to Treasurer’s Report

Remaining Amount of Fresh Water Society Grant - $ 2,447.04

(2017 Fiscal Year)

Big McDonald  Lake Elevation Info

Big McDonald Lake is located 6 miles northwest of Dent, MN in Otter Tail County. It is a long and narrow lake covering 992 acres (Table 1). Big McDonald Lake has no major inlets or outlets, which characterizes it as a groundwater seepage lake. It has a connection with McDonald Lake to the east and West McDonald Lake to the west. It also flows south into Archie Lake, but that lake is not connected to any other water bodies.

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Fish Types Present:
Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Rock Bass, Walleye, Perch

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- See more at: http://ottertaillakescountry.com/Community/Otter-Tail-County-Lakes/Big-McDonald-Lake#sthash.V7ZsakyD.dpuf

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Location

 

Located between the cities of Dent, Vergas and Perham...

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