Welcome to the Jose Lake Improvement Association 

Jose Lake is a 129-acre lake located in lower northeastern Michigan in Iosco County about 20 miles inland from Lake Huron. It has beautiful sandy beaches, a private boat launch, and depths of up to 30ft. deep. It is stocked yearly with many different kinds of fish making it an excellent fishing lake.

The Jose Lake Improvement Association is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to the protection, preservation and improvement of Jose Lake.  Our responsibility is to keep you, our members, informed of the issues facing our lake community.  Our goal is to preserve the treasure we have today and plan for future generations.

Please visit the different Project pages to learn more about what we are doing as an association to preserve the lake and how you are able to help. Together we can keep our lake clean and beautiful for generations to come.

How You Can Help
  • Educate: Tell your friends, family or renters on how to stop the spread of invasive species by making sure their boats are clean, dry and dumped before putting them in the lake (Click here for a printable flyer)
  • Participate: Join the Jose Lake Improvement Association, come to the meetings, help monitor new species/locations, help in management and removal

3 Simple Steps to Reduce the Spread of Invasive Species:

Clean/Drain/Dry 
Clean—Remove all plants, animals, and mud. Thoroughly wash everything with a 10% solution of clorox 
Drain—Drain every space or item that can hold water.
Dry—Allow time for your boat to completely dry for at least 3 days of sitting in sunshine before launching in other waters.
Water Safety Regulations for Jose Lake
  1. Waterskiing, jet skiing and tubing between the hours of 10 am and 7 pm only.
  2. When jet skiing or towing water skiers or tubers, operate at least 100 feet from all swimmers, anglers, and docks.
  3. Respect all swimmers and the designated swimming areas.
  4. Jet skiers should NEVER cut across the path of any other watercraft.
  5. EXCESSIVE SPEED of any watercraft is always dangerous and is considered reckless. Please use common sense when operating your watercrafts.
  6. Never throw refuse in the lake or in the boat ramp area. PLEASE HELP KEEP OUR LAKE AREA CLEAN.
  7. There is no parking at the lake's boat ramp.
  8. Obey all rules of water safety and boating that have been established in the State of Michigan Boating Guide.
  9. Help stop the spread of aquatic hitchhikers by making sure your boat is cleaned, drained and dry before putting it into Jose Lake (click here for more tips).
Check out the free Handbook of Michigan Boating Laws and Responsibilities.

We would like to thank all of our current members. If you would like to become a member please visit Join Us and complete the Online Membership Registration.

If you have any comments or suggestions please email us at joselakemi@gmail.com or participate in the posts on our Facebook page to help raise awareness.

Thank you!

The Jose Lake Improvement Association

News

[10.11.20]
A fall newsletter and minutes from a recent board meeting were sent out earlier this week.  Those that have provided permission for electronic communications should have received them by email.  Those that have not provided permission should be getting them in the mail this week.  You can read them here.  

Of note: the annual meeting for 2020 has been cancelled due to COVID-19.  We will just plan to have our annual meeting in 2021 at the normal date and time. 

[08.16.19]
Gypsy Moth Update:
Here is a link to the update on the meeting held on August 7th.  
http://www.iosconews.com/news/article_3c3998c4-bdd9-11e9-9bae-eb45f7192584.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

[07.24.19]
A Gypsy Moth Update from Charlie Finley - Iosco County Commissioner
I contacted Neal Swanson from Aquatic Consulting Services which was recommended to me by MSU Extension Office in Roscommon. He recommended an egg count survey after the leaves have fallen from the trees in our area sometime between September and January. Based on this information, they will develop a treatment plan for 2020. It appears the areas affected are north of Long Lake to Jose Lake and Chain Lake area. Iosco County Treasurer, Elite Shellenbarger, has said there is a $41,000 balance in the gypsy moth treatment fund. However, there is currently not a department in place at the County level to monitor this problem as it was dissolved sometime ago. I gave Mr. Swanson the areas that were infected and he developed a cost per acre estimate for the survey. The proposal was sent to Mr. Shellenbarger and is on the agenda for the next Commissioner’s meeting on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 9:30am.

Contact Charlie Finley for any additional questions you may have. He can be reached at charleslfinley@gmail.com or 989-619-0564.

[07.24.19]
George Brown sent an update about the weed treatment. They are treating the north end of the lake and a little area in the middle lake.  Please contact him directly for any questions or concerns at 989-745-1352 or maintbrown@aol.com.