PRESERVE, PROTECT & ENHANCE

The purpose of the Association is to preserve and protect Van Vliet Lake and its surroundings, and to enhance the water quality, fishery, boating safety, and aesthetic values of Van Vliet Lake as a public recreational facility for today and for future generations.

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WINTER SOCIAL EVENING Saturday, February 21st

Posted on: December 29, 2025

Please plan to come and join your lake neighbors for food and conversation at the Presque Isle Pub (PI Pub), on Saturday, starting at 5PM February 21st.

ONLY $15 per person for pizza and soup. (Cash Bar).

Hope to see you there!

VAN VLIET LAKE SURFACE WATER STUDY

Posted on: December 2, 2025

The Town of Presque Isle’s (TPI)  Town Lake Committee(PITLC) is sponsoring a project to survey and update the aquatic plant community and AIS status of Van Vliet Lake.

PITLC and the Van Vliet lake Association would like an updated study of Van Vliet Lake, as it has been seven years (2018) since the last study. Van Vliet Lake is on the Vilas County 2021 High Quality Waters list and remains an important asset to Vilas County.

The Surface Water Grant application was submitted on November 17th 2025 to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources .

The overall goal of this project is to review the current aquatic ecosystem of Van Vliet Lake by analyzing its health and diversity, documenting any changes, and documenting any aquatic invasive species.

The status of approval of the grant will be known in early March 2026.

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Aquatic Plant Management

The Presque Isle Town Lakes Committee (PITLC) has worked with the WDNR to set up programs to combat the invasion of aquatic invasive species. learn more >

Lake Management Plan

The focus of the lake association has always been to maintain or improve the quality of the lake.  A lake management plan was completed in 2005. learn more >

Clean Boats Clean Water

Clean Boats, Clean Waters is an inspection program intended to educate boaters on aquatic invasive species and how to prevent their spread between lakes. learn more >

Van Vliet Hemlocks

Protecting, preserving, improving public access and increasing educational opportunities of this unique ecology known as the "Van Vliet Hemlocks". learn more >