Lake Minnetonka Clean Up

[scubafreek864]

I will be at the clean up, unless something comes up.  I wouldn't miss that dive for the world.  Helps out with environment, and you have a good chance at finding some pretty cool stuff.

[cap10bob]

I believe the closest public ramp is in deephaven at Carsons's bay.
Parking is a hike though. They ticket you near the launch - voice of experience.

Make sure to load your gear when you launch, or plan to drive to the
event and load from there. At the event there is a nice large pier, so the gear
is easy to roll down and load in the boats.

I'd suggest having 2 people , one in the boat, and the other drive the trailer to the event.
The parking is free at the event.

PUBLIC BOAT ACCESS/LAUNCHING POINTS ON LAKE MINNETONKA

   
* These are the locations most highly used on the Lake!
   
Deephaven (Carson's Bay) Concrete  Parking - Residents Only
Location:  On Minnetonka Blvd. 2.2 Miles W from Hwy 101 adjacent to the Carson's Bay Bridge.
   
Lake Minnetonka Regional Park Concrete  Large Facility
- have to pass under the narrows bridge to get to the event.
  Nice facility, but Plan 1/2 hour at medium throttle to get from lauch to Excelsior.
  A few low wake zones and a lot of water to cover. Park pass required.
Location:  One block n of Hwy 7 on County Road 44.
 
Mound (Cooks Bay Beach) Concrete  Limited Parking
  Small parking area. Plan about 40 minutes at medium throttle to get from lauch to Excelsior.
  A few low wake zones and a lot of water to cover.
Location:  Close to N side of Cook's Bay; 0.2 mi W of Hwy 125 on Hwy 110.
   
Spring Park *(Spring Park Bay) Concrete  15 Rigs + Addtl.
Location:  In center of Spring Park at intersection of County Road 15 and Sunset Drive.
  Small parking area. Plan about 40 minutes at medium throttle to get from lauch to Excelsior.
  A few low wake zones and a lot of water to cover.
   
Wayzata (Wayzata Bay Boat Launch) Gravel  Limited Parking
Location:  N. Side of Wayzata Bay; on Lake Street, 1 Mile W of Hwy 101/Hwy 16 Junction
(Causeway)    Location:  On TH 101
   
Gray's Bay Concrete  30 Parking Spaces
Location:  E. side of Gray's Bay; Hwy 101 to Gray's Bay Blvd E to site entrance.
   

[cap10bob]

Prior Lake Cleanup
Saturday June 6th from 8am-12pm at Captain Jacks.

5th Annual Dive the Lake – Prior Lake Clean Up Day 2009
Join us for Prior Lake Clean Up Day and Annual “Dive the Lake”.  The Prior Lake Association has partnered with a group of  SCUBA divers from the Prior Lake area to sponsor a Lake Clean Up Dive on Saturday June 6th from 8am-12pm at Captain Jacks.  The dive has been a huge success the last couple of years and has attracted over 60 area divers to help clean up our lake.  Divers are asked to provide their own equipment for the dive.  The Association members have provided the participating divers with a boat ride to their dive location.  We will again be looking for volunteer boaters to bring divers to their designated dive areas, so keep the date open.  The divers will be bringing up debris from the bottom of the lake, but don’t worry about your boat getting dirty, we will provide dive bags and tarps to keep your boat clean.  The divers will be awarded prizes for various categories; Largest, Most Unusual, Oldest, Most Valuable and more.  The divers will also receive an event t-shirt.
If you would like to help with this event, please call Donna Mankowski at 952/440-5503.
Click here to download: Prior Lake Dive sign-up form and waiver agreement
ALL Divers must pre-register.  Call or email Donna Mankowski @ 952/440-5503

[cap10bob]

Prior Lake Cleanup dive:

I heard the links don't work above, so here is the web address and e-mail for Donna.

Hopefully will work better.

If you would like to help with this event, please call Donna Mankowski at 952/440-5503.

Go here to download the Prior Lake Dive sign-up form and waiver agreement


ALL Divers must pre-register.  Call or email Donna Mankowski @ 952/440-5503
email:  donna@priorlakeassociation.org