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​The FREE newsletter for people interested in Wisconsin's lakes 


 
This year marks a monumental milestone for the Lake Tides newsletter as it celebrates turning 50. For half a century, Lake Tides has been the go-to source for anyone passionate about Wisconsin’s beautiful lakes, providing invaluable information, updates, and stories that connect and inspire us. 

Although the creation and distribution of Lake Tides is faced with budget shortfalls and reduced staff, we remain committed to providing high-quality news about lake ecology, laws and regulations, and related water resource opportunities. To help with postage costs, we will be cleaning up our mailing list, so if you enjoy Lake Tides, but haven’t updated your contact information with us in the last 10 years, we need to hear from you. Please let us know if and how you would like to continue receiving the free Lake Tides newsletter by filling out this quick form.​ 

​As we celebrate this golden anniversary, we look forward to many more years of Lake Tides continuing to educate, engage, and unite those who cherish Wisconsin’s lakes. Here’s to 50 years of making waves and to the countless more to come!​

​Current Issue: Volume 50 No. 1 ​Spring/Summer 2025​

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Do you have an idea for an article you think our readers would be interested in? Submit an article/idea to be considered for a future issue of Lake Tides! Read our guidelines​ and contact the editor at amy.kowalski@uwsp.edu or 715-346-4744.

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An endowment fund was started to eventually support undergraduate fellowships, graduate assistantships, newsletter production expenses, and other Lake Tides expenses. ​
To contribute to this endowment account, please go to https://give.uwsp.edu/g/wisconsin-lakes​

To read more about this effort, see our article, Can We Fly this Balloon...Forever?


Lake Ripples

​Timely updates about Wisconsin's lakes​ (bi-monthly)


Due to the cost of printing and mailing our long-running, free Lake Tides newsletter (50 years this year!), we will have to decrease publishing to only three issues annually. We still want to connect you with important resources and stories related to our state's precious lakes. Enter, Lake Ripples, your eNews source for timely updates about Wisconsin's lakes! If you know of others who would like this publication, please have them subscribe now - it's FREE! 

​Check out past issues of Lake Ripples




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