Meeting will be held at Garfield Township Hall

Join us for a family day of Knockerball, Pickelball, Disco Golf, Boat races and more. Stay tuned for more event info.

Join us on the water for our Annual Fireworks Show starting at Dusk

Join Us on the water as we host one of the premier Mid-Michigan bands Jedi Mind Trip

Pirate Day Info

Come Join us for our Annual Poker Run on Crooked Lake. Details coming soon!

Join us for the Membership Annual Meeting and Board Election

Join us in constructing your own cardboard boat and race your friends, See details here

Join the fun, decorate your boat and become part of the parade to celebrate Summerfest. Boats will meet at the DNR Boat launch at 6:45pm for a 7pm start

Join us for our Annual Summerfest Concert on the water on Crooked Lake

An event on the lake for kids to enjoy. Details here

3rd Annual Light the Lake!

On the evening of Saturday, September 3 we invite CLIA members to join in and help light up our amazing Crooked Lake shoreline!  The CLIA will have available for each association member two free flares to place at your beach front area at dusk.  Time to light your flares is 9:00 PM.

CLIA members can pick up their flares at Cindy Rank's house (1010 Hillcrest) from 7:00 - 9:00 PM on Friday, Sept. 2, or from 12:00 - 2:00 PM on Saturday, Sept. 3.  Tickets will also be for sale at Cindy’s house so don’t forget to bring a little extra cash. Drawings will be on Saturday.

We encourage everyone to take pictures and videos.  Our hope is to make this an annual event to help everyone recognize what an amazing lake and community we have! 

Let's LIGHT THE LAKE together!

POKER RUN 2022

The 2022 Poker Run is Saturday, Sept. 3 2022 (rain date Sunday, Sept. 4). This very popular Crooked Lake boating event has sold out every year. Boaters visit five host docks and pick a card from each for their poker hand. Best poker hand wins!

MEMBERSHIP HAS IT’S PRIVILEGES (not to be confused with AmEx)

Being a member of the association gives you the first opportunity to a purchase hand(s). Open sales start on Saturday morning for all boaters and nonmembers. Becoming a member is easy and for a mere $25 (annual fee) you can join link here. Be among the first to purchase your lucky poker hand(s)! Check back here for more details closer to the event. Sales typically start in the month of August.

LANYARD DRAWING

Wait there’s more! Turning in your lanyard/number enters you into a drawing for extra prizes! So be sure to turn in your lanyard to be eligible (and remember your number). Head out to the swim hole area (near Camp Neyati) for prize announcements around 5:00 PM.

POKER 2023

Interested in being a future host dock participant? Contact Lou Ottino loesjes2002@yahoo.com. Hosting is limited to CLIA members.

Meeting location Lake Pavillion and GoogleMeet.

For more details visit Member’s Section.

2nd Annual GREAT CARDBOARD RACE

As a part of our fleet you will:

Have a boatload of fun — compete in an amazing event — receive fun prizes (winners)  

Click here for construction and complete race rules.

THIS EVENT STARTS AT DUSK

This popular event is once again planned for dusk on the second Saturday in July. It all started with one guy and his friends shooting fireworks. Now this lake-wide event has become one of the most popular community events. A few fireworks has grown thanks to the donations from each and everyone one.

Volunteers Needed

Fireworks barges are prepared during the day and anchored in the middle of the lake at dusk. Volunteers to help a little or a lot are needed. No skills necessary. Help is needed to connect barges, open MANY cardboard boxes, and much more. Anyone interested please contact the CLIA board or Rob Wyble. Learn more

For more information please contact the CLIA Board at clia@crookedlakeclarecounty.com.

Come join your friends in our annual Boat Parade around Crooked Lake. Participants should join us at the DNR Boat Launch at 6:45pm parade starts promptly from there at 7pm.

Come join us for Summerfest’s Live Concert on the water. Event will be held at the Southwest corner of Crooked Lake. In case of rain check back for our alternate site. For Concert Info Click Here

After a HUGE success (again) last year, the CLIA board will host its third annual Pirate Day – Treasure Hunt on Saturday, June 25 from 12:00 PM -2:00 PM, for all children on the lake.  Children are invited to dress up like a pirate and ride around on their boat with their families, visiting from dock-to-dock, in search of “treasure” (similar to trick-or-treating house to house for Halloween). For more information, click here.

We are looking for volunteers to join us on Saturday June 4th to help make our parks a pride of the community. Click the link for more information. Volunteer activities will be going on at both Cold Springs and Peterson Parks.