Dear Friends of Lake Attitash: Now that the alum treatment is done, we must continue to think of ways we can do more to protect our beautiful lake. Having a “natural” shoreline with native plants and stones is probably the best thing you can do. The Conservation Commissions strongly discourage walls, preferring more natural slopes […]

Dear Friends of Lake Attitash: Amesbury has let us know that the alum treatment will be completed on Thursday- May 16th. Boating and other recreational activities can be resumed on Friday 17th. After the unfortunate accident with Solitude’s larger boat, they had to switch to the use of their smaller boat. This caused the whole […]

Dear Friends of Lake Attitash, After all this time, the Lake Attitash Alum Treatment is happening this month! Crystal clear water is coming soon!  It has been a long journey so here is a refresher for those who are new to the lake. December 2015 – The LAA took its first steps towards obtaining an s.319 grant from […]

2019 Lake Attitash Lovers New Year’s Resolutions! This is going to be a Happy New Year for Lake Attitash! This year we are going to get an amazing gift. Our lake is scheduled to receive a $600,000 alum treatment in early spring, thanks to a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, fundraising from […]

Lake Attitash needs your help.  Please attend the Amesbury Conservation Commission meeting on Monday, January 7th at 7 PM at the Amesbury City Hall, 62 Friend Street in Amesbury to support the Lake Attitash Association’s request to extend its permit to treat for invasive weeds in 2019. (Good news – we are early on the agenda!) Without […]

Amesbury Order of Conditions for weed management – LAA’s Order of Conditions (OoC) from the Amesbury Con Com expires on March 19, 2019.  We are starting the process of renewal of our OOC now and have submitted a request to extend our OoC to John Lopez, Con Comm agent for Amesbury.  LAA is on the […]

The 2018 Lake Attitash Association annual meeting was held on Thursday, August 9th.  Over 70 people attended.  The guest speaker for the evening was Stephanie Hanson, from Comprehensive Environmental, Inc who gave a presentation about the history, current status and proposed treatment plan to manage the Cyanobacteria problem in Lake Attitash.  There were also other […]

LAKE ATTITASH KIDS FISHING DERBY August 18th 8 AM till 12 Noon (Rain date August 19th) Two Age Groups 12 & Under and 13 to 16 No registration required!!!! Weigh in at Merrimac Boat Ramp between 11AM and Noon 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prizes for Both Age Group for: Longest Fish Heaviest Fish (one prize […]

Saturday, September 1st Grand Illumination Boat Parade Meet at State Board Ramp in Merrimac at 6:30 Rain Date: Sunday, September 2nd Dress your boat and house with lights and decorations… or come as you are!!! Sponsored by the Lake Attitash Association 

Dear Friends and Protectors of Lake Attitash:   Let’s get serious!   Fertilizer use in the watershed is serious business! You need to know about this new law!   There is a new law in Massachusetts restricting the use of fertilizers containing Phosphorous on all non-agricultural turf or lawns in order to protect our waterways.  […]