The Ryerson Lake Association
The Lake Association members are residents who own properties around the lake, including Camp Echo. The Association maintains the boat launch, stocks fish, assists with the cost of the 4th of July fireworks display, and registers this website.
Everyone on the lake benefits from what the Association does, so please encourage your neighbors to join! Contact the Ryerson Lake Association Board to learn more!
Association members are encouraged to post photographs and calendar events in our Facebook group:
The Ryerson Lake Improvement Board is a separate organization. Keep up to date by visiting ryersonlakeboard.org
2026 LAKE NEWS
2026 Boat Contest Results Are In!
A huge THANKS to everyone who participated in this year's 4th of July events and to our infamous "Scott" who ran the AWESOME firework show! We were blown away by the creativity, imagination, and hard work that went into the boat parade entries, and thank you as well to everyone who took the time to vote to select this year's winners!
1st Place – Spanky’s
Boat #8 - Forgue & Vanderkeift
2nd Place – American Eagle
Boat #9 - Kartes, Petersen & Hindes
3rd Place – Lady Liberty
Boat #7 - Duba
Honorable Mentions
Boat # 3 - Sawyer
Boat #11 - Oscar Meyer Weiner Hot Dog - Tietsma
The Ryerson Lake Association is excited to celebrate America's 250th anniversary of independence in 2026!
We're very proud to continue our lake's traditions including the Golf Cart Parade, Boat Parade, and Fireworks! These festive events are a wonderful way to connect with your neighbors, meet new ones, show community spirit, and create lasting memories!
The Point Pleasant Golf Cart Parade will be Saturday, July 4, 2026, at 3:30pm. Participants will meet at Point Pleasant Nesters Park on Parsons Ave no later than 3:30pm then take off from there at 3:45pm to head to Chippewa Trail then Sherman Ave. If you would like to join in the fun, meet at Parsons at 3:30pm, and remember to charge your batteries!
The 2026 Chuck Yonker Memorial - Ryerson Lake 4th of July Boat Parade will begin at 7:30pm on Saturday , July 4, as well! If you would like to participate, please meet at the north end of the lake no later than 7:00pm. Boat numbers will be distributed then. The parade will conclude at the south end of the lake with a presentation of watermelons for each boat entry and trophy awards for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, and honorable mentions. Online, real-time voting will be available for all residents through personal devices. Voting instructions will be posted on the Ryerson Lake Association Facebook page soon! Here is the boat parade route.
BEST BOAT VOTING INSTRUCTIONS! To vote for Best Boat in the 2026 Chuck Yonker Memorial – Ryerson Lake 4th of July Boat Parade, go to: https://strawpoll.com/
One vote per IP address, so please vote amongst yourselves at your individual residence and submit your residence vote.
The Fireworks display will be Saturday, July 4, at sundown and displayed on the east side of the lake by the reed! If you are on the north end of the lake, you may want to take your boat out for a better view. Scott will have a sound system with music playing as the fireworks are launched. If you would like to download the app ahead of time, you can listen to the music on your phone or personal device synched up with the fireworks display. The app is called Pyrocast, and it's available for Android or Apple devices. The show code is NLPD and log in as GUEST.
We look forward to this year’s 4th of July celebrations and would like to thank our Lake Association members and donors for help making our spectacular fireworks show possible!
Be safe, have fun, and have a wonderful holiday weekend!
Ryerson Lake Association 2nd Annual Poker Run
Saturday, July 25
Stay tuned for details!
Summer Picnic
Camp Echo hosts a summer picnic for Association members in August.
Stay tuned for details!
Ryerson Lake Treatment Information
Information is available on the Ryerson Lake Improvement Board website: www.ryersonlakeboard.org
Boat Launch
Please be considerate of the neighbors' property when launching boats.
Remember that there is no parking at the boat launch, and please do not block driveways with unattended vehicles and trailers.
Newaygo County Lake Patrol Non-Emergency Number
(231) 689-5288
Ryerson Lake Loons
Please go no wake and stay 150' away, especially back away if loons vocalize by yodeling, and read the following information to help protect them.
Common Loon FAQ
Loon Rules Handout
Lake History
The Summer Resort that Started on a Shoe String Budget
Written by Mrs. Fred (Bertha) Coburn
About the Lake
The bottom of Ryerson Lake was first mapped in the early 1940s by the Michigan Conservation Department. The lake has a surface area of 250 acres and a watershed area of 3,847 acres, a ratio of 1:15.4. The maximum recorded depth of the lake is 82 feet, and the average depth of Ryerson Lake is 27 feet. Despite having large areas of deep water, Ryerson Lake also contains shallow sand and marl areas. These shallow areas support aquatic plants and provide quality habitat for fish and wildlife. The shoreline of Ryerson Lake is over four miles long, and there are four small tributaries flow into Ryerson Lake.
Ryerson Lake’s outlet at the south end flows to Ludke Drain, through Kimball and Pickerel Lakes, and into Penoyer Creek which, in turn, flows into the Muskegon River and into Lake Michigan. There are approximately 230 feet of fall between Ryerson Lake and Lake Michigan.
Boating Rules
Operating hours: 11:00am to 7:30pm
No wake: 7:30pm to 11:00am
Travel counter-clockwise around the lake.
All watercraft must obey these and all other state laws.
Fishing
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Fishing regulations for 2018 through 2022. Ryerson Lake is still listed in the 5 Pike per day and only 1 over 24 inches. |
Please remember NOT to fish on spawning beds for any type of fish. This will help improve our lake for fishing if we adhere to this request. Please remind any guests that you have invited to fish with you.
Beach Sand Regulations
No permit is needed to bring in a “reasonable amount” of beach sand to your beach. It is no longer limited to a numerical amount per year. To put sand in the lake, you need to get a permit from the Michigan DEQ.
Blue-Green Algae Information
https://www.michigan.gov/
https://www.canr.msu.edu/
http://www.ces.fau.edu/usgs/
https://www.hrwc.org/wp-
https://www.uaex.edu/
https://www.youtube.com/