Walloon Lake Association History
According to the September 10, 1960, edition of the Petoskey Evening News, the Walloon Lake Association first came into being in 1910.
First officers were Harry S. Jordan, president; J. H. Smith, vice-president; Paul M. Taylor, secretary; Julius Dick, treasurer. The other original trustees were John Baer, Alfred E. Hass, George G. McKercher, R. T. Merrill, Fred Shephard and Samuel D. Walden.
Records of the Association's activities during the next 50 years are skimpy, to say the least. As an item of interest, the first Association officers were principals in the early dam lawsuits. Perhaps that contributed to the founding of the Association.
The new (and current) Walloon Lake Association was incorporated on September 30, 1960, with Henry A. Beadell its first president, Kingsley Brown vice-president and Roy G. Michell secretary and treasurer.
Walloon Lake Trust and Conservancy
Originally, a Deed established the Trust, at the desire of the Walloon Lake Association, to create a fund which would be used for charitable purposes, on August 31, 1978. It was amended on August 26, 1983, and on November 26, 1996.
On October 27, 1998, Probate Judge Fredrick Mulhauser signed an order further amending the Deed of Trust, resulting in a name change to Walloon Lake Trust and Conservancy. During 2001, work was completed establishing a non-profit corporation, which has replaced the organization established with a Deed of Trust in 1978.
The funds of this Trust may only be distributed for charitable purposes pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).