Bear Lake Township of Kalkaska County, Michigan

Household Hazardous Waste Collection
2024-07-27 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | Kalkaska Middle School, Back parking lot off Dresdan St
The event is limited to Kalkaska County Residents only (proof of residency is required via driver’s license, water bill, tax bill, etc). Appointments are highly encouraged for the 2024 collection event. This is to streamline the process of drop-off and to ensure an even flow of traffic which will allow us to accept more items.
Appointments can be made online (button below) or by calling the office at (231) 258-3307. Please limit one time slot per household.
Accepted items: Fertilizer, pesticides, cleaning solvents, automotive fluids, oil/latex/lead paint, turpentine, mercury, nail polish/remover, pool chemicals, batteries, and MUCH MORE. You name the chemical, our vendor will take it! Please no electronics.
Drop off details:

Drive up to the main entrance of the Kalkaska Middle School, this entrance is off of West Kalkaska Street and is a circle drive.

Staff will greet you and check you in.

If you have a large number of items, a donation is greatly appreciated. It helps us be able to host a bigger and better collection event in the future and offset the costs of the increased materials being brought in.

Please have items in the trunk or bed of a truck and easily accessible. Sometimes items in cardboard boxes make this process easier.

IF you have mercury, please contact us about how to transport it!! It should be in a sealed plastic or glass container, not just in a cardboard box. It can be impossible to contain if the container is broken.

Staff and volunteers will take the items from your vehicle.

Then you are free to go about the rest of your day knowing the materials you brought will be disposed of properly and not leak into or beautiful rivers and forests.

Please contact our office if you have any questions about the event, (231) 258-3307.

Early Voting for Primary Election
2024-07-28 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-29 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-30 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-31 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-01 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-02 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-03 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-04 07:00 - 15:00 | Bear Lake Township Business Office

Primary Election
2024-08-06 07:00 - 20:00 | Bear Lake Township Business Office

Bear Lake Township Improvement Association Annual Meeting
2024-08-10 08:30 - 10:00 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska
More information to follow.

Bear Lake Township Board Meeting
2024-08-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska
Kevin Rogels, CEO of Kalkaska Memorial Health Center will be at the Township Board Meeting, August 13, 2024, 4:00 PM to provide information and take questions on the proposal to change Kalkaska Memorial Hospital Center from an Act 47 Hospital (1945), to a non profit 501-C3 Hospital.

Annual Chicken BBQ
2024-09-01 11:00 - 14:30 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska
Click on the following link for more information.
2024 BBQ FLYER

Bear Lake Township Board Meeting
2024-09-10 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-08 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-12 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-12-10 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-01-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska

Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup Day
2024-09-21 09:00 - 10:00 | Bear Lake Township Community Center, 198 E Bear Lake Rd SE, Kalkaska
Please consider volunteering.
Meet at the Community Center at 9 am for your assignments.

Early Voting for General Election
2024-10-26 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-27 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-28 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-29 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-30 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-31 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-01 07:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-02 07:00 - 15:00 and 1 more date | Bear Lake Township Business Office

General Election
2024-11-05 07:00 - 20:00 | Bear Lake Township Business Office
