About the club

From a fish-stocking crew to a national host venue

The earliest documented trace of this group is a 1916 photograph in a Forest Lake newspaper, showing members helping the DNR stock fish. The club was formally incorporated in 1937.

In the late 1940s and early 1950s membership shares sold for $100 each. The club bought the parcel west of the clubhouse in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and added 102 acres in the late 1990s. A full-time manager was hired in 2012, and the club has grown steadily since.

Club to confirm: production lists both a 102-acre parcel bought in the late 1990s and a current property of 102 acres. Confirm whether these are the same land or whether the total is larger.

What got built, and when

• Early 2000sArchery range added. Members shoot it at no charge.
• Early 2000sFive-stand layout added to the shotgun fields at Gate 2.
• 2012First full-time club manager hired.
• After 2012Action shooting bays built at Gate 3.
• Over timeThe rifle range at Gate 1 extended from 300 yards to 400.

Matches that came to Forest Lake

The action bays at Gate 3 have drawn championship-level competition to the club.

• 2023 Federal USPSA Multi-Gun National Championship, presented by Vortex Optics
• Nordic Components Tactical Shotgun Match
• JP Vortex Tri-Gun
• Jeff Kirkwold Memorial 3 Gun Event
• Minnesota USPSA Sections match

How the club runs

FLSC is a member-owned club run by an elected board. The annual meeting is set by the board each year at a place and time between February 15 and the end of February, held on the club premises. Notice goes out at least 10 days and not more than 60 days before the meeting date.

Ron Westberg is the club manager and the day-to-day point of contact.

Board member names, officer roles and the election procedure to be supplied by the club.