We want YOU to be a part of the Lake Access Story!

Share your #LakeLoveSubmissions for a chance to be published online or in an upcoming edition of Lake Access Magazine.

Not only will your submissions earn a chance to be immortalized in print and shared throughout the Lake Access community, but all photo and story submissions will also be entered into a series of drawings for some fantastic prizes from our sponsors.

If that’s not enough, if your photo is selected as one of the four cover images for the 2025 edition of Lake Access Magazine, you’ll also receive a unique, one-of-a-kind, framed cover showcasing your photo.

Three Easy Ways to Submit

Using the form below

Scroll down to quickly and easily upload your photos or share your story ideas directly on the Lake Access Magazine website. Submissions are delivered directly to the publishers for review.

Share on Facebook

Join the Lake Access Magazine family on Facebook! Share your favorite photos right on our page, drop a comment on a post, or slide into our DMs with your awesome images and story ideas.

Send us an Email

Email your photos or story ideas directly to the Lake Access Magazine publishing team at hello@lake-access.com.

Submissions

If you're submitting an idea for a story, please provide a brief description below. You can also use this field to provide context for any photos you're sharing (i.e., "4th of July 2023 on Coldwater Lake!")

Important submission information: By submitting your content or ideas, you are granting Lake Access Magazine, LLC the full permission to use, reproduce, and distribute your photos and stories in any way we see fit. This could include, but isn’t limited to, featuring your work in our magazine, on our website, or across our social media platforms.

OFFICIAL TERMS & CONDITIONS

  1. While we encourage submissions year-round, all photos and story submissions must be submitted by March 21 to appear in the May 2024 edition. Submissions after this date may still be used in future print issues or used digitally but may not be eligible for prizes.
  2. Please submit content within the following categories: Food, Nature, Pets, Cottage/Lakeside, People, Fishing/Boating
  3. Entries must be your own and watermarks of any kind on photos are not permitted. If a watermark is featured, your entry will not be considered. Participants agree that photos may be enhanced or cropped, and writing submissions may be altered for clarity, grammar, or space restrictions.
  4. There is no maximum number of entries per person, but please choose your best work for each category.
  5. Submissions are free and open to all. Participants under 18 years of age require the permission of a parent or guardian. By submitting content, entrants under 18 years of age indicate that they have obtained the permission of a parent or guardian.
  6. Participants understand that this call for submissions is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Participants agree to fully release and hold Meta/Facebook harmless from liability.
  7. By submitting your content or ideas, you are granting Lake Access Magazine, LLC the full permission to use, reproduce, and distribute your photos and stories in a positive light to promote lake living. This could include, but isn’t limited to, featuring your work in our magazine, on our website, or across our social media platforms.

PRIZES

  1. RANDOM PARTICIPATION DRAWINGS for gift certificates from local businesses will take place for each region (Region 1: Branch and Calhoun Counties; Region 2: Jackson, Lenewee, and Hillsdale Counties; Region 3: Lagrange (IN) and Steuben (IN) Counties; Region 4: St Joseph and Kalamazoo Counties.)
    1. Random entries are based on weekly photo/content submissions and social media
      interaction (ie: taking a poll, liking or commenting on the post, etc.).
    2. Random drawing winners will be determined by random drawing or audience votes during any given period of time.
    3. Random drawing winners will be notified via Facebook post on our #WednesdayWinner Facebook post.
    4. Random drawing winners must provide a USPS mailing address to receive their gift certificate via mail. We ask winners to take a photo with their gift certificate and help us keep promoting the lake!
  2. PHOTO SUBMISSIONS
    1. One photo will be chosen as Grand Prize Photo winner per region (Region 1: Branch and Calhoun Counties; Region 2: Jackson, Lenewee, and Hillsdale Counties; Region 3: Lagrange (IN) and Steuben (IN) Counties; Region 4: St Joseph and Kalamazoo Counties.)
    2. Grand Prize Cover Photo winners will be narrowed down by audience vote with final determination by Lake Access Magazine editorial staff.
    3. Grand Prize Cover Photo winners will have their photo featured as the cover photo for their region’s Summer 2024 Lake Access Magazine edition. Grand Prize Cover Photo winners will also receive a framed magazine cover and $100 in gift certificates from your favorite laker eatery.
    4. Submissions that do not receive Grand Prize Cover Photo status will still be eligible to have their photos used in the Summer 2024 Lake Access Magazine issue or future digital issues and promotions.
  3. RECIPE & MEMORY SUBMISSIONS
    1. All submissions will be entered into the Random Participation Drawings for gift certificates. Additionally, submissions may be used in the Summer 2024 Lake Access Magazine issue or future digital issues and promotions.