You already know the password to get into the members area. This page explains the other door — the one you unlock by setting up your own personal account — and why it’s worth the five minutes it takes to do.
Two ways to get in
The website has two levels of access. Most of you have been using the first one for a while.
1 Members area — with the shared password
When you type the lake password into the website, you’re shown into the members area. From here you can read newsletters, look at the lake map, see the calendar of events, find the executive’s contact details, browse Lost & Found and the Marketplace, and look up your neighbours’ emergency contact info. It’s everything the wider membership shares.
This is enough for many people, and you don’t need to do anything more if it suits you.
2 Your own owner account — with your email and a personal password
If you’re a registered cottage owner on the lake, you can also create a personal account. This is a free upgrade — there’s no extra fee and no application form to fill out. It gives you a few private, owner-only pages where you can manage things tied specifically to your cottage.
The shared password and your personal account live side by side. You don’t lose anything by creating an account; you just gain access to a few extra pages.
What the owner-only pages let you do
These are the pages that only show up once you’ve logged in with your own account:
- My Cottage
- Your home base. If you own more than one lot, you can switch between them here. You can update what safety equipment you keep on hand (fire pump, defibrillator), keep your family-and-friends contact list current, and request changes to the registered owners on your deed without having to chase down the secretary.
- Update Contact Info
- A simple form for telling the secretary that your phone number changed, your email is different now, or there’s a new emergency contact for your cottage. The change goes straight to the right person.
In short: the shared-password area is about the lake. Your owner account is about your cottage.
Setting up your account — the five-minute version
You don’t fill in a registration form. The website already knows you’re an owner, so it does most of the work itself.
- Go to the website and click “Forgot Password” at the bottom of the login page. (Don’t worry about the name — it’s the same door whether you’re new or returning.)
- Type the email address the association has on file for you. If you’re not sure which one that is, use the one you’d normally hear from the executive on.
- Check your email. Within a few minutes you’ll get a message with a link inviting you to set up your account. If it doesn’t arrive, have a look in your spam or junk folder.
- Click the link and choose a password. It needs at least 8 characters, with an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, and a number somewhere in there.
- Log in. From now on, sign in with your email and that password — no shared password needed.
If your email isn’t in the system, the website won’t be able to send you a setup link. That’s the most common reason people get stuck. Send a quick note to the secretary at secretary@methuenlake.online and they’ll add you, then you can try again.
Stuck? Just ask.
Nobody minds the question. Email secretary@methuenlake.online and a real person will help you sort it out. We’d much rather hear from you than have you give up at the login screen.
Welcome aboard — see you on the lake.
Last updated: April 19, 2026