[1] In 2005, infestations of Eurasian water milfoil were discovered.

During the summer, over a quarter of the lake's surface area became inhabited by the milfoil.

At the time, the canal enabled logging on the west side of Big Clam Lake; logs floated through the canal entered Little Clam Lake, on the east shore of which stood lumber mills, the railroad and the Village of Clam Lake.

[4] Following the passing of the lumber era the lake became a regional tourist destination.

William Mitchell State Park, popular with campers, now occupies the west shore of the lake, adjacent to the canal.