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Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

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Sportsmen Since 1968

Tuesday, October 15th, 2024

Breaking News for

Sportsmen Since 1968

Steve Griffin: Creating wake in a no-wake zone on Michigan waters can court trouble

Some boaters believe making waves is fun, but leaving a wake in the wrong place can lead to unwanted trouble, environmental damage, and maybe a ticket. (Photo by Steve Griffin)

The horn’s blare was aimed at us, a grandpa and grandson putting through one of the extensive slow/no-wake sections of Spring Lake and adjacent Grand River in Michigan.
We’d been talking, as such oldster/youngster teams do, about anything and everything. Now we were talking about (and soon with) an officer at the bow of the Sheriff Department Marine Patrol Boat, its bright blue light flashing on the hardtop.

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