
A ‘tsunami’ of boats for the holiday?
Record-high gas prices have many boaters throughout the country saving and waiting for Independence Day to get out on the water, which could result in one of the busiest on-water holidays in decades.

Record-high gas prices have many boaters throughout the country saving and waiting for Independence Day to get out on the water, which could result in one of the busiest on-water holidays in decades.

ODNR officer says recent incidents concerning.

When my son and his friend Dan were young boys, my friend and I took them canoeing on the Delaware River. The boys knew how to swim and we all wore a personal floatation device.

The numbers are on par with 2020 – levels the industry hasn’t seen since 2007.

While some of these techniques may sound obvious, there may be some you never considered.

If a boat is on your shopping list there is no better time to purchase one than right now.

SPRINGFIELD, VA – Recreational boat owners are preparing their boats for a long winter’s nap, but sugarplums aren’t dancing in their heads. What may keep them up at night is hoping cold temperatures won’t damage

As of June 16, as many as nine people have been victims of boating fatalities. That number, which is preliminary, marks the most fatalities at this point of the year in more than a decade.

Practice safe boating – Don’t Boat stupidly – whenever you are on the water and help make the waterways as safe as they can be.
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