Some folks are talking out against discourteous boaters, which there are certainly some. I add, however, that there are discourteous lake-front homeowners as well. I am both a boater and lakefront homeowner and I believe that both groups are generally courteous with obvious and glaring exceptions from both.
I do think it is flawed logic for a homeowner to think that the lake is large and boaters should anchor elsewhere. I choose not to anchor off someone’s dock. The lake is still public property, not an extension of their property. The homeowner, including myself, choose to buy property adjacent to what is essentially a seasonally active, crowded and noisy state park.
One should not attempt to love the lake while hating all others enjoying it.
Homeowners seeking NRZ's should also realize that many folks use the identified NRZ's as target destinations to go to because they must be nice places to anchor and spend the day. Many boats can still squeeze into NRZ's and anchoring attracts anchoring.
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