An Active Lake for the Fourth of July

[LIforrelaxin]

I somewhat expected with Gas prices low we would see activity on the lake go up. And I was not let down. Even with the windy weather the number of boats on the lake Friday, Sat. and Sunday was fabulous to see... And then of course Monday was off the hook.

There where boats of all sorts and room for them all... Pontoon Boats, Bass boats, runabouts, sail boats, and performance boats, kayaks, canoes, and even small rowboats, could all be seen this weekend.

Yes there where incidents of no-wake zone in fractions, and probably even some 150' violations, but nothing that we haven't seen before, and will again....

I love to see and hear all boaters having fun on the lake.......

[marcucci]

I'm just outside the Weirs side of the channel and the traffic line was out to the marker (FL 01 I believe). I've been in that spot for 40 years and never remember the line being that long!

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[radiocontester]

Regarding lake activity on the 4th, I heard from a source that WAM stayed open late to accommodate a large number of boaters due to two nearby gas stations running out of gas. A notable number of boaters didn't even have the decency to tip the dock attendants, who were working their butts off to ensure everyone was able to receive gas and pump out service. The topic of tipping has already been discussed on this forum but the situation that occurred at WAM should not be overlooked. Considering how expensive boating is (i.e. disposable income), tipping (any amount) should be standard practice if the service warrants it.

Stepping off the soap box....:)