We have been summer residents of Alton for almost twenty years. A favorite place of ours to anchor and swim has been the old Alton Boys Camp, where the Baer Compound is now located. Some of the residents in the cove seem to think they bought the water along with their property. They have chipped golf balls from the beach at the boats, thrown water balloons with a huge sling shot and most recently put out a diving sign to deter boaters. One of the residents, came between the boats very fast on a jet ski. Fortunately, no one was swimming at the time. We have recorded most of these incidents on on film. They have called Marine Patrol numerous times. The patrol boat pulls up, observes us and usually waves and moves along. We do keep 150' from shore. One day we had a very nice chat with a Marine Patrolman and even took pictures with him much to the dismay of the landowner watching through binoculars. He informed us that next time they pull those stunts, we shld notify them and they will come and call the local police.
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