Stakeholder Meeting: We have several updates we wanted to share with you. The first being after Senator Mary Felzkowski's Town Hall meetings earlier this month, a meeting was called this week composed of legislators, the wakesports industry as well as our coalition....
Wake Boats
Share your view on wake-enhanced boats
As WI takes to water over Memorial Day, share your view on wake-enhanced boats James N. Fitzhenryof the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. We want your opinion on Wakesurfing in Wisconsin and have introduced an interactive poll to get your thoughts. Please take a few...
Smith: Concerns over wake-enhanced boating dominate Northern Wisconsin listening sessions
MANITOWISH WATERS – Turnout was high for listening sessions organized by GOP legislators and held May 5 and 6 in four northern Wisconsin communities. "Good heavens, all these people," said John Hanson, chair of the Manitowish Waters Town Board, as he welcomed about 65...
Wakesports Reform Coalition Updates
Hello Everyone, The Wakesports Reform Coalition wanted to end out a quick update. A few days ago, Senate President Mary Felzkowski and Representative Rob Swearingen held listening sessions, which were extremely well attended. The topic that dominated those events was...
A Big Coalition to Fight Damage from Big Wakes
https://wisconsinlakes.org/a-big-coalition-to-fight-damage-from-big-wakes/
Wisconsin wake boat bans, neighbors pitted against each other
By Bryan Polcyn and FOX6 News Digital Team JEFFERSON COUNTY, Wis. - Summer may be winding down, but a water war is still heating up in Wisconsin. A new kind of powerboat is prompting a wave of local ordinances all over the state. There is hardly a more sensitive issue...
Ordinances related to wake boats appear in several Northwoods communities
By WAOW Television Jimmy Sadowski Several places around North Central Wisconsin have adopted wake boat ordinances including Newbold, Presque Isle and Lake Tomahawk. They do not ban wake boats, but ballast tanks on them. Those are located beneath the boat and create...
New coalition announces goal to protect Wisconsin lakes
A broad coalition of Wisconsin groups recently formed to defend Wisconsin’s waters from the impacts of wake-enhanced boating. Originating members of the coalition include the Wisconsin Lakes, Wisconsin’s Green Fire, Lakes at Stake Wisconsin, Last Wilderness Alliance,...
Wisconsin Conservation Congress Addresses Wake Boats
Wisconsin Lakes reports on the Wake Boat-related questions from the Wisconsin Conservation Congress here.
Last Wilderness Alliance
The mission for the Last Wilderness Alliance (LWA) is to "advocate for the protection of our natural resources to support the long term viability of Wisconsin’s Northwoods". Read about their work regarding wake boats.