Bill Ness watched two weeks ago as his 5-year-old daughter walked into Pelican Lake in Otter Tail county wearing a full wet ...

Research found reasons to be concerned that wakesurfing in too-shallow depths could harm a lake’s water quality. The findings ...

Large surface waves produced by powerboats are a mainstay for recreational watersports. A new study from the University of ...

Two weeks after spending the Fourth of July on a popular South Carolina lake, 12-year-old Jaysen Carr died from a ...

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By Kirsti Marohn MPR News/90.1 FM For some Minnesotans, it’s the ideal way to spend a summer day on the lake: wakesurfing a perfectly curled wave behind a powerboat with no worries of getting tangled ...

The World War II Aviation Museum recently flew a restored plane that was recovered from the bottom of a Washington lake more ...

Wakeboats in surfing mode should operate in at least 20 feet of water to avoid stirring up sediment in a way that’s harmful to water quality, according to a study by the University of Minnesota. The ...

While wake boats are frequently painted as the villain, researchers found that ALL powerboats impact the delicate lakebed ...

Funding options and cost reductions are being considered as dredging and dam project permits continue to be sought.