General Safety

• Please operate your vessel counter clockwise around the lake.
  
  
• No wake speed within 100 ft. of any other watercraft.
  
  
• No passenger may sit on front of a pontoon boat while underway.
  
  
• Operation of any watercraft, while under the influence of Drugs or alcohol, is prohibited.
  
  
• If you observe a Marine Safety Violation on the lake, phone 269-657-7711, ask for the marine division, give the person answering the following: a description of the boat, what they are doing wrong, MC numbers (if you can get them), and any other information that will help to identify the offender.
  
  
• The bottom line is that lake residents are responsible for the actions of their visiting friends and family. We urge you to educate them as to boating safety and keep yours and our families safe.
  

Personal Watercraft Safety

• Did you know that people ages 12 to 16 must take a classroom-proctored boating course in order to operate a watercraft?
  
  
• A person born after December 31, 1978, may operate a PWC only if he or she has obtained a boating safety certificate.
  
  
• Those born December 31, 1978, or earlier may operate a PWC without restrictions.
  
  
  
• It is illegal to operate a PWC between one hour before sunset and 8:00am.