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Boats of all types enjoy Lake St. Clair

                  th Why are there markers
                                                        to the Middle Channel?

                  Remember When?  If you're a newer boater, you probably won-
                                  der why there are markers leading from the
                                  direction of the Clinton River into the Middle
                                  Channel.

                                       Well, not long ago, if you didn't follow the
                                  markers, you had a good chance of running
                                  aground. If you left the Sni for example "on

    Photo: 2013                   plane", you could make it to the markers. If
Guys run aground                  you were idling, you only had 2-3' most to take
                                  off, causing most boats the need to idle until

just outside the                  you made it into the markers.

Middle Channel                       The high water is great for now, but as the
     Markers                      traditional water cycle goes toward lower wa-
                                  ter, we will be back to our favorite towing com-

                                  panies hanging out at the "popular" places

                                  again where newbies run aground each year.

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