I live in Buffalo. The deal with the truck is that it is a fundraiser. You buy a ticket and guess the day and hour that it goes down. It has no engine, tranny, anything that would hurt the lake. There is a giant sign explaining all of this on shore right where this photo was taken from so the photographer must have missed it.
Also it is only about 200 yards from shore — directly in front of the access so it can be easily towed in. There is a big bouy attached to it with a chain as well.
-Brad