Just about got shunned from Minnetonka

  • brian_j
    Posts: 204
    July 2, 2012 at 7:49 pm #1339140

    So I pulled up to a private marina where I have a slip and the owner comes out and says “how long has your boat been out of the water?
    me – “oh are you wondering about the Invasive species stuff, don’t worry the boat is dry and weed free”
    her “yeah it needs to be dried out for 5 days”
    “No, that’s only for boat lifts and it’s 24 days, you can jump from lake to lake you just have to drain the boat”
    her – “no, boats need to be dried out for 5 days or pressure washed with hot water”
    me- “oh it’s been 2 weeks” and then I went about my business

    I’m all for keeping our waters clean but when it comes to telling people where and when they can use a lake (looking at you city of Minneapolis) that just really gets under my skin. Unfortunately I think MN is headed in this directions of on duty inspectors and boat quarantines.

    TheFamousGrouse
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 11626
    July 2, 2012 at 8:08 pm #1080499

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    Unfortunately I think MN is headed in this directions of on duty inspectors and boat quarantines.

    That’s a best-case scenario.

    In many cases rich lakeshore property owners will successfully lobby to simple shut down the public access. All in the name of “saving” our lakes, you know. . .

    I’m afraid that public access to many lakes is going to end in the next 5 years. Lakeshore property owners have what they’ve been looking for for years: A valid-sounding reason that they can close “their lakes” to public access without making it sound like it’s inspired by pure greed and a desire to transfer public property to private ownership.

    Grouse

    thegun
    mn
    Posts: 1009
    July 2, 2012 at 8:41 pm #1080511

    Never in a million years would i have ever thought i would want to dump a 55 gallon barrel of something nasty in a lake but im afraid you are going to start seeing things like that..

    heck thats the way one radical group fight another right

    ryan_mcneil
    Dodge Center, MN
    Posts: 277
    July 2, 2012 at 8:42 pm #1080513

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Unfortunately I think MN is headed in this directions of on duty inspectors and boat quarantines.

    That’s a best-case scenario.

    In many cases rich lakeshore property owners will successfully lobby to simple shut down the public access. All in the name of “saving” our lakes, you know. . .

    I’m afraid that public access to many lakes is going to end in the next 5 years. Lakeshore property owners have what they’ve been looking for for years: A valid-sounding reason that they can close “their lakes” to public access without making it sound like it’s inspired by pure greed and a desire to transfer public property to private ownership.

    Grouse

    I can see that happening. Especially the lakes in the cities

    Bullet21XD
    Posts: 174
    July 2, 2012 at 9:02 pm #1080522

    Just think how great it will be when the DNR starts running short on $$ for AIS action. They have been known to sell land…and I can imagine many lake association’s will be offering tidy sums for public accesses.

    The gate building industry in MN is fixin’ to get hot!

    walinutz
    Cologne, MN
    Posts: 370
    July 3, 2012 at 8:32 pm #1080852


    It’s not a good situation!!

    Taking my kids tubing tonight. Better stop and power wash my boat. don’t wanna get a $500 fine for zebra mussels or a $250 fine for milfoil

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