Do you ever take your dog out on the boat from your lakefront property? Here are some tips that will make your day on the water safe and enjoyable for all the pet participants. PFD’S (Personal Flotation Device). If your dog falls overboard, will he/she be able to avoid...
Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP): How to Get Started
The fast-growing sport of stand up paddleboarding (SUP) is a fun, easy way to go play on the water. With a minimum of equipment, you can paddle anything from ocean surf to lakes and rivers—no waves required. Paddleboarding offers an amazing full body workout and is becoming a favorite cross-training...
Lakefront Living – Getting In and Out of a Kayak with Ease!
Getting in and out of a kayak is probably what most beginners fear the most. It can be awkward and challenging but here’s how to do it with ease. The key is keeping your weight low and centered. At the dock – Untie the kayak and keep the line...
Lakefront Living – Luxury Pontoon Boats
Over the last 10 to 15 years, pontoon boats have been a good general purpose cruising platform to explore freshwater lakes and coves. But because of their popularity (highest sales volume of any type of boat), the luxury choices for pontoon boat design and ammenities are over the top! Only the...
Lakefront Living – Deciding Where to Retire
It can be confusing making sense of the many “best places to retire” lists out there. In fact, it’s probably best to eye these lists with extreme skepticism. The way these lists are graded often misses the point: They don’t tell you much about what your life would be...
Lakefront Living – Winning the War on Aquatic Weeds
There’s nothing worse that diving off your dock and emerging from the lake looking like Sigmund the Sea Monster (I’m dating myself). Here’s a simple but effective solution to control aquatic vegetation for your lakeshore. The WeedShear Pond and Lake Weed Cutter! A unique design with 49″ wide razor...
Lakefront Living – Create Your Own Waterpark!
Want to have the best attraction on the lake? Wibit makes it easy with their spectacular modular Sports Parks. The modular system allows you to rearrange, exchange or expand your products as you wish. Due to the next to endless combination possibilities, you can create new exciting activities with...
Thinking of a Vacation or Retirement Home? Buy It Now
When the economy was exploding in the early 2000s, many of us began to dream about purchasing that vacation home on the lake or securing a home in a more appropriate location for our retirement years. However, with the booming economy came skyrocketing house prices. Many of the homes...
Lakefront Living – 5 Common Boating Mistakes
5 Common Boating Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them By Vann Burgess, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Safety Division If you’re new to boating – or even if you’re not – it’s easy to make simple mistakes that may have serious consequences on the water. Almost always boating errors are...
Lakefront Living – Tips for Docking in the Wind
Geometry and a length of rope can help you dock in a wind. By Peter McDonald, from Boating Magazine We were caught in a hairy situation fraught with mayhem and angst. Were we being pounded by a squall or trying to run a dangerous inlet? No, this was worse....