Wes says: > We've had an outbreak of fee launches in Michigan the last few > years. I have to pay a $20.00 per year fee to use the state park > where I do the majority of my paddling -- actually, it's a > vehicle pass, the launch is free. (I got caught a week ago when > I had to take my wife's car with no annual permit sticker and I > got nailed for an extra four bucks. > > But that's not what grinds. Another lake has a DNR boat launch -- > not DNR parks division, but DNR rec division -- and they want > ***another*** 24 bucks a year to use that. Ain't it the truth. I don't begrudge the park fees, but a fee for a *kayak* to use a launch? We can get a dozen kayaks in and out in the time it takes one boat on a trailer to launch and retrieve. And it's terribly inconsistent in Michigan. At Kensington Park they charge a fee to bring a kayak in- but not accross the highway at Island Lake state park. Both parks are on Kent Lake, so wise boaters launch at Island Lake and paddle through Kensington and up the huron. (Those of us carrying our boats *in* the car are still smug) -- mike --------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Edelman mje_at_spamcop.net http://www.foldingkayaks.org (nomadics) http://www.findascope.com (choosing a telescope) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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