Six days in July, three emergencies on lakes near the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, two cases of people not wearing life vests, and one death. These stories yield cautionary tales about enjoying but respecting these waters which are beautiful but can prove perilous, too. Read about the young men rescued in Lake Michigan floating in inner tubes one mile off Platte Point, a death on South Bar Lake in Empire, and a family that survived a boat fire on Big Glen Lake.
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The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office will hold a boater safety class on Saturday, June 22, from 8 am-4 pm at the County Court House.
The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office will hold a boater safety class on Saturday, June 23 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. for all boaters who will be at least 12 years old by the end of the boating season. The class will be held at the Leelanau County Court House at E. Government Center Drive off M-204 between Lake Leelanau and Suttons Bay.