Muscamoot Bay

Muscamoot Bay 

 

Muscamoot Bay is known as a boating hotspot on Lake St. Clair. Boaters from all over form rows and mingle with other boaters. Every year boaters gather for a full days festivities to tie off their boats and let loose.

Cameras to be installed on Gull Island

"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is working on plans to erect three aerial towers carrying video surveillance cameras on two islands in Lake St. Clair, according to state and local officials."

Important Dates

  • Jobbie Nooner Part 1- June 26th, 2009
  • Bud Bash - August 1, 2009
  • Muscamoot Bay Raft Off - August 8, 2009
  • Jobbie Nooner Part 2- September 12, 2009

In Michigan it's time to get back on the water, and this year gas prices will be up to 50% less than last year. We recommend filling up at the Beacon Cove Marina .

 

Summertime Boating Tips from the US Coastguard

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    Have a sober operator – Don’t boat under the influence.  Alcohol affects judgment, vision, balance and coordination.  The marine environment - motion, vibration, engine noise, sun, wind and spray accelerates a drinker's impairment; and decreases coordination, judgment and reaction time.

  • File a “float plan” with a family member or friend who is not boating with you and stick to the plan.  The world's only lifesaving device on paper can assist the Coast Guard with a search if you are in distress.

  • Wear a Coast Guard approved life jacket or personal floatation device at all times.  The law requires you to have them on board, but the Coast Guard recommends you wear them at all times.  The worst time to look for a life jacket is when you are already in distress.

  • Have a marine-band radio.  If you are in distress the Coast Guard can be reached on marine-band channel 16, the distress channel.  Use of a cell phone could provide rescuers with a false location of your vessel.

  • Boaters should be vigilant and keep an eye out for their fellow mariners and anything that looks unusual on the water.  "If you see something...say something."  Suspicious activity can be reported to the America’s Waterways Watch at 877-24WATCH, or your local Coast Guard station.

  • Get a vessel safety check or take a boating safety course.  Both are conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and/or the U.S. Power Squadron, and will prepare your vessel for the boating season and educate the boat operator, respective