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Cook County approves request to ban wake boats on Caribou Lake

Oct 17, 2022 11:16AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: Caribou Lake (Photo courtesy Greg Seitz)

By Greg Seitz - Quetico Superior Wilderness News - October 15, 2022


Property owners on a popular lake in the Superior National Forest are asking authorities to prohibit a new form of boating that threatens the lake’s ecosystem and the peace and quiet. The Cook County board on Tuesday approved the request to ban wake boating and wake surfing on 760-acre Caribou Lake, near Lutsen. From there, the request will go to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, which must provide final approval.


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