High water has caused officials to shut down the Lake Macatawa public boating access site along Ottawa Beach Drive. (July 23, 2020).
by: WOODTV.com staff
Posted:Jul 23, 2020 / 11:46 AM EDT/Updated:Jul 23, 2020 / 12:58 PM EDT
PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Officials in Michigan have shut down a public boat launch on Lake Macatawa because of high water.
The DNR said the boating access site along Ottawa Beach Road off 168th Avenue on the north side of the lake was closed Thursday.
Officials with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, which runs the site, said water is covering piers, making them unsafe. The boat launch will stay closed until the water goes down.
Boaters may still access Lake Macatawa and Lake Michigan at the Holland B. Dunton Park boat launch, the Kollen Park boat launch and via Pigeon Lake, north of Holland.
RESOURCE: DNR on high water safety
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