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Marina sale stymies boaters’ access to lakes by JAMES MATTHEWS Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A marina that has served a number of Algonquin Highlands and Minden Hills lakefront property owners may be closing public access. And the property owners on three lakes are
pleading with Algonquin Highlands council to come to their aid. Chris Card, the township’s parks, recreation, and trails manager, said the marina that had for many years served Twelve Mile Lake and Little Boshkung and Boshkung lakes has been sold and will no longer provide services. Essentially, he said, the marina-owned boat launch on Twelve Mile Lake in Minden Hills
will no longer be available after it changes ownership. The sale is slated to close in June, Card said. The current owners of the location have announced that spring boat installation will continue as planned in the coming weeks. But that means users will launch their boats without a plan as to how to remove them in the fall when new ownership sets up shop.
“The boat launch that’s there (at the marina) is a deep water boat launch that facilitates the launching of the majority of the boats on the lakes,” Card said. “It’s a much deeper launch than what we offer at Highway 118.” The boat launch in question serves residents of both Minden Hills and Algonquin see BOAT page 2