A sign installed in July 2023 at Diamond Lake in Bayfield County lists the prohibition on wake surfing. The restriction was approved earlier that year by the local town board and is part of a growing ...

Wake-enhanced boating should only be done on large lakes. On the small inland lakes, it has caused injury, shoreline erosion, lake bed disturbance and numerous safety issues. There is no place for ...

WAUPACA COUNTY (WLUK) -- As Memorial Day Weekend approaches, many people are making plans to hit the water. A leisurely boat tour on the Chain O' Lakes near Waupaca is designed to do just that during ...

Wake-enhanced boating is prohibited on the Waupaca Chain of Lakes following action this week by three town boards. The towns of Dayton and Farmington passed ordinances banning the activity Tuesday and ...

TOWN OF DAYTON (WLUK) -- Wake-surfing is an outdoor activity requiring the use of a boat with a special tank that creates wakes big enough to not need a rope. Recently, the use of those boats has been ...

A showdown is looming in a small Wisconsin township that could have large implications for wake surfing restrictions in the state. At issue: an ordinance passed by the Town of Farmington in Waupaca ...