Wake boats are specialized watercraft designed to create large wakes for wake surfing, wake boarding or tubing. Over about the last decade these boats have become increasingly popular among water ...

The DNR recommended Wisconsin residents rely on local ordinances to restrict wake-enhanced boating.

Wake boats, which create massive waves that people can surf or ski, have become increasingly common in recent years. Now, a ...

The new study focused on the effects that wake boats producing large waves have on sensitive lake beds. Late summer is peak season for powerboats. And in many lakes around the U.S., the subject of ...

Wake boats, designed to create large waves for surfing, are ill-suited for Wisconsin's lakes, which have defined shorelines and existing infrastructure. The large waves generated by wake boats cause ...

I am very concerned about the potential for aquatic invasive species introduction from wake boat ballast water as well as the lake bottom scouring and shoreline erosion that can occur through ...