Mark Your Calendars

 
Feb 1st Board Meeting 6:00pm McKinley Roundhouse
March 1st

Board Meeting 6:30pm

Milwaukee
Yacht Club
April 5th Board Meeting 6:00pm McKinley RoundHouse
May 3rd Board Meeting 6:00pm McKinley RoundHouse
June 5th Boat Cookout
12-2:30pm		 Rain Date
July 10
  June 7th Board Meeting 6:00pm McKinley Pavilion
  July 12th Board Meeting 6:00pm McKinley Pavilion
  July 12-13 Blue Angels
Visit		 Milwaukees Lakefront
 

Board of Directors:

George Graubner
President

Vacant
Vice President

Gene Braaksma
Secretary

JoAnn Shaw
Treasurer
 

Board members:

Gary Bush
Brian McIntire
Judy Johnsen
Steve Shaw
Carol Gegner
(Membership Director)
 

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Marina Slip tenants and Sailing Center members will be allowed access to Lagoon Drive during the following events with proper identification:

June 6 Ride for the Arts LMD northbound lanes will be closed from Michigan Street to Kenwood Boulevard between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. as well as the southbound lanes from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

June 11-13 Air Show at Bradford Beach Expect congestion on LMD from cars as well as pedestrians. A parking operation will be run in Veterans Park.

June 18-20 Lakefront Festival of the Arts This event has moved from Veterans Park to the west side of the Art Museum. Expect congestion on LMD from cars as well as pedestrians. A parking operation will be run in Veterans Park, so traffic on Lagoon Drive could be very heavy at times. All access points will remain open.

June 24 Summerfest’s Big Bang Because the fireworks are so popular and draw such a large crowd, the parks will run grass parking off of Lagoon Drive beginning at about 4 p.m. Slip tenant access to center and south sections of the Marina will be allowed.

July 3 US Bank Fireworks As in years past, LMD will close in the mid- to late-afternoon. Try to get to the lakefront early. Slip tenants and Sailing Center members with JULY 3RD PARKING PASSES will be allowed access from Lafayette Hill Road after LMD closes. Each slip tenant will be responsible for picking up parking passes at the marina office.

July 21 Milwaukee Wheelmen Long Course Both northbound and southbound lanes of LMD will be closed from Kenwood Boulevard to Lafayette Hill Road between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:15 pm.

July 25 NML Roots and Wings Run Both northbound and southbound lanes of LMD will be closed from Lagoon Drive and Michigan Street between 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

August 6-7 The Malibu Open Pro-ski Show at Juneau Lagoon Expect congestion on LMD from cars as well as pedestrians. A parking operation will be run in Veterans Park.

September 26 Komen Milwaukee Race for the Cure The northbound and southbound lanes of LMD will be closed from Michigan Street to Lagoon Drive between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Access to LMD from the north will be available at all times. Lagoon Drive will be closed from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

October 9 Children’s Hospital Run Both northbound and southbound lanes of LMD will be closed from Michigan Street to Lafayette Hill Road between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and Noon.

The information is the most current data we can provide. There may be slight variations in timing that are beyond our control. While we realize that these events may inconvenience park patrons, we do our best to minimize the impact.

 

This is a reminder to all McBoat members

and tenants of Mckinley marina of the McBoat cook out June 5th. We will be serving brats and hot dogs. There will be drawings for some special prizes. Your board will be serving from 12 to 2:30. Show up and meet you dock mates.
                      George's "From-the-Deck"

Click on the link above for a letter from
McBOAT President George Graubner
UPDATED MARCH 2010

 

McKinley Marina Manager

Marina issues or concerns can be discussed with the Marina Manager Eric Lesch by calling  (414) 273-5224 or by email at:  Eric.Lesch@milwcnty.com

Additionally you can contact your Milwaukee County Board Supervisor by visiting the County Board website at:  Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

 

Special Event No-Wake Zone

The Milwaukee Harbormaster has declared that a Slow No-Wake zone shall be in effect and enforced in the Outer Harbor for 2 hours before and 2 hours after special events fireworks. This will help eliminate dangerous situation caused by boaters racing back to the launching ramps after fireworks events. Click here for the Notice to Mariners flyer.
 

Pavilion Hours

The marina staff would like to remind everyone that the Pavilion is open to the public from 7:00am  until 7:00pm. Marina tenants may use the Pavilion until 10:00pm. There have been recent conflicts involving tenants that wanted to remain after 10:00pm.
No one is allowed after 10:00pm.
 

 

"The Mariner Network" has a new website that offers updated marine fuel prices around Lake Michigan from Manitowoc, WI to Ludington, MI.  Just click on the photo above to go to their website.

Strength in Numbers

From USA Today Leaving Land:   Did you Know that there are 53.6 million adult boaters.  Boaters spend $16 billion on food and fuel during boating.  So we as boaters do have voice that can be heard.  This does not include the upkeep or storage, or marina fees. 

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Marina "Wish List"

The McBOAT Board of Directors is assembling a “wish list” of improvements for the marina.  The McBOAT Board would like feedback from our members regarding these issues or others you feel are important. The McBOAT Board will work with the Milwaukee County Parks Department to get these items implemented. Please send your replies to McBOAT President George Graubner at my_mcboat@yahoo.com

1.      Ladders on each dock.
2.      Bike Racks in a secure area
3.      Flowers
4.      Signage to mark the sections of the marina
5.      Picture board of the employees
6.      Establish two parking passes for the forth of July and other special events
7.      Dip Nets for cleaning basin of floating debris
8.      Mats in shower areas
9.      Make marina a destination for transit service in the summer (trolley)
10.    Directory of services & attractions in area. (Restaurants, museums, car rentals, etc)
11.    Monitor slip fees & fuel prices
12.    How to attract additional members to join McBOAT which strengthens our voice with the County Parks Dept

 

Fishing within McKinley Marina

There have been many complaints regarding fishing within the McKinley Marina basin. The fishermen are allowed to fish within the marina basin and fairways providing they are "position fishing". This is defined as casting from a stationary boat, but not anchored. They are not allowed to troll or tie to any dock or wall. If you observe any violations of these rules contact the DNR warden or Milwaukee County Sheriff. The marina staff cannot enforce these rules.

The DNR warden is David Oginski, he can be reached at
 (414) 263-8549 or email at david.oginskijr@wisconsin.gov

The Wisconsin DNR Tip Hotline number is
1-800-TIP-WDNR (1-800-847-9367)
or from your cell phone dial #367.

The Milwaukee County Sheriff non-
emergency phone number is (414) 278-4788.

Waterline Newsletter 

The latest issue of our Waterline newsletter was updated on November 1, 2007.  Click on the hyperlink below to access the newsletter in Adobe Acrobat format.

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