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ARCADIA LAKE OR BAR LAKE, NORTH PORTION, AND CANALS AND CHANNELS - R281.751.3 - Slow-no wake speed.
3. On the waters of Arcadia lake, also known as Bar lake, sections 10, 15, and 16, town 24 north, range 16 west, township of Arcadia, county of Manistee, state of Michigan, north of a line running due west from the southernmost point of Point Arcadia subdivision to the opposite shore and on the canals and channels connected to Arcadia lake, no operator of any motorboat shall exceed a slow-no wake speed, which means a very slow speed whereby the wake or wash created by the motorboat would be minimal.
History: Eff. February 16, 1970
CRYSTAL LAKE - R281.751.2 - Motorboats prohibited.
2. On the waters of Crystal lake, sections 13 and 14, town 21 north, range 14 west, township of Norman, county of Manistee, state of Michigan, no person shall operate any vessel propelled by machinery.
History: Eff. May 18, 1970
GLOVERS LAKE - R281.751.4 - Slow-no wake speed.
4. On the waters of Glovers lake, sections 12 and 13, town 24 north, range 15 west, Pleasanton township, Manistee county, it is unlawful for the operator of a vessel to exceed a slow-no wake speed.
History: Eff. January 23, 1973
HEALY LAKE - R281.751.6 - Slow-no wake speed.
6. On the waters of Healy lake, sections 33 and 34, T24N, R14W, Springdale township, Manistee county, it is unlawful for the operator of a vessel to exceed a slow-no wake speed.
History: Eff. May 6, 1978
MANISTEE HARBOR, ENTRANCE CHANNEL - R281.751.1 - Speed restriction.
1. On the waters of the Manistee harbor entrance channel eastward from a line connecting the south breakwater light and the north pierhead light to the easterly end of the channel at Manistee lake, city of Manistee, county of Manistee, state of Michigan, no operator of any motorboat shall exceed a slow--no wake speed.
History: Eff. February 14, 1969
MANISTEE RIVER - R281.751.5 - Slow-no wake speed.
5. On the waters of the Manistee River, Manistee township, Manistee county, from 100 feet east of the highway bridge, section 31, town 22 north, range 16 west, downstream to 100 feet below the railroad bridge on section 36, town 22 north, range 17 west, it is unlawful for the operator of a vessel to exceed a slow-no wake speed.
History: Eff. January 23, 1973
PINE RIVER, LOOMIS LANDING - WC-51-13-001 - Slow-no wake speed.
On the waters of the Pine river, Norman township, Manistee county, Section 8, Town 21 North, Range 13 West, beginning at a line which extends between coordinates -85.91497, 44.23439 and -85.90985, 44.2341 and extending south to the bridge at M55.
History: Eff. March 24, 2014
PORTAGE LAKE ENTRANCE CHANNEL - R281.751.7 - Slow-no wake speed.
7. On the waters of the entrance channel to Portage lake from Lake Michigan, and for a distance of 200 feet in any direction from the channel in Portage lake, sections 32 and 33, T23N, R16W, Onekama township, Manistee county, it is unlawful for the operator of a vessel to exceed a slow-no wake speed.
History: Eff. June 27, 1979
