SeaRay Chooses Lake Travis for AquaPalooza Signature Event

Lakes Online - LakesOnline.com

Date: 1/28/2010

The NBC news team at KXAN in Austin, TX is reporting that SeaRay has chosen Lake Travis to be the 2010 Aquapalooza. The exact location on the lake and musical artists have not been announced as they are still being planned.Local Sea Ray dealer Sail & Ski Center recently captured the TOP SPOT, #1 on Boating Industry… Read More

Deep Freeze Ices Southern Lakes

Bruce Pate - LakesOnline.com

Date: 1/12/2010

Due to the deep freeze in the past few days, many lakes in the southeast have unusually formed ice in calm waters. Lakes Online members have uploaded some photos of ice in the water. Check out photos in the galleries below. Galleries: Lake Weiss Freeze and Lake… Read More

EPA Releases First-Ever Baseline Study of U.S. Lakes

Amy Han - Environmental Protection Agency

Date: 12/22/2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its most comprehensive study of the nation’s lakes to date. The draft study, which rated the condition of 56 percent of the lakes in the United States as good and the remainder as fair or poor, marked the first time EPA and its partners used a nationally… Read More

Boat Tips: Watch That Oil

Steve Northington - Cathouse Marine, LLC

Date: 12/1/2009

The next time you're in the convenient store, or local marina and pick up a quart of oil for your boat think about this column! Several years ago, when combustion engines were designed and built the most common valve train/camshaft combination were a flat tappet lifter and the… Read More

EPA Issues Rule to Reduce Water Pollution from Construction Sites

Amy Han - Environmental Protection Agency

Date: 11/24/2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a final rule to help reduce water pollution from construction sites. The agency believes this rule, which takes effect in February 2010 and will be phased in over four years, will significantly improve the quality of water nationwide. Construction activities like… Read More