The Great Loop is a circumnavigation of the eastern U.S., and part of Canada, down the Mississippi, through the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Great Lakes.
A man and woman were injured in a single-boat crash on July 3 near the Rush Lake boat access, according to an Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office news release.
But not everyone embraces the growing demand for tearing through the woods aboard power sports equipment. Some call the machines “wreckcreational” because of the environmental damage they can cause.
This Memorial Day -- the most popular boating holiday of the year -- there likely will be more first-time boat owners on the water than any other year in history. As a result, organizations like the Water Sports Foundation are encouraging safety training and promoting safety tips for new boaters in time for the holiday.
