McKinley Boat Owners Association

Security concerns have been brought to the McBoat Board after the unfortunate car theft from one of the Marina lots earlier in the year. We reached out to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office who was gracious enough to provide us with these tips. The entire McBoat Board would like to thank Capt. Briggs for all the hard work he has done putting this information together for us. PROTECTING YOUR VEHICLE and KEEPING YOUR VALUABLES/ POSSESSIONS SAFE KEEPING YOUR VALUABLES AND

As we approach one of the highest holy days in boating (and our Nation’s Birthday) we here in Milwaukee celebrate our yearly love/hate affair with the 3rd of July and all things that come with it. Yes, the grilling and constant smells of great food is wonderful as are the time spent with friends sharing jokes and stories around a few adult beverages as kids do what kids do it’s easy to forget about the people who work to make things easy for us so we can celebrate and not hav

As I sit here and write my first blog post/newsletter update to everyone as your new President I would be remiss if I did not take a moment to thank all of the hard work that has gone in over the last 4 years by everyone on the board of directors. And while the Buoy Lighting may have been my passion, it was your support that made it come to reality, thank you all. I also want to take a moment to thank all of the donors who graciously opened up their minds , and wallets, to

Days before wonderful Memorial Day holiday, the hard work of McBoat Beautification Committee chaired by Paul Thielen and his green thumb again could be seen doing a marvelous job. They were working soil at all our marina entrance gates. The committee artfully filled the gate barrels with flower arrangements making nice touch while you and your guests enter your McKinley Marina. The planters are watered by great McBoat volunteers and McKinley Marina staff. Your continued supp

Buoy Lighting and Maintenance In 2018 McBOAT embarked on a bold plan to help improve the McKinley Marina Basin for all who transit through here during the nighttime and waning light hours. ​ That plan was to add solar power lights to the existing regulatory "Slow No Wake" buoys which surround the mooring basin. With the County Park's blessing as well as the blessings of the Coast Guard your McBOAT Board of Directors began the search for lighting options which would work for

Happy 2018! Pay to Park is a current hot button issue currently and we the Board would like to set a few things out in stone regarding the current proposals floating through the county government. First and foremost, county employees with which we work closely have assured us on multiple occasions that pay to park is not on the table for tenant lots within the proposed pay to park plans. Tonight I attended the public hearing and brain storming session hosted by the county p

McBoat was recently informed by the Parks Department that in 2015 there will be no more LMD closures to marina tenants! That's right, this means we will have 24/7 access to the marina and our boats. This doesn't mean that there won't be events however. It simply means they, Parks Staff and Law Enforcement, have pledged to give marina tenants access to our slips when we choose. There may still be some delay in getting tenants to their vessels as police and parks staff must m