Tweet Image via Wikipedia COLUMBUS, OH – Finding a boat to fit your needs may mean purchasing a used boat instead of a new boat. When buying a used boat from a private seller, whether it’s your neighbor or through a newspaper or online ad, it’s important to ensure your purchase is legal, which allows [...]
Tweet Image by lcthulou via Flickr COLUMBUS, OH – As Ohioans prepare for the summer boating season, which traditionally begins Memorial Day weekend, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is reminding all recreational boaters of the importance in properly wearing an approved life jacket or vest while boating. “Four people died this year in [...]
Tweet Image via Wikipedia COLUMBUS, OHIO – Keep recreational boating a safe and pleasurable experience by taking advantage of the free vessel safety inspections offered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Watercraft and its boating partners. Free to the public, more than 70 safety inspections have been scheduled through early June, [...]
Tweet Image by lcthulou via Flickr COLUMBUS, OHIO – The popularity of recreational boating has reached new heights in Ohio as a record number of watercraft—419,364—were registered last year, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Watercraft. The previous record of 418,300 registered boats occurred in 2003. The totals do not [...]
Tweet Image by welliefreak via Flickr I Just can’t Get it right COLUMBUS, OH – With the start of the popular “walleye run” along the Maumee and Sandusky rivers and other early spring fishing opportunities soon to begin, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) advises anglers to observe important safety tips while wading and [...]