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McHenry County boating popularity on the rise this summer

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com McHenry County Sheriff's Marine unit deputy Dave Shafer quizzes boater Kellen Stanger of Island Lake during a boat safety check Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, on the Fox River. (H. Rick Bamman)

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com McHenry County Sheriff's Marine unit deputy Dave Shafer quizzes boater Kellen Stanger of Island Lake during a boat safety check Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, on the Fox River. (H. Rick Bamman)

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Boaters Donald and Robyn Pilarczyk of McHenry enjoy a trip north Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, on the Fox River. (H. Rick Bamman)

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com McHenry County Sheriff's Marine unit deputies Dave Shafer (left), and Dave Carter stop a boat on the Fox River on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, for a boat safety check. The last summer holiday weekend was expected to busy on the area's water ways. (H. Rick Bamman)

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Boaters on the Fox River Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 observer the no wake zone south of the Stratton Lock and Dam near McHenry. (H. Rick Bamman)