Fox Lake makes waves with request to ban wake boats

Fox Lake makes waves with request to ban wake boats

DETROIT LAKES — Like waves in a pond, newly released research on the environmental damage wake boats can do to a lake has been rippling across Minnesota. Now it has hit Fox Lake, which is nestled above Lake Sallie in Becker County. The Fox Lake association on Tuesday asked the Becker County Board to prohibit wake boats on the lake. Wake boats are popular because they’re a lot of fun — when operating in surf mode, they’re designed to make big wav…