Not only does our location provide a serene and beautiful view, but it also provides quick access to Lake Pontchartrain. "It's going to have a negative effect on property values," he said.Area residents also challenged a claim by some outdoors enthusiasts that there was a major need for another boat launch in the area boaters call "university bay" because it's off the shore near the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay The idea that the east shore of the bay lacks "a much-needed safe harbor" between the Bay Shore and Metro boat launches is overblown, said Bill Acker, an engineer who lives near the Eagles Nest.The launches are barely 13 miles apart — well within limits set by state and by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Acker said, while Door County has roughly 20 miles between safe harbors in Baileys Harbor and Sturgeon Bay.Acker also challenged boaters' claims that some launches, particularly Bay Shore, have traffic jams when people are trying to get off the water at the end of the day, saying use statistics from the county don't support the idea that launches are often crowded.Boaters also can access the bay via a county-owned launch in Suamico, or via three launch sites along the Fox River in De Pere.He has some support from reports prepared by the county — to a degree.One from the county planning commission concluded the bay and Fox River have enough launch points to meet safe-harbor standards, and that boat registrations in Brown fell 6% in the decade that ended in 2017.But the report also found that another launch on the east shore could "help meet growing user demand.
The daily fee is $7 for use of watercraft launches. OAK BEACH — Residents in the Oak Beach area have recently upped their efforts to reopen a boat launch, but they are faced with an uphill battle, according to the Huron County Road Commission. Published 8:00 am EDT, Friday, July 31, 2020 The Oak Harbor Yacht club reciprocal moorage is located on F-01.The Oak Harbor Marina has all the amenities that you would expect at a full-service marina and more. We look forward to hearing from you. Besides a boat ramp and dock, amenities include a picnic area with BBQ grills, covered picnic shelters, pavilion with picnic table and BBQ Grill, restrooms, playgrounds, and walking trails. A 2-year-old proposal to turn a defunct Green Bay supper club into a Brown County-owned boat launch has gotten the initial green light from a group of county supervisors who said the county needs another way to get boaters onto — and in emergencies, off of — the bay of Green Bay.The board's Education and Recreation Committee voted 5-0 Wednesday night to recommend to the full board that the county buy the former Eagles Nest supper club at 3261 Nicolet Drive, and the 4.5-acre site on which it sits.The county would use the site as a boat launch, and to address stormwater drainage issues that sometimes cause floods in the area, where runoff from 370 acres flows into the bay through a narrow culvert north of the Eagles Nest. The boat launch at Bay Shore Park is often full of trucks and trailers from other boaters who use the that park, said Jim Pyle of the Green Bay Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen, while the Metro boat launch can be unusable during periods of high water.Other supporters include the Brown County Conservation Alliance, Greater Green Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Green Bay Duck Hunters Association.Boaters also say the Eagles Nest is one of the few potential sites left for a new boat launch as the bay shore becomes increasingly built up.But some people living near the Eagles Nest say it's likely to present problems for people who live along that part of Nicolet Drive.More than 200 people living in the area signed a petition opposing the proposed project, said Joe Morgan, who heads the Nicolet Drive Neighborhood Association.