Lotta Day Trippers, I believe...
...pure speculation on my part, but I believe this year due to Big 'Rona, there are way more "day trippers" than in years' past. We went by the Meredith boat ramp about 8AM Saturday morning, and I think we counted 8-10 boats waiting to launch....the line was just about to Town Docks restaurant. Perhaps that is normal for an early Sat morning, as I don't think I've been by the ramp at that time on a summer Saturday, but it seemed like a lot for that early in the AM.
We also see a lot more people anchoring and swimming for hours at a time in our cove, as opposed to years' past. Lastly, waaaayyy more amateurs out on the lake doing stupid things so far this year....
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