Wake boats make big waves, bigger clashes on Michigan lakes
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A wake boat tugging a wakeboarder cuts across Brooks Lake on a recent weekend afternoon. EMILIO PEREZ IBARGUEN/BRIDGE MICHIGAN
Sarah Cain and Brian Bradcoski have lived on Brooks Lake in Newaygo for the past four years. EMILIO PEREZ IBARGUEN/BRIDGE MICHIGAN
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Standing on her deck overlooking scenic Brooks Lake in Newaygo, Sarah Cain spotted a wake boat carving slowly across the water while a man surfed behind it.
About 45 seconds later, the resulting waves crashed into Cain’s shore.
“Eventually, this whole space will erode,” she said.
“Every year, we see more and more of it gone.”
Cain and her partner, Brian Bradcoski, moved to the 293-acre lake – o…
