Boat washing takes aim at invasives

Boaters returning to the water will get an education at five boat washing stations along two Leelanau lakes this summer.

The Glen Lake Association has been operating its wash station for 29 years — well before the talk of invasive species.

“In the early days, someone who was joining as a neighbor, held the pump in a garage. Kids would go and get it, ” boat wash manager Victoria Velting said.