lake norman
USCG Auxiliary offers boat safety classes
May 14. The civilian component of the U. S. Coast Guard is offering two types of courses this year, with the registration deadline for one of them 5 pm today. North Carolina requires any person born on or after Jan.1, 1988 to have a boating safety card/certificate when operating a vessel of greater than 10 […]
A new LKN Marine Commission plan makes way in NC legislature
May 7. By Dave Yochum. The NC Senate’s State and Local Government Committee has unanimously approved updated statutory legislation that would reconstitute and improve the Lake Norman Marine Commission. It adds “clarity and specificity to the old outdated session law,” according to former NC Sen. Jeff Tarte, also a former mayor of Cornelius. Based on […]
Lincoln County Commissioners sink Lake Norman Marine Commission
May 6. By Dave Yochum. After 65 years of promoting safe boating and public recreation on Lake Norman, the Lake Norman Marine Commission will be dissolved. Lincoln County commissioners voted unanimously to leave the LNMC last night, and legislation requires the Marine Commission to be dissolved if one county leaves. “No good will come of […]
Lincoln County commissioners will vote May 5 on whether or not to bail out of Marine Commission
May 1. Jeff Tarte, former Cornelius mayor and state senator, is mediating the various parties involved in the the Lake Norman Marine Commission dispute which could result in its dissolution at the end of June. Lincoln County Commissioners will vote May 5 on whether to withdraw from the commission, the lake’s governing body since 1969. […]
After 50+ years, will Lake Norman Marine Commission dissolve?
April 25. With Lincoln County’s expected withdrawal from the Lake Norman Marine Commission effective June 30, it looks like the half-century old commission will dissolve in the midst of the fight to halt the spread of lyngbya as well as greater efforts to regulate the boat charter business. What replaces the LNMC remains to be […]
Wildlife Commission seeks public’s help in reducing threat from Alabama Bass to native species
April 14. Alabama bass, which are invasive to North Carolina, are now in more rivers and lakes — including Lake Norman — than ever before and are competing with native fish and aquatic organisms. Biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) are asking the public for help to prevent the spread and reduce the […]
Joshua Murray Boating safety center rocked the boat Sunday
April 7. The Joshua Murray Boating, Safety, Education and Awareness Center fundraiser on Sunday was filled with music, community spirit, and a shared commitment to enhancing boating safety on Lake Norman. The event at Boatyard Lake Norman brought together a passionate group of supporters, including residents, local leaders and representatives from numerous businesses and organizations, […]
Yachting mishap traced to errant remains
April 1. That boat crash Sunday on Lake Norman occurred when the captain’s vision was obscured by dust and ash. LKN Marine Police said a passenger threw the contents of an urn containing cremains into the air while the boat was traveling at about 12 knots. Cremation residue blinded the boat pilot, an accomplished Lake […]
Marine safety improves in wake of new rental regulations
March 27. By Dave Vieser. Boaters are hopeful the Lake Norman Marine Commission’s (LNMC) new Boat Rental Regulations have improved safety on the lake. There was one fatality in 2024 related to an unlicensed boat rental company. Why it matters Lake Norman, the largest lake in North Carolina, saw 28 boating-related deaths between 2012 and […]
Wastewater spill near 18325 Taffrail
Feb. 27. Charlotte Water crews responded to a wastewater overflow near 18325 Taffrail Way in Cornelius. An estimated 90 gallons reached Lake Norman. Most homes along the lakes are served by low pressure sewer systems that convey waste to a gravity fed sewer to wastewater treatment plants. A damaged a low pressure pipe caused the […]
