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Resource: DNR Boating Trends on Lake Minnetonka, 1984 to 2004
Lake Minnetonka is one of the busiest recreation boating lakes in Minnesota. The lake is situated at the fringe of the heavily built-up part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, and is located where the most rapid metropolitan-wide growth is occurring. From a population perspective, recreation pressure on the Lake can only be expected to continue to grow for the foreseeable future.
Recreational boating on Lake Minnetonka has been studied with a consistent methodology since 1984. The methodology includes aerial counts of boat numbers and types; aerial estimations of sources of the boats on the water (e.g., public accesses, marinas); and surveys of boaters about their activities, equipment and experience on the water. Boating data are collected during the summer period from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District have designed and funded these efforts. Within the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, funding has come from two programs: Water Recreation, and Boat and Water Safety. Private contractors have carried out the data collection for these efforts.
To effectively portray the particular characteristics of Lake Minnetonka boating in this study, Lake Minnetonka boating patterns are put into a larger context of boating in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota.
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