City to Take Closer Look at Fees, Policy for Boardman Tours
By Beth Milligan | April 2, 2025
After several years of guided tours like Paddle for Pints and Kayak Bike & Brew – both operated by TC Ale Trail LLC – using city parks on Boardman Lake and the Boardman River, Traverse City commissioners want to take a closer look at fees and policy rules for tour operators.
The topic came up at a recent city commission meeting at the request of Commissioners Tim Werner and Mitch Treadwell, who asked to have a deeper policy discussion about how the city works with commercial operators. The popularity of existing river tours – plus the construction of FishPass at the Union Street Dam site, which officials are anticipating …
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