Chain O'Lakes Marina

Enjoy your day! Be weather aware.

[1:40 P.M. Saturday, September 3] Showers with embedded storms will continue slowly south with a gradual increase in coverage through 4-5 P.M. We are also keeping an eye on the lake breeze in far northeast Illinois that could result in some development. Brief gusty winds and downpours will be seen with any storms today.

Heavy downpours have been observed over parts of the Rockford metro, including Machesney Park and Roscoe, with around 1 to 1.5" of rain since 12:30 PM. Some ponding on roadways may occur with this and brief, very low visibility is likely. Allow extra travel time.

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The fun part of kayaking is staying 𝘰𝘯 the water, not 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 in water. With our launches, you can stay high and dry throughout your entire paddling journey. The EZ Launch provides stability to help you get in and out of kayaks, canoes, and the water with total confidence.
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A gift of custom cookies from one of our slip customers. They taste as good as they look. Thank you Julie!

Gracie.♡ Share your pups pics.🐶🙂

Fire crews locate body believed to be man who went missing after tubing on the Fox Lake

Fire crews locate body believed to be man who went missing after tubing on the Fox Lake A body believed to be that of a 28-year-old father who went missing while tubing on the Fox Lake on Friday was found Sunday morning following an extensive search by rescue crews.

Water pads are back in stock! Get one before they're gone!

Possible severe storms/high winds overnight tonight.
Please make sure your things are picked up or secured by your dock/screen house.

Another season of boating is coming to a close. Sending a "thank you" to all of our customers for a great summer at Chain O'Lakes Marina!

A few more floating mats & tubes came in!

Storms with big wind approaching in the next few hours!

The calm after the storm.

6/1/2020: EFFECTIVE AT 4PM ZONE C (THE LAKES) WILL BE OPEN FOR FULL BOATING WITH A DEBRIS ADVISORY | Fox Waterway Agency

6/1/2020: EFFECTIVE AT 4PM ZONE C (THE LAKES) WILL BE OPEN FOR FULL BOATING WITH A DEBRIS ADVISORY | Fox Waterway Agency 6/1/2020: EFFECTIVE AT 4PM ZONE C (THE LAKES) WILL BE OPEN FOR FULL BOATING WITH A DEBRIS ADVISORY by Kris | Jun 1, 2020 | News EFFECTIVE 4:00 PM, JUNE 1, 2020, ZONE C (THE LAKES) WILL BE OPEN FOR FULL BOATING WITH A DEBRIS ADVISORY. ZONE B (THE UPPER RIVER) REMAINS NO WAKE WITH A DEBRIS ADVISORY. Z...

The Upper River (Zone B) & The Lakes (Zone C) will be opening to "No Wake" at 4 pm today.

McHenry County Sheriff's Office will not enforce governor's stay-at-home orders

McHenry County Sheriff's Office will not enforce governor's stay-at-home orders The McHenry County Sheriff's Office announced Saturday morning they will not criminally enforce Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home orders.

A Message from Sheriff John D. Idleburg:

“I want to take a brief moment to thank you, Lake County. I’ve seen this community come together over the past six weeks more than I ever have before. We’ve seen you supporting and praising essential workers, we’ve seen you donating goods to foodbanks, we’ve seen you supporting local business by utilizing drive-through services, we’ve seen you staying home to flatten the curve, we’ve seen you ‘virtually’ being there for one another – and I have to say, it is inspiring.

This is a crisis we have never experienced before in our lifetime. To the family and friends of someone who has lost their life to COVID-19 – you have our deepest condolences. For those who’ve contracted the virus – we wish you a speedy recovery and look forward to you regaining your health. To struggling business owners and those who have been furloughed or laid off – we feel your pain and we are so hopeful we will be able to rebuild quickly.

There has been a lot of talk about the governor’s executive order and the recent extension of the order. It is important we do everything in our power to keep this virus from continuing to spread at fast rates. We really need to keep working together to ensure our healthcare providers are not overwhelmed with surges of patients.

Health experts have continued to tell us to exercise and get outside to get fresh air. As of May 1, 2020, there have been some changes to the governor’s executive order, and some loosening of previous restrictions. One of those items pertains to recreational boating. That said, there have been many questions surrounding boating and how many people can be in a boat. The latest governor’s executive order defers boating guidelines to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). DCEO subsequently issued guidance stating boating is permitted in groups of no more than two persons.

I directed my staff to seek further guidance from state officials and DCEO on enforcement provisions of this, and whether or not it applies to families who reside together. All of the responses we’ve received from our inquiries indicate local law-enforcement has full discretion on enforcement of the boating provision. Therefore, we are exercising this discretion and I’ve instructed my staff not to issue citations to families who are utilizing our Lake County waterways.

It is my hope people will not take advantage of this by inviting friends and non-family-members on their boat. This is not the time to take to the waterways to party. It is important for everyone to remember, abuses of our discretion or violating the temporary regulations issued by the Fox Waterway Agency could result in the Chain O’Lakes being closed. I can’t emphasize this enough – please be responsible, use good judgement, and follow all maritime laws when enjoying our waterways.

We ask that you continue following social distancing guidance, and all other guidance set forth in the governor’s executive order, so we can continue moving toward reopening our region.

Please stay strong, Lake County. We will remain here for you. Together, we will get through this.”

Lake County sheriff will not enforce governor's 2-person per boat limit

Lake County sheriff will not enforce governor's 2-person per boat limit The Lake County Sheriff's Office said they will not be enforcing the state's restriction of no more than two people on a boat as some Illinois residents question the governor's rule in his new executive order.

Did you turn in your fall work sheet yet? Do we have a pull date for your boat?

Fox Lake fireworks on Saturday, June 29. 🎆

This week in Fox Lake (June 24 - June 30)

Celebrate Fox Lake is this weekend!

Many of our local organizations will be providing food and beverages for the event. Come visit the Volunteer Fire Department for adult beverages, Lions Club for water and soda, Grant Township Area Athletic Association for hot dogs, brats, hamburgers, walking tacos, and the American Legion for beef brisket, Italian beef and chips.

Also visit some of our vendors from the Farmers Market and Pumpkin Jubilee - Kiki's Cotton Candy will be there for cotton candy, popcorn, and shaved ice. Tasty Vending will be pretzels and cheese curds.

College of Lake County is helping sponsor the event this year - so be sure to stop by their booth and say hello.

Karam Committee will open at 5:00 p.m. with our headliner 7th Heaven Band to follow at 7:30 p.m.

All of this plus our stunning fireworks show at dusk can be found at Lakefront Park (71 Nippersink Blvd.)

The lakes are open!

On a positive note, the sky is blue & the sun is shining!

Turned out to be a nice boating day.

As of 7:00am this morning, the Chain is "NO WAKE".

A much needed sunny day. 🌞

The Chain is no wake as of 1:00pm today (per Fox Waterway Agency) with a debris advisory

Chain O' Lakes Marina will be closed Sunday, April 21st for the Easter holiday. Enjoy the beautiful day everyone! 🌞

Crisp, but sunny. 🌞

Water is coming up over the piers today. 😯

Water is up a few more inches from yesterday.😯

Effective 8AM on Wednesday, the 12th, the lakes will be OPEN. Upper and lower river will remain at NO WAKE.

As of 9/4/18, the entire Fox Waterway is NO WAKE!

Tube of the week; The Big Ducky!

On July 4th, open boating returns to lakes and upper river at 8:00 AM. Lower goes to No Wake.