The Fourth of July weekend is a big beach weekend in the Blue Water Area, and around the state.
Planning and awareness are the difference between a happy memory of a day at the beach and a day you’d rather forget. Parents, don’t plan to take a nap or read a book. Watch the kids every second. Even better, get in the water with them.
There are usually no lifeguards on duty on any beaches in the Port Huron area. Safety is up to the swimmer.
Rip currents can happen in the Great Lakes. The American Red Cross says the best way to get out of a current that is pulling swimmers out into the lake is to stay calm and swim parallel to the shore until you are out of the current.
Sand bars are areas of shallow water out in the lake that are perfect for playing and relaxing. Sometimes swimmers have to navigate deep water to get to the sand bars; sometimes they don’t.
The sand bars shift with the winds and the waves, so never assume that a sand bar that was easy to get to last time is in the same spot this time.
Have fun at the beach, and have a great Fourth of July weekend.
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
