# 2025-12486: Drones Over Milwaukee Lake: Coast Guard Locks Down Safety Zone

2025-12486, Safety Zone; Lakeshore State Park, Milwaukee, WI, is a Federal Register rule from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2025-07-03, effective During the enforcement period listed below (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12486
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-12486
- Title: Safety Zone; Lakeshore State Park, Milwaukee, WI
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Citation: 90 FR 29457
- Published: 2025-07-03
- Effective: During the enforcement period listed below
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Drones Over Milwaukee Lake: Coast Guard Locks Down Safety Zone

## Summary

The Coast Guard is setting up a safety zone on Lake Michigan near Lakeshore State Park in Milwaukee to keep people and boats safe during a drone show. No one can enter, pass through, or anchor in this area unless they get special permission. This temporary rule helps protect everyone and the environment from any drone-related risks.

## Abstract

The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety Zone, Lakeshore State Park, Milwaukee, WI on a portion of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, WI. This action is intended to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a drone display. During the enforcement period listed below, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated representative.

## Effects PRIA read

- Temporary Lake Michigan Safety Zone: cost, low. If you plan to be on Lake Michigan near Lakeshore State Park in Milwaukee, WI, you cannot enter, pass through, or anchor in a portion of the lake during the safety zone enforcement unless you get permission from the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated representative. The Coast Guard p…

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## Sources
- [2025-12486 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/03/2025-12486/safety-zone-lakeshore-state-park-milwaukee-wi)
- [2025-12486 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-03/pdf/2025-12486.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12486 (as of 2026-06-08).