# 2025-12681: Dragon Boats vs. Coast Guard: Milwaukee Waters Secured

2025-12681, Safety Zone; Lakeshore State Park, Milwaukee, WI, is a Federal Register rule from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2025-07-08, effective During the enforcement period listed below (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12681
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-12681
- Title: Safety Zone; Lakeshore State Park, Milwaukee, WI
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Citation: 90 FR 29988
- Published: 2025-07-08
- 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

Dragon Boats vs. Coast Guard: Milwaukee Waters Secured

## Summary

The Coast Guard is setting up a safety zone on Lake Michigan near Lakeshore State Park in Milwaukee to keep everyone safe during a dragon boat race. Boats can’t enter, pass through, or stop in this area unless they get special permission. This temporary rule helps protect people, boats, and the environment during the event.

## 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 dragon boat race event. 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 Safety Zone on Lake Michigan: mixed, low. The Coast Guard set a temporary safety zone on a portion of Lake Michigan near Lakeshore State Park in Milwaukee during a dragon boat race. Boats may not enter, pass through, or anchor in the zone during the enforcement period unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designat…

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## Sources
- [2025-12681 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/08/2025-12681/safety-zone-lakeshore-state-park-milwaukee-wi)
- [2025-12681 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-08/pdf/2025-12681.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12681 (as of 2026-06-08).