Charlie's Marina

Located directly on the tension line in downtown Pentwater, Charlie's Marina is where the Hoerr family once rented wave runners for a day of fun on Lake Michigan. The story begins late in the day when the wave runners were due back...

Hap, Tim, and few of the cousins piloted the wave runners down the channel to Pentwater Lake. All three wave runners present and accounted for, but Charlie insisted that they were late (not to mention scratched). Tim tried to politely explain that Charlie had violated the verbal agreement concerning what time the wave-runners were to be returned. Charlie would have none of it and called the Pentwater police. He also rung up extra charges on Tim's credit card. When the police arrived, Hap gently laid a hand on Charlie's shoulder, who promptly recoiled and tried to charge Hap with assault and battery.

In the end, the wave runners were returned, the false charges (both credit card and assault) were dropped, and we have never been back Charlie's Marina since.