Special Ramp In Place In Chamberlain To Help The Disabled Enjoy The Water

Special Ramp In Place In Chamberlain To Help The Disabled Enjoy The Water

CHAMBERLAIN — A new device in Chamberlain is helping anglers with mobility challenges get into the water to enjoy fishing and recreation on the Missouri River. Lake Francis Case Economic Development Director Mike Lauritsen says a new handicap accessible boat loading ramp grew from an idea by the Chamberlain Explorers Club…

The four groups combined to find away to make the ramp a reality…

Lauritsen says the ramp will make placing a disabled individual in a watercraft safer and more stable than doing it after a vessel is launched…

The ramp is in place at the American Creek Marina in Chamberlain.