12-03-2025
AuSable River paddle boat sinks near Oscoda
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — An Au Sable River paddle boat known as the has sunk while docked outside Oscoba.
Laurie Ferguson, part owner of the River Queen, says in a that the boat started sinking Monday afternoon and now rests on the bottom of the river.
Ferguson says in the post that the Queen has been an important tourist attraction in the Oscoba and Au Sable area since 1966. 'COVID affected us because we lost all our bus groups. It's been an uphill struggle, especially because it is only a season business,' said Ferguson in the Facebook post.
, a Michigan travel website, says the Queen is the only paddlewheel riverboat operating in northern Michigan.
Furguson warns that the boat may roll over on its side because there is a sharp increase in river depth nearby.
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