The Third Street Boat Launch will be closed for the season. Beginning June 1, boaters will have to go elsewhere if they want to drop their vessels into Lake Coeur d'Alene, as construction on the McEuen Park redevelopment project will rope off the downtown launch this summer. The approximately $20 million park project will keep the boat launch where it is between Tubbs Hill and the Coeur d'Alene Resort, but crews will need the space to work because components like the seawall and waterfront promenade abut the launch, Dennis Grant, city project manager said this week. "The contractor needs the area to work in and build the structure and put the new entryway for the area," he said. It will be reopened Oct. 1/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: How will the closure of the Third Street launch this summer affect boat traffic on Lake Coeur d'Alene?