Arizona resort is launchedA new boat-rental service...
Arizona resort is launched
A new boat-rental service and 80-slip marina have opened on Lake Powell.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. June 27, 2004 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Tuesday June 22, 2004 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 54 words Type of Material: Correction
Houseboat rentals -- An article in the June 13 Travel section reported the rental rates for 59-foot houseboats at Antelope Point Marina and Resort on Lake Powell as $2,095 for three days and $3,995 for seven. Summer rates start at $3,295 for three days and $6,495 for seven. Rates are lower in non-peak seasons.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday June 27, 2004 Home Edition Travel Part L Page 3 Features Desk 1 inches; 53 words Type of Material: Correction
Houseboat rentals -- The June 13 Travel Log incorrectly reported the rental rates for 59-foot houseboats at Antelope Point Marina and Resort on Lake Powell as $2,095 for three days and $3,995 for seven. Summer rates start at $3,295 for three days and $6,495 for seven days. Rates are lower in non-peak seasons.
The facilities form the first phase of the Antelope Point Marina and Resort, an $80-million development on national park and Navajo land about eight miles east of Page, Ariz.
The rental service has 10 houseboats from 59 feet long, sleeping up to 10, to 70 feet long, sleeping up to 12. Summer rentals for 59-foot boats start at $2,095 for three days and $3,995 for seven days; rates are lower in autumn, according to Kylee Knauss, marketing manager. Boat slips rent for $18 per foot per month.
When finished by the end of 2008, the Antelope Point project will include a 225-room hotel, 300 boat slips, a campground, a Navajo cultural center, a tour boat operation and a restaurant. For more information, call (800) 255-5561 (a central reservations number for houseboat rentals) or (602) 952-0114 (slip leases) or visit www.azmarinas.com.
The opening of Antelope Point comes as Lake Powell records diminished water levels because of drought in the West. The level was recently at 3,587 feet, more than 100 feet below the level in July 1999, the last time the lake was “essentially full,” according to Tom Ryan, hydraulic engineer with the Bureau of Reclamation in Salt Lake City.
The falling levels have exposed new scenery and improved fishing, officials say, but boat launches had to be restricted at some sites earlier this year and ramps had to be extended.
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Great Lakes’
fast ferry
starts service
The first high-speed ferry on the Great Lakes sailed off earlier this month on its maiden voyage.
The Lake Express ferry, traveling about 40 mph, can make it from Milwaukee to Muskegon, Mich., in about 2 1/2 hours. The 280-mile road trip between the two cities takes about five hours.
The $18-million, 192-foot aluminum catamaran can carry up to 250 passengers and 46 cars on the trip across Lake Michigan.
A one-way ticket is $50 for adults and $24 for ages 5 to 15; vehicles cost $59. For more information, call (866) 914-1010 or visit www.lake-express.com.
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2 killed by
volcanoes in
Indonesia
Surbaya, Indonesia
Two volcanoes in Indonesia spewed rocks and ash high into the air last week. At the Travel section’s press time Tuesday, the eruptions had killed two tourists and forced evacuation of 20,000 people, officials said.
Police said a Singapore man and an Indonesian were killed when Mt. Bromo, a popular tourist destination in East Java province, hurled rocks the size of footballs. Five other Indonesians were injured.
A separate volcano in the country’s far northeast also belched out dust and smoke, forcing evacuations.
Indonesia has more than 100 active volcanoes.
-- Compiled by
Jane Engle
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