About

The host

{OPERATOR_NAME} lives in Chicago and has been on the water since {OPERATOR_YEARS}. Lake Hours is the host's way of spending time with personal and professional contacts — one small-group outing at a time, on Lake Michigan, with the skyline as the backdrop.

The vessels

Outings run on 21–24 foot pontoons and bowriders sourced through the host's Freedom Boat Club membership. The boats are maintained by the club. The host captains every outing personally — there is no second captain and no delegation.

What this is

• A private program for contacts the host already knows.
• A small operation: roughly one to three outings a month during the season.
• Cost-share only — guests reimburse the documented fuel, club guest fee, and provisions, split evenly. Never more than actual outlay.

What this is not

• Not a commercial service and not a paid operation.
• Not for sale, not on a marketplace, not listed with any aggregator.
• Not available to people who found the site through an ad or cold search — the host vets every request for a pre-existing relationship.