CICERO As summer winds down, Morse Reservoir is buzzing with activity ahead of Labor Day weekend.

For boaters and local businesses, its one last chance to soak in the season before the docks start to empty.

It was an incredible summer, said Yussef Abdelhak, manager of The Boathouse Kitchen and Swan Dive. Were super excited for this Labor Day weekend, too. Its our last big push.

Boaters say the lake community is what keeps them coming back year after year.

Its a great community. We realized that when we got on four or five years ago, said Morse boater Tom Trung. "I think thats what kind of kept us coming back.

Richard Keck, another Morse boater, said the final weeks of summer have been especially memorable after a summer full of heat and rain.

These last few weeks, its been awesome, K

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