Rain and flooding have led to a quiet year for boaters and marinas around Green Country.

The owner of Pier 51 on Keystone Lake says it’s already off to a slow start for the Labor Day weekend.

The cool air and cloudy skies make it hard to believe it’s a summer holiday weekend on Keystone Lake. At Pier 51, these ducks make up some of the biggest crowds on the water in what’s been a season to forget for General Manager Sean Adair.

“We had the flood, we had the wind, and then we had the firestorm, too, that a lot of people have kind of forgotten about. There were things happening that seemed devastating all summer long,” Adair said.

Adair expected this to be a record year for business, but those expectations floated away when the rain kept coming and the boaters stopped showing up.

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