Indianapolis Monthly

MAKING WAVES

SEVEN HOOSIER HOTSPOTS FOR GETTING ON (OR IN) THE WATER

BOAT!

Pilot a Pontoon

If you want a calming cruise through a gleaming, bass-and-bluegill-filled reservoir, a pontoon-boat rental at Geist Marina is the way to go. For a rowdier outing, northeast Indianapolis partiers flock to Cocktail Cove, a nook that transforms into a pop-up summertime social hub—basically Broad Ripple bar-hopping on the water. Boaters can also admire the beautiful homes that line the grassy, too-green-to-be-real waterfront. Each pontoon in the fleet seats between

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