Nice place to go for a picnic or a hike down the trails , can even camp out if you like, we usually…read morego during the week when less people have lunch and fish a little

A great place for the "outdoorsy" types! You can camp, fish, hike, picnic, and there is a free…read moreboat launch area. Good fishing along the river. You do compete with the river traffic, such as speed boats and barges, but we were able to catch fish. The grounds are pretty clean overall and you experience the a plethora of river foul. I also saw four water moccasins, so you should use some care along the waters edge.

I bought my first boat ever at an outdoor show this past January, from Lake Holiday Marina. As I…read morehad no place to store a boat at that point in time, my salesman, Parker, indicated they would hold the boat for me until the weather broke. That gave me plenty of time to make room to park the boat at my property. There was no storage fee for this. A big advantage for me was that because they are a marina, when I went to pick up boat, Parker took me out on the lake and showed me the nuances and safety features of operating the boat. Again, this was my first time owning a boat, so being able to pick up my boat at the dock vs a dealer's show room was a big plus. As often happens with a new vehicle, weather it be a car or a boat, I had a couple minor problems, e.g. a defective battery. I had also broken a couple of the tire down clips and the winch was bent which made bringing the boat onto the trailer difficult. I contacted Parker, who introduced me to Greg the Service Manager. Greg is a great guy and really easy to get along with. He offered to fix everything, albeit much of the work was under warranty, with no fuss or condescending "how did YOU do this?", or otherwise implying everything was fault. I can't say enough about what great guys Parker and Greg are to work with. At no time did I feel pressured to buy anything. Both guys are eager to help and readily available to answer questions. Parker was extremely patient in dealing with my "newbie" phone calls! One while actually on a lake fishing! If you are in the market for a new boat, definitely check these guys out.

This business is awful. The owner Tom called me and accused us of picking up our boat without…read morepaying for it and threatened us with legal action! I told him we'd paid for it and hadn't picked up the boat and that he needed to find our property and HE LAUGHED AT ME and said he wasn't interested in finding my property. He then had his secretary or office manager call me back to tell me that everything was paid WEEKS ago and to confirm that we picked up the boat. I told her we hadn't and about Tom's response. She ultimately found our boat and we have it now, but we will NEVER do business with them again. Stay away from this place unless you want to be threatened, laughed at and have your property lost-when you are in the right.

Great place to fish, relax and enjoy the great outdoors!…read more The lake is not far off historic Route 66 and an easy drive. There are several areas to fish from the bank or you can launch your boat. The fishing/boating areas around the lake are well marked and feature other appreciated amenities. The park areas are clean and well maintained, and free! We caught Bluegill, Shad, and Rock Bass. Also saw a few snakes, frogs and turtles. Open dawn to dusk.

This property is beyond beautiful and well maintained just wished it was open to the public more…read morethroughout the year instead of just hunters and fishers

Jeff is the nicest, chillest guy. He had our equipment ready and gave us great tips on how to…read moresuccessfully get through the course. We had an absolute blast and will be back!

Yak Shack is a great local paddling outfitter... very knowledgeable and they are willing to teach…read moreyou all you're willing to learn! Good selection of gear selection rentals as well as some used kayaks to help beginners get into kayaking on a budget. They have boats to fit everybody from kids to big guys!

It almost seemed like a dream. From the very start, cruising through a large patch of lotus plants,…read moreit felt otherworldly. Very peaceful, going at our own pace. Enjoyed the cliff walls of Buffalo Rock and the shallow waters of some side passages. We paddled for 5 hours, covering 8 miles total. After we were done we headed to charming, historic downtown Utica for drinks and dinner at Skoog's Pub & Grill in North Utica, IL. I was impressed with the logistics and operation of the kayaking experience, from the guide* to the equipment and online booking process. *Full disclosure, the guide was my twin sister, but I am being objective...seriously.

I have mixed feelings about this kayak tour company. I signed up because although I'm a very…read morecapable and seasoned kayaker, I didn't know this river and I like learning about the ecosystems and local wildlife. For this reason I like having tour guides. Going up the river was fine. Coming back went a bit sour. I went as slow as I was capable of paddling or not paddling, but apparently it was too fast for the preference of our tour guide. I was barely touching the water with my paddle. I have no idea how I could have gone any slower. It wasn't humanly possible. After shouting at me several times, he took to chasing me down and ramming my kayak so it'd spin in circles. Would I rent a kayak here and kayak the river alone? Yes. Would I personally use a tour guide here? No I wouldn't. Would I recommend? If you're a family with little kids or a drunk sorority house, absolutely. If you know what you're doing, just go it alone. You'll probably enjoy it more. Edit: If the tour guide had concerns for group safety, he could have said so. Although ramming my kayak with his seems to be a bit of a conflict as far as my safety goes. It was an unprofessional approach when he could have simply explained why he needed me to slow down

George McCoy gave us a great deal on our Tahoe Pontoon 9 years ago. Great price for a really nice…read morepontoon from him. For the same price from other dealers the pontoons were not as nice. We just bought a trailer from him; same thing. Great price for a nice trailer. Other dealers the price was higher for the same type. We highly recommend George!

Absolutly terrible service. Went in there looking to buy a pontoon boat, right when we walked in…read morethe door the tall blonde guy at the desk looked at us strange and acted like he didn't have the time of day for us. He was very uninformative, & wouldn't even take the tarps off the boats to show us around. We went to Spring Brook Marina in Seneca for an excellent deal and great service on a pontoon boat. Never will go back to McCoy's again.

Everything went well as promised, use them in the past company in business for a long time and knew…read morethe owner before he passed. Great and professional company.

Shout out to Dan at the Villa Park location…read more Appreciated his patient explanation of the technique needed to fix the rip I made with my thirteen-year-old's ninja star in the back pocket of my Levi's in the driver's side seat-cover of a leased car I had to turn in. That darn thing was SHARP. Dan did everything he could to research the best prices for a total factory replacement all the way to a Rigg's Bros custom repair. Was satisfied with the entire handling of this business. Highly recommended.

My experience with purchasing my boat 2 years ago at CYW went very smooth and everyone was very…read moreprofessional. Unfortunately, there was a problem getting my title due to the Coast Guard government shut downs!!! It was very upsetting! CYW Rob Hannah (CEO) answered my phone calls every two week when I called for updates. I was pleasantly surprised that he did considering the sale was done and this was an issue that was really out of his control. After a year and a half, Carolynn Seabloom was hired and she was given the task to help me with my issues. I wasn't to happy at first thinking the ball just got passed to an employee and now it's not going anywhere! I was so wrong! Her energy and professionalism was unstoppable and a few months after she was on the assignment, I FINALLY got my title!!!!!!!!!! (Of course, NO more government shut downs help too!) So, I had to give them a shout out because both Rob and Carolynn I thought did an unbelievable job considering all the circumstances. Thanks Rob and Carolynn!!!

They treat their employees like disposable tools. Very unprofessional and cruel. It was better ran…read moreunder sunset bay marina, the new owners don't care for their boaters as much as they do not care for the people keeping the company running. They tolerate abusive managers and the HR is extremely bias.