Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park residents David Sogin (left) and Barney Ruttenberg bring out the boat dollies as they get the beach ready for boating and kayak season at the Highland Park Yacht Club Saturday morning. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media

Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park Yacht Club members Franz and Leslie Luxem of Palatine carry kayaks to the beach as they and other yacht club members get the various water craft ready for the boating season. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media

Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park residents Barney Ruttenberg (left) and Neesa Sweet bring kayaks out of storage as they and other Yacht Club members get ready for the boating season Saturday morning. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media

Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park resident and Yacht Club Commodore David Sogin rolls out a boat dolly as volunteers from the yacht club spend Saturday morning getting the beach ready for boating and kayak season. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media

Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park residents Mark Dietzen (left) and Barney Ruttenberg roll out the boat dollies as they get the beach ready for boating and kayak season at the Highland Park Yacht Club Saturday morning. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media

Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park Yacht Club member Leslie Luxem of Palatine affixes a water craft license to a kayak as she and other yacht club members get boats and kayaks ready for the boating season. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media

Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park Yacht Club members spent Saturday morning getting the beach set up in anticipation of the up coming boating and kayak season. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media

Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park resident Steve Knapp is assisted by his son Lachlan, 5, as they and other yacht club members roll a sail boat to the beach Saturday morning in preparation of the boating season. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media

Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park resident Steve Knapp enlists the help of his sons Langston, 7, (Left) and Lachlan, 5, as they and other yacht club members prepare to move a sail boat to the beach Saturday morning. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media

Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park Yacht Club member Franz Luxem of Palatine carries a kayak to the beach as he and other yacht club members get the various water craft ready for the boating season. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media

Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park resident and Yacht Club Commodore David Sogin inflates a raft as he and other Yacht Club members get the beach ready for the boating season Saturday morning. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media

Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park Yacht Club member Leslie Lumex of Palatine unlocks the sunfish sail boats as other Yacht Club members flip them as they get the beach ready for the boating season Saturday morning. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media

Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park Yacht Club members (from left) Charlie Davis of Deerfield and Franz Lumex of Palatine help Mark Dietzen of Highland Park, flip a sunfish as they and other Yacht Club members get the beach ready for the boating season Saturday morning. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media

Highland Park, 04/14/12 -- Highland Park Yacht Club members Charlie Davis (left) of Deerfield and Barney Ruttenberg of Highland Park, flip a sunfish as they and other Yacht Club members get the beach ready for the boating season Saturday morning. | Eric Davis ~ For Sun-Times Media