Welcome to Wear It Michigan!

Throughout the years, multiple national, state and local organizations have come together to promote boating safety in communities across the United States. The success of these efforts is evident in the achievements of the activities themselves – including the distribution of hundreds of thousands of printed materials, as well as hundreds of print and broadcast media stories, resulting in literally millions of impressions–all on the importance of boating safety. Most recently, the U.S. Coast Guard has decided to take one step further in this overall outreach effort–and measure success not just by the activities themselves, but by how these activities actually inspire boaters to adopt tangible precautions on the water–specifically wearing a life jacket.

During the “Wear It Michigan” campaign, Michigan Conservation Officers will be out on the Detroit River, Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair in a Wear It Michigan boat asking boaters they meet to take the Pledge. Everyone who signs a pledge card will be entered in a weekly drawing to win a life jacket.

Please join us in our efforts. Be a safe and knowledgable boater and refer to this Web site as YOUR SOURCE for information about life jackets.