Coronavirus Wisconsin: Lake Geneva beaches brace for Memorial Day weekend tourists

Saturday, May 23, 2020
LAKE GENEVA, Wisc. (WLS) -- A tourist hot spot, thousands typically flock to Lake Geneva in Wisconsin for the Memorial Day weekend.

But this year, the city is balancing the COVID-19 pandemic and its progress in reopening.
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Beachgoers will be faced with signs at all entry and exit ways that prioritize social distancing and sanitation.

Normally Riviera Beach can accommodate for more than 700 people.
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This week, city council approved limiting the sands to only 300 people at any one time.

"Whether I have reservations or not, I have a job," said Lake Geneva Harbormaster Linda Frame. "To make sure the staff is safe and to make sure the public's safe"
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