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Electric Boats Bring Water Skiing Back To Lake Harriet

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- It's been decades since anyone has gone water skiing on Minneapolis lakes because of a ban on gas motors. On Monday, however, water skiing returned to Lake Harriet.

A downtown Hopkins company makes electric boats, which can reach speeds up to 22 MPH.

Watch James Schugel report above.

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