It's been a beautiful spring here in the Triangle, but we all know what's waiting for us — the hot, humid heart of summer.
🥵 The latest: Weather forecasters predict temperatures will climb into the 90s this weekend.
Days like that feel a lot better out on the water.
🛶 Driving the news: Wake County has free boat rentals at Lake Crabtree starting this weekend and extending into September.
🚣 How it works: Adults can bring an ID and use one of the county's boats for two hours.
Options include kayaks, canoes and pedal boats, as well as stand-up paddle boards.
Rentals are available Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, plus Memorial Day and Labor Day. Hours are 10aBm-5pm.
Situational awareness: The state is monitoring a 1.1 million-gallon sewage spill upstream from the lake that contractors working at the airport reported yesterday.
