Herkimer,I can't answer your question if you would be exempt to come from out of state to fish off Ottawa county.The people that would know,would be the sheriff dept.Give the Ottawa sheriff dept a call and explain your situation and see if you would qualify to launch your boat out of Ottawa.If you do call,let us know what they say regarding their rules.Off topic here,I've seen that picture of the soldier carrying the donkey several times lately.Was thinking,if the platoon was really walking through a mine field,wouldn't all the men be walking in a line so they would be less likely to step on a mine?