Kneeboarding: What can go wrong? The Monroe News We spent the federally-recognized Fourth of July holiday of July 5 up at my parents' lake house. Mom and Dad purchased a used speedboat since the last time Kate, the kids and I visited the cottage, which is tucked along a channel that feeds into the beautiful, man-made Lake Columbia, located in Brooklyn, Michigan. Last week, as we were talking about our upcoming day trip, I casually mentioned to my beloved wife how excited I was to try to kneeboard off the back of the new/used vessel. Imagine my surprise when Kate scoffed - yes, scoffed! - at my plan to do something physically exerting, which I had admittedly not attempted in 15 or 16 years.