Wake boats are churning controversy around Lake Minnetonka Katy Read, Star Tribune At a recent meeting of the Midwest Wakesurf Association, co-leader Andy Weigman had some good news to share: Wake boats have been less noisy this year, he'd been told — by the leader of an organization that usually complains about them. "It looks like we're making a positive impact," Weigman told about 20 association members gathered in a backroom of the Excelsior Brewing Co. The association has about 75 members from around Minnesota and Wisconsin and more followers on social media — wake surf newbies and pros alike, ranging from teenagers to their middle-aged parents and occasionally grandparents.