"We got lucky and got a spot, the last spot that was open."

The white squares that you can see from a helicopter are actually the tops of picnic tables, now submerged.

"Everybody is complaining more about the high water than they are the price of gas."

And that, by the way, is up a $1.29 per gallon from last year, now at $4.39 a gallon for boaters.

"We were really concerned we'd have an impact but everyone's coming."

Margie Roelands runs Blue Lady Resort. She says, despite high gas prices and even higher lake levels, business is booming.

"That doesn't stop us; it's a sacrifice and we come and do it every year and we will."

And that brings Lake Patrol out in full force.

"Just mainly to keep people safe."

The Baxter County Sheriff's Department is stepping up its patrol from the water and from the sky.

The aerial view shows just how high the lake level is -- it's 25 feet higher than normal. The sheriff says they patrol from the air with a diver. If there is a problem down below on the water, they just drop in.

"We're not the only ones on the water. You've got the (state) Game and Fish, and the (U.S.) Corps of Engineers is also on the water."

There's plenty of lake to cover -- and enjoy.

"There's a bigger lake here now. That's all it is, it's a bigger lake."

"It's just more water to play in."

"It's the one time our family gets to get together and we've been doing it for 18 years. That's what we do -- it's a blast."