So we all understand the conversation went like this:
Officer:Hey!
Me: Yeah
Officer: the park is closed
Me: the park is closed or the bridge is closed?
Officer: the bridge is closed
Me: where's your boat?
Officer: the bridge is closed by order of the city administrator
Me: OK

And off the island I went. The key is what happened next. A couple from St. Louis showed up expecting to ride that trail.
I explained the situation and they understood but wondered why the trail status on the website said it was open?
I said well technically it is open you just need a boat to get there. So I led them to Illiniwek we everyone rode happily ever after. So as much as I'd like to worry about what the police officer thought of my not so gentle way of pointing out irony I'm much more concerned about the club or the QC in general looking like we don't know what we are doing. I think it needs to be made clear in the trail status section of this website that Sylvan Island is only accessible by boat.