Category: Behind the Boats
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An update for the sake of an update
Weather wise we’re looking pretty great for this coming weekend. Mostly sunny Friday through Sunday with temps in the low 80s and only a chance of rain overnight Saturday. I’ll be watching water levels pretty closely to see how they respond to the remnants of Alberto making their way straight up the middle of the…
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Memorial Day Weekend is looking nice. Real nice.
Water levels came down last weekend and have stayed within reasonable levels – a far cry from where we were last year. And the year before that. And the year before that. Aaaand the year before that. This year they’ll likely stay in the 10kcfs range (which is very near the 100 year average) so…
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Sandbars are out!
Right this minute sandbars are peeking out and in another 48 hours it’ll be regular springtime conditions! Of course spring typically involves rain and it looks like we’ll get a little of it Saturday night. That said, it won’t be enough to effect water levels for the weekend and temps are in the high 70s/low…
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We should be open this weekend!
Things are looking up for this coming weekend! All of the rain we’ve gotten over the past week looks to be making it’s way through the system and the week of relatively dry weather ahead means sandbars should be popping out just in time for Friday/Saturday trips. While the forecast currently calls for some rain…
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High water may delay start of the season
Water levels are currently peaking after the snowmelt and recent rains. Too early to say if we’ll be able to open as planned on May 11 but the water will be high regardless. As Spring progresses, keep an eye on the chart below. We want to see levels recede into (or very near) the white…
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Long Range Water Level Forecast (Guess)
It would appear we’re about to pass through Third Winter (one of Wisconsin’s 11 seasons) this weekend as snow is in the forecast followed by a week of rain. For reference: Winter, Fool’s Spring, Second Winter, Spring of Deception, Third Winter, Mud Season, Actual Spring, Summer, False Fall, Second Summer, Actual Fall All of this…
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Canoe Camping for the First Time
As winter starts to fade, I’ve been getting a lot of questions from people that have never tried canoe camping before. While it sounds kind of exotic, like an extreme sport of sorts, it’s surprisingly accessible. If you’ve got basic car camping gear, you can canoe camp (we help with the canoe). We’ve got a…
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Spring Warm Up
In the interest of full disclosure, we’re currently expecting ~5″ of snow tomorrow, BUT, these past few days have had great weather. The first nice weekend of spring (because meteorological winter ended 4 days ago) is my 2nd favorite part of the offseason (tax season is first, don’t ask) because the reservations start trickling in.…
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Think warm thoughts
Cabin fever must be setting in, phone calls and emails have started their annual winter jump as people start planning out summer canoe camping trips. Meanwhile, I’ll be buried in tax documents and spreadsheets for the next few weeks (continuing on the last few weeks). Strangely enough, this is my favorite part of the offseason…
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Happy New Year!
I was reminded that we’re officially 8 years old now! Wisconsin Canoe was officially incorporated on Jan 1, 2010. It’s a little strange to think that this pet project wasn’t expected to last more than a season or two. Going into our ninth year on the water I’m truly humbled by how well we’ve been…