Category: Behind the Boats

This weekend is shaping up to be a good one! Mid 60’s to low 70 temps and partly cloudy skies with not much wind makes for great conditions for an early season paddle! The river level remains in a good spot for sandbars and camping!

Seems southern Wisconsin is finally going to get some rain this week. Widespread rain and strong winds are expected in our neck of the woods up to 1.5 inches on Tuesday and perhaps some more rain showers going into Wednesday. Since most of this rain is in the southern part, it shouldn’t have a huge…

Looks like the storms seem to be behind us heading into weekend! With the cold front moving in, we will be expecting a decent temperature drop and breezy conditions (60 degrees during the day mid 40’s at night). If you are heading out on an overnight this weekend make sure you pack warm clothes and…

Looks like we may have some showers in the forecast this week. – Scattered (20-50% chances) showers and storms are possible during the afternoon hours today and Wednesday– Better chances for showers and thunderstorms (35-60% chances) arrive along a cold front Thursday afternoon and evening. Some storms could be severe.– Additional isolated to scattered (20-40%…

We are kicking off the 2025 canoe season this weekend and we couldn’t be more excited! The weather is shaping up to be quite nice for a paddle, mid to high 70’s and sun with a few clouds mixed in. The river level is on the higher end as it normally is in the early…

As longer days return, we’re gearing up for another great summer. To kick off the season, we’re offering 20% off on our gift certificates i.e. pay $80, get $100. I’ve also stripped the expiration date for the time being so you’re technically free to use these now, next month, next year, or in ten years.…

I know this is probably the 2nd of 16 false springs, but the days are getting longer and we’re starting to see summer reservations coming in! Speaking of reservations, make yours for the 2025 season. -Ryan

As we hunker down for the winter, I figured it be a good time to remind everyone that we have gift certificates! They’re 10% off when you grab one for you or a friend between now and Jan 1, 2025. Buy them here: https://thebestcanoecompanyever.com/gift-certificates/ -Ryan

We have officially wrapped up our 2024 season! While it was a challenging start with high water and constant rain, we were able to turn things around with some amazing people, and (mostly) fantastic weather from late July through early September. To those of you who dealt with cancellations and rescheduling, we genuinely appreciate your…

Its our last week of the summer! The majority of this week looks dry and sunny but Thursday night heading into the weekend the chance of rain jumps up. Right now, the forecast looks like possible chances of storms and showers for the weekend but we will keep updating as we get more concrete forecasts.