Spring Green

Well, the downside of all the press about the flood is that it get’s people to start thinking the whole state of Wisconsin has been destroyed.  Of course it’s not.  In fact as I’ve said before Wisconsin Dells is pretty much un-scathed other than it’s missing a lake.  Meanwhile around the area things are getting [...]

Free Passes!

This from Channel3000.com
. . . Baraboo’s Circus World Museum is back in business after shutting down temporarily from the floods.
Luckily, Circus World didn’t get hit too hard. Officials said that only 10 of the circus world’s 200 historic wagons were in danger. Many antique musical instruments were also saved from ruin, WISC-TV reported.
Meanwhile, Mount Olympus, [...]

come on, come on. . .

Ok, so with all this talk of flooding or draining away as the case my be it’s also worth telling you a little story. I grew up here in Baraboo just a few miles south of Wisconsin Dells. Of course when you live so close to something you don’t see it the same [...]

Flooding Continues

Today it’s storming and raining again.  We are under flash flood warnings for most of the day.  This will not affect Wisconsin Dells as much as it does the rest of the area.  Baraboo, Devil’s Lake, North Freedom (home of the Mid-Continent Railway Museum) Reedsburg and other communities in the area are taking the brunt [...]

New Photos

Here are some new photos of Lake Delton taken on June 10th, 2008

Lake Delton

Lake Delton??
We took a stroll on what used to be a lake bed. Assorted junk, antiques, an old sled and timber that looks to have been an old bridge were just some of the things that we found that were once hidden below the water.  Sections of the lake bed are like quicksand so it’s [...]

Flood

Flooding in Baraboo, just south of Wisconsin Dells
I’m sure you’ve heard we’ve had a bit of rain in the area of the last few days.  A real disaster hit Wisconsin Dells when Lake Delton drained away into the Wisconsin River. Yes, Lake Delton is at least for the time being. .  gone.  Businesses on the [...]