Edgerton knows how to show visitors a good time

From the Milw Journal Sentinel

...If you want to get out on the water, nearby Lake Koshkonong and the Rock River are a playground for water sports and boating. The lakeshore and riverbank have numerous fishing, camping, dining and hiking opportunities. Lake Koshkonong is one of Wisconsin's largest lakes at over 10,460 acres with a maximum depth of a mere 7 feet.

Dining
Emigail's Roadhouse Restaurant, 650 E. Hwy 59, features the area's best catfish and crawfish dinners. See http://www.emigailsroadhouse.com/
or call (608) 884-7922.

Fins Bar and Grill, 723 E. Ellendale Road, makes tasty Chicago brick oven pizza and has a make-your-own pasta menu. See http://www.finsbarandgrill.com/
or call (608) 884-0346.

Buckhorn Supper Club, 11802 N. Charley Bluff Road, Milton, is on the shore of Lake Koshkonong and is best known for its fish and lobster boils. Call (608) 868-2653 or see
http://www.thebuckhorn.net/.

What’s your favorite Rock County restaurant?

Several restaurants around and near Lake Koshkonong mentioned here...

From the Janesville Gazette

...So which Janesville or Rock County restaurants are your favorites? My wife, Cheryl, and I enjoy two on or near Lake Koshkonong in particular. One is the Buckhorn, and the other is the Lake House Inn.

Spring temperatures are coolest in 15 years

So far, Milwaukee is experiencing its coolest spring in the past 15 years.

The temperatures are nowhere near the record, according to the National Weather Service. But the average day in Milwaukee this year is 8 degrees cooler than it was in 2010, according to the weather service data. We haven't had a spring this cool since 1996.

From March 20 to April 23, the average overall temperature at Mitchell International Airport was 39.2 degrees. That ranks as the 33rd coolest average temperature in the past 141 years of recordkeeping.

If only looking at the high temperature each day, the average temperature at Mitchell has reached 45.9 degrees. That's the coolest high temperature average since 1993, according to the weather service data.

Temperatures are expected to be warmer than any of those figures over the next few days, though there's a chance of rain or thunderstorms in the forecast for the next three days. The high temperature is expected to reach 60 degrees Tuesday, drop to 44 degrees Tuesday night and rise to 50 degrees Wednesday.

Loons on Lake Koshkonong

News from DNR

Ken Johnson has just been appointed as the Division Administrator for DNR's Water Division, effective immediately.

For those of you who don't know Ken, he has spent the past 5 years as water leader for DNR's South Central Region.

Koshkonong Lake Level

Lake level = 779.38

Dropping 4.44 inches since last Monday

Inflow = 4,850 cfs
Outflow = 6,860 cfs

Rock River Trail FREE Oak Trees!

Hello,
The Rock River Trail Initiative is going to be distributing FREE bur, swamp, white, and red oak trees in the 11 counties along the Rock River.

On April 13, representatives of the Rock River Trail Initiative will begin distributing free oak trees for homes, businesses, parks, and farms along the 285 miles of the Rock River, beginning in Rock Island County.

The Trail Initiative began in February of 2010 and held the first meeting in history of all 33 municipalities and 10 counties along the Rock River on April 16, 2010, in Rockford.

This is also an invitation for the citizens, tourism-oriented businesses, elected officials, and naturalists of your area to the " 2nd Annual Meet the Neighbors, Re-Discovering the Rock River: An explanation, inventory, assessment, and declaration of the Rock River Trail" April 28 at The Clock Tower Resort and Conference Center in Rockford, Illinois.

Yes, The Rock River Trail is being built, and many will be surprised how much of it already exists! Please join your river neighbors for a discussion of marketing and improving our environment!

Please contact the founder of the Rock River Trail, Frank Schier, at 815-670-6440 with any questions.

http://www.rockrivertrail.com/

News from the Indianford Powerhouse....

Had to use the wrecker to pull a tree out from the front of the powerhouse.

The tree was 20 feet long and two feet around.

Lake Level April 11

Lake level 779.75

Water level has been at this level for the past 5 days and will stay here for this week as well.

***Lake always rises much faster than it declines.

Koshkonong Remains at/near Flood Stage

Lake Koshkonong Lake Level = 778.96

Edgerton knows how to show visitors a good time

From the Milw Journal Sentinel

...If you want to get out on the water, nearby Lake Koshkonong and the Rock River are a playground for water sports and boating. The lakeshore and riverbank have numerous fishing, camping, dining and hiking opportunities. Lake Koshkonong is one of Wisconsin's largest lakes at over 10,460 acres with a maximum depth of a mere 7 feet.

River memories sought in Fort

From the Jefferson Daily Union

Can you remember the first time you canoed or fished on the Rock River? Did your family ever have a Rock River adventure? Do you know the stories of the mounds and the people who lived along the river shores? Have you ever spied cranes land along the shores or watched a sunset over Lake Koshkonong? Did you spend your winters growing up ice-skating on Haumerson's Pond?

Members of the public are invited to share their stories about the Rock River on Tuesday, April 5 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The Hoard Historical Museum, in partnership with the Fort Arts Council, will be hosting a morning coffee where attendees will have a chance for their stories to become a part of a community art and history project titled "Along the Rock River."