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An Ice Age-Old Tale.\u00a0<\/strong>At 435 miles, the mighty Wisconsin River flows from edge to edge in the state. A tributary of the Mississippi, the Wisconsin flows out of the Lac Vieux Desert, a spring-fed lake in the north near the boarder with the UP. The river you see today was formed in several stages due to glaciation during the last ice age; the upper river was formed from glacial meltwater runoffs, which slowly carved out the river as the glaciers retreated northward. Retreating glaciers also left in their wake what was known as Glacial Lake Wisconsin: a prehistoric body of water held in place by a dam made of ice. When this damn broke due to temperature rise, a great flood that emptied the lake in two weeks carved out the Wisconsin Dells and the Lower Wisconsin River. Our stretch of the river – the 92 miles spanning from Sauk City to the Mississippi – runs through the Driftless Area: an expanse of land through Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and a small corner of Illinois that was completely free of glacial influence. This makes it the newest formed span of the river. Because of this, our river winds through rolling sandstone hills and exposed cliff overhangs, dense wooded lowlands and wide open prairies.<\/p>\n A Native Name.<\/strong>\u00a0The great Wisconsin River is the namesake of our midwestern state, and its name took a rather winding path not unlike the one that the river itself flows today. The name Wisconsin can be traced back through French explorers and even further to the Natives of the area, who referred to it as Meskousing, meaning, roughly, “river running through a red place.” The red place, of course, referring to the red sandstone bluffs of the Wisconsin Dells. From Meskousing, it became “Misconsing,” and then, through a misinterpretation of a cursive letter, became “Ouisconsing,” and occasionally “Ouriconsing,” “Ouiscousen,” or “Ouiskonche.” Eventually, the word fell into the hands of American soldiers and thus, Wisconsin was born.<\/p>\n A Protected River.<\/strong> In 1989 the last 92 miles of the Wisconsin River was protected from development by the State of Wisconsin and is now managed by the Lower Wisconsin Riverway Board. Because of this forethought, you\u2019ll see very few houses along the tree lined shore during your trip and views of bluffs in the distance are unspoiled. The Wisconsin River is on the migratory route of many birds that fly between Canada and points south. We are lucky enough to have large populations of Bald Eagles, Sand Hill Cranes, Blue Herons, King Fishers, and many other water oriented birds make the Wisconsin River their summer home. You\u2019ll also see turtles sunning themselves on logs along the rivers edge, raccoons, beaver, and even otters.<\/p>\n \n Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n National Rivers Project<\/a><\/p>\n Lower Wisconsin Riverway<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||5px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n We are blessed on the Wisconsin River with the fact that we have boat landings roughly every 8 miles. While we don\u2019t run trips between all of the boat landings, we have the trip that will be perfect for you within a few miles. Check out\u00a0<\/span>Google Maps<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>to familiarize yourself with the Lower Wisconsin River and our put-ins and take outs. We\u2019ve worked hard to provide tons of information about distances from each of our 2 locations as well as what kind of facilities each boat landing has available. If you have any issues, or need help, feel free to call us at 608.375.5300 or\u00a0<\/span>email us<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>with your questions.<\/p>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n History says that once we get through May the river tends to drop in flow, sand bars appear and life is great! However, because the river is draining a third of\u00a0 the state of Wisconsin, from north to south, there are times when rain that falls 200 miles north of us will have to flow by us at some point. This is a wilderness experience, and we don\u2019t have control over the rain that falls, the water released from dams up river, or other natural factors we have yet to tame, so you must be prepared and informed. A few days before your trip it\u2019s always a good idea to look at the weather (Boscobel<\/a>) and\u00a0<\/span>water levels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nBoat Landings<\/h2>\n
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