"Dan J.S." wrote in message
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I have a 25 foot pontoon boat (bennington). Trying to decide where to dock
it for the 2006 season.

Choice #1. Madison, Wisconsin - Lake Mendota. For most part, very quiet
lake, good swimming, best 4th of July fireworks in the Midwest. bad - 2
hour drive from my house, no restaurants, not much boating to do except
for the two lakes.

Choice #2. Fox River, Illinois. In McHenry, Illinois. 15 minutes from my
house, great restaurants on the river, 50+ miles of boating. Bad- lots of
traffic on the river, people drive like crazy, lots of drunks, it would
take me 1 hour plus of boating to get to a good swimming hole.


To throw into the mix, I have a 3 month old baby boy, so driving to
Madison is really not the best of options. On the flip side, I feel
boating could be safer in Madison.

Any thoughts on this?

I have seen what the boat traffic is like on the Fox River.........it looks
like a place for lunatics and drunks. The other location is barely any more
desirable because of the drive (with baby and possible traffic tie ups) and
the lack of things to see and do.

I would seriously keep looking.