"Dan Krueger" wrote in message
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Dan J.S. wrote:

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?

It sounds like you have a trailer and tow vehicle so you could always look
at smaller, closer, lakes like Shabbona (sp?) and Koshkonong (think I got
that right!) and still have the flexibility to trailer to other areas for
special events like the 4th of July?

I would second this poster's suggestion for Lake Koshkonong near Milton Wi.
Good fishing, good sized lake for cruising, pretty homes along the shore.
However, it does have a reputation for being somewhat unsafe in high winds.
Not very deep and rumors have it, you can see the sand on the bottom between
the waves during big storms. Wouldn't want to be out on the water,then.

Tom G.