Dan, I've never used the Locks up to the Chain. I don't know how wide they
are and what sized boats they will accommodate. I have launched on the
chain ( Grass Lake State park for one), and I know you can head up towards
Wisconsin from there.. how far up, I don't know. Between the chain and the
river itself ( and all of the nuts driving 50 mph on it ) I don't know how
you could cover any more water than that without a week away.

RichG p.s. I'm now on Lake Como near Lake Geneva, WI. during the summers.
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RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners

"Dan J.S." wrote in message
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Any Fox River boaters from northern Illinois here? I just transplanted my
boat from Wisconsin (closer to my home) and had a blast last two days of
boating. Had a few questions, and curious if any one on this usenet group
is
using this river?

1. I put my boat in a marina around Barrington area. How far south can I
go
on this river if I go through the locks? Can I go all the way?

2. Is the Chain of Lakes the furthest North I can go?

This boat is a Pontoon boat, I only need 1.5 feet of water to Navigate
through (helps - seems this river is mighty shallow).

3. Any good restaurants that you guys can recommend? Any places where you
can spend the night? Like B&B on the river?


Thanks

Dan

"RichG" wrote in message
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Dan, I've never used the Locks up to the Chain. I don't know how wide they
are and what sized boats they will accommodate. I have launched on the
chain ( Grass Lake State park for one), and I know you can head up towards
Wisconsin from there.. how far up, I don't know. Between the chain and the
river itself ( and all of the nuts driving 50 mph on it ) I don't know how
you could cover any more water than that without a week away.

RichG p.s. I'm now on Lake Como near Lake Geneva, WI. during the
summers.

Cool, I have a friend who has a boat on Lake Como also, A Klaus. Anyway, I
moved my boat down to a marina on the Fox because its close to my house. The
river between Chain of lakes and Algonquin is very nice, and not too many
boats on it. I would be curious to go south to Elgin on it, but would love
to hear from someone who uses the southern locks. I know that the chain of
lakes locks could take as long as 2 hours to get through... on a busy
weekend... and i dont want to deal with that crap...