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?