A Stress Free Cache Traditional Cache
slbens: This one disappears and floods out too often. Going to put it to rest.
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Relax and relieve your stress in a canoe on the Lemonweir River. The Lemonweir River flows south easterly through Juneau County and becomes even more winding as it continues from Mauston to its confluence with the Wisconsin River. The river banks remain heavily wooded all along the route. The 15-mile trip to the mouth from Mauston requires at least 7 hours.
The Lemonweir Millpond was formed by an old mill dam built in 1852 for the first flouring mill in Juneau County. The town of Lemonweir surrounding the millpond was a platted village designed with hopes of overtaking Mauston. However, the placement of the railroad line through Mauston in 1857 put an end to that dream. The grist mill closed in the 1930's and the power plant maintained there by Wisconsin Power and Light Co. closed in 1950. A stone quarry at this site provided stone for many of the stone buildings in Mauston. This dam has been removed and there are many sandbars for your enjoyment. Sevenmile Creek joins the Lemonweir 1 1 /4 miles downstream In the next 3/4 mile the Lemonweir twists and turns to all points of the compass. From here until its mouth, the river is very slow with many sloughs and backwaters! The Two Rivers County Boat Landing is a few miles downstream on the right bank near the confluence of the Lemonweir and Wisconsin Rivers.
This boat launch can be a take out if you start in Mauston or a starting point if you want to canoe to the Wisconsin River. You can also throw in a line and try your luck with the fishing.
You are looking for a ammo can filled with stress balls and fiddle toys. I had to find something to do with all those gadgets I've picked up at conferences over the years. Need to relieve your stress? Feel free to grab a stress reliever. Have an extra one laying around please add it to the stock! Thanks to Firemonkee's Cache Closet for the donation of the first to find prize.
Thanks to Brian with the Juneau County Parks and Forests for the permission to place this cache.
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gerr pbire