Greetings and welcome!
We had a fantastic weekend. Friday-Monday were all very pleasant with low humidity and highs in the 70s. It wouldn’t bother me if it was like that every weekend until winter.
All good things must come to an end, and such is the case with our nice weather. We will see high temperatures drop into the 500s and 60s and a few chances of rain this week.
I checked the GFS forecast model and after some rain Friday next weekend looks pretty clear for rain. We will be very close to the boundary of some cooler northern air so that could change, but right now it looks good.
Right now my guess for high temps is around 60 and lows in the mid-30s. That isn’t bad for an April weekend.
The Peshtigo River is well into the fun zone for whitewater rafting and paddling. Right now it is almost +11 or 12. With the frost coming out of the ground up north, a saturated watershed, and a chance of an inch of rain this week, it should be +6 or above right through next weekend.
That is important because there is big doings at Kosir’s and Rapids Resort this weekend. They are having music, a downriver race, djs, big tents, raffles and all sorts of stuff. Here is the Facebook post about it.
Kosir’s is hosting its 1st Peshtigo River Festival, April 22nd – 24th! Come join your favorite crew and have the time of your… More life boating, partying, and hanging with new friends! Everyone is invited! There will be DJs all weekend, beer specials, a racing event, $10 camping (per person per night), breakfast at Rapids, food cart, bucket raffles with paddling gear and local business attire, and much MUCH more! You don’t want to miss the best festival to kick off Spring boating!
*Rafting Special (all weekend)* – Free Spray Jacket rental with purchase of trip
Friday Night “Pianoman” Bob Heckler will performing at our Rapids Resort.
Saturday during the day we kick it off with tunes from Sam Huff as well as the ultimate RACE down the Peshtigo at 1:00 PM. (Registration for the race or questions can be answered by Dale at 715-927-1909). We end the night with awesome beats from DJ Lance Maye and DJ TerrEnce Young.
Check out TerrEnce Young before the big night at:
Www.artistecard.com/terrenceyoung
*Bucket Raffles/Food cart will be taking place Saturday.*
Invite anyone you would like! We love boating and hanging with new faces!
If you have any other questions feel free to call Kosir’s at 715-757-3431
There will be a lot of people there and it sounds like a fun time.
The warm weekend brought a few signs of summer. Monday I spotted some real green growth in the grass. I have seen a few moths, one wasp, and one wood tick. The first mosquito has yet to be seen, but I don’t expect that to take long.
The frogs in the pond are good and noisy. They started late last week and are loud through closed windows.
I passed on my campfire last weekend. The grass around my fire pit was so dry that it was crunchy, and there was a pretty good breeze. With the humidity low and the other factors it was just a little too dangerous. The DNR was strongly discouraging campfires, and it was sound advice. There will be other weekends.
That is it for tonight. Have a good week and thank you for visiting!
RJB
Has there been any talk of opening the ATV trails that you have heard Ray ?