Greetings and welcome!
It is a dreary day outside but the sun is shining for Wisconsin businesses that can re-open as a result of yesterday’s Supreme Court decision. The dust is still settling and people are still figuring out re-opening plans.
I read the Supreme Court decision last night and the way that I am reading it they did not put any delay in re-opening in their ruling. The Tavern League agrees with my interpretation and they say that bars and restaurants can re-open immediately.
There is a lot for the bars and restaurants to get a handle on. They need to organize employees, get inventory, figure out distancing and sanitation protocols, and all sorts of stuff. The Supreme Court decision was immediate leaving a lot of people scrambling.
It is only 10am the next day so I have limited info. So far Trailside in Crooked Lake is opening today at 4pm. Rapids Resort is opening at noon today. Woody’s, Firelane, and Riverside are opening tomorrow. That is all that I have right now. I would expect most places to open for the weekend.
The big greening of the land is a little behind this year. When I was out driving this week I could still see well into the woods. Usually that starts changing about may 10th. I am starting to see fern fiddle heads and the black raspberries are starting to get first hints of leaves. I would expect a lot of changes really fast over the next two weeks. That is why I call it the green explosion.
The weekend weather looks a lot nicer than the cold weather this week. Friday we are looking at mid-60s and sunny, and Saturday looks about the same. Saturday night and Sunday I am expecting rain, and Sunday might only be in the mid-50s.
The whitewater rafting is still an excellent choice for weekend fun. The Peshtigo River is still running at about +7″, a very fun level.
The lakes are not warming up quite as fast as I would like to see. We had cold weather this week including some nights in the 20s. This weekend should start moving the water temperatures upward, and next week we should see some days in the 70s.
That is news for today. Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!
RJB