Greetings and welcome!
We had a little rain yesterday. It didn’t look like much earlier in the day but later the storm dropped anywhere from 1/2″ to 1″ of rain. The wet summer and summer of unbelievable whitewater continues.
The Peshtigo River is usually low enough to be pretty much un-runnable at this time of year, but it remains at awesome levels. Normally it would be at 200cfs, and we are at 485, it is rising, and the watershed got hit with the rain yesterday, so I don’t see it going down much before the weekend. To sweeten the deal a little we have a decent chance of rain and thunderstorms for about Thursday. Rafting and lazy river tubing will be good this weekend.
Tuesday is a little early to pin down details for weekend weather, but let’s give it a look. There will be some rain in the area Saturday, mostly in the southern half of the state. The GFS is showing a chance of rain popping up Saturday afternoon, but it is nothing organized. My take is be ready for a possible rain shower or storm, but don’t change plans over it.
Weekend events..
There is a gun show Saturday from 8-2 at the Crivitz Village Hall with the Crivitz VFW.
Trump Lake Pavilion (Near Wabeno) will be hosting a walleye fundraiser Saturday Aug 19th. Thee will be meat and tool raffles, a silent auction, and a kids sawdust pile.
The Hidden Bear ATV Club will be having a meat raffle and fundraiser at Animal’s Bear Trail Inn On Hwy 64 & T (about 4 miles west of 32 & 64)from noon to 6pm Saturday. Meat raffle, 50/50 raffles, and they are also having a big cash raffle.. $100 a ticket, 175 tickets sold, and 25 cash prizes including a top prize of 4 grand. Yeehaw!
The Oconto Co fair is this weekend in Gillett. (Link)
St. Mary’s of the Lake Annual Parish Picnic Sunday in Lakewood (Link)
Next Thursday-Sunday 8-24 to 8-27 is the Marinette Co Fair in Wausaukee (Link)
Dirt Bag Paddlers’ Frank Fest- A big party with raft & kayak races Sunday on the Menominee River. (Link)
Yesterday I posted a whole bunch of fall events on the Caldron Falls Bar web site. Take a look. (Link)
That is it for me today. Have a good week and thank you for visiting!
RJB