Canoeing Wisconsin: Land of 15,000+ lakes

The state of Minnesota is known as "the land of 10,000 lakes." Meanwhile, Wisconsin counts over 15,000 lakes.* The city of Madison is built on an isthmus between lakes Monona and Mendota. With that much water, its obvious that canoeing is one of the most popular activities around. For my little city-slicker kids, Brittingham Boats offers the perfect opportunity to get out on a lake safely and easily. They offer rentals of kayaks, canoes and paddle boats at reasonable prices for long hours daily (7am-8pm). They cater to beginners to long-time lake lovers. Serene had a fantastic time and worked hard to paddle around. Alex preferred to just hang out in the boat and enjoy the ride. The calm, gentle water and warm sun made for a wonderful outing.

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*SPECIAL NOTE FOR THE Minnesota/Wisconsin Readers:  No one seems to be able to count all the lakes in the two dates with any consistency. The best description I found goes like this: It turns out that the two states have different definitions of a lake. Minnesota's count includes only those that are all over ten acres and named. Wisconsin counts them even without a name and has no size limit. Wisconsin only has about 6,000 named lakes, even including those under ten acres. If Minnesota counted all lakes down to four acres without names, it is likely there would be over 20,000. Wisconsin may claim more, but by any consistent measure, Minnesota has more lakes. Also more lake area, not counting the great lakes that form state borders. Minnesota has about 2.6 million acres of lakes compared to one million for Wisconsin. Counting great lakes, Wisconsin jumps to 7.1 million acres, from large portions of Lakes Superior and Michigan.