[milwguy]

There are NEVER ice fishing shacks on the river. In both Lakes I would say there probably are, as sturgeon spearing season in Winnebago starts in about a month. From what I recall (I worked in Oshkosh 20 yrs or so ago), the river never seems to freeze completely over due to the current.

The river is a stretch a couple miles long between the two lakes (Winnebago and BTM) and maybe a 100-150 yards wide in most places.

[fight_truth_decay]

I remember the search for the missing physicist (2010) from the Chalk River nuclear plant in Ontario. FReepers followed it quite closely. Lachlan Cranswick left his house lights on, wallet and keys--they finally found him in the Ottawa river a few months later. His wandering off like that was considered suspicious especially late at night.

The Forum Websleuths followed this story closely.