DOUG PENDLETON MEMORIAL HOVERIN - August 2014

Yes, memories were discussed of Doug and Charles and many former Muscoda visitors.  And little did we expect the awesome weekend we were given to hover riverwide!  Here's a synopsis of my pics, and I'd love to get more pics from everyone who also took them.  To me, tho, the big hit was BEN, the Bullmastif, owned by Kathy and David Timmerman who traveled 2000 miles to be at this hoverin!  KUDDOS TO THE TIMMERMANS for the furthest drive - you two are awesome!!! 

 Verdon Weber and Nikko

 Randy Loveland and George Moon from MI

 Dennis Alm - MN leaving the dock

 John Windt - WI - beautiful hovercraft

 Introducing Nikko to the 'pack'. It was a true Cesar Milan moment as he just relegated to being submissive - no more pack leader in him! Hooray!

 The 3 pooches belong to the Timmermans, a golden lab, a whippet cross, and Ben the Bullmastif - a retired blue ribbon owner!

 Gentle Ben - gorgeous!

 Dubbed our MASCOT for this hoverin - GENTLE BEN

 Ready to leave - David and Kathy Timmerman

 New owner of the former Pink Lady - Randy Loveland
And YES - that is a full size StarCruiser - it's an illusion
because Randy is 6'9" tall.  

John Windt and Verdon Weber

  Kathy T. photo shoots of the crafts getting their skirts wet

 Sand bar stop for Randy and George

Just cruisin'

 Dennis Alm - MN

Larry and Julie Kirschbaum

 Larry and Julie

Michael Courtney - IA

 

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Spring Green WI landing

   Long shot of hydro dam

 Verdon towing jetski

We encountered this downed jet ski in the back waters near Lone Rock. The lady had been thrown out and lost consciousness and they had waited 1 hr. for anyone to come by. Verdon got them hooked up for a tow and later Mike Courtney took both passengers separately to lighten Verdon's load and he did obtain cushion then. — with Verdon Weber.

Until the fall hoverin........

UPDATED: LOCAL DNR says to just stay on the water!

Feeling satisfied that the CG is furloughed and not about to run us down, we left for Guttenberg today with Vernon and his craft also.  We all ate at Joe's Pizza Place and the best ice cream afterwards and slowly walked the river walk back to the boat landing.  It is not a short jaunt but well worth going.  Here are pics of our day on the Mississippi (below Guttenberg dam).

 And being a Weber, undauntedly explores the back areas!

 I think it's time for a color cruise on the Wisconsin!

 We weren't alone on the river either; fishermen.

 

 

 

 

A great deal of new area closed to water fowl hunting. 

If you are interested in getting a cruise together on the Wis. or Miss., let's do a color cruise!!

MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHUT DOWN!

Today launches our new blog for our hovercrafters. It will eventually contain everything applicable to current hover crafting by StarCruiser owners. The former website of STARCRUISER HOVERCRAFTS will shut down in a while only due to our host deciding to go out of business. At the moment this is our best option, altho I may consider space on our ISP and start a new website! For now, this will be fine!

Hmmmmm............we drove to Linn Hollow to launch our hovercraft only to find the river closed to us  and all boaters.  Upon reading this, I doubted it meant the whole river, so I went to the LaCrosse CG page and there is mention that the locks are all open to recreational boat craft.  Well now we have the basic question of:  Channel vs Backwater Wildllife Refuge Areas.  Emails and Phone calls to the local DNR have not proved a response yet.

Will keep you posted. Meanwhile, would love you to leave any comments!  And if interested, please check out my OTHER blog at http://scrappingheaven.blogspot.com

Hugs, Linda