Jefferson County: The Official Guide 2013 15th Annual Edition

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AREA PARKS (CONT.) (ACRES) AREA AREA LAKES & PONDS SURFACE MAX. DEPTH (FEET) PUBLIC ACCESS NAVIGABLE - WATER ACCESS TO LAKE ROADSIDE ACCESS SURROUNDED BY PRIVATE PROPERTY WALK-IN TRAIL 1074 Reservoir Jefferson Bean Lake 33 6 X • • SE Lake Mills Blue Spring Lake 151 12 X • • • SP Palmyra Cravath Lake 68 10 BR • • • DG Whitewater Cushman Pond 48 7 X • • • • DG Rome Fireman Park Pond 8 5 X • • DG Golden Lake 250 46 BR • • • • SP Concord Goose Lake 144 6 DG Concord Hahns Lake 82 10 X • • • DG Grellton Haumerson Pond Reservoir Fort Atkinson Heiden Pond Watertown Hoopers Millpond 12 6 X • • • • • DG Lake Mills Hope Lake 142 24 • • • • SE Cambridge Lake Koshkonong 10,460 7 BR • • • • • • DG Fort Atkinson Lake Ripley 418 44 BR • • • • • DG Cambridge Mud Lake 30 • DG Rome Mud Lake 93 23 X • • DG Fort Atkinson Mud Lake 318 X • DG Lake Mills Red Cedar Lake 359 6 BR • • SE Oakland Rice 137 10 BR • • • DG Richmond Rock Lake 1,371 56 BF, P • • • • • DG Lake Mills Rome Millpond 446 7 X • • • DG Rome Rose Lake 140 10 • SE Fort Atkinson Spence Lake 8 6 • • • • Spring Lake, Lower 104 11 BR • • • • DG Palmyra Trippe 113 8 BR • • • DG Whitewater Waterloo Millpond Waterloo Watertown Millpond 84 4 X • • • DG Watertown Whitewater 640 38 BF • • • • DG Richmond BF Barrier-free Boat Ramp. Sites have a boarding dock or means of wheelchair access to boats. BR Boat Ramp. Sites have a defi ned public boat launching facility which may or may not have parking. BW Barrier-free Wilderness Access. Sites have a fi rm surface to gain access to the water, but no special piers or ramps. NW Navigable Water. Navigable access is provided by the presence of an inlet or outlet stream which furnishes adequate boat access to a lake. A small stream not large enough to fl oat a boat does not provide eff ective navigable access. P Barrier-free Pier. Designed to accommodate wheelchairs. 50 Jefferson County: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE 2013 ACCESS (NOT SPECIFIED) LARGE MOUTH BASS SMALL MOUTH BASS CARP MUSKY NORTHERN PIKE PANFISH WALLEYE R Roadside. Sites do not include any access developments. Public roads with a marked right-of-way extending to the water provide a limited degree of access. T Walk-in Trail. Th ese access sites are partially developed, excluding a boat ramp, and are entirely within public lands. W Wilderness in Public Ownership. A lake is in a wilderness area if there are no roads or buildings within 200 feet of the waterbody. Wilderness lakes have no defi ned walk-in trail to the water. X A few counties do not have detailed access information. For those waters marked with an “x,” some type of access, other than navigable water access, is available. Regulations governing boat usage are eff ective on certain lakes and are posted at the public access sites. LAKE TYPE CLOSEST TOWN
PUBLIC DNR WILDLIFE AREAS WILDLIFE Jefferson Marsh Wildlife Area Pheasants, deer, turkeys, waterfowl. HABITAT Diverse wetland ranging from open water marsh in the south to a 900 acre tamarack bog in the north. ACRES HUNTING TRAPPING HIKING SNOWMOBILE TRAILS BIKING 3,000 • • • • • • • • • • Travel east of Jefferson on US Hwy 18 about one mile and watch for a parking lot on the south side of the road. Another option is to head east of Jefferson on US Hwy 18 and turn south on county Hwy Y. Continue approximately 2.5 miles southeast on Hwy Y to 3 different parking lots centrally located within the property. Koshkonong Wildlife Area Waterfowl, deer, turkey, dove, and some pheasant. High quality deep water marsh which transitions into shrub carr and 800 • • • • • • • • • • bottomland hardwoods. Travel South of Fort Atkinson on US 26 and watch for access to OLD 26 on the west side of the highway. Head south on OLD 26 to Mounds Road, turn west and the southern most parking lot is immediately on the right or north side. Lake Mills Waterfowl, Open water marsh, large 3,300 • • • • • • • • • • • • Wildlife Area & pheasants, areas of wet prairie, Zeloski Marsh furbearers, lowland hardwoods with deer, squirrels, tamarack, and some oak rabbits, turkeys, savanna uplands. cranes, grassland and woodland songbirds. The eastern unit is located immediately southwest of the City of Lake Mills. The western unit is about 2 miles further west. To find a parking area to use as a starting point, travel to the southwest of Lake Mills on Hwy A, go north on Hwy S approximately 1 mile and turn west on Alley Road. Continue west 1 mile to the parking lot on the north side of Alley Road. Prince’s Point Pheasants, Mostly bottomland 2,000 • • • • • • • • • • Wildlife Area waterfowl, deer, hardwoods and open furbearers and water marsh. grassland birds. Located just off of County Hwy D three miles northeast of Whitewater. Rome Pond Pheasants, Central feature is a large 2,500 • • • • • • • • • • Wildlife Area waterfowl, deer, open water cattail marsh furbearers and surrounded by rolling grassland birds. hills covered with upland hardwoods like oak and hickory. Interspersed in the uplands are agricultural fields and areas restored to prairie or savanna. The wildlife area is easily found immediately east of the Village of Rome in Jefferson County on County Road F. Approximately one mile east of Rome is a park with a picnic area, pit toilet, boat launch, and easy access to the wildlife area. Waterloo Waterfowl, Open water marsh, sedge 4,000 • • • • • • • • • • Wildlife Area pheasants, meadow, fens (including turkeys, deer, a state natural area), squirrels, rabbits, lowland and upland furbearers. hardwoods, some native prairie, and extensive shrub carr. The property is located in northwestern Jefferson County and southwestern Dodge County approximately one mile east of the city of Waterloo. Waterloo Wildlife Area is a sprawling set of state owned properties spread across an area about 2 miles east to west and 7 miles north to south. PET NOTE: It is illegal to allow dogs to run on DNR lands from April 15 - July 31 unless the dog is on a leash 8 feet or less. All dogs must be under their owner’s control at all times on state-owned and leased lands. Any questions on public hunting in Jefferson County should be directed to the DNR office in Lake Mills, 920-648-3054. BERRY PICKING CAMPING CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING BIRD WATCHING WILDLIFE VIEWING FISHING CANOEING www.enjoyjeffersoncounty.com 51
Page 2 and 3: Jefferson County FAIR JULY 10-14, 2
Page 4 and 5: CAMBRIDGE Full of charm and natural
Page 6 and 7: A RICH HERITAGE Fort Atkinson boast
Page 8 and 9: FORT ATKINSON Stop in at Tuttle’s
Page 10 and 11: FORT ATKINSON Homemade Italian Dinn
Page 12 and 13: FORT ATKINSON FORT ATKINSON 108 Mad
Page 14 and 15: JEFFERSON Jefferson is a small comm
Page 16 and 17: JEFFERSON Bon Ton Bakery, Catering
Page 18 and 19: JEFFERSON • Automatic Scoring •
Page 20 and 21: JOHNSON At the intersection of I-94
Page 22 and 23: JOHNSON CREEK Pork - Beef - Chicken
Page 24 and 25: RECREATION AND LEGENDS Legendary La
Page 26 and 27: LAKE MILLS Saturday, July 20 ~ 10am
Page 28 and 29: PALMYRA Palmyra appeals to the sens
Page 30 and 31: WATERTOWN Watertown’s many histor
Page 32 and 33: WATERTOWN See our ad on the InSIde
Page 34 and 35: WHITEWATER A perfect blend of past,
Page 36 and 37: TOWNS & A little off the beaten pat
Page 38 and 39: FARM FRESH Farmers’ Market. Just
Page 40: FARM FRESH (CONT.) FARMERS’ MARKE
Page 43 and 44: Great snowmobiling events include:
Page 45 and 46: through Jefferson County on the way
Page 47 and 48: Hidden Treasures Resale - a ntique
Page 49 and 50: Rock River Park W5281 CTH B, Johnso
Page 51: ACRES PICNIC AREA SHELTER GRILLS DR
Page 55 and 56: March 9-10: Badger Rabbit Breeders
Page 57 and 58: May 3-4: Lake Mills City-Wide Rumma
Page 59 and 60: June 8-9: Wisconsin Livestock Sprin
Page 61 and 62: July 12-14: Thundercats Baseball To
Page 63 and 64: SEPTEMBER 2013 September 1: Super C
Page 65 and 66: October 5-6: Rock & Gem Society, Ro
Page 67 and 68: ANTIQUE, RESALE & CONSIGNMENT SHOPS
Page 69 and 70: Vetro Winery 1414 Vino Lane, Jeffer
Page 71 and 72: Watertown Public Library 100 S Wate
Page 73 and 74: Jefferson Family Aquatic Center 518
Page 75 and 76: Ripley’s Bakery & Eatery 121 W. M
Page 77 and 78: Under New Ownership • Indoor Heat
Page 79 and 80: ROOMS OF HOTELS, MOTELS & COTTAGES
Page 81 and 82: SITES OF CAMPGROUNDS & CABINS NUMBE
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