For the most current outdoor recreational & community information please visit The Skillet Creek Journal at www.skilletcreekjournal.com.   We also have a pretty darn active Twitter @ http://www.twitter.com/skilletcreek and Facebook page as well.  So while we won’t be blogging here at WisDells.net any longer, it’s simply because we’ve got stuff going on all over the place!!   Did I mention the Devil’s Lake State Park Blog?

On thing about being a photographer, I still get to see what the rooms look like in Wisconsin Dells Hotels.  Well, occasionally anyway.  I thought I’d share this shot from the Atlantis.

I’m making a few changes here at WisDells.net for the new year mostly to bring WisDells.net in line with the rest of the guides in the network (BarabooNow.com, DevilsLakeWisconsin.net, MirrorLakeWisconsin.com). After the way 2008 was going what with the floods and the sudden disappearance of Lake Delton it just seemed like it was time for a little “Out with the Old” treatment.  Like many of us in the Wisconsin Dells area, I’m just looking forward to a new season.  This year we are going to head just a be more off the beaten path and focus on the natural beauty of the area.  Nature offers so many benifits to a family vacation it’s hard to name them all.  One thing that comes to mind this year more than most is that exploring the great outdoors is often much less expensive.  Anyway, we’ll talk more about that as the 2009 progresses.  As always, thank you choosing WisDells.net, “My little dells guide”.

]]> http://www.wisdells.net/2009/02/15/changes/feed/ 0 http://www.wisdells.net/2008/07/24/travel/ http://www.wisdells.net/2008/07/24/travel/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:25:23 +0000 derrick http://wisdells.net/2008/07/24/travel/ You’re right! This is not an image from Wisconsin Dells.  It’s actually in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan up around Grand Marais.  I just returned this week and am just getting through the stacks on my desk and the emails and messages from WisDells.net and other sites I manage in the area.  I’ve also noticed [...]]]>

You’re right! This is not an image from Wisconsin Dells.  It’s actually in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan up around Grand Marais.  I just returned this week and am just getting through the stacks on my desk and the emails and messages from WisDells.net and other sites I manage in the area.  I’ve also noticed a very large increase in traffic over the last couple weeks, so I can assume that lots of you are new to the website.  I certainly appreciate you taking the time to visit and hope you are finding what you are looking for.  .  .

Here’s how "yours truly" Mr. Webguy often sees Wisconsin Dells. . . on the water.  When not planted in front of the computer I’m also a kayak guide and coach.  Last weekend we took a group on the Upper Dells and through the famous "Narrows".  The Narrows is a section of the Wisconsin river where the whole of the river is squished into a passage only 58 feet wide!  You can see from the photo above that this means we have to be a bit careful when sharing the space with tour boats!  In days past this part of the river was a potential nightmare for the loggers who would escort their lumber down the river.  Often when the river is high this section can become a liquid tempest with high raging waves, swirling currents and deep drops.  To see the narrows along with the beautiful sandstone formations along the Upper Dells it’s worth spending a couple hours on one of the many tour boats such as the Mark Twain shown above.  If you’re into the paddling experience you can take a tour with Vertical Illusions in the Dells. 

Meanwhile here at WisDells.net we’re happy to welcome some new lodging properties to our ever-growing list.  In Wisconsin Dells we welcome: Spring Brook Vacation Homes & The Mayflower Motel & Suites and in Portage which is right on the interstate just a few miles from Wisconsin Dells we welcome; The Ridge Motor Inn& The Best Western Resort Hotel & Conference Center.  You can find out more about these folks and many other choices in our lodging section right here at WisDells.net.

 It’s just the nature of a new layout!  I’ve added more content here and there and shuffled some other stuff around.  You’ll see we now have a "Business" link in our menu which will take you to various listings for Shopping, Real Estate, and other business services.  That means that "More Resources" can focus on Travel stuff, thus the change there to "Travel Resources".  Isn’t this fun?!  Just another day in the life!

Oh, and by the way if you’ve not checked out our ADVANTAGE RATES partner for online lodging reservations please do!  Booking your rooms through IHS works is great for everyone.  You get some decent rates and of course it helps us to support the website as well.  We’ve been working with IHS for online reservations for about 3 years now and had a great experience with them. I’m sure you will too. (Hey, we’re not too proud to ask!! )

Remember when we were told technology would give us more free time?
(Insert Laugh-track here!!).

After we redesigned the site we had to go through a bunch of hoops to keep our place in all the major search engines. With a little fiddling that was resolved and chances are if you are reading this, that’s why.

We had an issue yesterday with links out to all the various businesses listed. Our little counter which tells our advertisers that you guys actually do use the site got overwhelmed. Which is sort of a good thing, but you don’t want it giving up the ghost! That meant of course that they lowly webguy got to pull an all-nighter installing more robust software to handle all the clicks.

We’ve added a couple new Wisconsin Dells businesses as well;

Skyline Motel which is another family owned property that emphasizes “hometown hospitality”. It’s certainly worth checking them out for their nice romantic suites.

Lake Delton Water Sports is also on board. Lake Delton Water Sports was founded 27 years ago by Steve and Kathy Zowin. Steve and Kathy currently operate Water Sports with the help of their 3 sons: Steven, Nick, James and an extended family of 16 employees. During the boating season their Full Service Marina Department is open 7 days a week and is staffed with three trained marine technicians. They carry a wide assortment of marine supplies for all of your boating needs, boat rentals of all sorts and more. These folks also offer canoe and kayak rentals right at Mirror Lake State Park as well.

Oh, Gotta Run! The Internet after all is a harsh mistress!!