Delay, Delay, Delay

It is a rough spring here at Houseboating Excursions in the Mississippi River Valley, we are experiencing the wettest spring on record and it has caused river levels to be extremely high and for a long period of time. As of today the Mississippi River levels have dropped here at Port of La Crosse to a level that everyone can start to launch their boats and the marinas are starting to fill up. BUT,  we got hit with more bad luck, our trailer that our houseboat sits on for its winter nap broke a wheel bearing on a steer tire and that has added another DELAY to our launching and the start of a summer filled with adventures. We are scrambling to get it fixed and working with the Harbormaster to come up with alternative solutions to get our houseboat in the water.  In the world of boating we all have to be able to handle the unexpected as well as the excitement because as any boat owner will tell you," That's Boating". We hope to get in before the big Memorial Day weekend to start our Houseboating. Wish us Luck.
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SkipperLiner Comeback

A couple of years ago Skipperliner Industries got into financial trouble, they are a boat building company and operated a restaraunt and a marina called North Bay Marina. Last September a new local business man bought the business to revive the operation. There were several outstanding loans that Skipperliner Industries owed to our local governments and they and the new owner have come to a repayment deal. It's a 10 year deal of principal only but the good news is none of these monies owed is tax payer dollars.
The North Bay Marina complex has been divided up among several other business owners, the operations and the boat-storage facilities were taken over by American Marine boat dealership which plans to move all their service and sales facilities to this new site.  The restaraunt known as Huck Finn's on the Water was bought by another local business man and for the first time plans to add transient boat docks.
This is great news for all boaters alike that want to visit Port of LaCrosse. North Bay Marina is located on the Black River a little north of our famous Riverside Park. All these new businesses plan to hire more help which is great for the employment industry. North Bay Marina is another cruise stop everyone will want to stop at and enjoy.
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