MAZO BEACH, WI

From: richard@West.Sun.COM (Richard M. Mathews)

  MAZO BEACH, on the Wisconsin River near Madison, is a lovely, peaceful,
  respectful little sandbar among the willows, the loons and the gentle
  running water.  Across the river are tree lined bluffs, and a hundred
  feet away, across a shallow soft-sand strait, is another little sandbar.
  The beach is clean and wide, the sand is deep and nice, the water is cool
  and perfect for wading, the crowd is very friendly and well-behaved.  No
  boom boxes or loud boozers, just the occasional acoustic guitar player.
  Very, _very_ nice.  Unfortunately, the water is rather shallow, in some
  places barely enough for swimming, in other places little more than ankle
  deep.

  In contrast with the above, the river can sometimes be very dangerous
  due to swift currents.  There have been a number of deaths and injuries
  in the area, generally involving drunk textiles.  Even so, naturists
  should beware.  The local Fire Chief writes:
    The Wisconsin River is beautiful and refreshing but it demands
    respect.  If not inherently dangerous, it is lethally unforgiving.
    Please wear life preservers, walk upstream on sandbars, and come
    back to enjoy the river again.

  From Madison take US 14 west about 15-20 miles to Mazomanie.  When you
  get to the town, take a right onto County Y (about the 3rd street; the
  sign might be obscured by a tree).  After you cross the railroad tracks
  you will hit a tee where County Y jogs over to the east one block; these
  turns are marked.  About 4 miles from US14, turn left onto Laws Road.  In
  a couple hundred yards, turn left onto a gravel road.  You'll know it by
  all the cars driving into or out of it.  You'll definitely know it when
  you see all the cars parked along the side of the road.  The road ends in
  a small parking lot.  The river is to the right.  You'll see just a few
  people when you first get onto the beach, but keep going to the right of
  where you came in.  Don't plan on finding a space in the lot unless you
  go late enough in the afternoon that some people have started to leave
  or early in the morning; otherwise, grab a spot roadside when you find
  one.  Park only on the west side of the road facing southward.

  Weather reports for the area can be found at
|   http://www.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/Webweather/ww?city=msn

  For current information about the beach, contact FRIENDS OF MAZO BEACH
  at PO box 42, Sauk City, WI 53585-0042 or phone 608-798-1954.
  	[Original from Bill Pfeiffer <wdp@airwaves.chi.il.us>,
  	Robert Paolino <rpaolino@polisci.pol.umn.edu>,
  	and Rich Weyand <weyand@mcs.com>]

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