Hoofers
I bet you thought that this expression referred to a group of dancers. In fact, it is also the name of a club at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The campus is located on the shores of Lake Mendota, one of only two lakes in the world with three strata of water (what ever that means). In fact, the international limnology group meets there once a year (I think the other lake is in Switzerland...but I digress).
I bet you thought that this expression referred to a group of dancers. In fact, it is also the name of a club at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The campus is located on the shores of Lake Mendota, one of only two lakes in the world with three strata of water (what ever that means). In fact, the international limnology group meets there once a year (I think the other lake is in Switzerland...but I digress). All that aside, the hoofers has a fleet of sailboats and offers all sorts of programs, including kayaking. The group sometimes joins us here in Milwaukee for our Sunday morning outings. They usually make a day of it and stay around to practice rescues. 
Should you find yourself in Madison and near the campus, be sure to drop in on them and see what they have going on. Many a student has had their first introduction to water sports through this unique organization.
Paddle safe...
DS
4 comments:
Yeah I've run into lots of Hoofer groups on the local Wisconsin whitewater rivers and they are definitely a good bunch. They seem pretty safety conscious but not at the expense of having a good time.
That's them.
FYI: The deleted comment was an accidental duplication. As you were.
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