How to Order at a Wisconsin Supper Club
The relish tray arrives first, the old fashioned arrives second, and the wait at the bar is part of the meal.
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The Poontoon Field Guide to Wisconsin Lakes
A deadpan handbook for surviving supper clubs, boat launches, lake associations, and the occasional muskie.
Welcome to the lake. Whether you are a first-time visitor or a third-generation cabin owner, these guides explain how things are done up north, and why nobody wrote them down. Every guide is affectionate, mostly accurate, and edited by a man named Gary who should not be edited.
The guides
The Lake Association Newsletter, Decoded
Weed committees, dock permit debates, and the Poontoon agenda item that returns every single year.
Boat Launch Etiquette for Wisconsin Lakes
Prep in the lot, back in straight, and drain the plug. Also, the Poontoon needs its own launch.
Muskie Legends of the Wisconsin Northwoods
The fish of ten thousand casts, and the ones that got away, grew, and ate a duckling.
No-Wake Zones: A Poontoon Survival Guide
How a 50-person raft slows down without starting a neighborhood feud.
Wisconsin Lake Words: Bubbler, Ope and More
Bubbler, ope, and other words that make visitors nod politely.
Ice Shanty Villages, Explained
A tiny town on the ice with its own streets, opinions, and heated rivalries.
The Unwritten Rules of the Friday Fish Fry
Rye bread, coleslaw, tartar sauce, and a line out the door. Learn the rules before you queue.
Field notes welcome
Know a rule we missed?
The Captain reads every message, usually from a dock, occasionally in a canoe.