http://www.manke.com Docks, Lifts, and Lakeside Living Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:40:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As of July 24th, the Slow/No-Wake zones on Lake Mendota and Lake Kegonsa have been relaxed.  The Slow/No-Wake zone is now only for the areas within 500 feet from the shore on both of these lakes.  All of the Cherokee Marsh is still Slow/No-Wake. Both Lake Monona and Lake Waubesa contintue ... http://www.manke.com/no-wake-zones-relaxed/ The rains over the weekend have caused the Madison lakes to rise to--or above--maximum allowed levels.  As a result, all four Madison lakes are again restricted to slow/no-wake status. The Wisconsin River and Lake Wisconsin, however, are doing fine, and are open to all regular boating. http://www.manke.com/slow-down-again/ The recent storms, flooding, and high winds have been a problem for lakeside home owners and area boaters. The potential for damage to boats and lakeside equipment is greatly increased after the kind of weather we’ve been having. That damage isn’t always readily apparent. ... http://www.manke.com/cleaning-up/ As of this morning, we have word that the 4 Madison lakes (Monona, Mendota, Waubesa, & Kegonsa) have all been posted as "slow no wake". The Columbia County Sheriff reports that Swan Lake, the Fox River, and the Wisconsin river from the Hwy 33 bridge in Portage down to Lake Wisconsin ... http://www.manke.com/flood-conditions/ Part of being on the water all the time is getting to know what's out there. We're sorting through the data from our GPS and are sharing it with everyone. Using some of the tools available through Google, we've converted the data into maps that can be viewed online, and ... http://www.manke.com/lake-maps-for-download/ On May 8th, Manke Enterprises added a new feather to our cap. Up until this point, the most unusual thing we've had to deal with has been an rescuing an airplane from a lake. Thursday night we topped that: we positioned trees so that they could be blown ... http://www.manke.com/manke-at-the-movies/ Normally we do everything we can to accommodate the requests of our clients.  Sometimes, however, we need to say "no".  There's always a good reason for it.  One of the reasons is what you see in the photograph. Spring time is filled with unpredictable weather--especially storms.  Without a boat to hold ... http://www.manke.com/its-all-in-the-timing/ While we do everything we can to keep our prices down,  there are some things which we simply can't control.  The current cost of fuel has hit us just like everyone else.    As of May 1st, we have had to add a small fuel surcharge to all of our service ... http://www.manke.com/fuel-surcharge/ Neil and Mark Manke--and Manke Enterprises--are featured in an article on LodiWisconsin.net You can read it here. http://www.manke.com/profiled/ The unusually cold and long winter meant that the lakes stayed frozen 2 weeks longer than usual. The record amounts of snow means that water levels are high on many of the area lakes. Repeated rains haven't helped the situation at all. The sudden change to warm ... http://www.manke.com/a-difficult-spring/