Canoe Trail Mauston Area

The Lemonweir River flows south easterly through Juneau County and becomes even more winding as it continues from Mauston to its confluence with the Wisconsin River. The river banks remain heavily wooded all along the route. The 15-mile trip to the mouth from Mauston requires at least 7 hours.

Below the dam at Mauston the current is quite fast, but quickly slows. One Mile Creek, which enters the river on the right bank about 1 mile downstream, is a brown trout stream. A short distance further downstream is the Interstate 90­94 bridge.

The Lemonweir Millpond was formed by an old mill dam built in 1852 for the first flouring mill in Juneau County. The town of Lemonweir surrounding the millpond was a platted village designed with hopes of overtaking Mauston. However, the placement of the railroad line through Mauston in 1857 put an end to that dream. The grist mill closed in the 1930's and the power plant maintained there by Wisconsin Power and Light Co. closed in 1950. A stone quarry at this site provided stone for many of the stone buildings in Mauston. This dam has been removed and there are many sandbars for your enjoyment.

Sevenmile Creek joins the Lemonweir 1 1 /4 miles downstream In the next 3/4 mile the Lemonweir twists and turns to all points of the compass. From here until its mouth, the river is very slow with many sloughs and backwaters! The Two Rivers County Boat Landing is a few miles downstream on the right bank near the confluence of the Lemonweir and Wisconsin Rivers.