From here on it’s really real and I’ll be closer to actually making it happen than ever before.įor the last few weeks Jen and I have been telling our closest friends that the time has come for me to finally move back to Wisconsin, but that I’m going to be doing a bit of a trip before I get settled in. Tonight I finally launched my web site, and am sending e-mails to all of my close friends and family to start sharing with the world what I’ve got cooking. With only two short months to launch day, it’s past time to get the word out about this trip. List of total annual rainfall plus snowfall at cities, towns and parks in Wisconsin, including average yearly precipitation and days of wet weather for places throughout the state. It’s time to make it real - October 5th, 2009 I highly recommend reading Jake’s Wausau Daily Herald obituary and listening to the podcast “ Remembering Jake Stachovak“.įor Jake’s exact route, including put-ins, take-outs, and leg miles, see this Google Map. The following is a resurrection of his blog (with permission from his wife, Marit Haug) that detailed his trip. Jake was a really nice guy who provided some valuable tips about the Eau Claire that I didn’t know. It turned out we both knew about each other’s websites. I had met Jake by chance 10 years ago on the Eau Claire River. Jake posted a blog that detailed his journey, but this became inactive after he tragically passed from cancer in 2021. In 2010, Wausau resident Jake Stachovak paddled from Portage, WI to Portage, WI…via the Mississippi, Gulf Coast, Atlantic Ocean, Erie Canal and Great Lakes! This kayak trip was a jaw-dropping 5000 miles.

Recent rainfall totals madison wi