A plan to purchase fiberglass canoes for placement around the city as a tourist attraction was knocked off schedule because of COVID-19, which has prompted tourism officials to delay their installation.
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COVID-19 Tourism
Businesses, including Ripley's Believe It or Not, at left, along Broadway in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Thursday, March 26, 2020. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Debbie Nelson, co-owner of The Green Vine in downtown Baraboo, stands April 28 in her restaurant, which she closed temporarily earlier last month due to a lack of business during the coronavirus pandemic. She said she might have to close permanently because of delays in getting Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and federal stimulus funds.
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
COVID-19 Tourism
Businesses along Broadway in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Thursday, March 26, 2020. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order
Downtown Portage's VIBE Salon & Spa has a closed sign on its door during the 'safer at home' order.
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order
Downtown Portage during 'safer at home' order, March 26
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Debbie Nelson, co-owner of The Green Vine in downtown Baraboo, stands April 28 in her restaurant, which she closed temporarily earlier last month due to a lack of business during the coronavirus pandemic. She said she might have to close permanently because of delays in getting Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and federal stimulus funds.
Devil's Lake State Park reopens Friday
A visitor canoes Friday morning at Devil's Lake State Park. It's the first day the park has been reopened since it was closed April 10 in response to the coronavirus pandemic and crowding. Devil's Lake, south of Baraboo, will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily and closed on Wednesdays for maintenance. Buildings, including shelters and restrooms, will remain closed.
Devil's Lake State Park reopens Friday
Devil's Lake State Park reopened Friday after being closed since April 10 in response to the coronavirus pandemic and crowding. The park, located south of Baraboo, will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily and closed on Wednesdays for maintenance. Buildings, including shelters and restrooms, will remain closed.
Devil's Lake State Park reopens Friday
Felipa Mackinnon, Baraboo, walks her dog Friday morning at Devil's Lake State Park. It's the first day the park has been reopened since it was closed April 10 in response to the coronavirus pandemic and crowding. "It's wonderful. I absolutely love it," Mackinnon said of being able to use the park again. She said she's not worried about it becoming too busy again. Devil's Lake, south of Baraboo, will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily and closed on Wednesdays for maintenance. Buildings, including shelters and restrooms, will remain closed.
Fishing on Friday
Devin Schaefer, 17, of Baraboo, casts a fishing line Friday into the Baraboo River.
Riverwalk outing
Josh Reinhardt pushes Jacob and Charlotte during a family outing Friday along the Baraboo Riverwalk near Statz Park. A sign posted by the Baraboo Police Department mandates users along the riverwalk maintain a distance of 6 feet from one another under an emergency order from Gov. Tony Evers.
Running on river trail
Runners sprint together Friday along the Baraboo Riverwalk.
Family on Baraboo Riverwalk
Karla Reinhardt points out goslings to her child, Jacob Reinhardt, during a family outing Friday along the Baraboo Riverwalk.
COVID-19 Tourism
The shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt across the economic spectrum, including downtown Wisconsin Dells, which is virtually void of tourists.
Tourism
Wisconsin Dells Parkway in Wisconsin Dells is normally bustling with spring break traffic this time of year, but last week was largely void of vehicles. Most of the businesses in Wisconsin Dells, where tourism is a more than $1 billion industry, are closed.
Tourism
Businesses along Broadway in downtown Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Thursday, March 26, 2020. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Brandon Lukasavage, whose parents own Parson's Indian Trading Post and Museum, at the museum in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Thursday, March 26, 2020. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Parson's Indian Trading Post & Museum
An old photograph from the late 1930s shows Parson's Indian Trading Post & Museum. The business has been an indelible part of the tourism history of the Wisconsin Dells area for more than 100 years.
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
Devil's Lake open May 2
