Ready to dip your paddle? Explore these spring paddling spots around Wisconsin

All around Wisconsin, there are rivers and creeks swollen with rainfall. Flowering bushes and rocky outcroppings adorn their banks and rapids whorl in the muddy waters. There are songbirds and small mammals. And there are people, making their way downstream in kayaks and canoes. 

Spring is one the best times to be on the water, said paddling fanatics Darren Bush and Timothy Bauer....

...“There certainly is a palpable spring fever that takes hold this time of year,” Bauer said. In addition to their love of the sport, Bush is owner of Rutabaga Paddlesports in Madison and Bauer is author of “Canoeing & Kayaking South Central Wisconsin: 60 Paddling Adventures Within 60 Miles of Madison,” with another guidebook forthcoming. Bauer also contributes to the blog Miles Paddled....