Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin -
Dells Boat Tours

Change for the Dells Boat Tours from the 2003 season:

For one, the single-deck boats used on the Upper Dells tour have been retired from service and were seen in the drydock (visible early on in the Upper Dells tour); there's a likelihood that such may be scrapped, in effect leaving only the double-deck excursion boats running on the Dells tours.

For another, the first Upper Dells tour now leaves in the heighth of season at 8:30am (subject to at least six visitors), with the first Lower Dells tour now leaving at 9am.

As well, both the Upper and Lower Dells now feature high-speed "jet boat" tours for those who prefer a faster tour while still enjoying the other major distractions of the area; Wild Thing Jetboats operates the Upper Dells version, while the Dells Boat Tours offers the Lower Dells jet-boat tour. Seems people must be more interested in waterslides than in the natural beauty which first made the Dells region known as a tourist trap.... [Larry Ellis Reed, 08/30/2003]