Lodi, WI (Madison, Belleville: to rent, high school, to live in)

[radtech01]

Rented a cabin from Burhops Lakeside Lodge, Lodi, WI. Curious if anyone knows the area? attractions interesting to a teenager and a two year old too. Will be visiting over the 4th holiday.

[ryanj0]

Originally Posted by radtech01

Rented a cabin from Burhops Lakeside Lodge, Lodi, WI. Curious if anyone knows the area? attractions interesting to a teenager and a two year old too. Will be visiting over the 4th holiday.

That area is kinda remote, the main attraction would be the lake (fishing, boating, etc.). However, depending on how far you are willing to drive, Madison would be about a half hour away (probably less) and the Dells (WI's main attraction) about 45 minutes I think. I could be off in my timing, it's been a while since I've been to the Lodi area...

[Megan1967]

I worked at the High School library there and the one thing I would be careful about is supervising your teenager. I don't think drugs and drinking are any worst there than other places, but they seem to have a lot of problems with kids getting hurt and every two - three years kids die in automobile crashes/overdoses. Considering it is a town of just under 3,000 people, that seems high to me. I don't hear of kids dying that often at say, Madison East, for example which is a school of 1,700 students.

[radtech01]

Thanks, will be on the alert for that. I have a great teenager that to my knowledge hasn't been interested in drinking or drugs and would not want a vacation to alter that.

[radtech01]

I plan on visiting those areas (dells and madison) One thing that could happen if were not happy with the area or cabin, is we will get knowledge of where to rent next year!!!

[Harpoon]

Originally Posted by Megan1967

I worked at the High School library there and the one thing I would be careful about is supervising your teenager. I don't think drugs and drinking are any worst there than other places, but they seem to have a lot of problems with kids getting hurt and every two - three years kids die in automobile crashes/overdoses. Considering it is a town of just under 3,000 people, that seems high to me. I don't hear of kids dying that often at say, Madison East, for example which is a school of 1,700 students.

I think her teenager would be safe for the few days she is there on vacation, unless the kid would attend a bunch of raves, which is unlikely.

[Megan1967]

Oooop. Missed the part that it was only over the 4th. I was thinking they'd be there for a couple weeks at least. Probably was a silly thing to note anyway I guess, but I'd want to know that if my kid started hanging out with the locals.

[ryanj0]

Originally Posted by Megan1967

I worked at the High School library there and the one thing I would be careful about is supervising your teenager. I don't think drugs and drinking are any worst there than other places, but they seem to have a lot of problems with kids getting hurt and every two - three years kids die in automobile crashes/overdoses. Considering it is a town of just under 3,000 people, that seems high to me. I don't hear of kids dying that often at say, Madison East, for example which is a school of 1,700 students.

I think the drug related deaths are more prevalent in smaller areas... I think this is because in, say Madison, it is much easier to walk or take the bus to a party... In Madison there are many, many, students that don't even have cars... In a smaller town, there are usually about 1-2 in the whole high school who can have a car but don't... I used to live in Belleville and there was a drinking/drug related death usually about once a year...

I also think the drug scene is more robust in the smaller towns... The reason is because there is nothing else to do... I honestly believer that there are a lot more drug users (usually just marijuana, cigs, and alcohol, but meth is starting to pick up now which is a scary thought) in the smaller town schools per capita than the larger ones... What else are you gonna do, go cow tipping??