Campgrounds open with some limitations
Credit: NBC 26 Wisconsin
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ESPECIALLY IF YOURFAMILYTRADITIONALLY GOESCAMPING FORMEMORIAL DAY.NBC26'S ERIC CRESTHAS SOME INSIGHTON WHAT TOEXPECT...FOR CAMPGROUNDSACROSS THE STATEMEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND IS REALLYTHE KICKOFF TOTHEIR SEASON.
ANDWITH MOST OF THESTATE JUST OPENINGBACK UP FORBUSINESS THISWEEK... MANYCAMPGROUNDOWNERS ARE FINDINGTHEMSELVES DOINGTHINGS A BITDIFFERENTLY THISYEAR.THE CAMPERS HAVEBEGUN TO TRICKLEIN... TO THE APPLECREEK CAMPGROUNDIN THE TOWN OFWRIGHTSTOWN..."WE ARE PROBABLY 80PERCENT FULL."THE TURNOUT... WASBETTER THENEXPECTED...CONSIDERING MUCHOF THE STATE... JUSTOPENED BACK UP..."WE HAD A LOT OFCANCELATIONS SOYEAH, THERE WASSOME DEFINITECONCERN ABOUTMEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND THIS YEAR."PAM PACKEE... THEMANAGER HERE... HASBEEN TRYING TO GETREADY FOR THERUSH... BUT... SHE'SALSO BEEN TRYING TOFIGURE OUT... HOWTO KEEP HER GUESTSAS SAFE ASPOSSIBLE.... IN MIDSTOF THE PANDEMIC..."THIS YEAR IS A LITTLEBIT DIFFERENTOBVIOUSLY."IN AN EFFORT TOKEEP CAMPERSSAFETY AT THEFOREFRONT... APPLECREEK HAS CLOSEDTHEIR POOL DOWN...AN ADMITEDLY TOUGHDECISION..."ALL THE KIDS EVEN IFIT'S COLD OUT THEYARE EXCITED TO GETIN THE POOL."BUT EVEN WITHOUTTHE POOL... FAMILIESCAN STILL TAKE INTHE SCENERY OF THEAPPLE CREEK... OURBREAK OUT THEIRFISHING RODS... FORSOME CATCH ANDRELEASE..
BUT STAFFIS STILL ASKING THEIRCAMPERS... TO KEEPTHEIR DISTANCEFROM THEIRNEIGHBORS."WE'RE GETTING BACKTO CAMPING GETTINGBACK TO BASICS AND ITHINK THAT'S OKAY."AND IN AN ATTEMPTTO KEEP TRAFFICDOWN IN THE CAMPGROUND STORE...APPLE CREEK HASCREATED AN APP... SOTHAT YOU CAN DOYOUR SHOPPINGFROM YOUR PHONE...."PEOPLE CAN JUSTGO TO THEIR PHONEORDER WHAT THEYNEED AND WE'LLDROP IT OFF AT THEIRCAMPSITE."AND ONE LASTCHANGE... THAT WILLLIKELY GET ACOLLECTIVE GROANOUT OF MANY KIDS...IS FOR NOW... THEGAMING ROOM ISCLOSED DOWN... ASSTAFF TRY TO FIGUREOUT HOW TO KEEP ANAREA LIKE THIS...GERM FREE..."IT'S KINDA QUITE INHERE RIGHT NOWWHICH IS A LITTLEDIFFERENT BECAUSEUSUALLY IT IS HUSTLEAND BUSTLE IN HERE.""TRIPLE A" SAYSTHEY EXPECT THISHOLIDAY TO SET A