Mad City Paddlers canoe and kayak on Lake Columbia near Portage, Wis., on New Years Day 2011 - the power plant's cooling lake is about 85 degrees and stays open throughout the winter, allowing paddle enthusiasts to paddle the lake on Jan. 1 each year.
Read more about the outing at www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/news/article_dbd9d328-1700-11e0-90e5-001cc4c002e0.html.
The warm water from the plant keeps the area from icing over.
pdrnews 8 months ago