Here & Now

Wisconsin Dells Opens for Memorial Day

Frederica Freyberg:

The warmer weather across the state and coronavirus fatigue has some people ready to enjoy some summer fun. Tourist destinations like the Wisconsin Dells are expecting to see another influx of tourists from Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota. Tourism businesses throughout the Dells are cautiously optimistic heading into a summer season like they’ve never seen before. Visitors once again are starting to stop, shop and eat at some of their old favorites.

James Schmitz:

You know, they’re slowly trickling in. But, you know, we’ll take what we can get right now and hopefully we can bring them all back soon.

Frederica Freyberg:

One of the places you will notice immediate changes are in restaurants, where new guidelines are being used to limit the spread of coronavirus.

James Schmitz:

We took out some tables and we went every other table for seating, spaced them six feet apart. We took out half our bar seats and kind of spaced out some seats there. We also follow the guideline of only six people in a group. Every hour we wipe down railings, door handles, anything that people touch. We also wear face masks to protect ourselves and the customers. Planning for the worst and hope for the best.