city point, WI salvage yard: HELP!!

[41/53dodges]

i heard about an unofficial salvage yard rumored to be near city point, WI containing multiple PH trucks. has anybody heard of this or have any info?

[Merle Coggins]

Where is City Point? I've never heard of it.

[41/53dodges]

kinda hard to describe without rambling off 20 more tiny towns nobody knows of, the closest i could think of is black river falls or marshfield. you would have to check out google maps or earth.

[Merle Coggins]

Ah... there it is... between Black River Falls and Wisconsin Rapids on Hwy 54. It wasn't shown on the 'sconsin map in my office, but I found it in my Streets & Trips program on the 'puter.

Merle

[ggdad1951]

sounds like you need to take a field trip and see what they got and report back!

[Dave72dt]

Right in the heart of cranberry country. I have also heard of one in the Blackk River Falls area, maybe the same one, but that was years ago. If it still exists, I'm sure it's a licensed facility. DNR will either license it or close it.

[41/53dodges]

there was one by the name of castle mound salvage, but they moved all of their vintage, BUT: there is a guy by the name of joe reichenbach with mainly classics, mostly ford, though.

[PhilJohnson]

i heard about an unofficial salvage yard rumored to be near city point, WI containing multiple PH trucks. has anybody heard of this or have any info?

Hey 41/53 it's me the dude you seen this weekend driving that gold 50 Dodge. It is real easy to get there. Take Pray Rd south off of 73. Once you hit Pray take a left onto old 54 heading east. You'll see the City Point community center on the north side of the road. It is the next road right after that. It is called Knutes road. Take the road to the north. When you head up the road there will be a fork in the road. Go right heading east onto Reshel Rd. The guy's place will be on the left/north side of the road. There will be a whole ton of old dump trucks sitting around.

Right in the heart of cranberry country. I have also heard of one in the Blackk River Falls area, maybe the same one, but that was years ago. If it still exists, I'm sure it's a licensed facility. DNR will either license it or close it.

I worked at a cranberry bog really close by this guy's place. It isn't really a salvage yard so much as a very large private stash of stuff. Guy does sell stuff to people. He has at least a half dozen buses filled up with trim, sheetmetal, and odds and ends from tons of different vehicles. My friend and I went out there a couple of weekends ago to pick up a rim for his 49 Plymouth. Most of the vehicles range anywhere from the 20s all the way up to the 70s with the bulk of them being 50s. I know there are at least 4 40s to early 50s mopar vehicles out there possibly more. He does have clips and fenders from other old mopars stashed in various places as well.

Edited November 2, 2010 by PhilJohnson

[Dave72dt]

I just did an aireal MAPQUEST of the region and following Phil's directions spotted the yard, lots of busses

[Don Coatney]

Great thing about this forum is it one can learn something new daily. I always thought the bogs were all in New England. I did not know cranberries were also grown in Wisconsin. Where else are they grown?

[PhilJohnson]

Great thing about this forum is it one can learn something new daily. I always thought the bogs were all in New England. I did not know cranberries were also grown in Wisconsin. Where else are they grown?

I guess cranberries are also grown down in South American in Chile.

[Merle Coggins]

Wisconsin is the largest cranberry producer, supplying nearly 60% of the nations cranberry supply. See http://www.wiscran.org/about_WCGA_0001/

But that's not all. We also produce around 95% of the nations cultivated Gensing. We're not just a bunch of cheeseheads.

Merle

[41/53dodges]

Hey 41/53 it's me the dude you seen this weekend driving that gold 50 Dodge. It is real easy to get there. Take Pray Rd south off of 73. Once you hit Pray take a left onto old 54 heading east. You'll see the City Point community center on the north side of the road. It is the next road right after that. It is called Knutes road. Take the road to the north. When you head up the road there will be a fork in the road. Go right heading east onto Reshel Rd. The guy's place will be on the left/north side of the road. There will be a whole ton of old dump trucks sitting around.

I worked at a cranberry bog really close by this guy's place. It isn't really a salvage yard so much as a very large private stash of stuff. Guy does sell stuff to people. He has at least a half dozen buses filled up with trim, sheetmetal, and odds and ends from tons of different vehicles. My friend and I went out there a couple of weekends ago to pick up a rim for his 49 Plymouth. Most of the vehicles range anywhere from the 20s all the way up to the 70s with the bulk of them being 50s. I know there are at least 4 40s to early 50s mopar vehicles out there possibly more. He does have clips and fenders from other old mopars stashed in various places as well.

i think i found it? i took a wild stab at this with google earth, and it matches your decription. does the guy mind people just plain showing up or what is the deal?

[PhilJohnson]

i think i found it? i took a wild stab at this with google earth, and it matches your decription. does the guy mind people just plain showing up or what is the deal?

The old man is retired so he doesn't go very much. His son doesn't work (ever near as I can tell) so any time that isn't dark would work. They both like to talk so be prepared to stay a while

[Andydodge]

Can someone explain how they grow cranberries?.....the pics I've seen on the net show what looks like the red fruit floating on the water........is that how they grow?......btw they taste nice in my breakfast cereal..............lol............andyd

[41/53dodges]

Can someone explain how they grow cranberries?.....the pics I've seen on the net show what looks like the red fruit floating on the water........is that how they grow?......btw they taste nice in my breakfast cereal..............lol............andyd

if i understand properly, they are grown in a dry area, and the water is for the harvesting process, where they just flood the area, the bad ones sink and the good ones float, making them easier to sort.

The old man is retired so he doesn't go very much. His son doesn't work (ever near as I can tell) so any time that isn't dark would work. They both like to talk so be prepared to stay a while

ive known a few like that in my time! my family actually owns the land on sherwood, but we come from kenosha, so we only get there about once a month. does he "close down" for cold weather?

[Don Coatney]

Wisconsin is the largest cranberry producer, supplying nearly 60% of the nations cranberry supply. See http://www.wiscran.org/about_WCGA_0001/

But that's not all. We also produce around 95% of the nations cultivated Gensing. We're not just a bunch of cheeseheads.

Merle

I think Tennessee is right behind West Virginia in moonshine production:D

[Merle Coggins]

Can someone explain how they grow cranberries?.....the pics I've seen on the net show what looks like the red fruit floating on the water........is that how they grow?......btw they taste nice in my breakfast cereal..............lol............andyd

Like Josh said the water is just for harvesting. The plants are grown in large beds, sometimes called bogs, that are recessed below the ground level. (I just drove past a bunch of them today. Too bad I couldn't have got some pictures for you.) When the berries are ripe and ready to harvest the beds are flooded and a machine drives through and knocks the berries off of the vines. The berries float on the water and are skimmed off and hauled away. Once one bed is harvested the water is sent to the next bed and so on. The beds also get flooded in the winter time. Apparently the ice protects the plants.

Read more about cranberries at http://www.wiscran.org/user_image/pdf_files/CranProduction08.pdf

Merle

Edited November 3, 2010 by Merle Coggins

[Bradley S.]

Merle - What about beer. Does Wisconsin have any beer?

Wisconsin is the largest cranberry producer, supplying nearly 60% of the nations cranberry supply. See http://www.wiscran.org/about_WCGA_0001/

But that's not all. We also produce around 95% of the nations cultivated Gensing. We're not just a bunch of cheeseheads.

Merle

[HanksB3B]

Merle - What about beer. Does Wisconsin have any beer?

Are you suggesting Cranberry Beer? I think my wife might like it.

Hank

[Young Ed]

Merle - What about beer. Does Wisconsin have any beer?

Wisconsin certainly has beer. Last I heard the state had the largest alcohol consumption(my state MN 2nd) so I'm not sure that they are sharing with the rest of the states.

[ggdad1951]

Wisconsin certainly has beer. Last I heard the state had the largest alcohol consumption(my state MN 2nd) so I'm not sure that they are sharing with the rest of the states.

they have lots of beer, but I think the MN beers are better personally, not that I'm swayed for any reason....

[Young Ed]

I personally have yet to taste a beer I could actually drink. Vodka is more my thing

[Merle Coggins]

Here in Milwaukee we have 3 taps on our sinks. Hot water, Cold water, and Beer.

Merle

[ggdad1951]

I personally have yet to taste a beer I could actually drink. Vodka is more my thing

I'll make a deal w/ ya...I'll drink your share of beer, and you can drink my share of vodka!