Attended my first madison mallards game of the season yesterday. Yesterday's theme was Star Wars…read moreand it was the best. Characters were there visiting from a galaxy far, far away... There was a little rain but that didn't stop us from having fun at the Quack of a Bat! A Mallards game is must-do summer activity especially for anyone exploring Madison. Not only is it great for community spirit it's also great entertainment. The quack is back with summer fun for the whole family. Some of the Highlights of the night: Star Wars characters you find roaming around the park. Delicious ballpark food and locally brewed beers. The mallards taking home the win. My personal favorite Maverick, the Madison Mallards' superstar bat dog.

What went bad is the raffle, they do not announce it. Make sure you're watching the scoreboard.read more

It's a good place. Had never rowed before. Great machines in the boathouse and good quality rowing…read moreexperience. Especially liked Lisa...great person. A really great full body exercise experience.

Mendota Rowing club is a great place to meet people and to get some exercise. I learned to row…read moretheir 6 years ago. I had no prior experience - they though me everything I needed to know. The group meets a couple of times a week, ages vary from high school all the way up to people in the 70's. There are learn to row classes run throughout the summer for adults and juniors, for those who have rowed before there is coached morning practices.

The pool itself is great. It's bright, clean, and usually not crowded. Locker room is in good…read morecondition except the water pressure in the shower is so low that it takes forever to take a shower. Water temperature is more suited for lap swimmers than newbies and young kids. Open swim/lap swim hours are limited and often impacted by swim meets, but price is reasonable. Almost all the staff I've dealt with at the pool is pretty nice. Katie, the manager, is especially friendly. However, Mary, the administrative assistant, is judgmental and patronizing. I don't think she likes her job. Unfortunately, she is the one who prints visit summaries. So if you need your visit summary, you'll have to be subject to her unpleasant attitude.

As a person who doesn't like "people" or "going out." This…read moreplace was wonderful! I forgot to make a review when we sent for the game but I need to make one now. We had great seats for the game, but it's easy to see how many seat in this smaller stadium would be wonderful! It was a great night! Parking: The parking is fairly easy, even if you're a bad parker like I am. We got there semi early and still had a spot that wasn't very far from the entrance. I've never been to a baseball game and this stadium made me feel like I was living in a movie. The music. The food. It was great. The staff in every area were wonderful. I was super thankful for all the people who knew how things worked! Bathrooms:The bathrooms were okay, there were a large amount of them. But they weren't very clean. Food: The food was pretty decent when I finally had my burger, beer and nachos. There were a nice amount of places to get food so the lines weren't very long. For someone learning the game, I had a wonderful time learning the game in this small easy going stadium. The crowd was very low key. So I had a good time hearing my fiancé when things were going on. All in all, this was a great game to watch at a great stadium. (Though I still don't understand baseball.

I've been to the Duck Pond a handful of times for Mallards games and it's a great time! The actual…read moreamount of baseball I've watched has been minimal (prior to the Duck Blind's renovation, the area barely even faced the field), but we generally seem to do well as a team. There's lots of entertainment in both the concourse area and during/after the game. There are tons of contests, challenges for prizes, and random entertainment like 80s cover bands and appearances by C-list celebrities. Your best bets for a fun night out is to go with either a family pack special or a Duck Blind ticket. The family-pack style tickets usually get you a reserved seat, a soda, a food item, and sometimes a promo item like a hat. It usually ends up being about $10-$15/person. The Duck Blind is the true draw, though. True, $40 sounds like a lot for a minor league ball ticket, but you get unlimited food and drinks (including a wide range of beer) through the seventh inning. If it's been a few years since your last Duck Blind experience, they've drastically improved seating and have expanded the food menu and setup. Stations are broken out around the ground floor to break up the lines, and many sides are now self-serve. There are several soda fountains throughout the space (including up in the grandstand), and you have your pick of 25+ beers. It's not just cheap-o lawnmower beers, either; there are IPAs, ciders, Great Dane brews, and more. Food choices now include things like BBQ pork, smoked chicken, and boneless wings in addition to your standard burger/brat/hot dog selection. Lines moved very quickly when we went and we were able to find seating upstairs. The sun gets a little hot, but it was nice to have a place to sit considering the length of most baseball games. Other ballpark fun to note: don't miss Maynard Mallard zip lining in to start the game, and cheer for at least five runs scored by the home team so you can trade in your ticket for a free scoop of Culver's custard.

I haven't spent a whole lot of time here just yet, but I intend to spend much more in the future…read more Currently I am taking a pottery class with a good friend of mine and we just finished week two. The facility itself is great. Lots of space. A gymnasium, meeting rooms, a gym, a couple craft rooms, and plenty more I haven't seen yet I'm sure. It's kept clean and is pretty nice. All the staff I've interacted with thus far has been great, super friendly. The class I'm taking is awesome. It's pottery 1 so pretty basic but I am definitely enjoying it and learning a lot! The instructor Todd is fantastic and really great with everyone in our class. Overall, I'm a fan!

I took a Pilates class through MSCR over this past winter that was held here. The best thing about…read morethe class was the studio space we were in: large footprint, high wood-beamed ceilings, simple paper shade lighting, and one corner in all windows that looked out onto the snow every peaceful evening. Oh my. That view was the key to my unwinding every week. This is a gorgeous facility! I would argue it is one of Madison's best kept secrets. I had to purchase an annual pass in order to attend the Pilates class, which was really affordable and allows me access to the cozy, lobby space free games of pool, and I'm not sure what else. They also have a fitness center, which operates under a really reasonable drop in rate and is also gorgeous.

Friendly atmosphere, good viewing area and ice was good. I was there for an event and they had the…read moreabsolute best tuna, noodle salad! Parking was easy and lot is big.

There is a curling club in Monroe, but this one has six sheets and is by far the fancier of the two…read moreas the one in Monroe has two sheets. Very neat place to curl and just watch as I do.

Fun little ballpark which is easy to access from the western suburbs of Chicago. Plenty of seats,…read morefood and drink options. Tons of parking with easy and out access. The game itself was fun to watch -keeping in mind the level of p,any of the Rockford Rivets. Spent a great Father's Day there and will keep it in mind for our annual Fathers Day minor league baseball game.

Rivets games are an enjoyable experience. It's a pretty high level of baseball, so they don't have…read morethe typical errors and bad pitching that come with amateur leagues. They're part of the Northwoods League which has had a number of players go on to the big leagues, including my Brewers' Eric Thames. The price of tickets and the ease of parking and leaving games make it a great value. The price of concessions is slightly better than other venues. The facilities are nothing special. For some reason, every time I catch a game, I get stuck next to the most annoying people in the whole section, but that's hard to control. Overall, it really is a worthwhile experience, and the baseball is competitive. If you enjoy baseball--and aren't there just to take selfies--I would highly recommend catching a game. I love it!