Top-o-the-Chain on Eagle River (Guest Cabin)

WELCOME! This is our family’s “Guest Cabin” and smaller of the two on property. It is newer, built in the 50’s by my great grandfather and grandfather, and is situated the closest to the Eagle River. In addition to the two bedrooms with queen beds, there is a sun porch overlooking the river with a recliner and desk, perfect for lounging or working. There is also a full couch and air mattress for extra sleeping options! The space TOP-O-THE-CHAIN CABINS! You can hike, boat, kayak, fish, bird-watch, ATV, and enjoy many other outdoor activities on over 30 acres of riverside woods and trails. Or you can rest easy by the campfire... We are called Top-o-the-Chain because we are uniquely situated the furthest upstream in the Eagle River Chain of Lakes. The historic Burnt Rollways Dam is the end of the Eagle Chain and the start of the Three Lakes Chain. Together they make up the largest freshwater chain of lakes in the world! As part of being situated exactly between the Eagle and Three Lakes Chain of Lakes, you can take a 10 minute walk up our river road to the Burnt Rollways Dam and Boat Hoist. Our property has a small boat launch and dock on site or you can launch on the high side of the Dam and have it hoisted down to our side. We are very close to the Dam, and a little further down Meta Lake Rd road is another boat launch on Cranberry Lake to avoid hoisting at the Dam. We share an easement with the Dam and they offer additional trails for exploration. You can watch boats being “hoisted” from one chain of lakes to the other, and have your boat hoisted for a small fee. Check the Dam website by Googling: "WVIC's Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist" Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist Schedule May/June: Hoist opens yearly the Saturday immediately preceding Memorial Day. Open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July/August: Open daily 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Reservations required for passages between 6 and 8 p.m. September: Open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closes yearly on the last Sunday of September. Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist Fees and Rules Fees: $10.00 per boat for each one-way passage. $15.00 per boat for each round trip passage. $35.00 for a six (6) passage punch card. Cards available at the hoist. Punch cards do not expire. Two (2) jet-skis may be hoisted at the same time and are considered one (1) hoist for $10 or $15 for a round trip. Rules: Reservations required for 6-8 pm passages during July and August. Hoisting outside regular dates and hours by appointment only, $50 fee, one way. No person nor animal may remain aboard during passage on the hoist. Delays may be encountered on holidays or weekends when more people are boating the chain. We suggest you plan ahead to avoid congestion. Please be alert to observe all safety regulations, channel markers, and water route markings. Reduce to "no wake" speed in marked channels. Please report any obstruction in marked channel to the hoist operator. Rest rooms and picnic tables are available for your convenience. Please use the waste containers provided and help keep the area clean. Ask the hoist operator for our Burnt Rollways Reservoir area map and waterway marker guide. Canoes are not hoisted. An extra charge is made for craft requiring special preparations or alterations to accommodate it, i.e. houseboats, construction barges. Hoist weight limit is 7,500 pounds. Hoist operator telephone: (please see website) **WVIC reserves the right to close the boat hoist or deny passage to any boater due to impending inclement weather or any other reason deemed valid by the hoist operator. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Water/Fire Waiver and Liability Release Form ******* Please Read Carefully Before Signing ******* Name of Participant(s): _________________________________________________________________________________________ Permanent Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________________________ State: ______________________ Zip Code: _________________________ Contact Phone: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ In consideration of Tyler D Bolling, President of Wenrich, LLC (DBA “Top-o-the-Chain”), their successors and/or assigns furnishing services and/or equipment to enable me to participate in rafting, canoeing, kayaking, woodburning, grilling, and any or all other related and/or secondary activities, I agree as follows: I fully understand and acknowledge that outdoor recreational activities have: (a) inherent risks, dangers, and hazards and such exists in my use of raft, canoe, kayak, fireplace, grills and any or all other outdoor equipment and my participation in rafting, canoeing, kayaking, woodburning, grilling, and any/all related and/or secondary activities; (b) my participation in such activities and/or use of such equipment may result in injury or illness including, but not limited to bodily injury, drowning, burns, disease, strains, fractures, partial and/or total paralysis, death or other ailments that could cause serious permanent disability; (c) these risks and dangers may be caused by the gross or actual negligence of the owners, employees, officers, or agents of Tyler D Bolling, President of Wenrich, LLC (DBA “Top-o-the-Chain”); the negligence of the participants, the negligence of others, accidents, breaches of contract, the forces of nature or other causes. Risks and dangers may arise from foreseeable or unforeseeable causes including, but not limited to, bad decision making, including misjudging terrain, weather, trail or river route location, and water level, risks of falling out of or drowning while in a raft, canoe, or kayak and such other risks, hazards and dangers that are integral to recreational activities like woodburning and grilling, that take place in a wilderness outdoor recreational environment; and (d) by my participation in these activities and for use of equipment, I hereby agree that I am voluntarily participating in such activity, that I have been advised of the risks and hereby assume all risks and dangers and all responsibility for any losses and/or damages, whether caused in whole or in part by the negligence or other conduct of the owners, agents, officers, or employees of Tyler D Bolling, President of Wenrich, LLC (DBA “Top-o-the-Chain”), other guests, or by any other person. I, on behalf of myself and my successors or assigns hereby voluntarily agree to release, waive, discharge, hold harmless, defend and indemnify Tyler D Bolling, President of Wenrich, LLC (DBA “Top-o-the-Chain”), its owners, agents, officers, and employees from any and all claims, actions, or losses for bodily injury, property damage, wrongful death, loss of services or otherwise that may arise out of my use of rafting, canoe and/or kayak, woodburning, grilling, and any other equipment or primary or secondary activities, or my participation in rafting, canoeing, kayaking, woodburning, grilling, or any other activities. I specifically understand that I am releasing, discharging, and waiving any claims or actions that I may have presently or in the future for the negligent acts or other conduct by the owners, agents, officers or employees of Tyler D Bolling, President of Wenrich, LLC (DBA “Top-o-the-Chain”), their successors and/or assigns. I also agree to the following: I, the undersigned, acknowledge that I am aware of the risks and hazards involved in participating in a raft, canoe, or kayak trip on the Eagle River, connecting lakes, as well as any associated activity, to include but not limited to; swimming, hiking, walking, woodburning, grilling, and camping. I voluntarily participate in all such activities although knowing such dangers, I hereby release the Tyler D Bolling, President of Wenrich, LLC (DBA “Top-o-the-Chain”), their officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns and all other persons participating on their behalf in the expedition from and against any and all liabilities, claims, demands, actions and causes of action whatsoever, arising out of or relating to any loss, damage, disability or injury (including death), that may be sustained by me in connection with my participation in this activity. This release shall be binding upon the administrators and/or executors of my estate, my heirs and distributees. I HAVE READ THE ABOVE WAIVER AND LIABILITY RELEASE IN FULL AND BY SIGNING IT AGREE. IT IS MY INTENTION TO EXEMPT AND RELIEVE TYLER D BOLLING, PRESIDENT OF WENRICH, LLC (DBA “TOP-O-THE-CHAIN”), THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FROM LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR WRONGFUL DEATH CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER CAUSE. Signature: __________________________________________________________ Age: ______ Dated: ________________________ Signature of Parent of Guardian (if participant is less than 18 years of age) _______________________________________________ Guest access Guests can access the whole 30+ acre property and adjoining Burnt Rollways trails. When split, $10 “Bearhug Bundle” Firewood for guests is seasoned, split, and stacked in the Wood Shed with wheelbarrows available. If there is no wood already split, please feel free to split the birch logs that are in the woodshed. There should be some splitting axes, sledges and splitting wedges in the woodshed. Use at your own risk and please be careful! Outdoor items like water toys, outdoor games, grills, etc., can be found in the Pump House. Please leave the water pump alone. Thanks! Other things to note Our 1/4 mile river driveway sometimes gets bumpy so drive slow! We have half of it newly gravel and the other half will be a work in progress this season!