Park’s summer boat-ride program begins next month.

For a $5 fee, riders can spend 90 minutes tooling around a Madison lake beginning June 4.

The Pontoon drop-in ride program, organized by Madison School & Community Recreation group, meets at Tenney Boat Pier for Lake Mendota and Law Park for Lake Monona.

Evening rides are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays kicking off on the north side at Tenney Park. An afternoon ride begins downtown at Law Park on Wednesdays.

MSCR said riders are asked to arrive 30 minutes early and trips are first come, first serve.

-IF YOU GO-

• WHAT: Pontoon Drop-In Rides
• WHEN: June 4-Sept. 26

Tuesday & Thursday rides begin at 5:30 p.m. & 7:15 p.m. at Tenney Park

Wednesday rides begin at noon at Law Park

In the offices at 754 Williamson St., six black and white photographs hang on the wall and welcome visitors.

Each photograph is a portrait of an early secretary or director of the Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired, and many of these leaders were blind or visually impaired in some way. They are a constant reminder to all who seek the help of the Council that blindness and visual impairment do not prevent people from accomplishing great things in life.

"It's a great place to work doing great, very needed work," said Debby Meyer, fund development director of the Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired (WCB). "And if there was something I could shift it would be people’s perception of who might use what we do."