A New Adventure/Experience

Danielle Hipsky – (Lynsley and Chris’s daughter) is on an adventure this summer with “counting” fish…

Danielle held out this summer for a research job with UW-Madison.  Although the research is with the Limnology Center (study of inland lakes and ponds) and not directly related to the medical field, she is getting experience with the research processes.  She has learned a lot about fish, electrofishing, nets, boats, and lakes! She is in a gorgeous area of Northern Wisconsin with pine forests and lakes/ponds everywhere! She is working on five different lakes and has met fishermen and others who ask her about what they are doing and seem interested in what is happening on the lakes. Danielle says the nets and equipment they bring in on their truck causes a bit of commotion as they set up - in a naturally calm and quiet environment.  She has experienced being out on the lake in a "little" boat in heavy winds and rain (very cold), sunsets on the lake, and beautiful hot days - to my knowledge she has not fallen overboard, but she has been on the rope swing on one of the "islands" in Trout Lake and has been swimming. She is staying in a cabin with her teammates among several other cabins that house full time researchers, other college students working on special projects and a team from Finland. She is now authorized to take out any UW vehicle on her own (after working hours) and has enjoyed having the "keys and gas credit card".  I hear the trucks are loaded (having very nice features) and she enjoys driving them. She has already put in over 100 hours in the last two weeks. Since they are living on site, it seems they get called in at all times. Although she is on the day shift,  she has worked night and day time hours, Saturday & Sunday hours.

Danielle says she has the best summer job! She will be in Northern Wisconsin for a total of four weeks, then back in Madison to finish out her job (another four weeks) until school starts in September. 

Grandma Phyllis and Grandpa Dick Connett are very proud of their granddaughter.  All Grandma Connett can say is "YOU GO GIRL"....