Up North Action Aug/Sept 2016

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County C o u n t y

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Editor’s C o l u m n Dean S. Acheson

More fun on its way

Welcome to weekend wanderers and to those who are lucky enough to stay longer in the great Northwoods. We have enjoyed many days of warm weather and anticipate many more so don’t put away your swim goggles just yet.

The golf courses are lush and beautiful for a quick nine or reward oneself with a full 18 holes of golf. There are eagles soaring above and whitetail-deer watching from the woods.

Road warriors and mountain bike enthusiasts are discovering expanded and new trails across the Northwoods. (They’re bringing one from Mercer to connect with Manitowish Waters trail system this year!)

Come September and it will be harvest time across the Northwoods. That’s your cue to skip a few meals because there will be lots of delicious Colorama dinners and treats to enjoy. A few of

the biggies are Minocqua’s Beef-A-Rama, Eagle River Cranberry Fest, Bayfield Apple Fest, and Stone Lake Cranberry Fest.

But you won’t go wrong hitting the smaller towns and communities for their fall harvest celebrations. The food is just as delicious and the crafters and artists just as talented as those at the bigger events.

Mid-September to mid-October is when the fall colors begin and peak. Check with local chambers of commerce or visitor centers for their recommendations. Some have mapped out routes.

As a reminder, it’s not too early to begin planning a winter snowmobiling, cross-country, snowshoeing or downhill ski vacation in the land they call Up North!

Inside this Issue

Editor’s Column..................................................................................................................................................................................................................Pg. 8 St. Croix Rods.......................................................................................................................................................................................... Inside Front Cover Iron County Lodging.............................................................................................................................................................................. Inside Back Cover Noah’s Ark Waterpark.......................................................................................................................................................................................... Back Cover

Fall Ride Guide......................................................................................................................Pg. 33 Golf Special...........................................................................................................................Pg. 56

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Map & i n d e x

Counties Covered in this issue Burnett County....................................... Pg. 10 Forest/Langlade Counties.................. Pg. 12 Iron County.............................................. Pg. 15 Lincoln County....................................... Pg. 19 Marinette.................................................. Pg. 20 Oneida County....................................... Pg. 22 Polk County............................................. Pg. 37 Price County............................................ Pg. 38 Sawyer County...................................... Pg. 40 Shawano................................................... Pg. 47 Vilas County............................................ Pg. 50 Washburn County................................. Pg. 58 U.P. Michigan........................................... Pg. 59

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Burnett C o u n t y Calendar of Events

Aug. 4-7 Siren – Siren Summerfest: visitsiren.com Aug. 5-6 Siren – Chicken BBQ & Rib Fest: Crooked Lake Park.

Aug. 12-13 Webster – Webster 100th Anniversary & Gandy Dancer Days: websterwisconsin.com Aug. 18 Danbury – Garden Tea: Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park.

Aug. 18 Danbury – Lions Oktoberfest: Danbury ballpark.

Aug. 26-28 Danbury – Wild Rice Festival Pow Wow: St. Croix Casino.

Sept. 3-4 Webster – Arts & Crafts Show: Voyager Village Community Center.

Sept. 17 Grantsburg – Grantoberfest: grantoberfest.com Sept. 22-24 Siren – Harvestfest & Taste of Siren: Oct. 8 Webster – Chili Cookoff & Sportman’s Raffle: Jackson Fire Hall.

Oct. 8-9 Siren – Fiber Art Show & Sale: BAAG Art Center.

Oct. 15 Grantsburg – Fall Deer Fest:

Crex Meadows Wildlife Area.

Oct. 21-22 Webster – Fall Fest: Voyager Village Oct. 29 Grantsburg – Howl-O-Ween: Crex Meadows Wildlife Area.

Nov. 10-13 Danbury – Scrapbooking & Stamping Weekend: Luther Park Camping & Retreat Center.

Nov. 18-19 Siren – Holiday Arts Alive on 35: BAAG Art Center.

Nov. 19 Alpha – Ladies Day Out: Burnett Dairy.

Nov. 19 Danbury – Hunter’s Supper & Bake Sale: Swiss town hall.

Nov. 26 Siren – Christmas in Siren: Dec. 3-4 Danbury – Christmas at The Forts: Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park, theforts.org.

Dec. 3 Grantsburg – Santa Day: Dec. 10 Webster – Santa Day: Dec. 10 Danbury – Christmas at The Forts: Forts Folle Avoine Historial park, theforts.org.

Fall in love with Crex Meadows Wildlife Area

GRANTSBURG – A part of Wisconsin’s scenic Indianhead Country, the Crex Meadows Wildlife Area is located in Burnett County, just north of the Village of Grantsburg. At 30,000 acres, Crex is one of the largest state-owned wildlife areas in Wisconsin.

This intensively managed property is home to over 270 species of birds, at least 86 butterfly species and 720 species of plants. A wide variety of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects also reside here.

Originally part of the Wisconsin Pine Barrens, it is now the state’s largest remaining portion of this globally endangered ecosystem.

The rare sedge marsh and brush prairie habitats make the area a utopia for wildlife, which in turn, makes Crex a paradise for bird watchers, naturalists, botanists, hunters and all other hearty

explorers who are interested in the great bounty that nature offers.

Mess hall fundraising fair Crex Meadows Wildlife Education and Visitor Center is sponsoring a “mess hall fundraising fair on Saturday, Sept. 3 from 11am to 3pm at the Visitor Center.

Proceeds will go toward building the Crex Kitchen and Education Annex at the headquarters.

Planned activities for all ages include a food stand, carnival games with prizes, a beer and wine garden, a dunk tank (with local community leaders), a silent auction, bake sale, and a live band, “Shotgun Johnson and the Mississippi Seven.”

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Danbury, Webster

Wildlife area receives high marks from users WEBSTER – Just northeast of Webster is the Keizer Lake Wildlife Area -- 1,352 acres of outstanding habitat that supports a full range of wildlife including waterfowl, grouse, deer, bald eagles, Great Blue Herons and osprey.

Mostly water, marsh and forested upland, Keizer Lake Wildlife Area also includes fishing opportunities. There are six named and several unnamed lakes within the boundary. Fishermen go after stocked trout on Banach Lake and bluegill, bass and northern pike on Big Lake and North Lake.

As the fall hunting season is just around the corner, you should be aware that is a popular deer, bear, ruffed grouse, wild turkey and waterfowl hunting area. Bird watchers should note that Keizer is on the Great Wisconsin Birding & Nature Trail list for the “Lake Superior – North Woods Region.”

There are six miles of trails present. Most of the trails and logging roads are gated or bermed, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The trail user will be rewarded with beautiful views of two different lakes on either side of the trail.

The state-owned wildlife area is located 5 miles northeast of Webster on Hwy. A, 4 miles east of Hwy. 35. The boat landing is on the southern end of Big Lake, along Hwy. A. Parking areas can be found on the south, north and west sides of the property.

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Forest/Langlade C o u n t i e s Calendar of Events

Aug. 5 Wabeno – Family Fun Night & Street Dance: town hall parking lot.

Aug. 6 Wabeno – Wabeno Art & Music Fest: 11am to 10pm, Wabeno Bandshell.

Aug. 6 Wabeno – Wabeno Open Water Swim: 9-11am, Trump Lake.

Aug. 13 Antigo – Tater Trot: City Park East & West.

Aug. 20 Wabeno – Trump Lake Walleye Fundraiser: noon to 6pm, lake pavilion.

Aug. 21 Antigo – Badgerland Car Show & Swap Meet: 8am to 4pm, Peaceful Valley Park & Festival Grounds.

Aug. 27-28 Crandon – Footstock Barefoot Ski Tournament: Sept. 2-4 Crandon – World Championship Off-Road Races: Sept. 4 Pearson – Labor Day Picnic: 1-8pm, Rolling Stone P & R Building. Live music, large raffle, food,

games, drawings and crafts.

Sept. 10 White Lake – Wolfman Triathlon: wolfmantriathlon.org.

Sept. 10 Antigo – Ice Age Chapter Trail Hike: 9am to 3pm. Meet at forestry office, fairgrounds. 715-623-2645.

Sept. 10-11 Antigo – Stumble Stump Rendezvous: Fur trade reenactors.

Various demonstrations.

Sept. 17 Antigo – Lake & Leaves Bike Ride: 7am to 2pm, Summit Lake Park. Antigochamber.com.

Sept. 17 Antigo – Parade of Homes: noon to 4pm. Langeladehospital.org or 715-623-7082.

Sept. 17 Crandon – Art in the Square: 9am to 3pm, downtown.

Sept. 24-25 Mole Lake – Dual Sport Off-Road Event: widualsportriders. org.

Oct. 1 Laona – Lumberjack Steam Train Cowboy Reenactment: Nov. 18-20 Crandon – Holiday Open House:

Dean S. Acheson photo

Get on board the Lumberjack Steam Train for fall fun LAONA -- A trip aboard the Lumberjack Steam Train, in Laona, is always fun and provides a glimpse back in time when steam trains provided reliable transportation of goods and people.

But a trip on the Lumberjack Steam Train is even more enjoyable with the autumn leaves providing a colorful backdrop.

The fall season begins on Sept. 3 and continues on Sept. 10, 17, 24, and Oct. 1. The October run is special, because that is when the Cowboys, with all of their vintage clothing, gear and beautiful horses return to Laona. It is a good bet that they will try to rob the Lumberjack Steam Train on every trip to the Camp 5 complex. Be

Over 400 Vehicles!

sure to hide your engraved, gold pocket watch!

This is a special year for the Lumberjack Steam Train and the riders of the vintage rail cars. The old Vulcan, affectionately called Ol’ 4-Spot, has reached the century mark. Built in 1916, 4-Spot has carried logs, lumber, lumberjacks and is now ready to give you a ride to Camp 5, where you can enjoy the logging museum, blacksmith shop, Cracker Barrel Gift Shop, petting zoo, and a fun and educational ride on the Green Treasure Forest Tour.

New this year is the 7-acre corn maze, which will provide fun and excitement, but be careful you don’t get lost! But don’t worry, as maps will be provided. You can help celebrate the 100th birthday of the Lumberjack Steam Train with a piece of birthday cake, as well.

Be sure to experience a ride on 4-Spot this fall. For more information, visit the website at lumberjacksteamtrain.com.

4381 Stradale Ln. • Aniwa, WI 54408 • www.alfaheaven.com • 715-449-2141 Open May through October (Tues. through Sat.), 9am - 5pm • Admission: $10 Adults, Kids Free!

All aboard!

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Iron C o u n t y

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Calendar of Events

Catch the ‘Mercer Muskie Madness’ Tournament

MERCER – Ten high-quality muskie lakes in the Mercer area await anglers entered in the fifth annual “Mercer Muskie Madness” Tournament with headquarters at Gateway Lodge and Resort and set for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14 and 15.

A portion of the proceeds from this tournament is to benefit the Wounded Warriors in Action (WWIA), a non-profit foundation that supports U.S. military veterans in overcoming insurmountable odds and repay a debt of gratitude for the great sacrifices they’ve made.

They do this by providing world-class outdoor sporting activities as a means to recognize and honor their sacrifices, encourage independence and connections with communities, and promote healing and wellness through camaraderie and a shared passion for the outdoors.

Learn more at woundedwarriorsinaction.org.

Two local Purple Heart recipients -- Doug Alderton of Rhinelander and Tony Pemble of Mercer -- will also take part in this year’s event!

Sponsored by the Gateway Lodge, fishing hours are 7am to 5pm Friday and 7am to 4pm Saturday. A unique feature of this tournament is that each team member may have two lines in the water using one artificial bait and one live bait! However, like all other muskie events this too has a catch-and-release framework. No trolling is allowed.

Entry fee is $175 for two-member team ($200 after Sept. 1), and includes the Saturday night 6pm banquet dinner and 8pm awards ceremony. (Gateway Lodge is also providing a free lunch Friday for anglers.) There will be a number of raffles, including for donated lodging, meals and specially marked Wounded Warriors fishing rods supplied by St. Croix Rods.

The anglers pool money in a pot for a big fish prize. A local fish biologist from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is slated to be a speaker.

Tournament anglers are strongly encouraged to check in and register Thursday night between 6-7pm at Gateway Lodge. The rules

Aug. 6 Mercer – Turtle River Duck Race: 11am festivities start with duck race at 1pm. Rugger’s Landing.

Aug. 13 Mercer – Pig and Corn Roast: 4pm, Gateway Lodge. Sponsored by Turtle-Flambeau Flowage Association.

Aug. 13 Hurley – Paavo Nurmi Marathon: hurleywi.com.

Sept. 2-4 Mercer – Can-Yak Fishing Tournament: Open to canoeists and kayakers. Can-yak.com.

Sept. 11 Mercer – Gateway Bass Brawl: Prizes for top 4 teams; includes banquet. Thegatewayodge. com or 715-476-7878.

Oct. 14-15 Mercer – Wounded Warrior Musky Tournament: Thegatewayodge.com or 715-476-7878.

briefing immediately follows. The other opportunity for checkin and rules briefing is Friday morning at 6:30am, again at Gateway Lodge. For more information and registration, or to become a sponsor or donate to the tournament, call 715-476-7878 or visit thegatewaylodgecom.

Based on a full field of 60 registered teams, the total prize money is $5,400. Cash prizes are awarded in a point system 36-38”/8pts, 38-40”/10pts, 40” legal/25pts. One additional point will be awarded for every 1⁄2” over 40.” Winners are determined by the two-day accumulation of points.

Late fall is when the muskies put on the feeding bag, rewarding anglers with some of the best fishing of the year. However, they don’t call muskies the “fish of a thousand casts” for nothing. While they can be fickle, that only adds to the passion for this sport! Iron County helps to even out the odds for anglers by providing some of the best muskie waters in the Midwest.

And some of the “best of the best” muskie waters in Iron County (they boast 214 total lakes) are the 10 tournament-eligible lakes: Turtle-Flambeau Flowage, Fisher Lake, Spider Lake, Oxbow Lake, Echo Lake, Grand Portage Lake, Pike Lake, Mercer Lake, Lake of the Falls, and Trude Lake.

Sponsors of this year’s tournament, in addition to the Gateway Lodge and St. Croix Rods, are the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage Association, Northern Satellite & Electronics, Donner’s Bay Resort, Turtle River Trading Company, Boulder Marine, and Rollie & Hellen’s Musky Shop.

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Bass fishing tournament to be held on flowage MERCER – Unlock the fishing potential on the famed TurtleFlambeau Flowage with your entry in a bass fishing tournament headquartered out of the Gateway Lodge in Mercer this fall.

The Bass Brawl on Sunday, Sept. 11 offers $4,500 in cash for the four top teams (based on 50 2-member teams). First place is $2,500, second $1,000, third $500 and fourth $300. The largest fish is a $200 payout.

Entry fee is $150 per team if registered by Sept. 1 ($175 after that.)

The registration fee includes an all-you-can eat banquet Saturday night. Fishing hours are 7am to 3pm that Sunday. For more information call Wayne at 715-476-7878 or e-mail him at wriebe@ hotmail.com or visit thegatewaylodge.com.

The Turtle Flambeau Flowage is located in Iron County. With nearly 19,000 acres of pristine beauty and sparkling water, the flowage offers a multitude of year-round outdoor recreational opportunities.

Pig & corn roast planned

MERCER –The Turtle-Flambeau Flowage Association will sponsor a pig and corn roast Saturday, Aug. 13 starting at 4pm and going until it is gone, usually by 7pm. Headquarters is the Gateway Lodge in Mercer.

On the menu will be pork with all the fixings and oh-so-sweet corn.

Visitors can also enjoy music and buy raffle tickets for some great prizes.

All proceeds will help support the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage Association activities and flowage area enhancement.

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Little yellow duckies are on the move again

MERCER – The little yellow rubber ducks will be back Saturday, Aug. 6 for the sixth annual Turtle River Duck Race sponsored by the Mercer Lions Club.

Each duck’s bottom carries a number. If you “buy” the number corresponding to the duckie that crosses the finish line first, you will get a cool $1,000 to take home with you.

Festivities begin at 11am at Rugger’s Landing, 5643N U.S. Highway 51, about two miles north of Mercer. The race starts at 1pm when the ducks are released upriver of Rugger’s Landing.

There will be lots of food, along with games, piñatas for the kids, a dunk tank, raffles, refreshments at the Tiki Bar and live music by “Older Budweiser.” You don’t have to “buy” a duck to enjoy the fun at Rugger’s Landing.

Duck tickets are available from Mercer Lion Club members and at local businesses and on the day of the race until 12:30pm at Rugger’s Landing. Tickets are $5 for one duck or buy a flock of five for $20.

In addition to the $1,000 first place prize, second place is $500, third $200, fourth $150 and the fifth through seventh are $50 each. The last four ducks to finish the race in the allotted time earn $50 each.

After the last ducks come in, stick around for the boat swamp race.

Call Bob Downing at 715-583-4578 for duck race tickets. Contact Rugger’s Landing for more boat swamp details at 715-476-2530.

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Lincoln County Calendar of Events Don’t miss Crazy Days in Merrill

MERRILL – Mark your calendars for Thursday, Aug. 11.

Crazy Daze heads to Merrill that day with the theme of “Back to the Roaring 20s.” The much-anticipated merchant sales start at 10am in the downtown area, but don’t forget to check out what is offered throughout the city.

Among the fun events is the hamburger-eating contest at 11:30am by the stage downtown. Dorinda’s Dancers will be performing at noon. The Hula Hoop contest is at 1:30pm followed by the 4:30pm pie-eating contest. Dorinda’s Dancers take the stage again at 5pm.

Don’t forget about the Lions’ chicken dinners at Kitchenette Park and the duck drop, Flipper Softball at Streeter Square starting at 6pm and “Gazebo Night” at Normal Park.

Aug. 5-6 Tomahawk – Street Sales/Sidewalk Sales: Wisconsin Avenue and North 4th St. Aug. 5-7 Merrill – Softball Tournament: Co-ed tournament.

Aug. 11 Merrill – Crazy Daze: Citywide sales, crafts, music, activities, and food.

Aug. 13 Tomahawk – Thrillaon-the-Grilla: 11am to 5pm.

Lions BBQ rib cook-off. Other food, music.

Aug. 14-16 Gleason – Horse Trail Ride: Aug. 15 Gleason – Mud Bogs: noon start.

Sept. 5 Merrill – Lions Car Show: Merrill Festival Grounds.

Sept. 5 Merrill – Labor Day Parade: Parade downtown; flea market, food vendors, crafts, music at Merrill Festival Grounds.

Sept. 12 Gleason – Mud Bogs: Noon start.

Sept. 10 Merrill – Merrill Airport Days: At airport. Aircrafts,

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skydivers, flea market.

Sept. 15-18 Tomahawk – Fall Ride for MDA Motorcycle Rally: Main Street bands Friday and Saturday nights, music at SARA Park, food and merchandize vendors, Friday afternoon Thunder Parade of cycles.

Sept. 17 Merrill – Pork in the Park Ribfest: MARC. Sample ribs prepared by local contestants; music, beer and other food available.

Sept. 24 Merrill – Colorama Bike Ride: 10-, 30- and 50mile options. Stange Kitchenette Park.

Sept. 24 Merrill – Chili Blast: Sample chili in the downtown area.

Oct. 1 Merrill – Lincoln Lager Barleyfest: MARC. Sample over 100 different microbrews.

Oct. 8 Tomahawk – Lions Oktoberfest: Music Connection, 7-11pm, SARA Park.

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Marinette C o u n t y Calendar of Events

Aug. 13 Peshtigo – Prairie Walk: 6-8pm, Harmony Arboretum.

Aug. 27-30 Wausakee – Marinette County Fair: Sept. 19 Crivitz – Oktoberfest: 11am to 11pm, Community Veteran’s Park.

Food, refreshments, contests, bouncy

houses, pumpkin decorating for kids, live music.

Oct. 3 Wausaukee – Fall Festival: Vendors, crafters, artists, horse-drawn wagon rides, games, farmers market and food.

Two tours for Marinette County

COUNTYWIDE – Marinette County has beautiful scenery, especially in the fall when tree colors are at their peak. Here are a couple of suggested tour routes for you to enjoy whether in the car or truck or on the back of a motorcycle or bicycle: Driving Tour One: Dave’s Fall’s Park is approximately 10 miles north of Wausaukee on US Hwy 141. Park entrance is located just south of the Village of Amberg and will be on the left side of the road.

The park provides spectacular scenery, paths along the river on both sides, high and low rock climbing areas, a bridge spanning the river, playground and restrooms. Take your camera and be prepared to enjoy hiking the trails.

Playground, restrooms, picnic tables and well water are also available. Dave’s Fall’s is a county park and there is a $3 car parking fee when you enter the grounds.

Driving Tour Two This is a 26-mile loop encompassing Wausaukee to Amberg and back south to Wausaukee. With time spent hiking you should plan a full day trip.

Start your trip on Pike River Road. Going east four miles are the Ceremonial Indian Dance Rings, 8.5 mile mark north to the first bridge on the Pike River and 12.1 mile mark north to the second bridge.

Continue on Pike River Road to Hwy. K, turn left and visit Bulls Falls, exit K onto Hwy. 41 south and a few hundred feet to Dave’s Falls Park entrance to your right. This tour takes you past numerous historical locations, rivers, rapids and parks. Stop for a picnic, swim or hike the rivers edge.

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Oneida C o u n t y Calendar of Events

Aug. 3 Rhinelander – Redikulus Dae: Aug. 4 Minocqua – After Loon Delight Arts & Crafts Fair: 9am to 4pm, Torpy Park.

Aug. 4-7 Rhinelander – Oneida County Fair: Pioneer Park. Carnival, live music, games, exhibits.

Aug. 5-6 Minocqua – Ladies of the Lakes Quilt Show: 10am to 4pm at the high school.

Aug. 6 Jennings: Stovewood Days: 10am to 4pm, Mecikalski Stovewood Museum.

Aug. 6 Three Lakes – Petroleum Museum Car Show: Aug. 7 Three Lakes – Firemen’s Picnic: Aug. 9 Minocqua – Krazy Day: 9am to 4pm, downtown.

Aug. 13 Three Lakes – Art on Main: Aug. 20 Minocqua – Dragon Boat Festival: 8am to 3pm, Topry Park. Boat races, entertainment, children’s area, live music, food court.

Aug. 20-21 Hazelhurst – Craft Show & Flea Market: 8am start, Hazelhurst Ball Park.

Aug. 21 Hazelhurst – Classic Car Show: 8am to 3pm, Hazelhurst Ball Park.

Sept. 3 Minocqua – Pride and Joy Car Show: 10am to 2pm, Northwoods Foods.

Sept. 3 Minocqua – Pig Roast: 11am to 2pm, Torpy Park. Sponsored by Minocqua/Kawaguesaga Lake Association.

Sept. 3-4 Minocqua – Minocqua Antique Show: 9am to 4pm, high school.

Sept. 10 Tomahawk to Minocqua – No Frills Marathon: 7am start, Nokomis Community Park, Tomahawk. Marathon and half marathon run on Bearskin State Trail.

Minocquanofrillsmarathon.com.

Sept. 17 Lake Tomahawk – Harvest Festival: 9am to 3pm, Snowshoe Field.

Includes car show.

Sept. 23-25 Rhinelander – Hodag Musky Challenge: Sept. 24 Minocqua – Rump Roast Run: 9am, Bearskin State Trail. 715-356-5266, rumproastrun.com.

Sept. 24 Minocqua – Beef-a-Rama: 9am to 8pm. Roast beefs displays, Parade of Beefs, arts & crafts fair.

Oct. 1 Woodruff – Pig Roast & Gun Raffle: 1-5pm, Woodruff Fire Department.

Oct. 1 Minocqua – Buck Rut 5K: noon. 715-356-3309, minocquawinterpark.org.

Oct. 15 Minocqua – Zoo Boo: 1-5pm, Wildwood Wildlife Park.

Nov. 5 Minocqua – Tis’ the Season Craft Show: 9am to 3pm, Lakeland Union High School.

Nov. 26 Minocqua – Christmas Gift & Craft Fair: 9am to 3pm, Lakeland Union High School.

Nov. 26 Minocqua – Christmas in Minocqua: 1-5pm, downtown.

Nov. 29 Woodruff – Wine, Women & Winter: 5-8pm. J.J.’s Acres.

Dec. 10 Minocqua – Cookie Walk: 9:30am start. Church of the Pines Dec. 31 Minocqua – Light Up the Night Party: 5pm, Minocqua Winter Park and Nordic Center.

Dec. 31 Minocqua – Chill Out: 1pm, polar bear plunge. Thirsty Whale.

Dec. 31 Woodruff – Red Hot New Year’s Eve: Woodruff Community Center.

Ice skating, kids activities, fireworks.

Beef-A-Rama serves up lots of food, fun

MINOCQUA – Historic downtown Minocqua will welcome its 52nd annual Beef-A-Rama celebration on Saturday, Sept. 24 with the signature roast beef sandwiches, but also with plenty of other food, a 5K & 10K run/walk and live music. More than 10,000 visitors have turned out for this fantastic fall day.

Oneida Street closes at 7:30am as chefs and backyard cooks begin slowly roasting rump roasts that will later be cut up and slices piled high in buns for a mouth-watering experience thousands will enjoy. Tasty treats are available during the day at many of the cook-off booths, some of which are highly decorated to draw the eye of judges.

Registration for the Lakeland Rotary Rump Roast Run/Walk (5K and 10K) begins at 7am Saturday at the American Legion Hall.

The top male and female finishers will receive a 16- to 18-pound beef roast! The children’s Calf Mile run sets off at 8:15am with the Rump Roast Run at 9am.

There will be live music throughout the day and into the evening, both on Chicago Street and Torpy Park. (There’s also live music on the stage in Torpy Park on Friday night.)

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The Rotary beer garden will be serving from 10am to 8:30pm on West Chicago Street. The Lions will have a corn roast and beer tent from 11am to 8:30pm at Torpy Park.

There will be a beef eating contest and even a “cow plop” contest.

You’re likely to see a “herd” of cow-costumed folks roaming the downtown pasture, also!

Torpy Park is where you will find the “Prime Choice” craft show from 9am to 5pm. Unique handcrafted items by over 75 exhibitors selected for their handmade craftsmanship and artistic talents. Visitors will see original artwork, pottery, jewelry, tapestries, clothing, photography, wood creations, leather goods and more.

Food judges will be sampling beef along Oneida Street from 11am to 1:45pm. You can get your own taste of beef sandwiches beginning at 10am at Torpy Park and Chicago Street.

The famous “Parade of Beef” down Oneida Street to Torpy Park takes place at 2:15pm with fire trucks and local dignitaries leading the way. “Best Chef” among other awards will be presented that afternoon.

Shuttle buses will run from 7am to 7pm from the high school, Lakeland Hawks Ice Area and Carpet City to Torpy Park.

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Summer fun not done yet

Car show, flea market at Hazelhurst

HAZELHURST – The Hazelhurst Lions 15th annual Classic Car Show and companion flea market will be Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20-21, at the Hazelhurst Fire Department baseball field, Hwy. 51, downtown Hazelhurst.

Saturday, Sept. 3, beginning at 10am at TJ.’s Butcher Block & Market, Hwy. 51.

The event is sponsored by Northwoods Foods and TJ’s Butcher Block with proceeds benefiting Lakeland Hospice. Trucks and motorcycles are also on display here. There will be food, raffles and music.

Vehicle registration is $10; first 50 vehicles receive dash plaques; Best of Show awarded. To enter a vehicle, contact Northwoods Foods at 715-356-5258.

The event will include a farmer’s market, craft show, flea market and silent auction. Hours are 8am to 4pm Saturday and 8am to 3pm Sunday. Food and beverages will be available. Vehicle entry fee is $10 with awards presentation for the various classes, including Best of Show, at 2pm. For registration information contact Cindy Carney at carney6390@gmailc.om.

Over at Torpy Park, in downtown Minocqua, is the Minocqua/Kawaguesaga Lakes Protection Association’s annual Pig Roast the same day, Sept. 3. Serving begins at 11am and ends at 2pm.

Car show, pig roast at Minocqua MINOCQUA – Favorite cars and trucks of yesterday will be on display at the 12th annual Pride and Joy Classic Car Show on

The event is open to the public and includes entertainment, pork sandwiches and corn-on-the-cob, a mini-lake fair on how to protect and preserve the lakes from invasive species, and a silent auction and bike raffle to benefit the association’s work.

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Dragon Boat Festival breathing down your neck MINOCQUA – Part paddling, part pageantry, part party – the inaugural Minocqua Dragon Boat Festival is coming at you on Lake Minocqua on Saturday, Aug. 20 with headquarters at the downtown Torpy Park.

The goal of the festival’s sponsors is to raise funds and awareness of the Howard Young Foundation. For more information on the foundation or the race, visit Minocquadragonboat.com.

More than 30 teams of 21-members strong (20 paddlers and 1 drummer, along with supplied helmsman) will each compete head-to-head against rivals on a 300-meter course from the Bearskin State Trail trestle to Torpy Park swimming beach. The winners will lift paddles in celebration but everyone will enjoy seeing this unique sport that traces its roots back 2,000 years in China.

Race Day -- Race teams line up at 7:30am for a parade showing their pride and spirit. The opening ceremony is at 8am, followed by the start of races at 8:30am.

The “Awakening the Dragon Ceremony” is a beautiful and spiritual ritual during which Buddhist monks chant as special guests carefully “dot the eyes” of the racing boats as well as the 75-foot dragon that comes to life for a dynamic Dragon Dance.

Four teams race approximately every 10 minutes. The final, championship round is at 3pm with the award ceremony at 4pm.

All times are approximate.

The Northwoods Children’s Museum will provide interactive activities for young “dragonlings” under the children’s activity tent.

It’s not a festival in Wisconsin if you don’t have food and lots of it! The Forbidden City Food Court and the Dragon Breath Beer Garden will be located on the upper level of Torpy Park. Souvenirs of this first-ever event in Minocqua will be available for purchase.

Lots of shops, eating establishments, mini-golf and the Minocqua Museum is close at hand on what’s known as the “Island of Minocqua.”

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Northstar Collective acquires Minocqua Antique Show MINOCQUA -- Northstar Collective is excited to announce their acquisition of the very successful Minocqua Antique Show. The show has been going for over 35 back-to-back years and has been a favorite of locals in trying to find that hard-to-find treasure.

Both Carol Zache and Judy Fuchsen of C & J Promotions, are pleased to hand over the reins to their show to Nona Wilson, the owner of Northstar. The previous owners will be enjoying the show for years to come with a relaxed and well-deserved break from the hard work of show promoting. They both have a strong desire to remain connected to the community and you will be able to see them and their merchandise in future shows.

“Northstar Collective will continue to have some of the wonderful dealers that the area has come to know and love,” Nona said. “The show will also add a few new venues to the mix. Popular Americana items such as early advertising and store displays that have proven to be good investments and are considered the new artwork for your home.”

Repurposed antique furniture and early architectural items that are in demand in home decorating as well. More sporting, fishing and hunting items will also be introduced into the show. Formal and casual furniture, folk and fine art, china, silver, jewelry and Native American items will continue to be a part of the shows appeal. Nona adds, “By diversifying the show, we can appeal more to all ages creating a great experience for the whole family.”

The show also benefits community charities such as scholarship funds, Special Olympics and Leyln Schmidt, a local boy born with Anophthalmaia, which is a condition that renders you blind at birth.

Lelyn is still a toddler but the hope is to save up enough to buy him a Seeing Eye dog. “We are glad to be apart of these endeavors for the community and the more successful the show becomes the more we can benefit some of these causes, Nona added.

She encourages the public to bring in their treasures to sell and will continue to look for quality dealers for all their shows.

The upcoming show in Minocqua will be on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-4. Doors open at 9 am and close at 4pm both days. The event is held at Lakeland High School, one block west of Hwy. 51 & Hwy 70 West. Admission is $5 with ages 13 and under admitted free.

There will be a food concession on site.

Northstar Collective also promotes a show in Oshkosh called the Antique Sporting and Advertising Show. It is held the first Friday and Saturday in February at the Sunnyview Expo Center. That show is approaching 100 dealers and is well attended, according to Nona.

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Hours are 9am to 4pm but be aware the shopping starts early. Thousands of people pack the sidewalks as they search for that perfect bargain. It takes a while because the tables in front of stores are heaped with merchandize ranging from clothing and hats, to fishing and camping equipment, scented candles and costume jewelry, to much, much more.

In addition to great deals both on the sidewalk and inside stores, there will be craft vendors, live music and tummy-filling food.

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Hundreds of Bikes Take Part in the Thunder Parade.............................. 5 SARA Park Welcomes Riders................................................................... 12 Win a raffle bike or travel voucher........................................................... 14

Owner/Publisher Al Hanley alh@5StarUpNorth.com Editor Dean Acheson DeanAcheson@yahoo.com Accounting Jackie Blodgett Marketing Associates Al Hanley Jeff Eberle Richard Nemetz Jody Peterson Janine Dutton-Slatinsky Distribution Gaylon Heise Jeff Safranek James Schneider Brian Wiedeman Production Office Lori Morris Graphic Designers Danelle Pretasky Brittany Hazelquist

The open road calls – Tomahawk Fall Ride delivers It’s going to be another tremendous Tomahawk Fall Ride for MDA this year. Thousands of riders, thousands of spectators, thousands of good memories to take back home!

Tomahawk and all the surrounding communities invite you to experience hometown smiles and greetings. There’s live music, good food, and shopping to be had.

Mother Nature is starting to change the countryside in autumn colors of red, yellows and oranges. But even if Colorama is late, the scenery is still breathtaking – pockets of deep blue lakes and pristine state and national forests that stretch for miles. There are lightly traveled paved roads that twist and shout through the Northwoods.

We know you want to win the bike raffle (so do we!) with the Saturday drawing at SARA Park, but also remember all proceeds benefit Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) in so many ways.

“Now is a very promising time for Muscular Dystrophy Association,” said a MDA spokesperson. “We are seeing progress from the dollars that are raised, and those supporting Tomahawk Fall Ride at SARA Park have a lot to do with that progress. Many of our kids with a life expectancy of their teens are now living well into adulthood.

“We are constantly working for treatments and cures, while providing supportive services to help quality of life and maintain independence,” she added.

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So wrap your fist around a handful of bike raffle tickets and fork over those dollars. Lots of people with disabilities will thank you.

Finally, take some time to look around and plan a return trip to the Northwoods for a vacation, weekend getaway or even to consider a second home or retirement in the land we call Up North! Remember, too, to ride safe!

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VFW Post 2687 to manage downtown Fall Ride activities

By Commander Gerald Dvorak and Pat Haskin, VFW Auxiliary The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2687 in Tomahawk -- “Veterans Still Serving”-- have proudly taken on the management of the 2016 downtown Tomahawk Fall Ride activities.

This is a very active Post that lives the mantra “No One Does More for Veterans.” The VFW is a non-profit organization of willing veterans helping veterans.

Post 2687 feels taking over these activities in downtown Tomahawk is the “perfect fit.” It gives the Post the opportunity to help the community in sustaining our fantastic Fall Ride event; giving the community non-profits an opportunity to help themselves through food vending; assist area businesses with needed income; increase attendance of veterans and other guests and bring attention to the numbers of veterans who fought for our freedoms and the freedom of others.

This event takes nearly $14,000 in start-up funds to meet contractual obligations and other costs that pop up. This cost does not include the street dance music, which the Post has been fortunate enough to have covered by a couple of the local businesses that have “bitten the bullet.” The desire is to assist them with this great expense when all the dust settles from battle.

Tomahawk and the area profit greatly from the approximately $6 million that comes into the community. Any funds given are considered an investment. This money circulates many times making it possible for many to stay afloat until the next event.

We wish to thank Dairyland Cycles Insurance along with HarleyDavidson Foundation, Packaging Corp of America, Northwoods Harley-Davidson and The Liquor Store who have assisted with some of the needed advance funds used in advertising. There are others who have submitted funds but we have a long way to go to accomplish our goal. We encourage contributions from anyone who can assist us and thank those who have already helped.

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stop in at the Command Center just to chat and meet some of our local veterans.

We recognize that easily over 50 percent of our visitors to Tomahawk on this Fall Ride weekend are military veterans. An invitation has been extended to biking veterans from all over to join the festivities of street dances on Friday and Saturday afternoon and evening after spending time riding our beautiful Northwoods. We want to increase that percentage.

We want all veterans and their friends coming to Tomahawk to enjoy our hospitality. We offer a small hometown, downtown weekend atmosphere of celebration. Our merchants welcome visitors.

Watch for business windows decorated with our theme. Visitors may vote on the best display. A prize will be presented to the winner of the window display.

You may get your picture taken at the face cutout display near the Command Center.

A highlight will be the Thunder Parade on Friday night with lineup at the high school parking lot at 5 pm. We are hoping for 1,000 bikes this year. Each bike will be offered a removable sticker identifying them as parade riders.

This downtown event is a complement to the MDA Fall Ride event at SARA Park, Bubba’s Big Party, and other celebrations around town. Come to Tomahawk, bring your bike and friends or just come see us. Let us know who you are! We are proud of our veterans and those still serving for our freedoms! Thank you ladies and gentlemen! We are here at this event celebrating our freedoms only because of your sacrifices and the sacrifices of your families.

Additionally, the VFW offers their delicious pancake breakfast on Sept. 15th, 16th and 17th at 203 S 4th Street from 7-11am. Everyone is invited to come dressed as a MASH character.

See you there!

This is the “Year of the Veteran” in downtown Tomahawk. Post 2687 has adopted a MASH theme. Watch for “The Swamp” and “Rosie’s” beer tents on Second and Third Streets just off Wisconsin Avenue.

Our great bartenders have consented to donating all tips to two great causes supported in part by Post 2687 -- The Never Forgotten Honor Flight, and Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation, Camp Hackett, Phillips.

Additionally, the VFW supports local veteran needs, Our Sister’s House (homeless facility), Veterans Orphan Home in Eaton, MI, local elementary school programs, high school scholarships, Patriot Pen awards, Voice of Democracy awards, and local National Guard Family Support, as needed.

You will find the MASH tent on S. Second Street downtown by the MASH banner flying high. The MASH tent will house help for minor medical needs and serve as the Command Center for the downtown. A trivia contest will be run from this location with prizes. There is an invitation to all veterans and other visitors to

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Thunder Parade returns to rumble the countryside TOMAHAWK – The Thunder Parade held late Friday afternoon welcomes all brands and models of motorcycles. Most are stock bikes with custom touches, but a few are truly works of art. Spectators should bring a lawn chair or blanket and a camera to record the great ride.

The Wisconsin State Patrol and local police officers lead the parade, as well as being final riders. The Tomahawk Fire Department sends a few trucks and the wail of sirens. Dignitaries from

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Harley-Davidson Company, members of the Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) and Harley-Davidson Employee Riders Association are among the first riders.

The route Participants will line up at the Tomahawk School District complex starting at 5pm. The goal is to have everyone ready for the parade by 5:30pm. After a 5:55pm blessing of bikes by the local clergy and the playing of the National Anthem, the riders start rolling out of the school parking lot at 6pm.

The riders go east on Kings Road to County Road D, then to County Road H, north on H to County Road A. From A, the bikers turn south on North Fourth Street en route to Wisconsin Avenue. Their 18-mile journey ends in Historic Downtown Tomahawk for the start of the street dances.

The Tomahawk Lions and the Northern Lights Harley Owners Group pair a number of people with visual imparities with their members. The Lions also welcome those on Medicare or Medicaid disability in the 54487 Zip Code to request a ride.

A limited number of seats are available. Riders under age 18 require helmets. Those interested in riding should contact Kevin Koth at kothkkjjj@gmail.com.

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Historic Downtown Tomahawk rocks with popular bands, food TOMAHAWK – Music – and lots of it – is a signature part of the Tomahawk Fall Ride. Downtown Tomahawk goes all out to ensure everyone has a good time grooving to the tunes, wolfing down good eats and picking up cool merchandize and threads from vendors and local hometown merchants.

Don’t forget to pick up a Tee that will be sold by Dairyland Cycle Insurance – proceeds benefit MDA. Local non-profits will have food and refreshments to sell as they raise funds for their own East end -- After the parade – Crystal and the Commotions -- Pik’s causes. and Rodeo Stage The Liquor Store sponsors the street dance bands on the west end West end -- 5pm – Brad Emmanuel -- The Liquor Store -- Brad of West Wisconsin Avenue. Over on the east end of Wisconsin Emanuel Ave., are bands sponsored by The Rodeo Saloon and Pik’s Pub. Organizers remind everyone that the music ends at 11:30pm Fri- West end – Oil Can Harry -- 7pm, The Liquor Store stage day and Saturday nights. On street vending and drinking on the Saturday, Sept. 17 streets end promptly at midnight on Friday.

East end – 2pm – Dave Steffen Band – Pik’s Pub (inside)

Downtown Tomahawk street dances

East end – 7pm – Consult the Briefcase – Pik’s Stage

Thursday, Sept. 15

West end – noon – Brad Emmanuel – The Liquor Store

8pm – Tuck Pence – Pik’s Pub (inside).

West end – 3pm – Older Budweiser – The Liquor Store

Friday, Sept. 16

West end – 7pm – Hyde – The Liquor Store Stage

East end -- 1:30pm – Brian McLaughlin – Rodeo Deck

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Harley-Davidson Tomahawk Operations Open House set during Fall Ride

TOMAHAWK -- Harley-Davidson Tomahawk Operations will host its annual Open House from 10am to 3pm on Friday, Sept.

16, and Saturday, Sept. 17, at its Somo Avenue facility, 426 E. Somo Avenue.

The Tomahawk Open House features self-guided tours of the Somo Avenue facility. To ensure the safety of guests, factory tour participants must be at least 12 years old and wear fully enclosed shoes.

Additional activities • You can purchase Muscular Dystrophy Association motorcycle raffle tickets during the Open House. You could win a 2016 FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic motorcycle. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20 • Demo rides featuring the complete lineup of new 2017 HarleyDavidson motorcycles (valid motorcycle license required) will be offered at SARA Park, 900 W. Somo Avenue.

Demo rides will be available Friday and Saturday, 9am to 5pm.

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Davidson motorcycle parts, accessories, riding gear and apparel, and general merchandise. For more information, visit Harley-Davidson’s website at www.h-d.com.

About Tomahawk Operations • Harley-Davidson Tomahawk Operations consists of two facilities, one on Kaphaem Road and one on Somo Avenue, which include 192,000 square feet on 96 acres used to support production.

• Employees at Tomahawk Operations paint components that are shipped to York, Pa., and Kansas City, Mo. These parts are then assembled on Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

• At the Kaphaem Road facility, windshields for both current production models and Genuine Motor Parts and Accessories are produced.

Hard Candy Custom painting is also completed at Kaphaem.

• At the Somo Avenue facility, employees fabricate, paint and prepare motorcycle parts and accessories for final assembly at Harley-Davidson facilities in York, Pa. and Kansas City, Mo. Employees also ship parts and accessories orders directly to dealers to fulfill customer orders.

This facility includes a high-volume paint facility currently running four high-volume robotic paint lines, buffing and final paint inspection and parts and accessories production.

Tomahawk Operations History The original plant in Tomahawk was purchased from Tomahawk Boat Manufacturing Co. in 1961, and Harley-Davidson began producing parts in 1963.

In 1965, Tomahawk Operations became the sole supplier of the fiberglass parts including sidecar bodies, saddlebags and windshields.

In 1995, the North Plant was added to accommodate increased production of sidecars, windshields and the painting of starter motors.

In 2002, Harley-Davidson added a 60,000-square-foot facility on Kaphaem Road. A few years later, a 35,000-square-foot addition was built to house injection-molding operations. Shortly after that, windshield operations also moved to the Kaphaem Road plant.

In 2014, Tomahawk Operations started painting Hard Candy Custom parts. This complex painting process required a new, innovative sanding cell and work process. The following year also saw several new process developments, including a new silkscreen machine, and a new router and state-of-the-art oven in the windshield department.

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SARA Park in Tomahawk is where you will see a new Tomahawk Fall Ride attraction this year called “Hot Rides.”

Will Robertson makes custom bikes and has replicas of the Batman motorcycle from Dark Knight, Marvel’s Ironman motorcycle, and a Captain America inspired bike as well.

SARA Park’s schedule includes bands, food, vendors TOMAHAWK -- Here’s a reminder as to why Tomahawk Fall Ride at SARA Park is so important. You are making a positive impact for individuals with muscle disease or ALS - and the families who love them.

These diseases don’t care who you are; they don’t discriminate; they could hit anyone at any moment. All proceeds raised at SARA Park help the MDA fund services to provide quality of life, finding treatments and someday a cure.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company clothing including sweatshirts, T-shirts—(men’s and women’s clothing.)

Thursday, Sept. 15 noon – 7pm Fun Runs – Take a ride on one of the fun runs through the area to win prizes

Be sure to stop by SARA Park (west side of Tomahawk) on Sept.

15th, 16th, and 17th to support MDA and the families they serve.

Here’s a listing of planned activities and offerings (no Rumble Through the Woods this year):

Friday, Sept. 16th - SARA Park from 10am – midnight.

All three days – Thursday, Sept. 15 to Saturday, Sept. 17

1:30-5:30pm -- Donnie Pick and the Road Band

Raffle Bike Ticket Sales – Win a 2016 FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic motorcycle. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20.

7:30-11:30pm -- Rising Phoenix

Merchandise Vendor Displays & Sales – Leather, clothing, motorcycle products, airbrushing, pin striping, Harley-Davidson dealers, jewelry, leather sewing, Sturgis souvenirs, plus a variety of other products.

Raffles - Buy tickets to win exciting prizes

Food Vendors – Selling a variety of food items Refreshments – Miller Beer products & Pepsi soda products Children’s Area – Variety of activities for children of all ages hosted by the Christian Motorcyclist Association Official Fall Ride Merchandise Sales – Official Tomahawk Fall Ride Merchandise including t-shirts, sweatshirts and pins.

Live Music under the tent: 10am – 1:30pm -- Phyl Wickham

HOG Pin Stop – Official HOG event pin stop Demo Fleet – Demo rides featuring the complete lineup of new 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycles (valid motorcycle license required) will be offered at SARA Park. Demo rides will be available Friday and Saturday, 9am to 5pm Fun Runs – Take a ride on one of three fun runs through the area to win cash prizes Pick your Pins & Merchandise Sale Harley-Davidson Open House – Tour the Somo Avenue facility 10am–3pm

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Saturday, Sept. 17th - SARA Park from 10am– midnight.

Live Music – Under the tent 10am-1:30pm -- Scott Kirby duo 1:30-5:30pm -- Kopper Kreek Band 7-11pm -- FM Down HOG Pin Stop – Official HOG event pin stop Bike Raffle Drawing – 5 pm Live Auction – Here’s your chance to win some great HarleyDavidson hard-to-find collectibles and memorabilia at 5:30pm under the tent

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Demo Fleet – Demo rides featuring the complete lineup of new 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycles (valid motorcycle license required) will be offered at SARA Park. Demo rides will be available Friday and Saturday, 9am to 5pm.

MDA’s Spinning Wheel – Spin the wheel to win hundreds of prizes Fun Runs – Take a ride on one of the runs through the area to win cash prizes Pick Your Pins & Merchandise Sale Harley-Davidson Open House – Tour the Somo Avenue facility 10am–3pm

MDA raffle bike is a FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic TOMAHAWK – The highlight of any Tomahawk Fall Ride is the chance to win a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle. This year’s coveted prize is a 2016 FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic motorcycle. Second prize is a week getaway. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20.

Proceeds benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

Tickets are available at SARA Park until the time of the drawing.

They are also available at the Harley-Davidson Tomahawk Operations during the Open House at the Somo facility and at select local businesses.

The raffle drawing takes place Saturday night at SARA Park at 5:00pm. You need not be present to win, but you must be at least 18 years old to purchase a ticket or claim the prize.

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Western UP fall colors go forever WESTERN UP – Fire up your Harley or other brand of steed and come to Michigan’s Western Upper Peninsula to experience vast forests and their fall colors. The colors are just as dazzling from your other vehicle, too!

(fee) or park (free) above the falls and walk the steps down.

The fall palette of reds, oranges, golds, and greens tint the maple forests in the Western Upper Peninsula from mid-September to early October. Ninety percent of the area is forest covered, so your eyes will have plenty to take in on the open roads.

If you continue you will intersect M28. Go west and stop at Agate Falls. At the intersection of M28 & 45 go north to Ontonagon, a good stop for lunch and shopping. Here take M64 along the shore of Lake Superior west all the way to “Lake of The Clouds” on Hwy. M-l07.

While it’s always fun to explore the backcountry on your own terms, the folks at Western UP Convention and Visitor Bureau have put together four color tours for visitors: 150-mile tour, waterfalls tour, 50-mile tour, and the Lake Gogebic tour. Tour maps are available on westernup.com. Maps are also available at the Forest Service offices.

The Western UP 150-mile tour takes you to some of the most spectacular fall scenery this neck of the woods has to offer. It’s a full day so make sure the camera battery is fully charged and enough film or cards are on hand.

After Bond Falls you can continue on this road to Hwy. M28; the second portion of this road is a good gravel road. Or return to 45 and continue north.

Next take South Boundary Road south. Along the way be sure to stop at the Visitors Center. Summit Peak is a great lookout for colors. At the end of South Boundary Road is Cty. Rd 519. Go north for 1 mile and get out of the car and walk to the waterfall.

There is a boardwalk along the river to the shore of Lake Superior.

Return to Wakefield on M-519 to Hwy. M2 and turn right and you will find yourself back where you began.

The route Points of interest along this route include Old Victoria restoration and Victoria Dam, Adventure Copper Mine, Summit Peak, Lake of the Clouds, Ontonagon Lighthouse, Porcupine Mtn. Wilderness State Park, Agate Falls, Presque Isle waterfalls and Bond Falls.

You trip starts in Wakefield and goes east on U.S. Hwy. 2 through the heart of the Ottawa National Forest. There are several side roads you can travel.

At the Hwy. 2 & 45 intersection turn north. In Paulding follow the sign for Bond Falls. This waterfall is located on the middle branch of the Ontonagon River and is one of the most spectacular waterfalls around. Parking is available at the base of the falls

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Make room for ‘Pork in the Park’ Ribfest MERRILL – You’ve got the bike wound up, the wind is in your face, but the stomach is screaming it’s time to stop and fill up.

Throw up a white flag of surrender and stop by at the Merrill Area Recreation Center (MARC-Smith Center) in Merrill where they will have some finger-lick’n’ ribs cooking Saturday, Sept. 17.

Local chefs and backyard cooks with a mission to win cash prizes are competing in the fourth annual “Pork in the Park Ribfest.”

The results will be your taste buds’ best friends forever. Serving from 11:30am to 5pm, or ‘till gone. The first couple years, they ran out early because, gosh, the ribs were so delicious! But after upping the rib count last year they were able to satisfy each hun-

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gry person, said a spokesman, so they are pretty sure they will go the distance this year again.

You can vote on who has the best ribs for the People’s Choice award!

If you prefer something different, they will have other food available -- steak, chicken, pull-pork sandwiches, ribbon fries, corn on the cob, and the famous cheese curds from Ed & Sharon’s Restaurant. The Merrill Youth Hockey Association will provide the beverages. Trinity School will tempt you “room for dessert?” slices of pie.

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Tour the T-F Scenic Waters Area MERCER -- The Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area Auto (and Motorcycle) Tour is a self-guided tour illustrating the interactions of humans with our native flora and fauna.

This tour will give you a glimpse of the spectacular resources of the area. Management programs that will ensure the future of these resources are explained.

The tour is 24 miles long and has 15 stops.

Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area Auto Tour booklets are available at the Mercer Ranger Station and may also be found in the literature box on the kiosk at the Little Turtle Waterfowl Management Area parking lot – this site is the first stop on the tour.

Go the distance A circle tour around the entire Turtle-Flambeau Flowage is approximately 125 miles long and will take you into the communities of Mercer, Springstead, Park Falls and Butternut.

This scenic tour is especially nice in the fall when the trees in the forests are at their peak color. The leaves begin to change in midSeptember and typically peak around Oct. 1. But each year is different and good color can be found sometimes until mid October.

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Dairyland Cycle returns as official sponsor of Tomahawk Fall Ride TOMAHAWK – For the third consecutive year, Dairyland Cycle Insurance is returning as the official sponsor of Tomahawk Fall Ride. Their parent company is Sentry Insurance in Stevens Point.

In addition to financial support, Dairyland Cycle promotes the event with publicity that helps draw thousands of motorcyclists, spectators and others to Tomahawk. Waiting for them is the Friday afternoon (6pm) “Thunder Parade” that draws hundreds of bikes, a “Welcome to Tomahawk” bonfire and cookout, raffles, food and merchandise vendors, bands on stage in the downtown and at SARA Park, demo bike rides, and much more.

The infusion of visitors raises money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), fills motel beds for miles around, keeps wait staff hopping with orders for restaurant meals, and encourages riders to return for daytrips and vacations to the Northwoods.

Wendy Wagner, of The Liquor Store and a Tomahawk Fall Ride event organizer, says money given by Dairyland Cycle helps support non-profit organizations, keeps the music playing for the downtown street dances and Bubba’s Big Party, and ensures another successful Tomahawk Fall Ride goes into the memory banks.

Dairyland Cycle staff collects donations for MDA, handling out a free t-shirt to those who contributed.

“We’re thrilled with the support for MDA,” said Carrie Feinen, Dairyland Cycle marketing manager on Sentry’s website of their first-year sponsorship. “Our t-shirts were designed to commemorate the Fall Ride. Riders loved the design and the chance to help MDA with their important mission.”

“The first year they gave more than $11,000 to MDA,” Wagner said. “Last year it was $16,400.”

Publicity provided by Dairyland Cycle ranges from billboards targeting major travel areas and elsewhere, publicity on-line and through social media and other efforts.

Fire department to raffle off Harley MANITOWISH WATERS – Time is running out for you to buy a ticket for the Manitowish Waters Volunteer Fire Company’s 20th annual Harley-Davidson motorcycle raffle. The bike is a 2016 Street Glide Special.

The live drawing takes place at 3pm Sunday, Sept. 18 during the department’s open house, which is from noon to 3pm at the fire department on U.S. Highway 51 just north of the community center. Fire trucks and department equipment will be on display.

There’s also a cookout.

Only 3,500 tickets are being sold, according to a fire company spokesperson. Tickets are $10 each. The winner will be responsible for cycle registration; need not be present to win. Tickets are available for purchase at Dietz’s Phillips 66 and various businesses.

The motorcycle was purchased from the Northwoods HarleyDavidson dealership in Arbor Vitae. All proceeds benefit the fire department.

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Concerts on the Riverwalk RHINELANDER – People on the go will find lots to do in the Rhinelander area – mountain biking, swimming, boating, etc. – but they shouldn’t forget to take time to sit back, relax and enjoy the music. Especially when it’s the Concerts on the Riverwalk series.

The concerts are performed in the bandshell at Riverside Park (by Trig’s). In case of rain the concerts will be at the Senior Center. The concerts are free and start at 7pm. The remaining two of the 2016 summer season will be on Aug. 3 -- Sharon Iltis Band and Aug. 10 -- Rhinelander Area Community Band

Gallery hours: Thur–Sat 11am–5pm Wed (summer)

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Special Experiences at Wildwood Wildlife Park Special Experiences at Wildwood Wildlife Park

Interactive Giraffe Feeding Encounter

Interactive Giraffe Feeding Encounter During this unforgettable experience, you can get up close and personal with one of the largest and certainly the tallest mammals in the world. When the giraffe leans down to nibble out of your hand or steal a kiss, be sure to snap a few pictures and check out the size and beauty of their heads, with their large expressive eyes crowned by long eyelashes, and long thin lips. You’ll get to see the giraffe’s purple, prehensile tongue in action. A giraffe’s tongue can actually extend to 20 inches and is used in conjunction with the lips for feeding. The strength and agility of their tongue will amaze and surprise you! This encounter really connects people to nature. For a $5.00 fee, you’ll receive a serving of tasty giraffe treats for an experience you won’t forget.

During this unforgettable experience, you can get up close and personal with one of the largest and certainly the tallest mammals in the world. When the giraffe leans down to nibble out of your hand or steal a kiss, be sure to snap a few pictures and check out the size and beauty of their heads, with their large expressive eyes crowned by long eyelashes, and long thin lips. For a fee, you’ll receive a serving of tasty giraffe treats for an experience you won’t forget.

Animal Encounter / Nursery Wildwood offers the largest interactive petting zoo in Wisconsin. Guests love the animal encounters where they are greeted by a host of animals including kangaroo, aoudad, woodchuck, Wildwood offers the largest interactive petting zoo armadillo, ferret, chinchilla, skunk, opossum, in Wisconsin.

Guests love the animal encounters degus, sugar glider, hedgehog, and many more.

Guests can touch a tortoise, love a goat, feel athey are greeted by a host of animals includwhere porcupine, cuddle a bunny, pet a skunk, or hug a Bear Juice / Trout Feeding / Koi Feeding ing kangaroo, aoudad, woodchuck, armadillo, ferret, pot-bellied pig. Offering this sensory experience ls at Wildwood Wildlife Park is a thrill for any age. Guests love feeding the bears and chinchilla, skunk, opossum, degus, sugar glider, a bottle of the special blend juices for $1. They really enjoy this special treat. promotes a positive bond between animals people. Wildwood’s knowledgeable friendly staff hand feeding “critter crackers” to the deer, camel, sheep, aoudad, pigs, and goats. hedgehog, and many more. Guests can touch a toroment so don’t forget your camera! Another awesome experience is the Trout will help you better understand the animal world. toise, love a goat, feel a porcupine, cuddle a bunny, rainbow trout. Guests can buy Trout pellets from a feed machine and toss them It’s truly an interactive learning experience!

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entire surface comes alive with a frenzy of trout. The “New Koi” pond is home to Visitors can purchase food to feed the Koi or just sit and relax in this peaceful and

pet a skunk, or hug a pot-bellied pig.

Interactive Budgie Encounter

There is always something new at Wildwood Wildlife Park, don’t forget to visit our newest popular attraction, “The Parakeet Budgie Encounter”. Visit our walk through aviary and experience up close and personal the beauty of over 500 parakeets flying around, landing on you. Visitors may buy a “bird feed stick” and have parakeets eating right out of your hand.

Animal Feeding/Bear Juice/ Trout Feeding/Koi Feeding

Feeding the animals at Wildwood Wildlife Park is a thrill for any age. Guests love feeding the bears “Bear Juice”. Buy a bottle of the special blend juices for $1. They really enjoy this special treat. Guests also enjoy hand feeding “critter crackers” to the deer, camel, sheep, aoudad, pigs, and goats. Also check out the “NEW” Flamingo Cove and Dino Dig.

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Daily programs are held at the amphitheater where visitors learn about various mammals, birds, primates, and reptiles. We firmly believe that a little knowledge can go a long way in cultivating respect and love for animals.

Amphitheater Programs

Daily programs are held at the amphitheater where visitors learn about various mammals, birds, primates, and reptiles. We firmly believe that a little knowledge can go a long way in cultivating respect and love for animals. That's why we work hard to provide a variety of educational programs and learning experiences at the zoo!

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Primate & Reptile Center

Primate & Reptile Center Featuring North American, Desert & Rainforest Exhibits. Learn aboutNorth these creepy, critters North whileAmerican, visitingDesert our reptiles, Featuring & Featuring American, Desertcrawly & Rainforest Exhibits. Learn about these Rainforest Exhibits.

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while the sloth’s siesta all day long.

Also check out the primates and come nose to nose to a lemur and hear them vocalize while the sloth’s siesta all day long.

Living History School House

The One-Room Schoolhouse features artifacts with interpretive information from the nineteenth century, and the first decade of the twentieth century where a single teacher taught academic basics to all grade levels.

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The One-Room Schoolhouse features artifacts with interpretive information from the nineteenth century, and the first decade of the twentieth century where a single teacher taught academic basics to all grade levels.

The Zoo’s New Educational Center is filled with amazing things to see and do. You’ll peer into the world of honeybees and witness honeybees performing their specialized duties to produce honey. Other activities Follow Us On: include; Artifacts, Microscopes, Conservation Corner, Amphibians, snake, lizard, arthropods, and insect displays.

• Hundreds of mammals, birds, reptiles & primates • Baby animal encounters • Easily walked landscaped trails • Otter colony with pools & slides • Beaver pond • Budgie Buddies Parakeet Encounter • Nature boardwalk • Exotic bird displays • Koi pond • Trout pond • Musky pond • Wildlife programs Dino Dig “Explore & Learn”

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Wild Rice Festival carries on Native tradition TURTLE LAKE – Immerse yourself in Native American tradition and culture during the 43rd annual Wild Rice Festival set for Friday-Sunday, Aug. 26-28 at Turtle Lake. Upwards of 2,000 visitors attend the event sponsored by the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.

The traditional pow wow is open to spectators. It will be held in the Makwode Arena at the St. Croix RV Park in Turtle Lake. Featured will be Native American singing, dancing, food and craft vendor booths. There is an admission charge, with children six and under admitted free.

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Grand entries are set for 7pm Friday, 1pm and 7pm Saturday and 1pm Sunday.

The feast is set for Saturday at 5pm, which is open for dancers, singers and spectators.

A variety of dances will be conducted. Host drums are Raining Thunder, Native Boys & Cumberland Singers.

Ice Age Trail adventure begins in Polk County

POLK COUNTY – Mirroring the mists of timeless past, the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin winds for nearly 1,200 miles as it traces the boundary of the last continental glacier in Wisconsin that slowly ended about 10,000 years ago.

Aug. 12-14 Lewis -- Charles E. Lewis Days: Aug. 13 Luck -- Corn Feed: 2pm at fire department Aug. 14 Turtle Lake -- Cars & Crafts in the Park: Aug. 19 Amery -- Music on the River-Car Show Cruise In & Motorcycle Show: The Jimmies band starts at 5pm.

Aug. 20 Frederic -- Arts & Craft Fair/Pie Social: Soo Line Park Aug. 20-21 Turtle Lake -- Moon Lake Threshing Bee: Aug. 20 Cushing -- Fun Day: Community Center. Fire dept. breakfast, adult soapbox derby, kids games and much more.

Aug. 26-28 Turtle Lake – Wild Rice Festival: Native American singing, dancing, storytelling, food and craft vendors.

Aug. 27 St. Croix Falls – Ribfest: on Hwy. 8.

Sept. 3 Clayton -- Fire Department Truck/Tractor Pull: At fire department.

Sept. 3 Balsam Lake -- Fire Department Demo Derby: Sept. 3-4 Balsam Lake -- Corn on the Curb: Sept. 9-11 Osceola -- Community Fair: Sept. 10 Osceola -- Wheels & Wings: Sept. 15-18 Amery -- Fall Festival: Sept. 17 Luck -- FFA Alumni Truck/Tractor Pull. Trucks 1pm/Tractors 4pm Sept. 17-18 Amery -- Apple River Quilt Guild Show @ St. Joseph Catholic Church Sept. 18 Amery -- Lion’s Fall Classic Car & Motorcycle Show: Sept. 24 St. Croix Falls to Cushing -- River Road Ramble on Highway 87:

It is one of only two National Scenic Trails contained entirely within a single state, the other being the Florida National Scenic Trail.

Polk County is home to the western terminus of the Ice Age Trail. From this point, the Ice Age Trail passes through Interstate Park, the city of St. Croix Falls and St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. The St. Croix River reaches its most scenic area at the St. Croix Dalles. Both western Polk and Burnett counties are underlain by basalt. Carved into this blackish volcanic rock is the St. Croix River Valley.

To reach northern Polk County, the Ice Age Trail temporarily uses a rail-trail corridor. Near Frederic, the Ice Age Trail turns eastward, passing through the headwaters of the Trade and Straight rivers. Along the Straight River, the trail passes through one of the best examples anywhere of a tunnel channel and esker system. The flora and fauna are quite spectacular as well. Continuing east, the trail follows McKenzie and Sand creeks and passes through the Timberland Hills.

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Price C o u n t y Calendar of Events

Aug. 4-7 Park Falls – Flambeau Rama: Carnival rides, sidewalk sales, live music, arts & crafts fair, car show, parade, games, softball tournament, and more.

Aug. 24-28 Phillips – Price County Fair: Carnival rides, live family entertainment, Human Foosball Tournament, demo derby, 5K Color run, and much more.

Sept. 3 Park Falls – Flambeau 40 Bike Races: On-road races. Lunch included.

Sept. 3-4 Prentice – Progress Days: Tournaments, parade, food vendors, airplane and old fire truck rides, live music, wagon rides, and much more.

Sept. 5 Pike Lake – Pike Lake Fun Days: Sept. 24 Phillips – Celebration of Arts in Action: 9am to 4pm, Concrete Park.

Sept. 24 Ogema – Christmas Tree Festival: 9am start, downtown. Craft show and flea market; softball and horseshoe tournaments; “Run to the Peak” race to Timm’s Hill; quilt show, tree toss, dance, and much more.

Flambeau 40 Bike Race PARK FALLS – The Park Falls Chamber of Commerce invites novice and veteran on-road bike racers to enter their annual Flambeau 40 Bike Race with professional chip timing on Saturday, Sept. 3. Special awards will be given to the top three overall male and female finishers.

The course is a 13-mile loop on paved roads on rolling hills, flats and climbing and in some areas, scenic views of the picturesque Flambeau River. On-site registration from 7:30-8:30am at St. An-

thony’s Church, 276 S 5th Ave., Park Falls. The race starts with the first racer released at 9am from Chequamegon High School, 420 9th St., North, Park Falls.

Early bird registration (Active.com) deadline is Aug. 15, with guaranteed t-shirt and free lunch after the race. Check parkfalls. com or call 877-762-2703 for more race details, including registration fees.

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Price County’s scenic roads await you COUNTYWIDE – Before you know it Mother Nature will soon be at work transforming the greens leaves of summer to the vibrant colors of autumn. Now’s the time to plan a visit to Price County to take in her handiwork.

The Price County Tourism Department has compiled a list of tours suitable for touring by auto, motorcycle or bicycle. Pack a lunch or plan to stop at one of the many restaurants and taverns along the way. Here’s just one of the trips planned just for you: Phillips/Solberg Lake (20 miles round trip) Leave Phillips on Hwy. H east of Solberg Lake Road. Follow the road around the entire lake until you find the Solberg Lake County Park sign.

This park is an all-purpose recreation area including a sand beach, picnic area, campgrounds, boat landing, fishing pier, and a nature trail.

After leaving the park, turn left onto Solberg Lake Road and meet the intersection of Old 13 Road.

Turn left and return to Phillips.

Other recommended tours are listed below. Details available from the tourism department or go to their web site: pricecountywi.net The Flambeau Tour Prentice/Phillips (27 miles round trip) Fifield-Smith Rapids Bridge/Round Lake Dam (52 miles round trip) Ogema-Catawba (18 miles one way) Kennan/Big Falls (10 miles one way) Prentice/Ogema (25 miles round trip) Phillips/Musser Lake (25 miles round trip) Park Falls/Oxbo (40 miles round trip) Park Falls/Turtle-Flambeau Flowage (32 miles round trip) Ogema/Timm’s Hill (20 miles round trip) Stone Briedges of Southern Price County (50 miles round trip)

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Calendar of Events Aug. 5-7 Hayward to Cable – CHARAC Art Crawl: Some 40 artists at two dozen sites.

Aug. 18-21 Hayward – Sawyer County Fair: Agriculture, arts, entertainment.

Sept. 2-4 Exeland -- Exeland Trout Festival: Fishing contest, obstacle run, kid’s carnival, parade, music and more.

Sept. 17 Hayward/Cable – Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival: 40 mile fat tire race with mass start at 10am from downtown Hayward, to Telemark Resort in Cable. Children parade, games and fun competitions also scheduled. Sunday tour also.

Sept. 24 Hayward – Hayward Fall Festival: 9am to 5pm. Fine arts & crafts booths, children games, face painting, food booths, live music. Main Street.

Oct. 1 Stone Lake – Cranberry Festival:

It takes a village HAYWARD -- At Scheer’s Lumberjack Village, located on Hwy. B, ½ mile east of Hayward, a talented and diverse team of individuals coordinates efforts to provide guests with hours of fun at one location.

The Lumberjack Village, owned by Fred Scheer is the venue for his Lumberjack Shows, a quintessential northern Wisconsin attraction since 1981.

of Hayward’s residents as well as its visitors.

Here a visitor can watch world-class athletes perform 10 of the same events that are part of the Lumberjack World Championships. An elite skier, world champion log roller and boom runner, and inline skate and mountain bike enthusiast, Fred Scheer exemplifies the varied talents and interests

Though Fred Scheer has a high energy level, he does not personally manage all the shops and amenities at the Lumberjack Village. Those who do, bring an even broader collection of interests and talents to the team.

Linda Fenton, owner of the Namekagon Cone ice cream shop located in the Lumberjack Village, was the Iditarod’s Teacher on the Trail in 2013. Sue Scheer, owner of Mainstream Boutique in the Lumberjack Village, serves the world’s cross-country skiing community as the president of the American Birkebeiner board. Josh Passolt, the Lumberjack Show announcer, plays as a forward for the Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL. When one’s inner dinner bell rings, by far the most popular professional in the Lumberjack Village is Corey Elliott, chef at the River Deck Restaurant, located right next to the Lumberjack Show grandstand. Corey holds a culinary arts degree from the Art Institute International of Minnesota and has earned a reputation locally for his innovative and eclectic cuisine.

The restaurant’s menu features unique and flavorful salads and sandwiches that combine fresh ingredients and local products. The menu expands in the evenings to include five dinner entrees and every week Corey creates a featured entrée to add to diners’ enjoyment. The restaurant offers cocktails, beer and a selection of fine wine.

When in Hayward, plan a stop at Scheer’s Lumberjack Village where you can experience fabulous food at the River Deck, followed by Wisconsin’s best ice cream at the Namekagon Cone. Ladies can browse in the Mainstream Boutique. And everyone will enjoy world-class entertainment at a Lumberjack Show and a round of golf at the Lumberjack Village Mini-Golf.

Visit scenic Black Lake Recreation Area

WINTER -- Located just north of the community of Winter, the Black Lake Recreation Area is in the center of the ChequamegonNicolet National Forest. The campground rates high with families looking for a well-rounded camping experience.

It offers 26 drive-in campsites and 3 walk-in sites, a picnic area, a swimming beach, vault toilets and two boat landings on the 129acre Black Lake. The lake offers good fishing for panfish, walleye, bass and muskie. The site is near the elk release area so a sighting of this magnificent animal could be a bonus to your visit here.

The four-mile Black Lake Trail starts in the campground and takes you around the lake for a scenic and challenging hike. Following the trail is like taking a walk through time to the old logging days of the Northwoods. The principal fish species in Black Lake are muskie, largemouth bass, northern pike and panfish.

Most of the campsites face the lake and are situated amidst birch, red pine and spruce trees. Each site has a fire grate and picnic table.

During off-peak, reservations are not taken. The campground is open with full services from May 1 through Nov. 30 on a first-come, first-serve basis. Remember, out-of-area firewood is prohibited in an effort to slow down the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer. Firewood is available at or near the campground.

Directions: Travel east from Hayward on Hwy. B for 23 miles to the intersection of Hwy. B, Hwy. W and Barker Lake Road. Turn left (north) and drive 7.7 miles on Barker Lake Road and Forest Road 172 to Forest Road 173. Turn left (north) and drive 0.4 miles to the paved campground road.

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The Canoe Joust is one of the events in the Lumberjack Shows that keeps the crowd laughing.

Scheer’s Lumberjack Show grows champions HAYWARD -- If you don’t have the opportunity to attend the Lumberjack World Championships (LWC) in Hayward on July 28-30 you can see the same display of lumberjack sports by attending a Fred Scheer’s Lumberjack Show.

In fact, you may see some of the same lumberjacks who compete in the world championships. Since its onset, Scheer’s Lumberjack Shows has been a training ground for many athletes who became world champions.

Founders of the show, Rob and Fred Scheer both claim world championship titles. Rob is a three-time world champion in the 90-foot pole climb.

Fred a four-time world champion in the men’s log roll and two-time champion in the men’s boom run.

Fred’s son Cassidy was raised in the Lumberjack Bowl where both the LWC and Fred Scheer’s Lumberjack Shows are held. Part of Fred Scheer’s Lumberjack Shows for 14 years, Cassidy holds three pole climbing world championships and a men’s boom run world championship.

According to Cassidy, “When you perform an event two times a day, five days a week all summer long as part of a lumberjack show, you get a lot of practice in front of a crowd. You can get really good if you put in extra time working on your personal technique.”

Dustin Beckwith, Sean Duffy (yes Congressman Sean Duffy), Roger Burger, Brian Linville and Charlie Fenton are just a few more Lumberjack World Champions who learned their skills as performers in Fred Scheer’s Lumberjack Shows.

The LWC in Hayward isn’t the only world-class lumberjack event in which Fred Scheer’s Lumberjack Show performers have competed. As part of Fred Scheer’s Stihl Pro Team, Cassidy Scheer and Dustin Beckwith captured gold and bronze medals in the Superjack event at the 2005 ESPN Great Outdoor Games competition.

Fred Scheer is quick to point out that the lumberjack athletes deserve all the credit for their achievements, “I just teach them the skill, they practice and develop their own techniques – it’s really fun to watch them take off.”

Fred Scheer (center), his son Cassidy and Dustin Beckwith pose after Cassidy and Dustin win the ESPN Outdoor Games Competition. Fred has trained numerous lumberjacks to perform in his show and gone on to win various lumberjack competitions.

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Consider a cranberry marsh tour anytime!

ooking for a great fall getaway? Consider touring a cranberry marsh (bog) this fall as a means to learn more about this native fruit bearing plant. There are several marshes that offer public tours in both central and northern Wisconsin.

The berries ripen to ruby red later in the year, so if you can go only once plan a later trip. Bring a camera to record the gathering of the berries and of course their bright color.

During the marsh tour, you’ll learn that Wisconsin is the nation’s leading producer of cranberries, harvesting more than 60 percent of the country’s crop. Contrary to popular belief, cranberries do not grow in water. Rather, they grow on low running vines in sandy bogs and marshes.

Once they flood the marshes the night before harvest, an egg beater-style harvesting machine loosens the berries (each has 4 tiny air pockets so they float to the surface). Tractors drag a boom to herd the berries to one end. Workers in waders corral the berries to a vacuum hose to be deposited in the bed of a truck. They then are trucked to the storage bins or directly to the factory for processing.

Here’s a primer on where to find cranberry tours in Northern Wisconsin. You can drive yourself to these listed marshes, or meet at specific locations for either transportation or an information session or both before you go.

Northern Wisconsin cranberry marsh tours • Fifield Cranberry Marsh (Fifield) Tour the marsh and buy fresh cranberries daily except Sunday, late September through mid-October. Call ahead for specific dates. 715-762-4174.

• Lake Nokomis Cranberries (Eagle River) Enjoy a guided tour (see below) and buy fresh cranberries during the harvest season (late September through mid October). Call ahead for tour times and gift shop hours. 715-479-6546.

• Manitowish Waters Cranberry Marsh Tours (Manitowish Waters) Manitowish Marsh Tours (see below) run from the first Friday after July 4th through the first Friday of October. Call the Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerce for details 888-626-9877.

• Stone Lake Cranberry Marsh Tours (Stone Lake) Held during Stone Lake Cranberry Fest, Saturday, Oct. 1. Marsh tour bus stop is located in a tent under the water tower; tours depart every 30 minutes from 9am to 3pm. One-hour tour of a local cranberry marsh, either Zawistowski’s or Golden Pond. Tickets are $5 each.

PrimeTimers provide the ride from St. Germain Ditch the car and hop on the PrimeTimer’s bus on select Mondays during August, September and early October for a visit to the Nokomis Cranberries Marsh, Wine & Gift Shop in Eagle River.

The bus leaves the St. Germain Chamber of Commerce office at 10am and returns about noon. The tour itself is free, but you are asked to pay $5 to cover the driver’s cost and gas.

The cranberry tour takes about an hour and finishes with a stop at their Wine & Gift Shop. Call the chamber office at 715-477-2205 to reserve a seat on the bus. The PrimeTimers tours begin Monday, Aug. 22 and end Monday, Oct. 3.

Free cranberry marsh tours at MW A one-hour tour, rain or shine, starting at 10am each Friday from the Manitowish Waters Community Center.

The tour starts at the Community Center/Chamber office for the first half-hour with a video, free cranberry samples, prize drawings, educational display and Q&A session. Then motorcade in your own vehicle to the Vilas Cranberry Company marsh for an up-close look at the bogs – blooming, growing or being harvested – depending on the time of year visited. All ages welcome, preregistration not required. The chamber provides free shuttle buses from the Community Center to the marsh during Cran-a-Rama.

Sponsored by the Manitowish Waters Cranberry Growers Association and the Manitowish Waters Chamber.

Cranberry Fest tours from Eagle River Cranberry Marsh & Winery Tours from Eagle River to Lake Nokomis Cranberries in Eagle River start at 11am and 11:30am, Sept. 29; 10am to noon, Sept. 30; 9am to 3pm, Oct. 1; and 10am to 2pm, Oct. 2. Tours leave from the Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center. Call 800-359-6315 for reservations.

Otherwise, tours at Lake Nokomis Cranberries, 6031 County Road D are as follows: during harvest only -- Monday-Friday 11am, 1pm, 3pm; Saturday-11am & 1pm.

Shawano C o u n t Ry Calendar of Events

Aug. 6 Shawano – Mountain Bay 5K Run/Walk: Kuckuk Park. Shawanooptimistclub.org.

Aug. 12-14 Shawano – Shawano Folk Music Festival: shawanofestival.com.

Aug. 13 Shawano – Downtown Shawano Maxwell Days: shawanodowntown.com.

‘Bike the Barn Quilts’ Ride SHAWANO – The fifth annual “Bike the Barn Quilts” Ride will take place Saturday, Sept. 24. The ride will showcase beautiful 8’x8’ quilt squares painted on barns with a backdrop of gorgeous fall colors.

The scenic routes vary from 5 to 70 miles. The starting point is Memorial Athletic Park, corner of Lieg and Main streets in Shawano. Hours are from 7:30am to 5:30pm, although your route will dictate the time.

The guided trips are designed for adults and children, and for all ages and skill levels. There will be SAG wagons, maps, continental breakfast, lunch and ride souvenir.

New this year are 5K and 10K “Hike the Mini-Quilts” run/walk options. The routes will be adorned with mini-quilts created by area children.

For more information, visit shawanopathways.org, e-mail matty@frontiernet.net or call 715-524-2139.

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Aug. 5 St. Germain – Bacon Dash: 5k trail run at 6pm followed by an outdoor concert. St. Germain Community Park.

715-477-2205 or St.-Germain.com.

Aug. 5-6 St. Germain – Pig in the Pines: Bacon, BBQ & Bands: 11:30am to 10pm, Chamber Park. Big kid trike races, comic magician, live music, tasting contest, inflatables both days; 5K Bacon Dash on Saturday.

Aug. 11-14 Eagle River – Vilas County Fair: Eagle River. Midway carnival, live entertainment, games, and much more.

Aug. 12-14 Boulder Junction – Musky Jamboree: 9am to 4pm.

Aug. 14 St. Germain – Woods & Water Paddle Races: 10am, Lynn Ann’s Campground. 10K or 5K race on kayak or SUP. 715-542-3456, lynnannscampground@ gmail.com.

Aug. 19-21 Eagle River – World Championship Side X Side UTV/ATV Derby: Stock, modified and oval races, mud runs, swap meet, vendors, Firecracker Show, food, camping.

Aug. 27 Phelps – Twin Triathlon: 715545-3800.

Sept. 3 Manitowish Waters – Northwoods Bad-Dash Mud Run: 10am start at Discovery Center. 12 obstacles adventure run. 715-543-8488, manitowishwaters. org.

Sept. 9-11 Manitowish Waters – World Championship Musky Classic: Sportsman and open divisions on lakes in 4 townships. Muskyclassic.com.

Sept. 10 Boulder Junction – Colorama Arts & Crafts Fair: 9am to 3pm, Community Center.

Sept. 17 Lac du Flambeau – Wild Rice

Fest: 5K run/walk at 9am; food, pie-eating contest, demonstrations.

Sept. 17 Phelps – Scarecrow Contest: 10am to 5pm. Pumpkin chuckin, arts and craft, hot rod show, seaplane rides.

Sept. 17 St. Germain – Colorama & Human Foosball Tournament: 10am to 6pm, Community Park. Craft show, farmers market, horse drawn wagon rides, human foosball tournament, ATV Scavenger Stampede, and more.

Sept. 24-25 Land O’ Lakes – Colorama Weekend: Scarecrow and decorating contests. Retail sales.

Sept. 24-25 Sayner – Plum Lake Colorama Weekend: Special events at local stores; breakfast, craft show and bake sale Sunday, 9am to noon, Community building.

Sept. 25 Presque Isle – Wild Game Cook Off: Noon to 2pm, community center. Wild game and natural foods will be served and judged.

Oct. 1 Manitowish Waters – Cran-ARama: 9am to 3pm, Community Center.

Arts & crafts fair, cooking contest, marsh tours, pontoon rides, bake sale.

Oct. 1 Eagle River – Cranberry Fest: Food, run/walk, craft sales.

Oct. 1 & 2 St. Germain – Greater WI Muskie Tournament: Held on 10 area lakes. St.-Germain.com or 715-477-2205.

Nov. 12 St. Germain – Christmas Bazaar: 10am to 3pm, Community Center.

Craft show, cookies by the pound, raffles, Santa visit.

Nov. 26 St. Germain – Jingle Bell 3K Run/Walk/Roll/Pull: Walk, bike or sled the 3K followed by holiday parade and tree lighting at dusk, open house at fire department, Santa visit. St-Germain.com or 715-477-2205.

Dec. 2 Manitowish Waters – Santa’s Christmas for the Town: 4pm start at Community Center. Christmas crafts; food, Christmas cookies, Santa visit at 5pm, tree lighting at 7pm, bonfire.

Dec. 3 Manitowish Waters – Holiday Home Tour & Luncheon: 10am to 2pm, tour area homes, lunch and raffles at Little Bohemia.

Dec. 26-31 Manitowish Waters – Marvel in Manitowish Waters: Story hour, crafts, horse-drawn wagon rides, live music, snowshoeing, dances, and more.

Be brave. Be bold. Be a Bad Dasher MANITOWISH WATERS – It’s not going to be an ordinary Labor Day weekend in Manitowish Waters!

The extraordinary Northwoods Bad Dash Mud Run will take place Saturday, Sept. 3. The 4-mile adventure run features a dozen obstacles tagged with names like “Log Slog,” “Triple Threat” and “Icy Hell.” You supply the sweat. They supply the mud.

The fifth annual Bad Dash Mud Run is hosted and sponsored by the Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerce and the North Lakeland Discovery Center. It’s a fun, untimed event open to anyone age 16 or older. Spectators are welcomed, too!

Prizes will be awarded for “Best Lumberjack & Jill or Lumberjack Couple,” “Truest Wisconsinite,” “Most Flair,” and ‘Best Team-Get-Up.” Same-day registration will be at the Manitowish Waters Community Center beginning at 9am with the race starting at the North Lakeland Discovery Center at 10am (staggered start every 5 minutes).

It’s party time at the Community Center from 9am to 1pm with food, beer, raffles and live music by Justin Russell. The party is open to the public, so come out, have some fun and watch those mud-runners slide down the Lambeau Leap and run through the finish line.

Visit nwbaddash.com to register for the race. Or contact the Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerce at manitowishwaters.org or 715-543-8488.

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Colorama Arts & Crafts Fair—Sept. 10 BOULDER JUNCTION – The 24th annual Colorama Arts & Crafts Fair will be Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9am to 3pm. The craft show, farmers market and wild game sandwiches serving will be at the Community Center.

Then join others at the 57th annual Colorama Dinner Saturday, Sept 17 at historic Nash Lodge located at Camp Manito-wish YMCA in Boulder Junction. Enjoy appetizers from Dairymen’s and silent auction by Peeplelures starting at 4:30pm. The traditional dinner of wild game stew and chicken at 6:30pm will be served by the North Lakeland Elementary School’s eighth graders.

Door prizes and raffle prizes will be announced. The Boulder Junction Community Foundation sponsors the event as a fundraiser.

For tickets call the Boulder Junction Chamber of Commerce at 715-385-2400.

Lac du Flambeau Wild Rice Fest – Sept. 17 LAC DU FLAMBEAU – This celebration of Native American heritage on Saturday, Sept. 17 starts with a 5K Run/Walk Event at 9am. From 8am to 4pm, there will be wild rice harvesting demonstrations, wild rice and Indian fry bread cooking contest, pie eating contest, and educational displays. There will be vendors and crafters, shopping and games all day.

Phelps Scarecrow Fest – Sept. 17 PHELPS -- Family fun is in store for the family at the annual Scarecrow Fest on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 10am to 5pm, at Phelps There will be “pumpkin chuckin,” arts and crafts, sea plane rides, antique hot rod show and chainsaw carving demos.

St. Germain Colorama – Sept. 17 ST. GERMAIN – This pleasant community is known as “the Birthplace of Colorama.” With 57 past Colorama celebrations tucked in its belt, who can argue! Their 58th version will be Saturday, Sept. 17 at the St. Germain Community Park.

Experience beautiful fall colors and celebrate bountiful harvest at the craft show and farmers market from 10am to 4pm. There are free horse drawn wagon rides through wooded trails, pumpkin painting with the kids, decorate your homes with mums from our “Mums the Word” mum sale or sample regional microbrews at the “Pints in the Park” Beer Tasting from noon to 4pm. Live entertainment and concessions all day.

Sign up a team up for the second annual St. Germain Human Foosball Tournament, a unique and family fun event you are sure to enjoy! There will be “open” Foosball / pick-up games from 10am to 1pm (no cost). The Human Foosball Tournament will run from 2-6pm (with a 1pm check-in time). To guarantee T-Shirt size, have your team registered Sept. 2.

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The Jim Pekol Polk Band takes the stage from 12:30-3pm. Almost Famous finishes out the live music from 3-6pm.

Held in conjunction with St. Germain Colorama is the first ever St. Germain ATV Scavenger Stampede. Sign up and you will receive the scavenger hunt list. Prizes and awards for participants. For more information on all events, go to St-Germain. com or call 715-477-2205.

Plum Lake Colorama Weekend – Sept. 24-25 SAYNER – Celebrate Colorama starting with a breakfast, craft show, raffles, bake sale on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 9am to noon at the Community Building in Sayner. There will be special events at local shops both days.

Presque Isle Wild Game Cook Off – Sept. 25 PRESQUE ISLE – The Presque Isle Chamber of commerce is sponsoring its 26th annual Wild Game and Natural Foods Cook Off on Sunday, Sept. 25, from noon to 2pm at the Community Center. Area cooks vie for the title of “Wildest Cook” as determined by diners. Categories are appetizer, soup/side dish, main dish, and dessert. The luncheon is open to the public.

Manitowish Waters Cran-A-Rama – Oct. 1 MANITOWISH WATERS – The Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerce invite you to help them celebrate the start of the area’s fall color and cranberry harvest season during their CranA-Rama celebration, Saturday, Oct. 1. Hours are 9am to 3pm.

The event is co-sponsored by the Manitowish Waters Cranberry Growers Association.

There will be an arts and craft fair, and “Everything Cranberry” including a cranberry cooking contest, “Taste of Harvest” concessions featuring local restaurants and vendors from 1-2pm, free cranberry marsh tours, free fall color pontoon rides sponsored by the Manitowish Waters Lakes Association, Lioness bake sale, fresh cranberry sales, self-guided fall color tours, cranberry samples and more!

Eagle River Cranberry Fest – Oct. 1-2 EAGLE RIVER – Celebrate with cranberry-themed foods, the world’s largest cheesecake, over 300 arts and crafts booths, run/ walk, entertainment, antique market, farmer’s market, cranberry marsh and winery tours at the 37th annual Cranberry Fest in Eagle River.

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Calendar of Events Dip the toes in the water at Totogatic Aug. 5 Spooner – Music at The Shed/Ginstrings: 7pm, The Potters Shed, Minneapolis bluegrass/folk group.

Aug. 5-7 Spooner – Jack Pine Savage Days: Savage Dash, Kids Dash, volleyball and beanbag tournaments, health fair, art & craft fair, food, entertainment.

Aug. 12 Spooner – Music at The Shed/Bare Bones: 7pm, The Potters Shed. Bob Berg, Gary Neilson (formerly of Porch Dogs), Jack White & Mike Mullen.

Aug. 12-13 Minong -- Northwoods Music Festival.

Aug. 19 Spooner – Music at The Shed/The High 48s: 7pm, The Potters Shed, classic bluegrass with a modern attitude.

Aug. 26 Spooner – Music at The Shed/Dead Horses: 7pm, The Potters Shed, acoustic band with a cultivated folk sensibility.

Sept. 2 Spooner – Music at The Shed/The Shillelagh Lads: 7pm, The Potters Shed, contagious traditional Irish pub music.

Sept. 2-4 Shell Lake – Town and Country Days: Truck pull, Lake Run. Street dances, live music, craft fair, sailing regatta, garden tractor pull, grand parade on Sunday, car and bike show.

Campground

MINONG – Washburn County’s Totogatic Park (pronounced “toe toe gah tick”) offers a modern campground on the 1,600-acre Minong Flowage.

The park amenities include showers, flush and vault toilets, beach, boating, boat ramp and dock, fish cleaning station, firewood, ice, pavilion, shower house, dump stations, public telephone, newly renovated playground, basketball and volleyball courts.

This park offers a unique opportunity for water-based recreation with a majority of the campsites directly on the lakeshore. Sandy lake bottoms and easy access to the water allows for swimming and boat mooring at many of the sites.

The flowage has a variety of fish, including walleye, northern, crappie, bluegill, smallmouth and largemouth bass. For hikers or bicyclists, the 8 km Totogatic Trail is located two miles north of Minong on Hwy. 53.

Washburn County also offers, on a limited basis, the ability to reserve a site using a check or cash, by calling the Forestry Office in Spooner at (715) 635-4490. You can also make a reservation by visiting washburncountyparks.us.

Fifty campsites can be reserved from May 1 to September 30. Before May 1 and after September 30, sites are available on a first come, first serve basis. About two dozen sites are only available on a first come, first serve basis.

For more information call 715-466-2822 (May 15 to Sept. 15, when park manager present) or the Spooner office during business hours, 715-635-4490.

Totogatic Park, N13984 Tota Drive, is located west of Minong.

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Calendar of Events Aug. 25-28 Ironwood – Gogebic County Fair: Carnival rides, grandstand entertainment, music, crafts, livestock, food.

Sept. 22-25 Bessemer – Pumpkin Fest: Downtown. Helicopter rides, food, music, vendors, kiddie parades and carnival, and more. photo by Dean S Acheson

Copper Peak Adventure Ride soars BESSEMER – Find your adventure way up in the clouds – it truly seems that way! – with a trip to Copper Peak just north of Bessemer where the Adventure Ride lets visitors rise to the same heights as the athletes who have “flown” down the giant skill hill jump in years past.

This iconic, cantilevered, engineering marvel rises 26 stories above the hilltop. You can take the chairlift or drive up to the crest of the hill (a 360-foot copper-bearing volcanic outcrop), where an 18-story elevator takes you to the main observation deck. From there, the truly fearless can walk an additional eight stories to the top starting gate.

The view is spectacular no matter the season, but once the fall color is at its peak – just breathtaking!

Enjoy the highest, most awe-inspiring, unobstructed vista in the Midwest overlooking over 2,500 square miles of the Lake Superior Basin, three states (Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota) and even Canada on a clear day. Points of interest include the Apostle Islands, the Porcupine Mountains, Isle Royale, and numerous historic sites.

Back on terra firma, the Copper Peak Museum & Gift Shop offers a variety of gifts and souvenirs, as well as artifacts illustrating the rich history of ski flying. The building also includes restroom facilities.

New recreation opportunities on the Copper Peak grounds feature mountain bike trails, including both beginner and intermediate trails. There is no charge to ride the trails.

Check out their new birding blind, which overlooks a pond and provides an excellent opportunity to observe local warblers, vireos, raptors and other songbirds. Detailed directions to the blind and about the trails are available inside the Copper Peak Chalet.

Copper Peak is located ten miles north of Bessemer on County 513 in the Black River Scenic Byway.

Located just minutes from Copper Peak, the Black River Harbor Recreation Area, in the Ottawa National Forest, is a must see during your Copper Peak adventure. With majestic waterfalls, scenic beaches, tranquil campgrounds and more, Black River Harbor is a popular tourist attraction all year long. Starting in Wisconsin, the Black River runs through beautiful forests before dropping in elevation to meet Lake Superior.

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Bessemer Pumpkin Fest offers lots of family activities

BESSEMER – Bessember welcomes fall fun seekers during their 38th annual Pumpkin Fest Thursday, Sept. 22 through Sunday, Sept. 25. Each member of the family will find something to their

liking at this popular festival.

Final details were still being wrapped up as we went to press with this issue, but based on past festivals you can expect to see a poker run and geo-caching, carnival rides, pumpkin pancake breakfast, vendor and food booths, kiddies costume parade, craft fair, pumpkin bowling and pumpkin seed spitting contest, horseshoe tournament and a number other contests.

In addition, there will be classic car and antique tractors displays, live music, helicopter rides, Historical Society open house, silent auction and raffles and more.

Most of the events will take place on Saturday on Sophie Street.

The craft fair will be at the A.D. Johnston High School. Sunday has traditionally included a roast beef/pulled pork dinner at the VFW. For updated details visit bessemerpumpkinfest.com.

If you are looking for adventure, take the short drive to Copper Peak and enjoy their Adventure Ride. This is an amazing experience.

Enjoy the Midwest’s premier vista at the top of Copper Peak, the World’s Largest Ski Jump in Ironwood, Michigan.

• Chair Lift Rides & Elevator Rides • #1 Attraction in the Upper Peninsula • World’s Largest Ski Jump - 26 stories • Midwest’s premier vista - overlooks 2,500 square miles • See three states • Michigan Registered Historical Site • Gift and souvenir shop

Open Memorial Day - Mid-October Visit www.copperpeak.com or call 906.932.3500 for details

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