‘Games and Sports’ Archives
Head to Wausau for Riverfest
Wausau, Wisconsin’s whitewater park has had a long and varied history. Created in the mid 70′s, it was at the time one of a few whitewater courses in the world located within a city center. Over the years professional whitewater competitions have become more and [Read More]
Snow tubing at Sylvan Hill Park in Wausau
Are you looking for a fun activity for the family during the Christmas break? If you’ve never been to Wausau’s Sylvan Hill Park, you really should head on out for an afternoon of snow tubing fun. The park has six snow tubing runs and two tow ropes. A chalet with [Read More]
Lots of weekend snow: Trails open statewide
The good news about the blizzard of 2010 is that there is plenty of snow for ski trails to open up statewide. The Wausau areas received approximately 13 inches of snow over the weekend, so Nine Mile Trail in Wausau opened on the morning of the 13th with the entire system of [Read More]
Bike tour of Wisconsin coming in 2011
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board is once again a presenting sponsor for the Tour of America’s Dairyland. The tour, a pro-am cycling series will route through 11 communities in Wisconsin on June 16-26, 2011. “Tour of America’s Dairyland is a healthy [Read More]
Indycar Racing back at the Milwaukee Mile
Indy cars will make their return to the Milwaukee Mile racetrack at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis next June. From Fox 6 News Milwaukee: IRL’s Chief Executive Officer Randy Bernard announced the schedule, revealing that a race will run at the Milwaukee Mile [Read More]
Dragon Boat Festival takes to Lake Superior
This weekend, August 27-28 is the 9th annual Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival. Located in Superior, WI at Barker’s Island, the festival is one of the few dragon boats races in the United States. This festival, organized by the Superior and Harbortown Rotary clubs [Read More]
UW Badgers Ticket Marketplace now open
The college football season is once again upon with the Badgers playing their first game this weekend. Badger tickets are perennially hard to come by, but now you can purchase Badger tickets on the secondary market and support UW Athletics at the same time via the Badger [Read More]
Chippewa Falls Pure Water Days
The annual Pure Water Days event is sure to please everyone in the family. Join us August 12-15 to celebrate 34 years of festive fun. Events include: fireworks, a bowling tournament, “last call” sale at Leinie’s, library team trivia contest, petting [Read More]
World’s best golfers coming to Wisconsin
We are little more than a week away from the PGA championship to be held at Whistling Straits near Kohler. The top golfers in the world will play on one of the most challenging courses in the nation as they compete on the rugged course that hugs the shores of Lake Michigan. [Read More]
Inner city game finds a home in rural Wisconsin
Stoopball, a game played by urban kids who don’t have access to ball fields has found a home in rural Clinton, Wisconsin. Former Detroit resident Tom Katroscik moved to the village near Janesville 20 years ago and brought the game with him. He built three fields in [Read More]
