Posts Tagged ‘events’
Woodland Ways
Today I cam across a flyer for a very interesting event happening this Sunday , August 14th, at Dillman’s Resort in Lac du Flambeau (a simply beautiful setting!): Woodland Ways: 3rd Annual Benefit for Northwoods Niijii’s Woodland Indian Art Initiative. The [Read More]
Stratford Heritage Days
We headed out to Stratford Heritage Days today for some cultural fun. The schedule was filled with dancing demonstrations from around the world, music, historical cemetery tours, a small carnival, car show and a bit of food. The historical museum was also open for a peek. [Read More]
Thinking about summer?
Has your mind started wandering and looking for signs of warmer weather? If you are starting to plan your summer activities be sure to stop by the Wisconsin Fairs website to check out the schedule of fairs for the summer. Not all the entertainment information has been [Read More]
Civil War Item Roll Call in Marathon County
The Woodson History Center (home of the Marathon County Historical Society) in Wausau is still filled with scaffolding, paint brushes and ladders. But the inaugural exhibit commemorating the Civil War Sesquicentennial for this space is already starting to take shape. And [Read More]
Sterling Hall Memories
It has been 40 years (August 24, 1970) since the bombing of Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. In recognition Oral History Project at UW Madison and Wisconsin Story Project are taking up the task of collecting memories from those who remember that day. A [Read More]
Festival list for August 20-22, 2010
Here’s a short list of festivals and events that are happening around Wisconsin this weekend. Help me expand this list; I know that there are more events out there that what I’ve got listed. If I missed anything please drop me a note in the comments section. [Read More]
Tall ships invade Green Bay this weekend
From the Tall Ship Festival web site Twelve vintage vessels will sail into the Port of Green Bay, dock on the shores of the Fox River and host a three day festival as part The Great Lakes United Tall Ship Challenge 2010 ®. Green Bay is one of only six ports in the USA and [Read More]
Civil War Sesquicentennial
2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. Many events are being planned across the US in the next four years to commemorate the war. Although no major battles were fought here, Wisconsin still played a large part in the war. More than 91,000 men [Read More]
Food On A Stick
A fair is just not complete without food-on-a-stick. And the Wisconsin State Fairis Utopia for those craving the rush of the latest food-on-a-stick delicacy. The folks at the fair have been kind enough to supply the list for your culinary scavenger hunt. Here are a few [Read More]
Wisconsin’s top five food festivals
A big part of our cultural heritage is eating. It’s even better when you can combine eating with drinking beer and partying. A food festival meets the bill. Most small town communities have festival that celebrates this or commemorates that. The Wisconsin State [Read More]
