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Northwestern Wisconsin Calendar of Events
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Friday, September 3, 2010 |
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Where: Shell Lake, WI
Friday, September 3, 2010
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Town & Country Days. Celebrate Labor Day Weekend with street dances, food booths, sports contests, tractor pull, kiddie and grand parades, flea market, sailing regatta, games, contests,arts & crafts, and fly-in breakfast. For more information contact:(715) 468-4088.
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Where: Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds - Superior
Friday, September 3, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM
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MRA/URA sanctioned professional rodeo, including saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, bareback riding, cowgirl's barrell racing, bull riding and more. The time varies by day.
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Where: Downtown, Airport, School and Lions Park
Friday, September 3, 2010
Time: 5:30 PM
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50th ANNUAL PRENTICE PROGRESS DAYS
Sponsored by Prentice Lions, Volunteer Fire Department and Optimists
September 3, 4 and 5, 2010
FRIDAY, September 3
5:30 p.m. Firemen's Softball Games at Lions Park - Concessions by the Optimist Club
SATURDAY, September 4
Dunk Tank - Volleyball Court Open - Ice Cream Stand Open
9:00 a.m. Softball Tournament all day at Lions Park
10:00 a.m. All Day Arts and Crafts at Prentice School East Gym, by Optimist Club call 715-428-2917
10:30 a.m. Parade along Railroad Avenue, Parade Marshal: Dave Raleigh
Sponsored by Time Federal Savings Bank
11:30 a.m. Barbecued Chicken Dinners, Pies and Goodies served at the Lions Park and in the high school cafeteria
12:00 p.m. Prentice High School Alumni Basketball Tournament at Prentice High School,sponsored by Booster Club, $40 entry fee required, call Jay Esterholm at 715-428-2200 to register
12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Genealogical Research at Computer Lab with cooperation from Price County Genealogical Club; Historic Display - High School Library - Jump River Historical Society and Knox Creek Heritage Center
1:00 p.m. Log Loading Contest at high school parking lot, sponsored by Cat Forest Products
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Free Music at Lions Park, Fire Truck Rides starting by St John's Church
1:00 p.m. Airplane Rides at Airport
1:30 p.m. Kids Games at Lions Park
2:00 p.m. Kids Fishing Contest at Buccaneer Pond, Sponsored by Chequamegon Club
2:00 p.m. 50 Years of Miss Prentice featuring Queens from Progress Days past, at Lions Park
2:30 p.m. 2010 Miss Prentice Coronation at Lions Park
3:00 p.m. 4th Annual Progress Days Horse Pull by the Wisconsin Horse Pullers Association, located just north of the PHS football field
8:00 p.m. Dance at Fire Hall featuring the Bear Creek Band
Sunday, September 5
9:00 a.m. Softball Tournament at Lions Park - Concessions by the Optimist Club
8:00-11:00 a.m. Leo Heikkinen Memorial Golf Tournament at Prentice Golf Course by Optimist Club $5.00 Entry Fee + Greens Fee (rain date is Monday)
12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Progress Days Pig Catching Contest at Lions Park. Win cash prizes!
1:00 p.m. Bean Bag Toss at Lions Park by Ds' Burger & Bowl
1:30 p.m. Minute To Win it Contest at Lions Park by Prentice Area Optimists
7:00 p.m. Community Hymn Sing at Prentice School West Gym - Coffee & Fellowship to follow
Contact (715)428-2124 for more information
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Where: Downtown, Airport and Lions Park
Friday, September 3, 2010
Time: 5:30 PM
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5:30 p.m. Firemen's Softball Games at Lions Park - Concessions by the Optimist Club
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Friday, September 3, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
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The Elegant Dinner Train features dinner service in our climate controlled, mahogany interior dining car from 1918. The cash bar opens in the club car one hour prior to departure to get your experience off to a great start. Immediately after departure from the Depot passengers will be seated for dinner. Dinner begins with a sampling of Wisconsin Cheeses, dinner salad, soup de jour, choice of three rotating entrees, and finishes with a slice of Eli's famous Chicago Style Turtle Cheesecake. After dinner enjoy quiet conversation at your table or move back to the lounge car.
Adult $50
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Saturday, September 4, 2010 |
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Where: Namekagon River Visitor Center
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
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Looking for information about the Namekagon River? New exhibits at the Namekagon River Visitor Center will help you to explore this river home for lake sturgeon, bald eagles, and black bears. Learn how the river has been a central feature of 10,000 years of human history. See how the Namekagon River is a part of a larger watershed and part of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverwaya unit of the National Park System. Park Rangers staff the visitor center on weekends in May and September and daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Open hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Namekagon River Visitor Center is located on Highway 63, a half mile east of Highway 53, in Trego, Wisconsin. It features exhibits on the river's natural environment, the 18-minute film The St. Croix: A Northwoods Journey, and a bookstore. It is also a great place to plan a paddle along the river, providing visitors with maps and guides of the National Scenic Riverway.
(715) 635-8346
www.nps.gov
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Where: Downtown, Airport and Lions Park
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
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Dunk Tank - Volleyball Court Open - Ice Cream Stand Open
9:00 a.m. Softball Tournament all day at Lions Park
10:00 a.m. All Day Arts and Crafts at Prentice School East Gym, by Optimist Club call 715-428-2917
10:30 a.m. Parade along Railroad Avenue, Parade Marshal: Dave Raleigh
Sponsored by Time Federal Savings Bank
11:30 a.m. Barbecued Chicken Dinners, Pies and Goodies served at the Lions Park and in the high school cafeteria
12:00 p.m. Prentice High School Alumni Basketball Tournament at Prentice High School,sponsored by Booster Club, $40 entry fee required, call Jay Esterholm at 715-428-2200 to register
12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Genealogical Research at Computer Lab with cooperation from Price County Genealogical Club; Historic Display - High School Library - Jump River Historical Society and Knox Creek Heritage Center
1:00 p.m. Log Loading Contest at high school parking lot, sponsored by Cat Forest Products
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Free Music at Lions Park, Fire Truck Rides starting by St John's Church
2:00 p.m. Kids Fishing Contest at Buccaneer Pond, Sponsored by Chequamegon Club
2:OO p.m. 50 Years of Miss Prentice featuring Queens from Progress Days past, at Lions Park
2:30 p.m. 2010 Miss Prentice Coronation at Lions Park
3:00 p.m. 4th Annual Progress Days Horse Pun by the Wisconsin Horse Pullers Association, located just north of the PHS football field
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
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Enjoy a scenic 16 mile roundtrip excursion from the historic Spooner Depot to an unspoiled overlook of the Namekagon River at Veazie Springs. Take a trip to our concession car and treat yourself to a snack or ice cold beverage.
Adult $15 Child (age 3-12) $12 Family (2A & up to 5C) $54
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Where: Monarch Butterfly Habitat, Shell Lake
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM
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Saturday habitat guided tours, Shell Lake, register at (715)
468-2097
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Where: Washburn County Historical Museum, Shell Lake, WI
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Cookies, bars, and other chocolate goodies. Also the last day the museum is open for the season except by appt. For more information contact:(715) 468-2982
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST
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The Family Pizza Train is our most popular train because it combines everyone's favorite meal with a scenic train ride. Year after year Tony's Riverside, the popular Spooner gathering place, cooks up the best pizza around and delivers it hot to the train. Your ticket aboard the Family Pizza Train includes the 1 hour and 45 minute train ride, 1/2 pizza per person and your first soda. Family rate includes 2 adults and 3-5 children, 2 pizzas, and a soda for each person. Make your reservations for this family favorite.
Adult $23 Child (age 3-12) $17 Family (2A & up to 5C) $80
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Where: Shell Lake, WI
Saturday, September 4, 2010
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Town & Country Days. Celebrate Labor Day Weekend with street dances, food booths, sports contests, tractor pull, kiddie and grand parades, flea market, sailing regatta, games, contests,arts & crafts, and fly-in breakfast. For more information contact:(715) 468-4088.
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Where: Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds - Superior
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM
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MRA/URA sanctioned professional rodeo, including saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, bareback riding, cowgirl's barrell racing, bull riding and more. The time varies by day.
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Event Title: Stone Lake Lions Fish Fry
Where: Lions Hall, Stone Lake, WI
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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For more information call:(715) 865-3105
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
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The Elegant Dinner Train features dinner service in our climate controlled, mahogany interior dining car from 1918. The cash bar opens in the club car one hour prior to departure to get your experience off to a great start. Immediately after departure from the Depot passengers will be seated for dinner. Dinner begins with a sampling of Wisconsin Cheeses, dinner salad, soup de jour, choice of Prime Rib, Prociutto and Goulda Stuffed Chicken Breast, or North Atlantic Salmon, and finishes with a slice of Eli's famous Chicago Style Turtle Cheesecake. After dinner enjoy quiet conversation at your table or move back to the lounge car.
Adult $50
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Sunday, September 5, 2010 |
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Where: Namekagon River Visitor Center
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
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Looking for information about the Namekagon River? New exhibits at the Namekagon River Visitor Center will help you to explore this river home for lake sturgeon, bald eagles, and black bears. Learn how the river has been a central feature of 10,000 years of human history. See how the Namekagon River is a part of a larger watershed and part of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverwaya unit of the National Park System. Park Rangers staff the visitor center on weekends in May and September and daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Open hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Namekagon River Visitor Center is located on Highway 63, a half mile east of Highway 53, in Trego, Wisconsin. It features exhibits on the river's natural environment, the 18-minute film The St. Croix: A Northwoods Journey, and a bookstore. It is also a great place to plan a paddle along the river, providing visitors with maps and guides of the National Scenic Riverway.
(715) 635-8346
www.nps.gov
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Where: Downtown, Airport and Lions Park
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
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9:00 a.m. Softball Tournament at Lions Park - Concessions by the Optimist Club
8:00-11:00 a.m. Leo Heikkinen Memorial Golf Tournament at Prentice Golf Course by Optimist Club $5.00 Entry Fee + Greens Fee (rain date is Monday)
12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Progress Days Pig Catching Contest at Lions Park. Win cash prizes!
1:00 p.m. Bean Bag Toss at Lions Park by Ds' Burger & Bowl
1:30 p.m. Minute To Win it Contest at Lions Park by Prentice Area Optimists
7:00 p.m. Community Hymn Sing at Prentice School West Gym - Coffee & Fellowship to follow
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
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Enjoy a very special buffet lunch onboard our period dining cars on this 3-hour roundtrip. This buffet meal features a salad bar, choice of meats, biscuits & gravy, french toast, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, chefs choice vegetables, fresh dinner rolls, mini muffins, mini danish, and your choice of coffee, iced tea, lemonade, juice, or milk. This dining option requires passengers to serve themselves at our buffet. For just $10 more you can even ride with the engineer in the diesel locomotive on the return trip.
Adult $35 Child (age 3-12) $25 Family (2A & up to 5C) $120
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Where: Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds - Superior
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM
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MRA/URA sanctioned professional rodeo, including saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, bareback riding, cowgirl's barrell racing, bull riding and more. The time varies by day.
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Monday, September 6, 2010
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Where: Clover Meadow Winery
Monday, September 6, 2010
Time: 6:43 AM - 6:43 AM
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Live Music, Food, and as always Wine..
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Where: Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds - Superior
Monday, September 6, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM
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MRA/URA sanctioned professional rodeo, including saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, bareback riding, cowgirl's barrell racing, bull riding and more. The time varies by day.
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Friday, September 10, 2010 |
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Friday, September 10, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
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The Elegant Dinner Train features dinner service in our climate controlled, mahogany interior dining car from 1918. The cash bar opens in the club car one hour prior to departure to get your experience off to a great start. Immediately after departure from the Depot passengers will be seated for dinner. Dinner begins with a sampling of Wisconsin Cheeses, dinner salad, soup de jour, choice of three rotating entrees, and finishes with a slice of Eli's famous Chicago Style Turtle Cheesecake. After dinner enjoy quiet conversation at your table or move back to the lounge car.
Adult $50
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Saturday, September 11, 2010 |
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Where: Namekagon River Visitor Center
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
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Looking for information about the Namekagon River? New exhibits at the Namekagon River Visitor Center will help you to explore this river home for lake sturgeon, bald eagles, and black bears. Learn how the river has been a central feature of 10,000 years of human history. See how the Namekagon River is a part of a larger watershed and part of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverwaya unit of the National Park System. Park Rangers staff the visitor center on weekends in May and September and daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Open hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Namekagon River Visitor Center is located on Highway 63, a half mile east of Highway 53, in Trego, Wisconsin. It features exhibits on the river's natural environment, the 18-minute film The St. Croix: A Northwoods Journey, and a bookstore. It is also a great place to plan a paddle along the river, providing visitors with maps and guides of the National Scenic Riverway.
(715) 635-8346
www.nps.gov
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
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Enjoy a scenic 16 mile roundtrip excursion from the historic Spooner Depot to an unspoiled overlook of the Namekagon River at Veazie Springs. Take a trip to our concession car and treat yourself to a snack or ice cold beverage.
Adult $15 Child (age 3-12) $12 Family (2A & up to 5C) $54
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST
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The Family Pizza Train is our most popular train because it combines everyone's favorite meal with a scenic train ride. Year after year Tony's Riverside, the popular Spooner gathering place, cooks up the best pizza around and delivers it hot to the train. Your ticket aboard the Family Pizza Train includes the 1 hour and 45 minute train ride, 1/2 pizza per person and your first soda. Family rate includes 2 adults and 3-5 children, 2 pizzas, and a soda for each person. Make your reservations for this family favorite.
Adult $23 Child (age 3-12) $17 Family (2A & up to 5C) $80
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
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The Elegant Dinner Train features dinner service in our climate controlled, mahogany interior dining car from 1918. The cash bar opens in the club car one hour prior to departure to get your experience off to a great start. Immediately after departure from the Depot passengers will be seated for dinner. Dinner begins with a sampling of Wisconsin Cheeses, dinner salad, soup de jour, choice of Prime Rib, Prociutto and Goulda Stuffed Chicken Breast, or North Atlantic Salmon, and finishes with a slice of Eli's famous Chicago Style Turtle Cheesecake. After dinner enjoy quiet conversation at your table or move back to the lounge car.
Adult $50
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Sunday, September 12, 2010 |
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Where: Namekagon River Visitor Center
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
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Looking for information about the Namekagon River? New exhibits at the Namekagon River Visitor Center will help you to explore this river home for lake sturgeon, bald eagles, and black bears. Learn how the river has been a central feature of 10,000 years of human history. See how the Namekagon River is a part of a larger watershed and part of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverwaya unit of the National Park System. Park Rangers staff the visitor center on weekends in May and September and daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Open hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Namekagon River Visitor Center is located on Highway 63, a half mile east of Highway 53, in Trego, Wisconsin. It features exhibits on the river's natural environment, the 18-minute film The St. Croix: A Northwoods Journey, and a bookstore. It is also a great place to plan a paddle along the river, providing visitors with maps and guides of the National Scenic Riverway.
(715) 635-8346
www.nps.gov
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
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Enjoy a very special buffet lunch onboard our period dining cars on this 3-hour roundtrip. This buffet meal features a salad bar, choice of meats, biscuits & gravy, french toast, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, chefs choice vegetables, fresh dinner rolls, mini muffins, mini danish, and your choice of coffee, iced tea, lemonade, juice, or milk. This dining option requires passengers to serve themselves at our buffet. For just $10 more you can even ride with the engineer in the diesel locomotive on the return trip.
Adult $35 Child (age 3-12) $25 Family (2A & up to 5C) $120
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Thursday, September 16, 2010 |
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Where: Heartwood Conference Center, Trego, WI
Thursday, September 16, 2010
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Wine, beer and coffee tasting, silent auction, and socializing. Proceeds go towards the Northwood Education Foundation. For more information contact: Heartwood Conference Center, Trego 466-4692, ext. 501.
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Friday, September 17, 2010 |
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Event Title: Colorfest Fall Festival
Where: Barronett Civic Center, Barronett, WI
Friday, September 17, 2010
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Ball games, horseshoes, golf, dances, walk/run, food and
fun. For more information contact:(715) 822-2595
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Friday, September 17, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
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The Elegant Dinner Train features dinner service in our climate controlled, mahogany interior dining car from 1918. The cash bar opens in the club car one hour prior to departure to get your experience off to a great start. Immediately after departure from the Depot passengers will be seated for dinner. Dinner begins with a sampling of Wisconsin Cheeses, dinner salad, soup de jour, choice of three rotating entrees, and finishes with a slice of Eli's famous Chicago Style Turtle Cheesecake. After dinner enjoy quiet conversation at your table or move back to the lounge car.
Adult $50
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Saturday, September 18, 2010 |
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Where: Namekagon River Visitor Center
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
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Looking for information about the Namekagon River? New exhibits at the Namekagon River Visitor Center will help you to explore this river home for lake sturgeon, bald eagles, and black bears. Learn how the river has been a central feature of 10,000 years of human history. See how the Namekagon River is a part of a larger watershed and part of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverwaya unit of the National Park System. Park Rangers staff the visitor center on weekends in May and September and daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Open hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Namekagon River Visitor Center is located on Highway 63, a half mile east of Highway 53, in Trego, Wisconsin. It features exhibits on the river's natural environment, the 18-minute film The St. Croix: A Northwoods Journey, and a bookstore. It is also a great place to plan a paddle along the river, providing visitors with maps and guides of the National Scenic Riverway.
(715) 635-8346
www.nps.gov
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
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Enjoy a scenic 16 mile roundtrip excursion from the historic Spooner Depot to an unspoiled overlook of the Namekagon River at Veazie Springs. Take a trip to our concession car and treat yourself to a snack or ice cold beverage.
Adult $15 Child (age 3-12) $12 Family (2A & up to 5C) $54
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST
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The Family Pizza Train is our most popular train because it combines everyone's favorite meal with a scenic train ride. Year after year Tony's Riverside, the popular Spooner gathering place, cooks up the best pizza around and delivers it hot to the train. Your ticket aboard the Family Pizza Train includes the 1 hour and 45 minute train ride, 1/2 pizza per person and your first soda. Family rate includes 2 adults and 3-5 children, 2 pizzas, and a soda for each person. Make your reservations for this family favorite.
Adult $23 Child (age 3-12) $17 Family (2A & up to 5C) $80
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Where: 1400 Cottonwood Ave., Spooner, WI
Saturday, September 18, 2010
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Dogs & Desserts. Serving hot dogs, soda, and desserts. Door prizes, games, & shelter tours. Meet current residents and staff. For more information contact: (715) 635-4720.
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
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The Elegant Dinner Train features dinner service in our climate controlled, mahogany interior dining car from 1918. The cash bar opens in the club car one hour prior to departure to get your experience off to a great start. Immediately after departure from the Depot passengers will be seated for dinner. Dinner begins with a sampling of Wisconsin Cheeses, dinner salad, soup de jour, choice of Prime Rib, Prociutto and Goulda Stuffed Chicken Breast, or North Atlantic Salmon, and finishes with a slice of Eli's famous Chicago Style Turtle Cheesecake. After dinner enjoy quiet conversation at your table or move back to the lounge car.
Adult $50
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Sunday, September 19, 2010 |
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Where: Namekagon River Visitor Center
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
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Looking for information about the Namekagon River? New exhibits at the Namekagon River Visitor Center will help you to explore this river home for lake sturgeon, bald eagles, and black bears. Learn how the river has been a central feature of 10,000 years of human history. See how the Namekagon River is a part of a larger watershed and part of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverwaya unit of the National Park System. Park Rangers staff the visitor center on weekends in May and September and daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Open hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Namekagon River Visitor Center is located on Highway 63, a half mile east of Highway 53, in Trego, Wisconsin. It features exhibits on the river's natural environment, the 18-minute film The St. Croix: A Northwoods Journey, and a bookstore. It is also a great place to plan a paddle along the river, providing visitors with maps and guides of the National Scenic Riverway.
(715) 635-8346
www.nps.gov
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
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Enjoy a very special buffet lunch onboard our period dining cars on this 3-hour roundtrip. This buffet meal features a salad bar, choice of meats, biscuits & gravy, french toast, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, chefs choice vegetables, fresh dinner rolls, mini muffins, mini danish, and your choice of coffee, iced tea, lemonade, juice, or milk. This dining option requires passengers to serve themselves at our buffet. For just $10 more you can even ride with the engineer in the diesel locomotive on the return trip.
Adult $35 Child (age 3-12) $25 Family (2A & up to 5C) $120
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Friday, September 24, 2010 |
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Friday, September 24, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
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The Elegant Dinner Train features dinner service in our climate controlled, mahogany interior dining car from 1918. The cash bar opens in the club car one hour prior to departure to get your experience off to a great start. Immediately after departure from the Depot passengers will be seated for dinner. Dinner begins with a sampling of Wisconsin Cheeses, dinner salad, soup de jour, choice of three rotating entrees, and finishes with a slice of Eli's famous Chicago Style Turtle Cheesecake. After dinner enjoy quiet conversation at your table or move back to the lounge car.
Adult $50
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Event Title: Blessing of the Pets
Where: Mount Senario Educational Center, 1500 Port Arthur Road, Ladysmith, WI
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: 6:45 AM
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All events on south side of MSEC building. Blessing of the Pets by Father Mumper begins at noon. Rusk Co. Animal Shelter will have mobile pet adoption. Pet photos by Phil Ruege. Apple Pie Contest (entries submitted in Gallery by noon), handmade ice cream by the Girl Scouts. Pie & Ice Cream Sale at 1:00, judging results of pie at 2:00pm. MSC Alumni Art Exhibit in lounge. Rusk Area Arts Alliance holding annual Arts Harvest in cafeteria. ALL Governor, Lt. Governor, Senate & Assembly political candidates for our area have been invited. Guest judges for apple pie contest.
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Event Title: First Annual Blessing of the Pets
Where: Fine Arts Center & Gallery, MSEC, 1500 Port Arthur Rd in Ladysmith, WI
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: 6:47 AM
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Blessing of the Pets, Rusk Co. Animal Shelter mobile adoption, homemade ice cream presented by the Girl Scouts, Apple Pie Contest, Bird Art Contest exhibit, Mt. Senario Alumni art exhibit, pet photos presented by Phil Ruege, children art projects
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Where: Namekagon River Visitor Center
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
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Looking for information about the Namekagon River? New exhibits at the Namekagon River Visitor Center will help you to explore this river home for lake sturgeon, bald eagles, and black bears. Learn how the river has been a central feature of 10,000 years of human history. See how the Namekagon River is a part of a larger watershed and part of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverwaya unit of the National Park System. Park Rangers staff the visitor center on weekends in May and September and daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Open hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Namekagon River Visitor Center is located on Highway 63, a half mile east of Highway 53, in Trego, Wisconsin. It features exhibits on the river's natural environment, the 18-minute film The St. Croix: A Northwoods Journey, and a bookstore. It is also a great place to plan a paddle along the river, providing visitors with maps and guides of the National Scenic Riverway.
(715) 635-8346
www.nps.gov
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
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Enjoy a scenic 16 mile roundtrip excursion from the historic Spooner Depot to an unspoiled overlook of the Namekagon River at Veazie Springs. Take a trip to our concession car and treat yourself to a snack or ice cold beverage.
Adult $15 Child (age 3-12) $12 Family (2A & up to 5C) $54
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Event Title: Mount Senario Alumni Artist Exhibit
Where: Fine Arts Center
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM
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Subjects:Nature and Farm Animals with oil painter David Grote from Iron River Wisconsin
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST
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The Family Pizza Train is our most popular train because it combines everyone's favorite meal with a scenic train ride. Year after year Tony's Riverside, the popular Spooner gathering place, cooks up the best pizza around and delivers it hot to the train. Your ticket aboard the Family Pizza Train includes the 1 hour and 45 minute train ride, 1/2 pizza per person and your first soda. Family rate includes 2 adults and 3-5 children, 2 pizzas, and a soda for each person. Make your reservations for this family favorite.
Adult $23 Child (age 3-12) $17 Family (2A & up to 5C) $80
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Event Title: Mount Senario Alumni Artist Exhibit
Where: Fine Arts Center
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM
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Blessings of the Pets
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Event Title: Mount Senario Alumni Reunion
Where: Fine Arts Center, Mount Senario Educational Center, 1500 Port Arthur Road, Ladysmith, WI
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: 3:30 PM
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The Mount Senario Alumni Reunion wine & cheese reception at 3:30 PM at the Fine Arts Center & Gallery at the MSEC campus. MSC Alumni artist David Grote exhibiting his oil paintings of nature and farm animals in lounge. Dinner to follow at Club 8, on Hwy. 8, west of Ladysmith.
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
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The Elegant Dinner Train features dinner service in our climate controlled, mahogany interior dining car from 1918. The cash bar opens in the club car one hour prior to departure to get your experience off to a great start. Immediately after departure from the Depot passengers will be seated for dinner. Dinner begins with a sampling of Wisconsin Cheeses, dinner salad, soup de jour, choice of Prime Rib, Prociutto and Goulda Stuffed Chicken Breast, or North Atlantic Salmon, and finishes with a slice of Eli's famous Chicago Style Turtle Cheesecake. After dinner enjoy quiet conversation at your table or move back to the lounge car.
Adult $50
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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Sunday, September 26, 2010 |
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Where: Namekagon River Visitor Center
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM
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Looking for information about the Namekagon River? New exhibits at the Namekagon River Visitor Center will help you to explore this river home for lake sturgeon, bald eagles, and black bears. Learn how the river has been a central feature of 10,000 years of human history. See how the Namekagon River is a part of a larger watershed and part of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverwaya unit of the National Park System. Park Rangers staff the visitor center on weekends in May and September and daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Open hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Namekagon River Visitor Center is located on Highway 63, a half mile east of Highway 53, in Trego, Wisconsin. It features exhibits on the river's natural environment, the 18-minute film The St. Croix: A Northwoods Journey, and a bookstore. It is also a great place to plan a paddle along the river, providing visitors with maps and guides of the National Scenic Riverway.
(715) 635-8346
www.nps.gov
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Where: Stone Lake, WI
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Time: 10:44 AM - 10:44 AM
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For more information contact: (715) 865-3302
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Where: Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, 426 N. Front Street, Spooner, WI 54801 (715)635-3200
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
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Enjoy a very special buffet lunch onboard our period dining cars on this 3-hour roundtrip. This buffet meal features a salad bar, choice of meats, biscuits & gravy, french toast, scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, chefs choice vegetables, fresh dinner rolls, mini muffins, mini danish, and your choice of coffee, iced tea, lemonade, juice, or milk. This dining option requires passengers to serve themselves at our buffet. For just $10 more you can even ride with the engineer in the diesel locomotive on the return trip.
Adult $35 Child (age 3-12) $25 Family (2A & up to 5C) $120
Advance Reservations are required and can be made by calling (715)635-3200 or online at http://www.spoonertrainride.com/online_tickets.htm
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