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Music in the Park
Music in the Park
MW Music in the Park is a free, family friendly venue. Shows are every Sunday from 4-6 PM throughout the summer. Some special show may also be included. Please feel free to bring your family, a blanket or lawn chairs, food and beverages of your choice. You may come by car, bike, or boat. Limited dock space…
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Members Appreciation Weekend
Join us for our Membership Appreciation weekend. You’ll have an opportunity to meet fellow members, enjoy the trails you helped build, and have some fun while you’re at it. We are still working on all the details but mark your calendars now so you don’t miss it. Friday September 1st: 2-4: Group Mountain Bike Rides…
Free Cranberry Marsh Tour
Free Cranberry Marsh Tour
Cranberry Marsh Tour Tours are held every Friday at 10am from late August through early October. Join us on the porch at Cranberry Square Farm Market and enjoy an educational video, question and answer session, and free samples. Then head outside to the marshes for an up-close look at this wonderful fruit. A local grower…
Superior Waterfall Geo-Hike
Superior Waterfall Geo-Hike
n addition to their natural beauty, the waterfalls and scenic overlooks along the southern Lake Superior margin expose rocks that range in age from 1.0 to over 2.2 billion years old. The bedrock is well exposed in many localities due to widespread erosion from the last glacial advance. Field trip stops will show the strong…
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Lakeside Yoga Stretch
Lakeside Yoga Stretch
Lakeside Yoga Stretch is a class paced to facilitate a deeper release in the major muscle groups. It includes gentle stretches, breath work, and effective movements to increase range of motion and ease chronic pain. This class is appropriate for all students who simply want to increase their flexibility, experience a deep release, improve strength…
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Music in the Park
Music in the Park
MW Music in the Park is a free, family friendly venue. Shows are every Sunday from 4-6 PM throughout the summer. Some special show may also be included. Please feel free to bring your family, a blanket or lawn chairs, food and beverages of your choice. You may come by car, bike, or boat. Limited dock space…
Lion’s Fall Raffle Drawing
Lion’s Fall Raffle Drawing
Manitowish Waters Fall Raffle Drawing Koller Park 5 pm During Music in the Park Only 200 tickets sold @$100 each 15 Winners will be drawn
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Youth Center Opens
Youth Center opens for the season mwtown.gov/town-services/parks-trails/mw-youth-center/
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Dillinger Pontoon Tours
Select a time slot below to register for a tour. 9:00am-12:00pm 1:15-3:45pm Learn what John Dillinger and his gang were really like and the “behind the scenes” story of their weekend in Manitowish Waters as we travel by pontoon to historic Dillinger sites. Enjoy a box lunch and tour the grounds of the famous Little…
“Fall Leaves” Gelli Printing Workshop
“Fall Leaves” Gelli Printing Workshop
All of us in the Northwoods love and appreciate the beauty of “Fall.” Join Darcy Lanz-Sage for this Gelli Printing Workshop using “leaves” as our subject! In this workshop we will play with the gelli-plate using leaves and subtle textures. We will experiment with different types of acrylic paints (although we will mostly use Golden…
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Sack Lake Hemlocks Conservation Area Hike and Lunch
Sack Lake Hemlocks Conservation Area Hike and Lunch
Join North Lakeland Discovery Center staff, Northwoods Land Trust staff, and Sack Lake conservation easement landowner on a guided hike to explore old growth trees and wild lakes. The 2008 conservation easement on the property includes approximately 215 acres and over 1.5 miles of shoreline along 3 lakes. We will start the hike on the…
Free Cranberry Marsh Tour
Free Cranberry Marsh Tour
Cranberry Marsh Tour Tours are held every Friday at 10am from late August through early October. Join us on the porch at Cranberry Square Farm Market and enjoy an educational video, question and answer session, and free samples. Then head outside to the marshes for an up-close look at this wonderful fruit. A local grower…
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Wisconsin Musky Challenge Qualifying Tournament
Wisconsin Musky Challenge Qualifying Tournament
Check-in starts at 5:00 AM Ease out at 6:00 AM End of tournament hours: 4:00 PM Awards banquet to start by 4:45 PM Location for check-in/registration, rules meeting, and ease-out: Koller Memorial Park (on Rest Lake) Location: On Hwy W, by the Rest Lake Dam (across the street from the Pea Patch Motel & Saloon)…
Women’s Intermediate Mountain Bike Clinic
Women’s Intermediate Mountain Bike Clinic
Take your riding to the next level. Whether you’ve attended one of our beginner clinics in the past or have been riding for years, this course will elevate your skills and confidence as a mountain biker. Taught by our PMBI and BICP certified instructor Val Foley, this clinic is by women, for women. This clinic…
Lakeside Yoga Stretch
Lakeside Yoga Stretch
Lakeside Yoga Stretch is a class paced to facilitate a deeper release in the major muscle groups. It includes gentle stretches, breath work, and effective movements to increase range of motion and ease chronic pain. This class is appropriate for all students who simply want to increase their flexibility, experience a deep release, improve strength…
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Music in the Park
Music in the Park
MW Music in the Park is a free, family friendly venue. Shows are every Sunday from 4-6 PM throughout the summer. Some special show may also be included. Please feel free to bring your family, a blanket or lawn chairs, food and beverages of your choice. You may come by car, bike, or boat. Limited dock space…
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Bird Club Meeting: Licia Johnson – Secret Love Lives of Birds
Bird Club Meeting: Licia Johnson – Secret Love Lives of Birds
Join NLDC Naturalist Licia as she discusses incredible, and sometimes funny, courtship and mating rituals that exist in the bird world. Through a fun and interactive team-based game format, Licia will also discuss how bird babies are not all raised the same among other fun bird-love and family dynamics related facts. Registration encouraged but not…
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Northwoods Artist History
Northwoods Artist History
Historian Kay Krans shares the captivating story of Frances Badger, a young girl who grew up in the rustic Northwoods and became an artist of national prominence. Lunch will be served. Location: 13870 Woodland Lane, Manitowish Waters, WI 54545 Cost: FREE
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Ojibwe Culture in Northern Wisconsin
Ojibwe Culture in Northern Wisconsin
Join Dr. Liz Arbuckle, educational outreach specialist with the Wisconsin Historical Society as she shares some stories of Ojibwe history and culture in northern Wisconsin, including the migration story, removal resistance and traditional land uses. Thursday, 5 - 7 PM. We will serve light appetizers and have a cash bar from 5-6 pm, program will…
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Wildcat Falls Hike
Wildcat Falls Hike
Join naturalist Licia, Wildcat Falls Community Forest volunteer Rod Sharka and Botanist Alex Graeff for a guided tour of the Wildcat Falls property that will focus on the geological history and ecology of this unique and special property. This trip may also include the possibility of viewing other nearby parcels and features associated with this…
Free Cranberry Marsh Tour
Free Cranberry Marsh Tour
Cranberry Marsh Tour Tours are held every Friday at 10am from late August through early October. Join us on the porch at Cranberry Square Farm Market and enjoy an educational video, question and answer session, and free samples. Then head outside to the marshes for an up-close look at this wonderful fruit. A local grower…
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Northwoods Cornering, Rocks & Drops Clinic – Hosted by The Spokelore
Maybe you’ve been riding casually for a while, but you haven’t progressed the way you’d like. Or maybe you’re looking for solid training on the fundamentals, so you can build your skills from there. Whatever your experience, we are here to help you level up at the Northwoods Corner, Rocks & Drops Clinic at WinMan!…
Drop-In Tech Help
Drop-In Tech Help
Bring your smartphone, laptop, or tablet and get your tech questions answered. Get one-on-one help with your computer, internet, smartphone, and other tech questions. Bring your device and a list of your most important questions. Questions are answered on a first-come, first-served basis and individual sessions may last 10-20 minutes contingent on instructor’s discretion. No…
Lakeside Yoga Stretch
Lakeside Yoga Stretch
Lakeside Yoga Stretch is a class paced to facilitate a deeper release in the major muscle groups. It includes gentle stretches, breath work, and effective movements to increase range of motion and ease chronic pain. This class is appropriate for all students who simply want to increase their flexibility, experience a deep release, improve strength…
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Manitowish Waters Fire Company Harley Raffle
Manitowish Waters Fire Company Harley Raffle
Manitowish Waters Fire Hall Open House: Noon - 3pm Area Fire Department water fights: 1pm Drawing held at 3pm Click here for more event information.
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Guided Meditation
Guided Meditation
Join Julie Nelson for a 45-minute guided meditation. Practice conscious breathing and enter a peaceful state of relaxation. For all levels and ages. Location: 13870 Woodland Lane, Manitowish Waters, WI 54545 Cost: FREE
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Tomahawk Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area Hike
Tomahawk Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area Hike
Designated as a State Natural Area in 2007, the Tomahawk Lake Hemlocks is an almost purely hemlock forest with small stands of open bog and black spruce swamp, small bog pond, and approximately one mile of undeveloped lake shoreline. Join WDNR Conservation Biologist Carly Lapin and NLDC Naturalist Licia for this fun morning hike! Please…
Free Cranberry Marsh Tour
Free Cranberry Marsh Tour
Cranberry Marsh Tour Tours are held every Friday at 10am from late August through early October. Join us on the porch at Cranberry Square Farm Market and enjoy an educational video, question and answer session, and free samples. Then head outside to the marshes for an up-close look at this wonderful fruit. A local grower…
Discovery Center Astronomy Night With Northwoods Explorers
Discovery Center Astronomy Night With Northwoods Explorers
Join members from Northwoods Explorers for this fun and informative night program! We'll use lasers that point for miles to show the constellations and where we might see a few fascinating objects using binoculars and telescopes to observe Saturn, the crescent moon, the Ring Nebula M57 in Lyra, the Globular Cluster M13 in Hercules, Alberio…
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Rock Lake and Fairyland Hikes
Rock Lake and Fairyland Hikes
Join local naturalists and authors John Bates and Mary Burns for this wonderful hiking experience. Bayfield County has 28 designated state natural areas, and the Cable/Drummond area is particularly rich in remarkable sites. We will hike in the morning at Rock Lake SNA and in the afternoon at Fairyland SNA. These sites support some mature…
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Drummond Woods & Lake Owen Hardwoods Hikes
Drummond Woods & Lake Owen Hardwoods Hikes
Join local naturalists and authors John Bates and Mary Burns for this wonderful hiking experience. Bayfield County has 28 designated state natural areas, and the Cable/Drummond area is particularly rich in remarkable sites. We will be hiking Drummond Woods SNA and Lake Owen Hardwoods SNA, both of which are on the North Country Trail. These…
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Case Study on an Ojibwe Tribe’s Relationship with the Natural World
Case Study on an Ojibwe Tribe’s Relationship with the Natural World
Ojibwe Tribes' approach to the natural world is guided by the original treaties between beings (species and spirits) and the Ojibwe people who reside in lands now known as the United States and Canada. Region-wide declines in ogaa (walleye) have been attributed to many stressors such as overharvest by state-licensed anglers, invasive species, and climate…
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Free Cranberry Marsh Tour
Free Cranberry Marsh Tour
Cranberry Marsh Tour Tours are held every Friday at 10am from late August through early October. Join us on the porch at Cranberry Square Farm Market and enjoy an educational video, question and answer session, and free samples. Then head outside to the marshes for an up-close look at this wonderful fruit. A local grower…
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Fall Work Day at WinMan Trails
Fall Work Day at WinMan Trails
Join the WinMan crew as we get the trails and property ready for our the winter season. Options include a morning shift, afternoon shift, or join us for the whole day. Projects will depend on weather conditions but may include: leaf blowing brush clearing and wood chipping limb trimming light trail repair work construction projects…
Van Vliet Hemlocks State Natural Area (SNA) Fall Hike
Van Vliet Hemlocks State Natural Area (SNA) Fall Hike
Join a Discovery Center Naturalist as we go out and explore the trails at the beautiful Van Vliet Hemlock SNA. Fall is the perfect time to enjoy the beautiful colors this wonderful forest has to offer. This hike will be approximately 2 miles in length and is considerate moderately strenuous due to the hilly terrain. …