Entertainment
Snowmobile Derby Celebrates 60th Annual Race
By Kathy Cutforth, Correspondent In 1964, Eagle River was a little summer resort town with few winter tourists and the sight of a snowmobile was a rarity. Today, Eagle River is the Snowmobile Capital of the World® welcoming about 40,000 visitors each year to the World Champion Derby Complex (WCDC). This year marks the 60th…
Read MoreEight Area School Bands to March in Tournament of Roses Parade
By Kathy Cutforth, Correspondent Updated 1/2/2023 – If you missed the Parade, watch it online now. The Parade begins at 11:24. For the eight area high schools marching in the 134th Tournament of Roses Parade on January 2, 2023, it has been a season of firsts. Nine band directors and coaches plus 394 students…
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November Brings Long-Awaited Events:
Hunting Season, Thanksgiving, Holiday Shopping
Compiled by Northwoods News Staff For many in the Northwoods, white-tailed deer gun hunting season is second only to Thanksgiving in November – and is far more important than Black Friday. In fact, some would rank the opener as number one, and consider Thanksgiving as an interruption to hallowed deer camp traditions handed down through…
Read MoreSmall Towns, Big Dreams – Bill Rebane’s Hollywood Midwest Exhibit Opens in Merrill
By Kathy Cutforth, Correspondent It was a different age for movies in the late 1960s when Bill Rebane, an immigrant from the former Soviet Union, moved to the tiny town of Gleason to raise his family. Even then, it was an unlikely place for the first and longest-running feature film studio in Wisconsin. Bill’s studio, known…
Read More2022 Haunted Houses and Frightfully Fun Happenings
Compiled by Northwoods News Staff The Northwoods has its share of odd, haunted and creepy happenings. From the ancient Anishinaabe specter of winter starvation and greed, the Windigo, creepy cryptids of lumberjack lore, herds of “ghost” albino deer, abandoned haunted mansions, ghosts of gangster raids, local paranormal investigators, UFO sightings and encounters, to the…
Read MoreTrick-or-Treating 2022
Compiled by Northwoods News Staff We’ve checked every cobweb, frighteningly freaky corner and coffin to bring you this list of free, public Halloween parties and trick-or-treating events for children. Residential trick-or-treating in most locations is on Monday, October 31st starting at 4:00 pm, although some locations start as early as Friday, October 28th. WJFW-TV…
Read MoreCelebrate the 4th Up North
Compiled by Northwoods News Staff July 4th is just around the corner, and that means the Northwoods is gearing up to celebrate Independence Day! Our staff has compiled a list of all the festivities taking place in the Northwoods this Independence Day weekend. We wish you a fun and safe holiday. Send us your best…
Read MoreSorgel Fine Arts Gallery Open in Three Lakes
Submitted by Collette and David Sorgel Collette and David Sorgel recently were excited to bring their passion for art to the area and share it with others by opening the art gallery. Collette Sorgel, who has been President of Three Lakes Center for the Arts for the last few years, understands the retail art trends…
Read MoreHodag Heritage Days Kicks Off May 16th
It’s time for the area’s favorite new event: The 2nd Annual Hodag Heritage Days! The event will run from Monday, May 16th through Saturday, May 21st. The week will feature art contests, scavenger hunts, hodag decorations and swag of all kinds, hodag heritage videos, promoted citywide hodag retail items/foods/beverages, ending with a HUGE day at…
Read MoreWelcome Fall – and Our Showcase of Spooky Sites
By Kim Swisher, Publisher The changing of seasons brings hues of yellow, orange and red – and the reminder of why we love the Northwoods so much! We’ve experienced glorious colors and warmer than usual temperatures this season. We’re at, or very close, to peak colors. View the Fall Color Reports here. It’s truly a…
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