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Hodag 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…
Read MoreOur Guide to Trick or Treating
Compiled by Northwoods News Staff “Once a year When the leaves are brown October 31st rolls around Kids come out when the sun goes down You know they’re comin’ When you hear this sound Trick or treat Trick or treat Give us something good to eat If you don’t hee hee hee We’ll…
Read MoreIs Little Bohemia Haunted by the Man FBI Agents Shot Instead of John Dillinger?
John Dillinger and his gang gather outside Little Bohemia in 1933. By Allison Joy, Features Writer The historic lakeside resort Little Bohemia Lodge likes to tell its patrons that John Dillinger, perhaps the most infamous bank robber in U.S. history, “only left because he had to.” ‘Little Bo’, as it’s affectionately known, was the site…
Read MoreJohn Heisman’s Final Resting Place is Rhinelander
By Northwoods News Staff 1882 marks the first burial at the Rhinelander Forest Home Cemetery. According to the cemetery brochure created as a school project by the Northwoods Community Secondary School, “Cemeteries used to be places to have picnics before there were parks, but ever since there have been horror movies, that has changed.” There…
Read MoreThe Paulding Light Shines Bright on Believers
By K. Woodzick, Editor Most people have heard of the Northern Lights. But far fewer people know about the local mystery known as the Paulding Light. For those brave enough to venture just over the northern Wisconsin border to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, adventure and mystery are in store in trying to unpack this…
Read MoreNorthwoods Haunts: Asylums
By Northwoods News Staff The Clark County Asylum has rightfully claimed its place as one of the most haunted places in Wisconsin. Built on 1,065 acres of land in Owen in 1920, the asylum was intended to serve as a long-term care facility for patients with debilitating mental health issues. By the mid-1930s, the Clark…
Read MoreSummerwind: A Northwoods Legend
By Kelly Rhode, Northwoods News Contributor Ghost stories and urban legends go hand in hand with October and Halloween. But if you are from Northern Wisconsin, one story seems to be talked about all year round. If Summerwind Mansion in Land O’ Lakes comes to mind, than you are correct. And you may even have…
Read MoreEvil Falls Wants to Torment Your Soul
By Northwoods News Staff We kick off our Spooky series with a visit to the Evil Falls House of Tormented Souls, located in Eagle River. Dan Dumas, our videographer and fan of all things spooky, toured Evil Falls. If you dare, watch this: View more of our Spooky stories here.
Read MoreOur Guide to Fall Fun
Compiled by Northwoods News Staff Fall is in the air and that means it is time to enjoy local cranberries, pumpkins, crisp apples and more! If you’re planning your weekend getaway to coincide with the changing leaves, make sure you bookmark the Travel Wisconsin Fall Color Report to get the most up to date information…
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