The Cross Country Cruisers, a snowmobile club with trails in Arbor Vitae, Woodruff and parts of Minocqua, is holding its annual SnoFest event this evening and all day tomorrow. A fish fry or lasagna dinner is tonight at the club’s groomer barn, 1503 Helminski Road in Arbor Vitae. Serving starts at 4 p.m. and goes until 7 p.m. Carry-outs are available.
There are two times a year where people in Wisconsin can get out and fish without having to buy fishing licenses. One of those opportunities is this weekend. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Free Fishing Weekend is also a time different fishing organizations host clinics around the state.
A 56-year-old man accused of killing his sister at their St. Germain home on March 21, 2025 is awaiting his next court appearance in the case, which is scheduled for April 7 at the Vilas County Courthouse in Eagle River.
Presque Isle town chairman Al Eschenbauch provided the town board with a report of his thoughts on what he called a “conflict” among the Northwoods Emergency Management Services District (NEMSD) board of directors during a meeting on Jan. 8.
The Manitowish Waters town board agreed at its Jan. 14 meeting to close its brush site for the rest of the winter due to snow. Town chairman John Hanson said the brush site remained open the last two winters because there wasn’t much snow.
You ice fished once or twice growing up or you were dragged out onto the ice with a buddy recently and you got the bug … the ice fishing bug. You want to get into it, but you have no idea where to start. While it can be a very expensive endeavor, there are still ways to catch fish while not spending a bunch of cash.
The Northwoods Youth Deer Hunt Challenge (NYDHC) logged another year in its books, capping off its 22nd year of existence at the annual banquet on Jan. 1 at Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) in Minocqua.
After an optimistic start to the ice making season, the construction of the Eagle River Ice Castle was ultimately canceled. There were special plans for the Ice Castle this year too. Eagle River fire chief Michael Anderson told the city council at a Dec. 10 meeting the plans to build the Ice Castle would include a representation of the Twin Towers because 2026 is the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
Hazelhurst town chairman Ted Cushing asked town supervisor Jeff Verdoorn at a Jan. 6 meeting to look into getting some type of veterans memorial for the town. He asked town supervisor Paul Fuhrman to think of places where a veterans memorial site could be.
After the first major snowfall of the season, the Northwoods was left with piles of wet and heavy snow, making trail conditions prime for snowmobiling and providing local businesses with optimism for a strong winter tourism season.