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July 1-3 Red Cliff – Pow Wow July 2 Hayward – Cardboard Boat Race July 2 Spooner – Art Festival July 3 Amery – 5K Fun Run July 7-8 Spooner – Rodeo July 8-9 Cameron – Native American Heritage Days July 8-10 Rice Lake – Shoreline Sprints & Distance Rollerski Races July 8-10 Turtle Lake – Inter-County Fair July 9 Chetek – Brew & Ribfest July 9 Sanborn – Pioneer Days July 9-10 Centuria – Memory Days July 10 Stone Lake – Pie & Ice Cream Social July 15-16 Ashland – Bay Days Festival July 10 St. Croix Falls – Woolly Mtn. Bike Race July 15-17 Hayward – LCO Honor the Earth Pow Wow July 15-17 Luck – Lucky Days Festival July 15-17 St. Croix Falls – Wannigan Days-River Spirit Celebration July 16 Ladysmith – Mardi Gras Arts & Crafts Fair July 16 Balsam Lake – Bass Classic Fishing Tournament July 20-24 Rice Lake – Barron Co. Fair July 23 Shell Lake – Triathlon July 23-24 Iron River – Blueberry Festival July 23-24 Frederic – Indianhead Gem & Mineral Show July 24 Centuria – Chasing Bigfoot 25, 5K and 10K July 26 Mason – Mason Days July 27-29 Cameron – Frontier Living Day Camp July 28-30 Hayward – Lumberjack World Championships July 28-31 St. Croix Falls – Polk County Fair July 29-31 Cameron – Red Cedar River Rendezvous July 30 Hayward – Piecemakers Quilt Guild Show July 30 Mellen – Penokee Range Classic Bike Races July 30 Washburn – North Coast Car Show July 30-31 Butternut – Pioneer Days
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CHETEK – The 36th annual Fish-O-Rama is now underway with cash prizes for anyone who catches one of the hundreds of tagged fish swimming in the Chetek Chain of Lakes. Chetek is known as the “City of Lakes” because of the “Big Six” chain of lakes -- Pokegama, Chetek, Ojaski, Prairie, Moose Ear, and Ten Mile. There are tagged fish in each of the lakes. Pink tubular tags were affixed to 400 crappies and bluegills with a total value of $50,000 in prize money. Fish-O-Rama dispenses anywhere from $25 to $1,000 for each tagged panfish registered. Previous year’s tags are worth $5 each. The contest goes from the opening of fishing season until Oct. 1. Contest rules require that you purchase a 2022 Fish-O-Rama button and register prior to submitting a tagged fish. Buttons are
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Fish-O-Rama Underway on Chetek Chain available from most Chetek area resorts and businesses at $3 each, or $5 for husband and wife combo, or $6 for a family button, which includes parents and children through 17 years old. Adding to the fun and excitement, you won’t know what prize you’ve won until you take the tagged fish to the Rod & Gun Sport Shop on Second Street in downtown Chetek where a list of all tags and sponsors is kept. Need lodging? The Chetek Resort Owners’ Association comprises 35 resorts, motels, and campgrounds that focus on promoting tourism in the Chetek Lakes area. The Information Center provides visitors with current travel information from the Chetek area and surrounding communities.
