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2011 Recreation Guide

A free publication of the Washburn County Register Shell Lake’s community newspaper since 1889

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S tu ff to d o Page 2

Welcome to our lakes Page 11

58th-annual Spooner Rodeo Page 5

Hunt Hill offers opportunities to explore Page 14

Welcome!

The annual Broken Rudder Challenge between Wisconsin and Minnesota sailors, sponsored by the Shell Lake Sailing Club, will be held on Shell Lake Saturday July 30, and Sunday, July 31. For more information on the sailing club, see Web site shelllakesailingclub.org. — Photo by Larry Samson

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f you’re looking for downhome hospitality and Northwoods appeal, you’ll find it all in Shell Lake, Wisconsin.

The city is nestled around its namesake, 2,580-acre Shell Lake.

The lake has a reputation of being one of the cleanest, finest lakes to be found anywhere. It offers some of the best angling in this part of the state, and is known for its abundant walleye.

You will also find large- and smallmouth bass, northern pike, musky and plenty of panfish.

The city maintains a public access boat landing located near downtown, adjacent to the municipal campground. Shell Lake also offers a great beach with a play-

ground, providing rest and relaxation for one and all.

Live entertainment is available throughout the summer. Shell Lake’s pavilion will host a number of musical events as well as free music and movies.

The arts and education center will also be offering several summer concerts.

Weekenders come for golf, swimming, boating and hiking.

For those who would like to stay longer there are a variety of housing, business and economic development options available. Contact city hall at 715-468-7679 for more Lake has to offer. information.

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A listing of Shell Lake area happenings

Summit Street. Sponsored by the Spooner Area Chamber of Commerce. 715635-2168 or 800-367-3306.

Wednesday, Aug. 10 • GRANDparent Adventures, Hunt Hill, N2384 Hunt Hill Rd., Sarona, 1-4 p.m. Theme is survival. 715-635-6543.

Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 11-14 • Minong Summer Days.

Saturday, Aug. 13 • Cakes at the Lake at Hunt Hill, N2384 Hunt Hill Rd., Sarona. Breakfast starts at 8 a.m. Free environmental program Wisconsin Elk at 10 a.m. 715-6356543.

• Nature at Night at Hunt Hill, Full Moon Lake Canoeing, 8 p.m. 715-6356543.

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Saturday, May 29 • Railroad Memories Museum, Spooner, open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

715-635-3325 or www.railroadmemoriesmuseum.org.

Brat and hot dog feed.

• Monarch Butterfly Habitat, open Memorial Day weekend through Aug. 27, 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday habitat guided tours. Shell Lake. Register at 715-4682097. www.happytonics.org.

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Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 4-7 • Jack Pine Savage Days, Spooner.

Live music under the tent Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Friday and Saturday Crazy Days sidewalk sales and arts and craft show; Saturday car show; outdoor sports show; fun run/walk, volleyball and horseshoes; food booths all days; Sunday Firemen’s Pancake Breakfast at the fire hall on

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Saturday, July 2 • Pie and ice-cream social. Homemade pies and ice cream, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

No admission, but donations appreciated. Washburn County Historical Museum, Shell Lake. 715-468-2982.

• Ninth-annual Shell Lake Art Festival at Memorial Park in Shell Lake on Hwy. 63. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Artists will be displaying and selling their handmade works of art.

Sunday, July 3 • Shell Lake street dance, fireworks over lake at dusk. 715-468-4477.

Monday, July 4 • Shell Lake Boat Parade, noon.

Thursday-Saturday, July 7-9 •58th-annual Heart of the North Rodeo, Washburn County Fairgrounds, Spooner; three days of rodeo, live music, huge parade, 10K race, BBQ. Cowboy church service on Sunday, July 10. 715-635-9696 or 800-367-3306 www.spoonerrodeo.com.

Thursday, July 7 • Namekagon Memories Day, share your memories of the Namekagon River. Namekagon Visitor Center, Hwy. 53/63, Trego. For more information call 715-635-8346.

Friday, July 15-Sunday, July 17 • Bluegill Festival in Birchwood.

Saturday, July 16 • Cakes at the Lake, Hunt Hill in Sarona, serving starts at 8 a.m. Program: Turkey Vultures, at 10 a.m. www.hunthill.org., 715-635-6543.

Wednesday, July 27 • GRANDparent Adventures, Go Fly a Kite, N2384 Hunt Hill Road, Sarona.

For more info call 715-635-6543.

Thursday-Sunday, July 28-31 • Washburn County Fair, fairgrounds in Spooner. Celebrate 100 years of the fair with a carnival, 4-H exhibits, horse show, kiddy tractor pull, auction, food and games.

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• Vietnam memorial, “The Moving Wall,” at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, N4063 Veterans Way, off of Hwy. 53 South, Spooner.

Opening ceremony Thursday, 7 p.m.

Closing ceremony, Sunday, 7 p.m.

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Sunday, June 26 Jack’s a Hack golf tournament, 1:30 p.m. shotgun start. Held at the Spooner Golf Club, Spooner, 715-635-3580.

Wednesday, June 29 • Big Band Tribute and Alumni Reunion in the Shell Lake Arts Center, 7 p.m., 715-468-2414.

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Saturday, June 4 • Family Festival, Washburn County Fairgrounds, noon to 4 p.m. Free to families. Offers a wide variety of entertainment, activities, music and refreshments.

• DNR free fishing weekend.

• Springbrook Church Museum opens, Fridays & Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 715-468-2982.

• Washburn County Historical Museum opens. Fridays & Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shell Lake. 715-4682982.

Monday, June 6 • First of free weekly movies at dusk near the lakeside pavilion.

Thursday, June 9 • Meet Hunt Hill and neighbors at an open house with an evening potluck and entertainment. Bring a dish to pass, enjoy a short and fun program by Hunt Hill staff and stick around for a campfire. Starts at 5:30 p.m. A fun evening for all ages. Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona.

Learn more at www.hunthill.org or by calling 715-6356543.

Saturday, June 11 • Tri-County Dairy Breakfast, 6:30-11 a.m., Washburn County Fairgrounds, Spooner. Face painting, petting zoo, FFA silent auction and their famous cow. Music by Tommy Rae. Door prizes, horse and wagon rides.

• Cakes at the Lake, Hunt Hill in Sarona. Serving starts at 8 a.m. Program: Wolves in the Watershed at 10 a.m.

Learn more at www.hunthill.org or by calling 715-635-6543.

• Nature at Night at Hunt Hill, Nocturnal Animals, 8 p.m. 715-635-6543.

Sunday, June 12 • Badger Wheel Car Show at Washburn County Fairgrounds, 7 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Cars, trucks, motorcycles and tractors show, swap meet, flea market and crafts. 715-635-3740.

• Adult Swedish Camp. A unique Swedish language and cultural immersion camp. Hunt Hill Audubon and Sanctuary Center, Sarona. 715-635-6543 or www.hunthill.org.

Saturday, June 18 • Railroad Heritage Festival, Railroad Memories Museum, Spooner. For more information call 715-635-2752.

Monday, June 20 • First of free SLAC concerts at 7 p.m. at the lakeside pavilion. 715-468-2414.

Wednesday, June 22 • GRANDparent Adventures, Hunt Hill, N2384 Hunt Hill Rd., Sarona, 1-4 p.m. Theme is Bog Squishin’. 715-6356543.

Saturday, June 25 • Washburn County Area Humane Society annual Par for Pets, at Black Bear Golf and Tennis in Minong.

9-hole 4-person scramble with prizes and drawings. Contact Teresa Anderson at 715-635-2950 or go to www.wcahs.com

Friday-Sunday, Sept. 2-4 • Shell Lake’s Town and Country Days. Celebrate Labor Day weekend with the Miss Shell Lake pageant, street dances, food booths, sports contests, tractor pull, kiddie and grand parades, flea market, regatta, games, contests, arts and crafts, and fly-in breakfast. 715468-4088.

Saturday, Sept. 3 • Chocolate Fest, Washburn County Historical Museum, Shell Lake, starting at 11 a.m.

Saturday Sept. 10 • Cakes at the Lake, Hunt Hill, serving starts at 8 a.m. Program: All About Bats, at 10 a.m. Call 715-635-6543.

Friday-Sunday, Sept. 16-18 • Colorfest Fall Festival. Ball games, horseshoes, golf, dances, walk/run, food and fun. Barronett Civic Center, Barronett. 715-822-2595.

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• Hospital Indianhead Medical Center 113 4th Ave., Shell Lake 715-468-7833 • Clinic Shell Lake Clinic 105 4th Ave., Shell Lake 715-468-2711

• Dental Shell Lake Family Dental Dr. Edward Dunbar 600 East CTH B 715-468-2125

• Chiropractic Shell Lake Chiropractic Clinic 15 West 5th Ave., Shell Lake 715-468-2275

• Pharmacy Shell Lake Pharmacy 108 West 4th Ave., Shell Lake 715-468-7800

Health & Fitness • The Body Shop 457 Hwy. 63, Shell Lake 715-468-7776 • Vitality Village 246 Industrial Blvd., Shell Lake 715-468-2232

Laundry • Shell Lake Laundromat, downtown Shell Lake. Open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week.

Campgrounds Shell Lake Municipal Campground on the shores of Shell Lake next to the city’s public beach, boat landing, Memorial Park, lakeside pavilion and the community center. For reservations call 715-468-7846 (during season) or 715-468-7679 (off-season).

Red Barn Campground is privately owned and is located about two miles northeast of downtown Shell Lake on CTH B. The campground is about two blocks from the north side of the lake.

For reservations call 715-468-2575.

Please see www.redbarncampground. com for more information.

White Tail Ridge Campground located about eight miles east of Shell Lake near Sarona. Please see www.whitetailridgecampground.com for more information.

On behalf of the city of Shell Lake, I would like to extend a warm welcome to our community. With so much to offer here in our beautiful city, it doesn’t take long to understand why visitors return again and again.

There is truly an event, activity or attraction for every interest. While many choose to take advantage of the great outdoors through swimming, snowmobiling, fishing or hunting, there are a number of other activities to enjoy as well. The fine arts are a focal point for Shell Lake, with venues including

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in the Woods. There is also a variety of local shops and restaurants, and annual events like our Memorial Day weekend celebration, the July 3 street dance, the art fair, and the Town and Country Days festival over the Labor Day holiday.

Whether this is your first time visiting our community, or you’ve been here many times before, we are glad you have chosen Shell Lake as your destination and hope to see you again in the years to come.

Fine arts and fifirreworks kick off Independence Day weekend

SHELL LAKE – One of Shell Lake’s biggest assets is its lake, which is the perfect background setting for many events held in this four-season city. Most people agree that summer is the best time to live by a lake, and Shell Lake always has a big weekend planned for Independence Day. On Saturday, July 2, the annual Shell Lake Art Festival in Memorial Park, off Hwy. 63, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artists from across the Midwest will come to display their handmade

works. Director and local woodworker David Haessig organizes the show, in which artists are selected through a special process. Artists will be showcasing and selling jewelry, pottery, paintings, photography, sculptures and fiber, wood and metal works. The proceeds from this event go to the downtown/lakefront events committee, which sponsors the event every year.

Also on Saturday, July 2, the annual pie and ice-cream social will be held at the Washburn County Historical Muse-

um in Shell Lake. Homemade pies and ice cream will be available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no admission to tour the museum, but donations are appreciated.

Every July 3, Shell Lake has its Independence Day celebration, with live music, food and fireworks at dusk on the lake.

With weather permitting there is a Fourth of July boat parade on Shell Lake. The event gets under way around noon. — with submitted information

Motel •America’s Best Inns & Suites 315 Hwy. 63, Shell Lake, call 715-468-4494 for reservations and information.

Golf •Clam River Golf Club 715-4682900. Open to the public. Located 61/2 miles west of Shell Lake on Hilltop Road off Hwy. 63, 9-hole, par-36, 3,000yard course. Clubhouse, snacks and pro-shop supplies. Gas and pull carts for rent.

•Butternut Hills Golf Course 715635-8563. Open to the public. Located on CTH B about 12 miles east of Shell Lake. 18-hole, par-70, 5,563-yard course. Pro shop, riding carts, club rentals and snack bar. Web site: www.butternuthillsgolf.com.

•Spooner Golf Club 715-635-3580.

Open to the public. Tee-times required.

Located on CTH H northwest of Spooner near Spooner Lake. 18-hole, par-71, 5,004- to 6,416-yard course.

Pro shop, driving range and PGA professional. Cocktail lounge and restaurant. For reservations call 715-6353877. Web site: www.spoonergolf.com.

Area Restaurants and Dining • Becky’s Food & Spirits, 294 Industrial Blvd., Shell Lake, 715-4687424 • Lakeview Bar & Grill, 5th Ave. (Main Street), Shell Lake, 715-731-0080 • Peggy’s Place, 36 West 5th Ave (Main Street), Shell Lake, 715-468-7427 • Wallflower Cafe at the Shed, 260 Industrial Blvd., Shell Lake, 715-4684122 • Thru the Woods, 403 Hwy. 63, Shell Lake, 715-468-2969 • Barronett Bar & Grill, 2976 Hwy. 63, Barronett, 715-822-3648 • Bistro 63, Hwy. 63, Barronett, 715822-2475 • Brick House Café, 2947 Hwy. 63, Barronett, 715-822-3424

The ninth-annual Shell Lake Art Festival at Shell Lake Memorial Park will be held Saturday, July 2.

By the rocket’s red glare, Main Street Shell Lake is lit up from the firework display.

Shell Lake celebrates Independence Day annually on July 3 with fireworks and a street dance.

Crowds will be entertained at the Shell Lake Street Dance to be held Sunday, July 3. The band plays before and after the fireworks display.

The secret to Shell Lake Lions Club tasty steaks is the special spices Roger Lundeen uses and the tender loving care Dave Zeug bestows on them. The local Lions Club holds their annual brat and steak feed during the Independence Day celebration, July 3, in Shell Lake. — Photos

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Museum provides the opportunty to visit our past

SHELL LAKE — The Washburn County Historical Museum complex, located at 102 West 2nd St., in Shell Lake, will be open to visitors on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., from June to Labor Day. Guided tours of the five buildings will be offered for visitors to see the rich collection of historical artifacts displayed.

The five buildings making up the complex include the Church Museum, the Annex, the Sky Watch, the Hewitt Building and a one-room school that was built from 1890 to 1892 and was known as the Hubin School from 1904 to 1915 and then as the Beaver Brook School. The school furnishings include early classroom desks, information on teachers and graduating classes, 4-H projects and pictures of many early country schools.

The Church Museum was built in 1888 and was the former St. John’s Lutheran Church. The Annex is a former parsonage built in 1896. The Sky Watch building was used for spotting enemy planes during World War II as part of the Federal Civic Defense Administration. The Hewitt Building is where the museum’s 100-year-old loom is displayed and also houses the Washburn County Genealogical Society Research Room where library and research materials are available to the public on Fridays to help people with

their family history.

The Washburn County Historical Society holds fundraisers during the summer. The annual pie and ice-cream social will be at the museum on Saturday, July 2. Local people donate his or her favorite homemade pies for this occasion. Everyone looks forward to this enjoyable event each summer.

There will be slices of a variety of pies made with loving care and served a la mode, plain or fancy.

Another event, equally enjoyable, is the last event of the summer, the Chocolate Fest, on Saturday, Sept. 3. There will be a wide variety of almost everything chocolate for chocolate lovers of all ages. This is more fun because a visitor has a choice of one of each delectable chocolate sweet.

The museum in the former St. Magdalene Catholic Church in Springbrook was built in 1906 has been open since 1992. The museum is open Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Admission to tour the museums is free. Call the museum at Shell Lake if you wish to arrange a tour at other times.

Volunteers are needed. If anyone would like to donate his or her time to the museum, or seeks information, please call 715-468-2982. If after hours, leave a message. — from Washburn County Historical Society

Theatre in the Woods showcases local talent as well as touring

The Washburn County Historical Museum in Shell Lake is open Fridays and Saturdays, June through Labor Day, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Photo by Suzanne Johnson

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As always, we are open by chance or appointment.

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Leisure Living for Senior Adults at The Meadows” SHELL LAKE — Theatre in the Woods, a community theater company, is located in the Erika Quam Memorial Theatre. Formerly the United Methodist Church, the Quam provides tiered seating and a proscenium stage that offers a variety of performances.

With a passion for the performing arts, the Quam brings to life everything from lively comedies to serious dramas, musicals to concerts. TiTW has a reputation for professional-caliber performances.

Each summer, a youth theater project is held. "Pirates of Penzance," an adaptation of the original Gilbert and Sullivan classic, will be presented July 8 - 10. During the winter the nonprofit organization sponsors “Shine!” Formerly called Community Collage, “Shine!” showcases area youth in singing, instrumental music, dance and playacting.

The Ericka Quam Memorial Theatre is located at 605 First St., off Hwy. 63, near the Shell Lake Arts Center, and is available for rental.

For more information on performances, auditions, rental information or other questions call 715-468-4387 or log onto the Web site www.titw.org. — Suzanne Johnson

A piano duet of “Cannon in D” by Pachelbel was performed during “Shine!”— Photo by Larry Samson

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For More Information on The Meadows Call 715-468-4255 or write: TH Inc., 201 Glenview Lane, Shell Lake, WI 54871 Located between County Trunk B and North Lake Drive in Shell Lake

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Theatre in the Woods is based at the Erika Quam Memorial Theatre at 605 First St. in Shell Lake. — Photo by Suzanne Johnson

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It's going t o be a big, b ig year at t he 58t h-annual Spoo ner Rodeo

SPOONER — It’s going to be a big, big year at the 58th-annual Spooner Rodeo this July 7, 8 and 9. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. A weekend of uncommon excitement and flat-out, full-tilt family fun is on the docket this year with some things new, some tried and some true blue. Of course, Spooner’s Rodeo is all about championship-level competition in seven exciting events — bareback and saddle bronc, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, barrel racing, team roping and bull riding. It’s all served up through the auspices of Bob Barnes and family, Barnes PRCA and MJM Rodeo, as it has been since 1954.

Get ready to laugh long and loud at this year’s new rodeo clown and barrel man, “Backflip” Johnny Dudley. He is one of pro rodeo’s bright, hot and outright uproarious comic stars. Kids especially love him, but he’s a real crowdpleaser all-around with his comedy acts “Cow Paddy,” “X-ploding Limousine” and his high-flying backflips.

After this year’s rodeo, a new band, the Michael D. Band, from Lexington, Ky., will be on hand to continue the fun.

Fusing country and rock, they promise a great show of high-energy, rockin’ country.

Spooner Rodeo is pleased to welcome

The father-and-son team from Shell Lake, Gary and Eric Olson, bear down on the steer in the team-roping event during the Spooner Rodeo.

back a spectacular, award-winning rodeo act, John Payne, the One Arm Bandit. Having learned his skills during his days rounding up wild cattle in the swamps of Florida, Payne will continue the thrills handling such animals as longhorn-watusi steers, mustangs, mules and South Dakota buffalo.

Tying it all together is a man who has become a fixture at the Spooner Rodeo, Kelly Kenney, a professional rodeo announcer since his debut in 2001. Riding his favorite horse around the arena, Kenney keeps rodeo fans informed about every part of the performance.

The anticipation of victory, the reality of defeat, the thrills, the lights, the noise, it’s all around you and you’re part of it when Kenney is at the helm, explaining all the whys and wherefores of the glorious sport of professional rodeo.

Tickets for the 2011 Spooner Rodeo are selling at a record rate again this year. You can call for your tickets at 800367-3306 or stop in at the Washburn County Information Center in Spooner.

Tickets can be ordered by mail at Spooner Rodeo, 122 N. River St., Spooner, WI 54801. — from the Spooner Rodeo

Youth have an opportunity to encounter the rodeo with a hands-on experience during the mutton buster.

— Photos by Larry Samson

Will L. Crains of Farina, Ill., was thrown from this 1,700-pound bull and one of the rear legs came down with full force on his chest, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Surprisingly he got up and walked out of the arena. Riding the bull is the easy part for this cowboy competing for points.

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Washburn County Fair celebrates 100 years

by Diane Dryden SPOONER — This is the year the Washburn County Fair in Spooner turns 100 years old and a great five-day celebration, from Wednesday, July 27, through Sunday, July 31, has been planned by a special fair planning committee which has been meeting and making plans for almost a year now.

It’s not common knowledge, but this county fair started out with only horse racing which was very popular back in 1911. Races were open for running and harness and pony races for both boys and girls.

But this wasn’t the only fair in town.

Each town and township had their own fair for years and it was several years after the Washburn County Fair began that townships brought their crops and animals in for judging. The most popular crop was the potato, which was becoming the cash crop of the area.

Competition was fierce between the various potato clubs, then quickly corn entered the fray with farmers vying for the best display of 10 stalks. One year there were 50 entrees for first prize.

Horse racing was still the main attraction at the fair, but baseball was fast becoming the second-most-popular event, there again with towns and townships facing off against each other.

Soon there was a large grandstand built for the horse racing flanked by a barn that held 20 horses. People were bringing their horses from as far away as Montana and the local newspapers were full of the racing results. As the fair grew, with more townships entering, an exhibition hall was erected for the Boys and Girls Club. In 1925 the Boys and Girls Club stayed the same, but changed their name by joining the 4-H movement, which had begun at the end of the 1890s and was spreading throughout all the states.

State baking champions Hildegard Hess and Eleanor Rydberg from Excella demonstrated their awardwinning bread recipe.

Today if you drive north of Spooner, past Larsen Auto, which sits more or less on the site where the Boys and Girls Club building was and the building next to it, Northern Sheer Veneer that

This year’s special board consists of back row (L to R): Jared Kidder, Mary Dougherty, Pete Hubin, Dan Rosenbush, John Morris and Greg Sandstrom.

Front: Ella Hills, Betty Hubin, Charlotte Thompson, Chris Weyh, Susie Olson-Rosenbush and Carmella Crandell. — Photo by Diane Dryden

now sits on the same site as the grandstand, look farther north into the wetland and you can still see the ghost of the track where the trees still curve around the old perimeter at its far side.

Back in those days there was no Hwy. 53 to impede the building of the track because Spooner’s Front Street was the main highway through Spooner.

Eventually the fairgrounds boasted over 22 buildings and the town of Spooner, more or less, ended at the racetrack/fairground with River Street running right into entrance of what was officially called the Washburn County Agricultural Society grounds, once it crossed Poplar. The U.S. mail route also ended near the track with their long row of individual mailboxes on Elm where it crossed First Street.

The fair was canceled in 1918 when World War I took many of the local men as soldiers and the folks left were very concerned about helping the war effort with rationing, substituting and replacing foods with larger gardens and means of preserving. It was also the year that Spooner went ‘dry’ for the first time in its history.

Everything started to pick up after WWI. Even the fair reflected the excitement of having the war over and in 1927 there were Roman standing and chariot races, which overshadowed the harness and running races in interest. Because the beginning fairs were held in September or October, vegetables and fruit entries were abundant as well as the field crops, with grain and products including mangels and tobacco.

By 1921 the war was well over and the fair was back in full swing with parachute drops from airplanes and hot air balloons and target shooting demonstrations by the Howitzer Co. This was also the year that picric acid was on sale for stumping purposes. Picric acid, being a WWI war-salvaged explosive, was used to blow out stumps left over from the logging years to create farmland. Each man could order as much as 500 pounds.

In 1922 the Bashaw Community Club was still holding their annual township

The 1925 Agricultural Fair Directors were Mrs. Corthell, assistant in fancywork; Miss Lucy Leonard, county superintendent and director of the education booth and Mrs. Wall, in charge of flowers; Miss Catherine Devereaux, assistant in the education department; Mrs. Johnson, superintendent of fancy goods; Miss Blanch Shonat, assistant secretary of the fair association and Mrs. Stone, the official head of the department of women’s exhibits in the floral hall. – Photos submitted unless otherwise noted

fair late in August in the Plainview Schoolhouse, the same little red schoolhouse that is now located among the buildings on the fairgrounds.

At the 1923 fair, state advisory nurse Mary Dunwiddie, reported that out of 197 children, 50 were underweight and there were 22 seriously underweight.

The fair was so popular during that time the downtown stores would often close for a day encouraging everyone to attend the fair.

There was daily music provided by local bands and the Million Dollar Band sponsored by the American Legion.

Often included in the festivities was a parade of veterans from the World War and also GAR members from the Civil War and even the home guard marched.

All children under the age of 14 were admitted free and the premiums and purses offered amount to over $5,000.

J.A. Lonsdorf, the superintendent of schools, composed the Washburn County song, which was to be sung to the tune of “Where the Dear Old Shannon’s Flowing.”

Pigs performed as well as airplanes and kangaroos, and baseball games were the second highlight of the fair, often pitting townships against each other. Congressman, governors and other political figures often attended the fair, taking advantage of the large groups of voters to extend their message and ask for votes and in 1920 women celebrated their own newly given right to vote.

Sadly, in 1946 the fair board postponed the fair until October due to the polio outbreak, so that year the fair was held only one day, just enough time for the 4-H clubs to display their work.

Major changes took place in 1947, partly to do with the end of World War II and because tractors were now making most of the farm horses extinct — many of the same horses that had run the races. It was also the era when the Washburn County Agricultural Society lost the fairgrounds for nonpayment on their back taxes. Thanks to the generosity of H.B. Rasmusen and his offer of 12 acres of land where the fair is today on the south side of the city, that the fair

From this 1900 picture of Spooner, it’s easy to see the Washburn County Fair's beginnings as only a horse race.

Ralph Brown posed for a photo when the county ag agent came to see his beef.

still has a home. The land that was lost reverted to the county and was a perfect place for the Washburn County Shop to be built and operated for many years along with the new highway running from Shell Lake to Trego, bypassing the city and running right through the middle of the unused and now historic track.

Last year, in 2010, the fair board stopped using the word ‘junior’ in the official name making it simply the Washburn County Fair, like it had been called over 100 years before. They’ve also done much research as to some of the venues a hundred years ago and will be bringing many of them back, like the tug-of-war, this time for both men and women, the slipper kick and lots of games for kids.

There will be three bands for your listening and dancing pleasure starting Thursday night with the 2nd Time Around Band, Friday’s dance music will be provided by the local and fabulous Duck for The Oyster who will not only be playing, but everyone is invited to learn the square dance steps they’ll teach you so you can join the fun. Both of these bands start at 7 p.m. and Saturday’s music, which will start at 8 p.m., will be provided by the Divas through the Decades.

The formal reception will take place on Friday, evening with greetings and congratulations from county officials and a representative from the Veteran’s Services Office followed by the honor guard and band and cake and of course, the fair will end with its grand finale of fireworks at dark.

The special committee has been planning this celebration for over a year and will be printing over 10,000 brochures, 25 posters and they will be placing over 200 cow-themed table tents for local restaurants. If you’d like more information, stop at the information booth in Spooner on River Street for a brochure, or go directly to the source, washburncountyfair.com. — With info from Rod Ripley, Bob Reiter and Charlotte Thompson

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Shell Lake Arts Center: An Active Place

SHELL LAKE – For 44 years, the Shell Lake Arts Center has been host to music and art camps, with guest artists teaching and students coming from all over to attend. Throughout the year, the center hosts various music events.

The former Shell Lake High School became the Indianhead Arts Center in 1968, opened by the University of Wisconsin-Extension. In 2004, the name changed, and now the center houses the director’s office, the summer camp and concerts. There are dormitories for students on the grounds.

The arts center summer camps begin in June. Scholarships are awarded to students participating in the camps, and both youth and adults study with nationally and internationally renowned musicians, artists and clinicians. The camps continue through midAugust.

Throughout the summer, there will be free, and open to the public, faculty and student concerts. The Big Band Tribute and Alumni Reunion, which is the center’s scholarship benefit fundraiser, is Wednesday, June 29, at 7 p.m. in the arts center, with the jazz faculty band performing. The concert is free, with donations suggested.

The Tribute to the Big Bands Concert at the Shell Lake Arts Center is held the last Wednesday in June. This year’s concert will celebrate the 44th year of the arts center. — Photo by Larry Samson

Monday Night Movie Night concerts will be held starting June 20 at the lakefront pavilion at 7 p.m.

For questions or to register for camps, visit the Web site, www.shelllakeartscenter.org, or call 715-468-2414.

The Shell Lake Arts Center is located at 802 First St., off Hwy. 63 and CTH B, on the north end of Shell Lake. — with submitted information

2011 student camp schedule Jazz Ensemble and Combo, June 19-24 and June 26-July 1 Alternative Style Strings, July 3-8 Jazz Improvisation and Combo Camp, July 3-8 High School Wind Ensemble, July 1015 Piano, July 10-15 Middle School Concert Band, July 1015 Painting and Drawing with Imagination, July 17-22 Show Choir, July 17-22 Filmmaking, July 17-22 Rock Band Camp, July 24-29 Extreme Pottery, July 24-29 Dance Intensive, July 24-29 Acting an Playwriting, July 24-29 Trumpet Workshop, July 31-Aug. 5 Guitar and Bass Workshop, July 31Aug. 5 Music Theatre, July 31-Aug. 5; and Aug. 7-12 Saxophone Workshop with Dr. Eugene Rousseau, Aug. 7-11 2011 adult music workshop schedule Rock Band, July 29-31 Big Band, July 29-31. – with submitted information

Fun facts of the early days of the Washburn County Fair from parachutes. Had a target shooting act by the Howeyzer Company.

1923: There were 197 children examined at the fair, 50 were underweight, three were overweight 122 were normal weight, and 22 were seriously underweight.

1926: Spooner stores closed from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday so people could attend the fair.

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1946: Washburn County Fair moved to its new and current location. There was a polio outbreak and a one-day fair in October.

1952: Spooner Advocated reported it was the best fair ever!

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Despite its small size, the community has several shops and services. In addition, the Barronett Civic Club hosts a Colorfest Festival, a car and bike show and an ice-fishing contest. When you visit Shell Lake, take a moment to stop by our neighbors to the south, Barronett.

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Dairy breakfast is June 11

SPOONER — June is Dairy Month, and the annual Tri-County Dairy Breakfast will be held at the Washburn County Fairgrounds in Spooner, on Saturday, June 11.

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It is a contrast between the old and even older at the Tri-County Dairy Promoters Dairy Breakfast held each year at the Washburn County Fairgrounds in Spooner. This year, the dairy breakfast will be held on Saturday, June 11.

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It’s hard to beat a breakfast of pancakes, strawberries and ice cream. — Photos by Larry Samson

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Area Writer’s corner

A Place of Dreams

by Mary B. Olsen, Shell Lake

We don’t hear a lot about desires and hopes and dreams, except on graduation days. Perhaps we should. Everyone should have a really supreme aim in life. I happen to know, or to simply believe, that many people have a dream that I call the Wisconsin Dream.

It doesn’t have anything to do with the Wisconsin Idea, or any kind of political ins and outs. It’s a desire to be in Wisconsin as a unique place.

Those of us who have always lived here, and even folks who have become residents by design or by accident, may not know the true value of our state, our small towns and our great outdoors. Many people know nothing about us, it is true. Those who do, the nonresidents familiar with our place in the world, look to this as the desire of their dreams.

I don’t think we residents appreciate the merits of our Wisconsin lifestyle. We may even shrug and say,

“Ho, hum!” when someone asks what our “neck of the woods” offers visitors.

When you see traffic cruising our state you don’t see many sporting “Wisconsin or Bust” bumper stickers.

They may be coming here from Chicago or Minneapolis or from somewhere else, but, believe me, this is where many of these folks want to be.

Throughout the year, people working in factories, when the whistle blows, have closed their eyes for a moment to think of the lush green hills and forests of Wisconsin. Truck drivers have been looking in their rearview mirrors dreaming of the day they head in the right direction to a place where they can cast their line into a placid blue Wisconsin lake. People who work in offices, at break time, by the water cooler, reject the chitchat and return in their minds to the sparkling waterfalls of the northland.

Famous people chose to come to Wisconsin. Didn’t Al Capone, the famous bootlegger from Chicago, spend carefree days at his hideaway retreat near Hayward, away from the mob, except for bodyguards?

Didn’t John Dillinger find a place in Vilas County where he could escape from city life?

The bad guys are gone now, of course, and we only have nice, friendly people. Some of us have weapons and hunt deer, but most of us welcome tourists and do our best to help them enjoy their time with us.

Some famous people were born here. Ringling’s Circus was born here. Edna Ferber, the great novelist, was born in Appleton. Thornton Wilder was from Madison. Georgia O’Keefe was from Sun Prairie. They all left Wisconsin, to gain fame and fortune. Frank Lloyd Wright, the world famous architect, was from Spring Green. He traveled widely building things and then came back to his Wisconsin home. They all shared a common heartfelt yearning to come back to their home in Wisconsin.

It’s sort of like the fact that everyone wants to go to heaven, but they don’t want to die. Everybody wants to come to Wisconsin, but not all of them come. They dream of being here.

Shell Lake offers hiking, walking and running trails

SHELL LAKE — With all the natural beauty of the Shell Lake area, hiking and walking opportunities abound! The city of Shell Lake itself is a great place for a walk. The city is quiet and the traffic is light. Streetlights provide a well-lit setting. Memorial Park and the lakefront area also provide places for a stroll.

For those that would like more nature and a little less development, there are several miles of interlaced walking trails in the following areas: Sawyer Brook Trails, South Bay Natural Area and Wetland by Sand Road.

Sawyer Brook Trails These trails are located north of the Shell Lake Arts Center on the north end of Shell Lake. This area belongs to the city, DNR and the Shell Lake School District. The trails are a bit rugged and traverse a rather steep, rolling topography. The area contains a large spring, which is the headwaters of Sawyer Creek, a Class 1 trout stream. Glacial activity shaped much of the local landscape. This area is part of a recessional moraine, which formed at the end of the glacier where retreating ice remained stationary for a period of time. The lowest area on this trail drops to a point nearly 60 feet below the surface of Shell Lake.

This area also features a prairie restoration projected plant by Shell

Lake High School students. Much of the area is being planned and maintained by the Shell Lake School Forest Committee.

South Bay Natural Area This 1-1/2-mile trail, running through both DNR and city-owned property, loops around a large wetland area that is part of the south bay of Shell Lake. This trail, located on level terrain, has much to offer for the nature lover. It meanders through forest and prairie vegetation, runs adjacent to a wildlife marsh by the airport, and ends up featuring a natural lakeshore and beautiful view of Scout Island. Wildlife abounds throughout this natural area.

Besides the natural environment, you view remnants of the Narrow Gage railroad bed that was used to bring logs to the Shell Lake Lumber Company in the late 1800s. You’ll also

walk past a water quality pond that was constructed in 2009 to treat runoff from the industrial park.

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Welcome to our lakes

A scene from the annual sailboat regatta on Shell Lake. - Photo by Larry Samson

by Dave Vold, lake coordinator SHELL LAKE – The map above shows the beautiful lakes that lie within our corporate limits. You’ll notice that we have a number of accesses to Shell Lake that are open to the public.

In an effort to keep our lakes free from invasive species, we’ve implemented an aggressive watercraft inspection program, which is being described as a role model for the state. With this program, we require that all trailered watercraft be launched at the Class A public access by the city park and campground on Shell Lake or the public access on Round Lake. We have trained inspectors available at Shell Lake, mostly during the day, and occasionally at Round Lake to inspect your watercraft and talk to you about invasive species.

Even if you’re not launching a watercraft, feel free to visit with our inspectors. We charge a launch fee of $5 per day or $20 for the season at the Shell Lake site to help maintain the access and finance our inspection program. We are proud to have added a new dock at our launch site thanks, in part, to a grant from the Recreational Boating Facilities Program and launch fees.

Be sure to visit our universally accessible fishing pier next to the swimming beach in the park. The Shell Lake Lions Club and the Sport Fish Restoration Program jointly funded this project.

Also, as a part of our environmental education program, we’ve planted a demonstration lakeshore buffer on the lake side of the pavilion. We are encouraging lakeshore owners to maintain a buffer to filter runoff and provide wildlife habitat. In 2011, we constructed a biocell, rain garden, between the community center and pavilion to filter the polluted runoff from the parking lot prior to it entering the lake.

All accesses as shown on the map are available for your enjoyment. We have an ongoing program to improve the signage and accessibility at each access. If you have questions, please stop by city hall or call us at 715-468-7679 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Glacier Trail offers horseback riding

SHELL LAKE — Equestrians or potential horseback riders can go on guided tours with Glacier Trail Rides, located nine miles west of Shell Lake, seven days a week.

Hosts Doug and Karen Vanderhoof take groups of one to 10 riders at a time.

Larger groups may be negotiated, and group rates are available for 10 or more riders. The Vanderhoofs put riders with horses that match their experience levels. The rides last about an hour going through farm fields and woods while hearing a bit of history on the area. Children, ages 7 and up, can ride on the trails depending on their height. Safety helmets are available.

The season usually lasts from May through September and may go longer if special requests are made. No experience is necessary. For reservations call 715-468-7619. — submitted

Trail Glacier Rides is open May through September giving the opportunity for horseback riding. — Photo by Larry Samson

Badger Wheels Club celebrates their Diamond Jubilee Car Show

SPOONER — It may be hard to believe, but the Badger Wheels Studebaker Drivers Club car show has been an annual event for 25 years, and it's a fun event for those who attend. You can still enjoy a pancake breakfast and have lunch served to you by their club members with the help from the local 4-H. Come show your beautiful cars or maybe sell your wares, or be a spectator and enjoy it all.

Each year a scholarship is presented by the club to a graduating Spooner High School senior and a graduating high school 4-H member. The Badger Wheel Studebaker Club makes donations to the local food pantry, ALS, Salvation Army, Amvets and many other worthwhile causes brought to their attention.

As it has been in the past, there is no set fee for vendors, swappers or crafters with paid admission.

Everyone is welcome. Remember this will held at the Washburn County Fair-

grounds on Sunday, June 12, with the gates opening at 6:30 p.m. for vendors; 7 a.m. to show cars. The breakfast is from 7-11 a.m. Other food is available from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and trophies will be awarded at 2:30 p.m.

So mark your calendar for June 12.

This is the big one! — from the Badger Wheels

This 1928 Model A snowmobile was a featured attraction at the Badger Wheels Studebaker Drivers Club car show. Local collector Ray Shimek is shown next to the modified car that was marketed to rural postmen and was built from a kit called the Snow Flyer. — Photo by Larry Samson

Hunt Hill offers the opportunity to explore the world around us

by Larry Samson SARONA — Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary wildlife preserve and learning center is open to all and dedicated to fostering understanding, appreciation and protection of the environment.

The sanctuary opened in 1957 after the property was donated to the Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary. Today, Hunt Hill is a nonprofit organization that continues to operate the sanctuary that is nestled in the woods on Hunt Hill Road, off Audubon Road, from CTH M in the Sarona area near Long Lake.

Hunt Hill offers day and overnight youth camps as well as adult camps in Swedish Language and Cultural Immersion, Spanish Language and Cultural Immersion, and Love Life Workshop.

Once again, in cooperation with the Long Lake Preservation Association, Hunt Hill will be offering the popular

nature series Cakes on the Lakes. Enjoy a pancake breakfast at the Hunt Hill dining room followed by a free nature program. Dates are June 11, July 16, Aug. 13 and Sept. 10.

Exploring the world of insects at Hunt Hill. – Photos by Larry Samson

GRANDparents Adventures, where grandparents and grandchildren can spent the afternoon together in a nature setting. Programs are Bog Squishing on June 22, Go Fly a Kite on July 27 and Survival on Aug. 10. New this year is Nature At Night with two programs, Hunt Hill provides may opportunities for hands-on exploration in nature.

Nocturnal Animals on June 11 and Full Moon Lake Canoeing on Aug. 13. Going Back, a craft and green living series to connect us back to the basics, May 21.

You can build a wooden kayak, learn to make wine, cheese and more or just enjoy an old-fashioned ice-cream social.

For more information on the program dates, times and fees, visit the Hunt Hill Web site at www.hunthill.org or call 715-635-6543.

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Several free services at the Shell Lake Public Library

SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Public Library is located in the Shell Lake City Hall Building located at 501 1st St. in Shell Lake. The library offers a variety of free services.

On the ‘net The library is live on the Internet. Patrons are able to place items on hold, renew materials and check the status of their record on the Internet. You can access this service through the library’s Web site at www.shelllakelibrary.org Wireless access The library offers Wi-Fi. Bring your laptop to the library and access the wireless Internet. Users can sit anywhere they like inside or out, 24/7, to surf the Internet. The library’s wireless networks are open to all visitors and do not require any special logins or passwords.

Story hour Lap-sitter and preschool story times begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays. No registration is needed. Caregivers are invited to join in the stories, crafts and snacks.

Lake Superior Zoo-Duluth and Duluth Children’s Museum Check out a Lake Superior Zoo pass or a Duluth Children’s Museum pass using your Shell Lake Public Library card at the library to receive free admission to the zoo and museum in Duluth, Minn. The Duluth Children’s Museum pass is also good at the Science Museum and Children’s Museum in St. Paul, Minn.

Passes are available on a first-come first-served basis, no reserves, holds or renewals. One pass per person per loan period (seven days), passes may admit a family of four or five depending on which attraction you choose. Special exhibits and programs may not be covered, and other exclusions may apply. Check each

Monday night is Movie Night

SHELL LAKE – Each Monday night starting Monday, June 6, through Monday, Aug. 29, there is a free movie shown at dusk near the lakeside pavilion on the shores of Shell Lake.

Open mike is from 7:30-8:15 p.m. Bring your favorite instrument, your voice, your enthusiasm or just come to listen. Also remember to bring your own blanket or chair. Refreshments are available.

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Summer reading programs Mark your calendars! The summer reading program for children, One World, Many Stories, will kick off Monday, June 6. Preschool through grade five are invited to participate in the program. Prizes donated

by Ice Cream Shack, Shell Lake; Palace Theatre, Spooner; McDonald’s, Spooner; Pizza Hut, Rice Lake; and Friends of the Shell Lake Library, are awarded for reading titles and/or minutes. One World, Many Stories programs scheduled at the library are: Thursday, June 9, from 2-3 p.m., Big Trucks, City of Shell Lake; Tuesday, June 16, from 2-3 p.m., Nature’s Niche, live rainforest animals; Thursday, June 23 from 2-3 p.m.,

Lake Superior Zoomobile with live animals; June 14 and Thursday, Aug. 11 from 2-3 p.m., movies and popcorn in the cool room.

The summer reading program for adults 18 years and older kicks off Tuesday, July 5. Read/listen to a book, and fill out the form at the library to be entered into a weekly drawing. One entry per week. Prizes are gift certificates from local businesses. Stop in the library to pick up your reading form.

Teens in grades 6-12 now have a summer reading program for them. Shopko is providing cash and an iPod Touch for prizes for reading during the You Are Here! summer reading program. Teens must read or listen to 100 minutes per week to enter weekly drawing of $25 cash and must read all 800 minutes to enter the drawing for the iPod Touch. Teens may enter the drawing only once per week. Pick your reading record up at the library. Program runs June 6 through July 29.

Novel Destinations, the adult summer reading program for 18 years and older, kicks off Tuesday, July 5.

Adults 18 and older can read/listen to a book and fill out the form at the library to be entered into a weekly drawing. One entry per week. Prizes are gift certificates from My Favorite Things, Lakeview Bar and Grill, Potter’s Shed and Dahlstroms Lakeside Market — all of Shell Lake. Stop in the library to pick up your reading form and get reading.

Teen space The library has a special place just for teens, complete with computers, lounge furniture, magazines, books and games. A program to celebrate teens will be held in October during Teen Read Week. Call the library at 715-468-2074 for more information or watch their Web site.

Free services Most all services in the library are free and available to everyone. Summer residents, campground campers, full-time residents and tourists are all welcome to get a library card and use the library. In addition to the above services, we also offer many new releases in books and DVDs as well as Internet, Microsoft Office programs, board and card games, puzzles and toys. Be sure to stop in, you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

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The shelter house, located next to the memorial monument in Shell Lake’s Memorial Park, continues to be used for many social activities. — Photos by Suzanne Johnson

This circular fireplace was a gift from Charles L. Lewis to the city of Shell Lake.

In the summer of 1949, construction for the current shelter house was under way. The 70x32 structure of western red cedar logs and stone was completed in 1950.

A circular fireplace is the central feature of the southern end of the tworoom park house. This fireplace became a gift to Shell Lake through the perseverance of Charles L. Lewis. While traveling, Lewis had once seen a circular fireplace in Fresno, Calif. He thought a circular fireplace would be quite something in Shell Lake and felt it should be build in the shelter house. Lewis’ employees at Badger Cranberry Company made the fire basket, and local artisans did the circular brickwork, while Lewis had to find someone to fab-

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With the rising waters of Shell Lake taking over the land where the shelter house was located, it became necessary in 2002 to reposition the building to its current location higher up in Memorial Park, a bit farther from the shores of the lake. Many volunteers came to the aid of the facility.

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City of Shell Lake 1. Shell Lake Municipal Airport 2. City Hall - Public Library 3. Washburn County Courthouse 4. Grades 3-12 School 5. Grades PreK-2 school (primary) 6. Express Mart Convenience Store 7. Dahlstrom’s Lakeside Market Happy Tonics My Favorite Things Polish Parlour Mon Cheri Tru Gas Lakeview Hotel Bar & Grill Lake Insurance Gerry’s 5th Avenue Salon Shell Lake Chiropractic Washburn County Register (newspaper) Klopp’s 5th Avenue Bar 8. Hearts of Gold Home Health Care Peggy’s Place Restaurant LifeCircle Wellness Center Jean’s Antiques and Collectibles Poquette’s Furniture 9. Shell Lake State Bank CenturyLink Telephone Company U.S. Post Office 10. Silver Shears 11. Indianhead Medical Center Shell Lake Clinic 12. Shell Lake Pharmacy Ed Elliot Building (Washburn County) 13. Shell Lake Laundromat Skinner Funeral Home 14. The Body Shop 15. Shell Lake Marine 16. Washburn County Historical Museum 17. Museum of Woodcarving 18. Shell Lake Arts Center 19. Erika Quam Memorial Theatre 20. Thru the Woods Cafe 21. WGMO/WCSW Radio 22. Cenex Shell Lake Travel Center America’s Best Inn & Suites 23. Shell Lake Self Storage School Bus Garage 24. Shell Lake Woodcrafters 25. Becky’s Food & Spirits 26. Ventures Unlimited 27. Smith Auto Body & Repair 28. Transportation Services Unlimited 29. Xact Tool, Inc. 30. Xcel Energy 32. Spooner Creek - The Potter’s Shed & The Wallflower Cafe at the Shed Vitality Village Soar Counseling 33. Auctions4u.com Gary’s Heating and Electric 34. DP Juza Woodworking 35. Farley’s Auto Body 36. Aqua Vista Apartments 37. Wis. Indianhead Technical College 38. Shell Lake Family Dental 39. Shell Lake Co-op Fertilizer Plant 40. Bosch, a division of Doboy Manufacturing

41. Masonic Lodge 221 42. Terraceview Living Center 43. Evergreen Apartments 44. Meadowview Apartments 45. Glenview 46. Shell Lake Shores Apartments 47. West Side Apartments 48. Lakeland Manor 49. Shell Lake Fire Department 50. Salem Lutheran Church 51. Lake Park Alliance Church 52. Shell Lake United Methodist Church 54. Shell Lake Full Gospel Church 55. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 56. St. Joseph’s Cemetery 57. Alano Club 58. Ain Dah Ing, Inc. 60. North on Hwy. 63

Mike Roberts Farm Equipment Organized Chaos Bashaw Valley Greenhouse & Storage Campbell’s Country Store 62. East on CTH B Red Barn Ski Trails Red Barn Campground Butternut Hills Golf Club The Garden Shed Gift Shop Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary

63. West on CTH B Poquette Lake Apple Orchard 64. West on Sand Road (1st Ave.) Lindy’s Berry Farm Clam River Golf Club Stellrecht Tractor & Auto Repair 65. South on Hwy. 63 Brickyard Pottery Barronett Hills Golf Club

In the Village of Barronett Brickhouse Cafe Barronett Bar & Grill Wisconsin Structural Steel Barronett Post Office Northern Oak Furniture Bistro 63 Speedy’s Convenience Store Woodland Signs

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Located 6 miles west of Shell Lake 1st Avenue (Sand Road) to Bakker Road Call ahead to place an order for pre-picked strawberries and raspberries or for information on picking your own.

Watch for us at our roadside stands.

An added attraction in Shell Lake is the lakefront pavilion. Located between Memorial Park and the Municipal Campground on the shores of Shell Lake, the pavilion includes a covered performing stage, modern rest rooms and concession areas. The building is available to rent for any occasion. Please call Shell Lake City Hall at 715-468-7679 for more information. — Photo by Larry Samson

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Area churches

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Baptist

Northwoods Baptist Church

W6268 Cranberry Dr., Shell Lake, four miles south of Spooner on Hwy. 253 Pastor Adam Dunshee 715-468-2177

Spooner Baptist

W7135 Green Valley Rd. (Green Valley Road & Hwy. 63) Pastor James Frisby 715-635-2277

Catholic

St. Joseph’s Catholic

100 N. Second St., Shell Lake Father Edwin Anderson

St. Catherine’s Catholic Church CTH D, Sarona Father Edwin Anderson 715-468-7850

St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church 409 N. Summit St., Spooner Father Edward Anderson 715-635-3105

Episcopal

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 220 Elm St., Spooner Father Bob Rodgers 715-635-8475

Full Gospel

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293 S. Hwy. 63, Shell Lake Pastor Virgil Amundson 715-468-2895

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Methodist

United Methodist

135 Reinhart Dr., Shell Lake Pastor Gregory Harrell 715-468-2405

United Methodist Church 312 Elm St., Spooner Rev. Jack Starr 715-635-3227

Lakeview United Methodist Church

Williams Road, Hertel Rev. Jack Starr 715-635-3227

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Spooner Wesleyan Church

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Cornerstone Christian

106 Balsam St., Spooner Pastor Tom Kelby 715-635-9222

Lutheran

Barronett Lutheran Church 776 Prospect Ave., Barronett Pastor Todd Ahneman 715-822-5511

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Timberland Ringebu Free Lutheran Church

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Local businesses offer a variety of food, gifts and art

SHELL LAKE – Looking for that perfect gift, or the perfect food to satisfy your hunger? Shell Lake, and its southern neighbor, Barronett, have a variety of retailers and restaurants to satisfy both.

Gifts Located along Hwy. 63 is The Body Shop, which is home to the Ice-Cream Shack and a beach store. Beachgoers and Monday-night movie viewers often walk up the hill to the Ice-Cream Shack for cones, milk shakes and iced coffee, or for any beach items they may need.

The shack has a patio for visitors to relax. Call 715-468-7776.

Turning onto Main Street, or Fifth Avenue, one will find Jean’s Antiques, 715-468-7035, one of northern Wisconsin’s largest antique stores; Poquette’s Furniture and Appliances, 715-4682201; and My Favorite Things, 715-4682899, which sells toys, jewelry, candles and much more. My Favorite Things also has a Web site to order from, www.saronajewels.com.

A couple of streets down, on Fourth Avenue, is the Shell Lake Pharmacy, 715-468-7800, which also sells gifts, keepsakes and cards people can peruse while waiting for a prescription to be filled.

Heading south to the industrial park, people will find the other new business, Vitality Village, a fitness and wellness center that sells Healthy Balance honey and has a distributor for essential oils.

The center offers a variety of exercise

classes, healing practices and spray-tanning services, along with a 24-7 gym.

There are also counseling services available in the building, melding physical health with emotional and spiritual healing. Call 715-468-2232 for class times.

Also in the industrial park, The Wallflower Cafe at the Shed, next to Vitality Village, offers everything – food, gifts and artwork. The café offers soup, salad and sandwich meals, dessert and gourmet coffee. The gallery has artwork and gifts from local and national artists, and pottery is done on-site by Spooner Creek. Visitors can paint their own pottery to take home. On summer weekends, the garden patio has live music.

Visit the Web site, www.ThePottersShed.com, or call 715468-4122.

If you’re leaving town, continuing straight south on the highway, toward Barronett, you will find Brickyard Road, and Brickyard Pottery & Glassworks.

Owned by local artists, the gallery and shop offers watercolor paintings, metalwork, jewelry, weaving, silks and wood from regional artists. Visit the Web site, www.brickyardpottery.com, or call 715468-7341.

Going in the other direction, Organized Chaos, 715-468-2425, is located just north of the city limits off the highway. People can buy scrapbook supplies, and the store also offers stamping, helium balloons and chocolates. There is also thrift store with new and used

items.

Laughing Brook Pottery, 715-6450454, is another studio, located on CTH B, and Homestead Crafts, 715-645-0842, where you can find homemade décor, is on CTH O. Food There are many restaurants to choose from in Shell Lake, starting downtown.

On Main Street, the Lakeview Bar & Grill has a sports-bar atmosphere, offering, among other foods, a Friday fish fry, prime rib, many different hamburger varieties and wraps. Call 715-7310080.

As you travel down Main Street, you will find Peggy’s Place, 715-468-7427.

Dahlstrom’s Lakeside Market is right across the street for all your grocery needs and Shell Lake-themed apparel.

Thru the Woods Café, just off Hwy. 63 past the courthouse, has an ice-cream window in the summer. Call 715-4682969 for summer hours.

If you’re looking for a quick snack, you can choose from the Express Mart

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or Country Pride Co-op/Cenex Convenience Store along the highway. The convenience store has a sit-down café, too, with hot food.

Heading into the industrial park, along with The Wallflower at the Shed, is Becky’s Food & Spirits, 715-468-7424.

The restaurant has diverse cuisine, with an all-you-can-eat fish fry on Friday nights, and a DJ and karaoke Fridays and Saturdays.

On CTH D, you will find the Getaway Bar & Grill, 715-469-3208.

In Barronett, you have a choice of Bistro 63, the Red Brick Café or Barronett Bar & Grill. Bistro 63, 715-8226363, offers exotic foods, while Red Brick, 715-822-3424, has down-home cooking with breakfast all day. The Barronett Bar & Grill, 715-822-3648, specializes in ribs and chicken.

If you’re just passing through, Speedy’s C Stop has 24-hour gas and quick snacks and groceries. — with submitted information

Shell Lake Farmers Market

An early history of Shell Lake SHELL LAKE — The cutting of the virgin forests of upper Wisconsin began on the banks of its streams where the logs were rolled into the water and floated to the mills to be sawed into lumber.

The tales of their hardships, exploits and sprees cover a period that is fast passing into the forgotten.

The success of the annual spring drive depended on having plenty of water at the right time, which spurred the development of dams on the streams to hold the water, to be released as needed, and there is an oft-told tale of an attempt to cut the ridge between Shell Lake and Crescent Springs, headwaters of Sawyer Brook, to use the water for such purposes. Had that been done, there would have been no history of Shell Lake; but the ridge was preserved to bear the railroad, the lake remained to float the millions of logs that were sawed here, the village was located on its banks and the big mill built on its shores.

The streams in Shell Lake territory were not well-adapted to driving logs, so its forest was nearly intact when the railroad came. The railroad grant, as evidenced by a patent by Omaha Railway Company, Aug. 19, 1880, carried the odd-numbered sections in this territory.

The Shell Lake Lumber Co. was incorporated by Weyerhaeuser and Denkman of Rock Island, Ill., C. Lamb and Sons of Clinton, Iowa, and David Joyce of Lyons, Iowa, under the laws of Iowa on Dec. 18, 1880. The company bought the railroad land around Shell Lake and its deed was dated June 9, 1881.

It is true there were hunters, trappers and traders in the country before this time, but the passing of a half century leaves only traditions and it seems impossible to record anything concrete from them.

The treaty of the Chippewas in 1837 ceded the whole northern quarter of Wisconsin to the United States and in return they were given reservations on which they were promised sanctity from intrusion of others. The Chippewa people in Shell Lake territory did not

accept the reservation and have always been voters.

It is said a number of Indian battles were fought on the shores of Shell Lake and also that a big one was fought on the Tuscarora grounds, just northwest of the city, where a great many arrows are found.

All the old-timers seem to agree that before the railroad came there was a log house where the courthouse now stands and a small trading post nearby on the shore of the lake.

The Shell Lake white pine had a reputation in the lumber trade. Many of the houses in Shell Lake are built of lumber that today would sell at a hundred dollars a thousand or more. The old-timers well remember the practice of selling “scoots,” what would not be good boards, at one dollar for all you could haul, as well as the millions of cords of good wood that went into the big burner.

On Dec. 3, 1889, a fire swept Main Street, destroying more than 20 business places. The following year the water system was laid serving not only the entire village but also the mill and lumberyard. As long as the mill was running, water was free, but when that tax money was lost the water rental was levied and has continued since.

On Sept. 1, 1894, a forest fire swept into town and burned 60 dwellings on Bible Hill but they were soon rebuilt.

From the beginning the mill and yardman began buying small tracts of land near the village and making homes, with space for a cow and chickens.

About 1895 a real effort was made to sell the cutover lands and more than 200 sales of land for farms were made during the next five years, so 1895 is the real beginning of farming as a business in Shell Lake country. The mill completed its work in 1899 and in three years the lumber business was mostly memories.

Shell Lake became a farming town.

Shell Lake territory was once a part of Barron County, then a part of Burnett County, and Washburn County was organized by act of the Legislature in 1883. — compiled in 1930 and condensed for this story

The Shell Lake Farmers Market is a popular feature when local gardens, orchards and berry patches start producing their flavorful and colorful bounty. Located on the frontage of Hwy. 63 in downtown Shell Lake, the farmers market starts in early June and continues through September. Local berry patches and orchards also offer opportunities for picking or buying alreadypicked ripe fruit. For this year’s hours and days for the farmers market, call city hall at 715-468-7679. — Photo by Larry Samson

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Do you know your flag etiquette?

NATIONWIDE — With many summer community celebrations as well as Memorial Day and Independence Day, American flags will be displayed on residences, city streets and in local parades. The following is information on flag etiquette and the saluting of the American flag.

Parading and saluting the flag When carried in a procession, the flag should be to the right of the marchers.

When other flags are carried, the flag of the United States may be centered in front of the others or carried to their right. When the flag passes in a procession, or when it is hoisted or lowered, all should face the flag and salute.

The Salute To salute, all persons come to attention. Those in uniform give the appropriate formal salute. Citizens not in uniform salute by placing their right hand over the heart, and men with head cover should remove it and hold it to left shoulder, hand over the heart. Members of organizations in formation salute upon command of the person in charge.

Flag etiquette The Flag Code, which formalizes and unifies the traditional ways in which we give respect to the flag, also contains specific instructions on how the flag is not to be used. They are: • The flag should never be dipped to any person or thing. It is flown upside down only as a distress signal.

• The flag should not be used as a drapery, for covering a speaker’s desk, draping a platform, or for any decoration in general. Bunting of blue, white and red stripes is available for these purposes. The blue stripe of the bunting should be on the top.

• The flag should never be used for any advertising purpose. It should not be embroidered, printed or otherwise impressed on such articles as cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins, boxes, or anything intended to be discarded after temporary use. Advertising signs should not be attached to the staff or

halyard.

• The flag should not be used as part of a costume or athletic uniform, except that a flag patch may be used on the uniform of military personnel, fireman, policeman and members of patriotic organizations.

• The flag should never have placed on it, or attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word, number, figure or drawing of any kind.

• The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying or delivering anything.

• When the flag is lowered, no part of it should touch the ground or any other object; it should be received by waiting hands and arms. To store the flag it should be folded neatly and ceremoniously.

• The flag should be cleaned and mended when necessary.

• When a flag is so worn it is no longer fit to serve as a symbol of our country, it should be destroyed by burning in a dignified manner. Most American Legion Posts regularly conduct a dignified flag-burning ceremony. The Shell Lake American Legion Post 225 and VFW Post 9867 have teamed up together to supply a drop-off for worn flags. A white depository box is located on the southwest corner of the Shell Lake Library on Fifth Avenue.

Displaying the flag outdoors When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting from a window, balcony or a building, the union should be at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half-staff.

When it is displayed from the same flagpole with another flag, of a state, community, society or Scout unit, the flag of the United States must always be at the top except that the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church services for Navy personnel when conducted by a naval chaplain on a ship at sea.

When the flag is displayed over a street, it should be hung vertically, with the union to the north or east. If the flag

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is suspended over a sidewalk, the flag’s union should be farthest from the building.

When flown with flags of states, communities or societies on separate flagpoles that are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor, to its own right. The other flags may be smaller but none may be larger.

No other flag should ever be placed above it. The flag of the United States is always the first flag raised and the last to be lowered.

When flown with the national banner of other countries, each flag must be displayed from a separate pole of the same height. Each flag should be the same size. They should be raised and lowered simultaneously. The flag of one nation may not be displayed above that of another nation.

Raising and lowering the flag The flag should be raised briskly and lowered slowly and ceremoniously.

Ordinarily, it should be displayed only between sunrise and sunset. It should be illuminated if displayed at night. The

flag of the United States of America is saluted as it is hoisted and lowered. The salute is held until the flag is unsnapped from the halyard or through the last note of music, whichever is the longest.

Displaying the flag indoors When on display, the flag is accorded the place of honor, always positioned to its own right. Place it to the right of the speaker or staging area or sanctuary.

Other flags should be to the left.

The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of states, localities or societies are grouped for display.

When one flag is used with the flag of the United States of America and the staffs are crossed, the flag of the United States is placed on its own right with its staff in front of the other flag.

When displaying the flag against a wall, vertically or horizontally, the flag’s union (stars) should be at the top, to the flag’s own right, and to the observer’s left. — from VSO & www.usflag.org

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Ecotourism is alive and well

by Mary Ellen Ryall SHELL LAKE – It all started with a narrow strip of land that once was mowed and maintained by the city of Shell Lake. In 2007 and two consecutive years later of planting and patiently waiting to see what nature would provide, the Monarch Butterfly Habitat burst forth with native grasses and perennial native wildflowers.

To add pizzazz to the habitat there is a winding butterfly shaped wood-chip path, accent boulders in area one and three, and a memory tree grove in area three. There is a cedar pergola in area two. The pergola has handicap parking and a level entry making it accessible for handicap visitors. Sit within the pergola and witness waving grasses serenading the passerby. Small skipper butterflies reside among the grasses. Wild grape vines planted in 2009 are slowly twisting their way up and around the pergola posts. Granite memory benches invite visitors to slow down and enjoy tranquility as they reflect on the microcosmos world of insects fluttering and hopping about. Listen, the habitat is alive with insect chatter.

Climate change and need of native habitats Climate change is affecting migration of plants, animals, birds and insects including the monarch butterfly. As drought conditions or cold wet seasons prevail, even flower blooms at times are late for the migrating kingdom. Happy Tonics Inc., a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) environmental education organization and public charity, saw the need to build a sanctuary for the migrating butterfly, and thus the Monarch Butterfly Habitat was born. According to EarthWatch, people are starting to realize that nature needs our help and thus ecotourism and volunteer eco vacations are on the rise.

Happy Tonics invites habitat visitors to call and sign up for an hour, day or weeks if you would like to make a difference as an eco volunteer. They will

Wild prairie clover with orange pollen. — All photos Copyright Mary Ellen Ryall

be happy to assist you in lining up amenities to accommodate your stay in Shell Lake.

The Monarch Butterfly Habitat is open to the public for free throughout the summer during daylight hours.

Happy Tonics offers tours and classes for a small fee. Environmental education staff is trained in ethnobotany, entomology and plant science. Registration required.

Butterfly and native plant identification classes Fridays at 10 a.m. to noon, South Wild Butterfly Habitat, June-August. Fee: $25. Personal tour by ethnobotany trained staff. Includes lunch: Soup, sandwich and beverage at Potter’s Shed. Meet at visitors center/store, 25 Fifth Ave., Shell Lake. Reservations at happytonics@centurytel.net or at 715468-2097.

Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon, North

Monarch Butterfly Habitat. JuneAugust. Fee: $25. Personal tour by ethnobotany trained staff. Includes lunch: Soup, sandwich and beverage at Potter’s Shed. Meet at visitors center/store, 25 Fifth Ave., Shell Lake. Reservations at happytonics@centurytel.net or call 715 468-2097.

National Pollinator Week Thursday, June 23, Native Bee Count, 1-2 p.m.

Meet at visitors center/store at 12:45

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p.m. Walk to Monarch Butterfly Habitat within a few blocks. Reservations at happytonics@centurytel.net or at 715468-2097.

Events for the whole family Environmental Film Fest, Friendship Commons, 118 4th Ave. Reservations at happytonics@centurytel.net or at 715468-2097. Sponsored by Happy Tonics, Inc. with grants from Washburn County AODA; Leopold Education and Pheasants Forever. Hosted by Minnesota Wisconsin Lakes and Pines Girl Scouts.

Saturday, June 25, 3-5:30 p.m. Film “Silencing of the Bees,” refreshments, talk on pollinators and tour of Girl Scouts pollinator container gardens.

Saturday, July 30, 3-5:30 p.m. Film “Blue Water,” refreshments, talk on capturing rainwater where it falls and tour of Girl Scouts pollinator container gardens.

Saturday, Aug. 20, 3-5:30 p.m. Film “The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies,” refreshments, talk on Monarch Butterfly Habitat and tour of Girl Scouts pollinator container gardens Happy Tonics is located at 25 Fifth Ave., Shell Lake. Summer office hours 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday.

When closed they are at the habitats on north and south end of Shell Lake, performing field science monitoring projects.

The Monarch Butterfly Habitat was a monarch larva (caterpillar) incubator in 2010.

ORGANIZED CHAOS 3 Stores - 1 Building 1 mile north of Shell Lake on Hwy. 63

SCRAPBOOK & STAMPING STORE Experienced croppers and beginners alike, love our unique, ever-growing array of albums, paper, stickers, embellishments, and so much more.

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Vitality Village bike riders benefit for Monarch Butterfly Habitat.

Breakfast & Lunch Friday Fish Fry: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

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Walleye bag limits adjusted for ceded territory lakes

MADISON - Daily walleye bag limits have been revised on 530 lakes in the Wisconsin Ceded Territory in response to harvest declarations made by six bands of Chippewa in Wisconsin, the state Department of Natural Resources has announced. These bag limits are effective between May 1, 2010 and March 6, 2011, inclusive.

There will be a three-walleye bag limit for sport anglers on 190 lakes, and a two-fish daily bag limit on 340 lakes, unless they are adjusted upwards later in the season for lakes lightly or not speared.

Most off-reservation Chippewa tribal harvest takes places during the spring spearfishing season. Tribal spearers typically have harvested walleye from 170180 lakes annually, regardless of the number of lakes initially declared. DNR will review tribal harvest following the spring spearfishing season and may revise bag limits upwards on lakes lightly or not speared. An administrative rule passed by the state Natural Resources Board in 1998 allows the department to adjust initial bag limits to reflect actual spring spearing harvest and projected summer harvests.

The adjusted walleye bag limits [PDF] are available in portable document format on the DNR Web site.

They will also be posted to the fishing regulations page of the DNR Fishing Wisconsin Web site and are being published as an insert to the 2010-2011 Guide to Wisconsin Hook and Line Fishing Regulations. Lakes not listed are subject to the regulations printed in the regulations pamphlet. Anglers should check the regulations for special size and bag limits that are in effect on specific waters.

The 175 lakes declared by the Lac du Flambeau Band have a daily bag limit of three walleye for sport anglers. The DNR and the Lac du Flambeau Band have an agreement giving the Band authority to sell fishing licenses in return for making declarations at a level that allows a three walleye per day recreational angler bag limit.

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As part of a 1983 federal Appellate Court decision affirming Chippewa off-reservation hunting, fishing, and gathering rights, the six bands of Wisconsin Chippewa set annual harvest quotas for off-reservation lakes in the Wisconsin Ceded Territory. As part of court agreements, the Department of Natural Resources reduces bag limits for recreational hook and line anglers in lakes declared for harvest by the Chippewa bands to assure the combined tribal and recreational angler harvest does not jeopardize the ability of walleye to sustain its population in any lake.

For background information on Chippewa treaty rights, a description of the management and monitoring system used to ensure the long term viability of fisheries in the Ceded Territory, and to see data collected as part of that monitoring system, including walleye population estimates and creel survey summaries for all game fish, see the DNR Bureau of Fisheries Management Internet pages regarding the joint tribal and recreational fishery in the Wisconsin Ceded Territory. - from the DNR Web site

Washburn County cyclists open Wild Cat Mountain Bike Trail

Coco is enjoying some single track at the new Wild Cat Trails. — Photo submitted

SPOONER — Washburn County and The Washburn County Mountain Bike Association are proud to officially open a new 14-mile mountain bike trail near Spooner. Situated on county land, the trailhead is three miles east of Spooner just off Hwy. 70.

After two years of local volunteer work, that included mapping, bridge building, brushing and grubbing, the trails are currently marked and ready to be used. Highlighted below are some of the unique features the trails represent: The trails are one-third single track, one-third double track and one-third gravel roads. The trails include three wooden bridges.

The trails include log piles, rock gardens and panoramic views of pristine lakes. Dogs, hiking and

snowshoeing are welcomed. Maps are available www.shelllakeonline.com/files/WildcatMBTrails.pdf a n d w w w. c o . w a s h b u r n . w i . u s / d e p a r t m e n t s/forestry/index.htm. All major intersections are posted with a map and contain directional arrows.

Coupled with the six miles of single track at Spooner City Park, the area now offers mountain bikers some tremendous riding options. Bicyclist should wear helmets, gloves and bring their own drinking water. Caution should be used when mountain biking on area Washburn County trails. Please be advised of logging and some four-wheeler traffic at times; it is recommended that you bring a map. — submitted

Museum of Woodcarving

Do something for the Earth.

Volunteer to help the nonprofit maintain the Monarch Butterfly Habitat in Shell Lake.

Help Us Maintain The Monarch Butterfly Habitat In Shell Lake

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Call Mary Ellen At 715-468-2097 Or E-mail happytonics@centurytel.net Visit Us On The Web At www.happytonics.org Bring The Kids And Make A Family Commitment To Help The Butterfly In An Environmental Crisis

The world-famous Museum of Woodcarving, featuring over 100 life-sized Bible characters carved by Joseph Barta, is located on Hwy. 63, just north of Shell Lake.

Maria McKay owns and operates the museum that also showcases more than 400 miniature carvings that are done out of ponderosa and sugar pine.

One of the most popular attractions is "The Last Supper" that took over four years to carve.

The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., May 1 to Oct. 1. For more information call 715-4687100. — Special photo

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Northern Wisconsin wildlife

A mama doe and her fawn. — Photo

by Mary Shaw

A pileated woodpecker is captured by the photographer. — Photo by Mary Shaw

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• ATV Trails • Boating • Golfing • Camping • Fishing • Hunting • Skiing • Snowmobiling • Water Sports • Tennis Courts • Basketball Courts • Volleyball Courts

Washburn County Seat • Airport • Motel • Restaurants • Shopping

FREE FREE MUSIC MUSIC & & MOVIES MOVIES MONDAYS! MONDAYS!

Music at 7:30 p.m.

Bring your favorite instrument, your voice, your enthusiasm, or just listen!

Movie at dusk

Bring your own blanket or chair.

Refreshments Available!

At the Pavilion

• Antique • Pottery • Grocery/Liquor • Gifts • Clothing • Toys

• Museums • Concerts • Live Theater • Taverns • Multiple-Use Pavilion

“Come Enjoy Our New Playground & Swim In Our Crystal-Clear Lake”

ANNUAL EVENTS: July 3..............................................................................Annual Street Dance & Fireworks Labor Day Weekend.........................................................................Town & Country Days

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Wrangler Performances 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 8 Parade 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 9 • Kids Nickel Scramble 6:30 p.m.

Stresau Lab 50th-Anniversary Performance 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 9 Music Following All Performances

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