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2012 Recreation Guide
A free publication of the Washburn County Register Shell Lake’s community newspaper since 1889
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Dairy Breakfast Page 21
Welcome!
The Shell Lake community is ideal for many year-round sports. Biking is popular. The pavilion shown in the background is an added attraction at Shell Lake’s beachfront. 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
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. You’ll want to visit us soon - and This publication presents just a return for more. small sampling of all that Shell
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The early-morning sky is set ablaze with the color and beauty of a sunrise. — Photo by Larry Samson
A listing of Shell Lake area happenings
June
Saturday & Sunday, June 2 & 3 • DNR Free Fishing Weekend Saturday, June 2 • Chuck Revak Memorial Kids Fishing Day, 10 a.m.–noon. For more information contact the Lakeland Family Resource Center, 715-635-4669. • Family Festival, Washburn County Fairgrounds, Spooner, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, June 7 • Neighbors Open House, Hunt Hill, Sarona, 715-635-6543, www.hunthill.org Saturday, June 9 • Tri-County Dairy Breakfast, Washburn County Fairgrounds, Spooner, 6:30-11 a.m., face painting, petting zoo, FFA alumni silent auction, door prizes, horse and wagon rides and music • Cakes at the Lake, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715-635-6543, www.hunthill.org • WCAHS Annual Par for Pets, Black Bear Golf, Minong, 715-635-2950, www.wcahs.com • Informal sailboat race on Shell Lake Sunday, June 10 • Badger Wheels Car Show, Washburn County Fairgrounds, Spooner, 715-635-3740 Friday, June 15-Friday, June 22 • Birding camp, Hunt Hill Audubon, Sanctuary, Sarona, 715-635-6543, www.hunthill.org Saturday, June 16 • Railroad Heritage Festival, Railroad Memories Museum, Spooner, 715-635-3302, w w w. r a i l r o a d m e m o r i e s m u s e u m . org Sunday, June 17 • Jazz faculty concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Monday, June 18 • Jazz faculty concert, 7:30 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake Wednesday, June 20 • GRANDparents Adventures: Fishing, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715635-6543, www.hunthill.org • Jazz faculty concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Friday, June 22 • Summer choir concert, 4 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center • Jazz camp concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Saturday, June 23 • National Bee Count, Shell Lake, 715-4682097 Sunday, June 24 • Jazz faculty concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Monday, June 25 • Jazz faculty concert, 7:30 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake Wednesday, June 27 • Tribute to the Big Bands Scholarship Benefit Concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center • Afternoon bog hike, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715-635-6543, www.hunthill.org Thursday, June 28-Sunday, July 1 • Mi Familia Spanish Camp for Families, Hunt Hill, Sarona, 715-635-6543, www.hunthill.org Friday, June 29 • Jazz camp concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Saturday, June 30 • Bog walk, 715-635-6543, www.hunthill.org
July
Sunday, July 1 • Jazz faculty concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Monday, July 2 • Jazz faculty concert with Randy Sabien, 7:30 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake
Stuff to do Tuesday, July 3 • Shell Lake street dance and fireworks, Shell Lake Wednesday, July 4 • National Butterfly Count, Shell Lake, 715-468-2097 • Shell Lake boat parade, noon Thursday-Saturday, July 5-7 • 59th-Annual Heart of the North Rodeo, Washburn County Fairgrounds, Spooner, 800-367-3306, www.spooner rodeo.com Friday, July 6 • Alternatives string camp concert, 4 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center • Vocal camp concert, 5 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center • Jazz camp concert, 6 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Saturday, July 7 • Shell Lake Fine Arts Festival, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Downtown Park, Shell Lake, 715-6356039 • Sailboat regatta on Shell Lake • Super brat and hot dog feed, starting at 10 a.m., Spooner Bake Shoppe • Pie and ice-cream social, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Washburn County Historical Society, Shell Lake. Display of Shell Lake and Peterson boats. Sunday, July 8 • Concert band faculty concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Monday, July 9 • Band faculty concert, 7:30 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake Tuesday, July 10 • Band faculty concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Wednesday, July 11 • Band faculty concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Thursday, July 12 • Culpepper and Merriweather Circus, Shell Lake 3-12 School athletic field, 5 and 7:30 p.m. performances. • Piano and band camp concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Friday, July 13 • Piano camp concert, 5 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center • Concert band camp concert, 6:30 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Saturday, July 14 • Cakes at the Lake, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715-635-6543 • Informal sailboat race on Shell Lake Sunday, July 15 • African drumming concert, 3 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake Thursday, July 19 • Show choir campers concert, 6:30 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake Friday, July 20 • Show choir camp concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Wednesday, July 25 • GRANDparents Adventures: Butterflies, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715635-6543 • Rock band faculty concert, 7 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake Thursday-Sunday, July 26-29 • 101st-Annual Washburn County Fair, Washburn County Fairgrounds, Spooner, 715-469-3217 Friday, July 27 • Rock band campers concert, 2 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake • SLAC Pottery Show, begins at 4 p.m., Potter’s Shed, Shell Lake 715-468-2414 Saturday, July 28 & Sunday July 29 • Broken Rudder Catamaran Race on Shell Lake Monday, July 30 • Guitar/trumpet concert, 7:30 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake Monday-Wednesday, July 30-Aug. 1 • Spanish Language and Culture Day
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• Trumpet campers concert, 6 p.m., lakeside pavilion, Shell Lake Friday-Sunday, Aug. 3-5 • Jack Pine Savage Days, Spooner, 715635-2168, www.jackpinesavagedays.com Friday & Saturday, Aug. 3 & 4 • Super brat and hot dog feed, Centennial Park, Spooner Friday, Aug. 3 • Guitar campers concert, lakeside pavilion Saturday, Aug. 4 • Full moon canoeing, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715-635-6543, www.hunthill.org Sunday-Friday, Aug. 5-10 • Spanish Immersion Camp for Adults, Hunt Hill Audubon, Sanctuary, Sarona, 715635-6543, www.hunthill.org Monday, Aug. 6 • Saxophone faculty concert, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Thursday, Aug. 9 • Saxophone camp concert, 4 and 7 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Friday, Aug. 10 • Music theater camp performance, 5 p.m., Shell Lake Arts Center Saturday, Aug. 11 • Cakes at the Lake, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715-635-6543, www.hunthill.org • Informal sailboat race on Shell Lake Saturday-Monday, Aug. 11-13 • Teen Adventure Camp, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715-635-6543, www.hunthill.org Wednesday, Aug. 15 • GRANDparents Adventures: Water Explorers, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715-635-6543, www.hunthill.org
Friday-Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 2 • Shell Lake’s Town and Country Days. Celebrate Labor Day weekend with street dances, food booths, sports contests, tractor pull, kiddie and grand parades, flea market, sailing regatta, games, contests, arts and crafts, and fly-in breakfast, Shell Lake, 715468-4088
September
Saturday, Sept. 1 • Chocolate Festival, Washburn County Historical Museum, Shell Lake, starting at 11 a.m., 715-468-2982 • Sailboat regatta on Shell Lake Saturday, Sept. 8 • Cakes at the Lake, Hunt Hill Audubon Sarona, 715-635-6543, Sanctuary, www.hunthill.org Friday-Sunday, Sept.14-16 • Colorfest Fall Festival, Barronett Civic Center, Barronett, 715-822-2595 Saturday, Sept. 15 • WCAHS Annual Pet Walk and Membership Day, WCAHS Animal Shelter, Spooner, www.wcahs.com Saturday, Sept. 22 • Shriners ATV Rally, Washburn County Fairgrounds, Spooner, 715-635-3885 • Hawk migration field trip, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715-635-6543, www.hunthill.org Friday-Sunday, Sept. 28-30 • Third-annual Fall Art Meander, Northwest Wisconsin, 715-635-7727 Saturday, Sept. 29 • Plant and paddling eco tour, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715-635-6543, www.hunthill.org
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Art festival showcases talents of many juried artists
The 10th-annual Shell Lake Fine Art Festival will be held Saturday, July 7, in Shell Lake Memorial Park.
SHELL LAKE — Artists from across the region will display their handmade works at the 10th-annual Shell Lake Art Festival. The festival is set for Saturday, July 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., in Memorial Park adjacent to the pavilion on beautiful Shell Lake. The Shell Lake Art Festival is a juried art
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fair and is a showcase for regional artists and craftspeople. The art festival features ceramics, printmaking, glass, painting, drawings, sculpture, jewelry, woodworking, papermaking and more. — with submitted information
The view of Main Street became a piece of art as seen through the stainedglass booth at the 2011 Shell Lake Fine Art Festival. — Photos by Larry Samson
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
Old-fashioned big-top circus is coming to Shell Lake SHELL LAKE — Thanks to the sponsorship of Shell Lake Chamber of Commerce, Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, America’s favorite big-top circus is coming to Shell Lake on Thursday, July 12. The circus will be set up at the athletic field at the Shell Lake 3-12 School. There will be two performances, 5 and 7:30 p.m. C&M Circus has become internationally known for quality family entertainment. This authentic one-ring, big-top circus has been featured on “National Geographic’s Explorer” TV series, “Entertainment Tonight,” the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and Arizona High-
ways Magazine. It has also been featured on the A&E Special “Under the Big Top” and “On the Road with Circus Kids,” a Nickelodeon special featured on the Nick News Program. Bring your friends and family out circus morning to watch as the athletic field is transformed into a bustling circus city. Activity swirls around the grounds as animals are unloaded, the big top is erected and rigging is prepared for performances later in the day. Enjoy the magic and tradition of the American circus with your family and create memories that will last a lifetime. — from C&M Circus
The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming. There will be 5 and 7:30 p.m. performances on Thursday, July 12, at the Shell Lake 3-12 School. — Photo by Lacey Terrell 2004, LTstillpix@aol.com
Welcome!
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 the Shell Lake Arts Center and Theatre 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
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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.
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Washburn County Historical Museum provides the opportunity 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., starting Friday, June 1, through Saturday, Sept. 1. 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-yearold loom is displayed and also houses the Washburn County Genealogical Society
Research Room where library and research materials are available to the public to help people with their family history. The research room is open every Tuesday throughout the year from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment. The annual pie and ice-cream social will be at the museum on Saturday, July 7. 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. 1, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 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. 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 715468-2982. If after hours, leave a message. — from Washburn County Historical Society
The Washburn County Historical Museum in Shell Lake is open Fridays and Saturdays, June 1 through Sept. 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Photo by Suzanne Johnson
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by Shirley Hile SHELL LAKE — Magic! That is what the word theater brings to mind. The lights come up and we are transported to another place and another time. The sights and sounds of theater are truly magic, and as an audience, we soak up the ambience of the make-believe world. The truth is, though, that it takes a lot of work to make that magic happen. Theatre in the Woods, the local theater group housed in the Erika Quam Memorial Theatre, has been in the business for over 20 years. A faithful group of volunteers keep the productions coming. Many of them have been involved since the organization began. There are no paid positions. Everyone, from the director to the newest actor, the light technician to the usher, the set
builder to the concession worker, and all the others working behind the scenes are there for the joy of working together doing something that gives them pleasure. TiTW has a reputation for professionalcaliber performances and brings to life everything from lively comedies to serious dramas, musicals to concerts. Each summer, a youth theater project is held, and during the winter, the nonprofit organization sponsors Shine! which showcases area youth in singing, instrumental music, dance and playacting. Performances for this year’s Summer Youth Theatre are Friday, June 29, 7 p.m.; Saturday, June 30, 2 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, June 31, 2 p.m. Cast members of TiTW will perform “The Trial of Scrooge” Friday-Sunday, Dec. 7-9; Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, it will be a dinner theater performance. Sunday, Dec. 15, will be the play and pie. For advanced booking information contact pmfox@centurytel.net. The Erika 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. — with additional submitted information
Summer Youth Theatre will have performances the end of June. — Photo by Larry Samson
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Spooner Rodeo to entertain crowds July 5 - 7 for the 59th year
SPOONER — The Spooner Rodeo has been providing thrills, spills and excitement with its professional worldclass entertainment since 1954. Top-ranked competitors pit their skills against the clock
Barrel racing is a crowd pleaser at the Spooner Rodeo.
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Helping to make the pro-rodeo exciting is B a r n e s Company’s biggest, roughest and wiliest — stock. Photos by Larry Samson
in exciting events such as bareback and saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, bull riding and team roping. This year’s rodeo is set to entertain crowds at the Spooner Fairgrounds from Thursday, July 5, through Saturday, July 7. The Exceptional Rodeo will be held Thursday at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Coca-Cola performance at 7:30 p.m. The Kids Nickel Scramble starts out both Friday and Saturday evening’s rodeo at 6:30 p.m. followed
by the Wrangler performance at 7:30 p.m. Rodeo performances are held rain or shine and music follows each evening. The big rodeo parade is held in downtown Spooner on Saturday, July 7, starting at 1:30 p.m. For ticket information call 800-367-3306 or go online at www.spoonerrodeo.com. — from the Spooner Rodeo
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Shell Lake Arts Center gears up for summer of fun and learning experiences
SHELL LAKE — For 45 years, the Shell Lake Arts Center has been host to music and art camps, with master artists and students coming from across the nation to teach and attend. What started as a summer jazz program has blossomed into an internationally renowned arts camp, home to 19 student camps and multiple adult weekend music workshops that take place from June to August. In its off-season, the center hosts various music events such as the Drumset Workshop, Middle School Honors Band and Choir, Piano Festival and the Evening with the Stars Gala. Throughout the summer, there will be
free faculty and student concerts open to the public. The concert schedule is available online or a concert card may be requested by calling 715-468-2414. The Tribute to the Big Bands Scholarship Benefit and Alumni Reunion, the center’s scholarship fundraiser, is Wednesday, June 27, at 7 p.m., in the facility’s auditorium. At this concert, the jazz faculty will perform big band favorites such as “In The Mood,” “Sing Sing Sing,” “Pennsylvania 6-5000,” and more. There is no charge to attend this concert. Monday Night Movie concerts will be held starting June 18 at the lakefront
pavilion at 7:30 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. in Shell Lake. — from SLAC
Photos by Larry Samson Dance students at the Shell Lake Arts Center.
The Big Band Tribute and Alumni Reunion raises funds for scholarships. It will be held Wednesday, June 27, 7 p.m., at the Shell Lake Arts Center. Guitarists develop their skills during the bass and guitar camp at Shell Lake Arts Center.
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Clover Meadow Winery offers organic wine
TOWN OF DEWEY — The doors to the Clover Meadow Winery wine-tasting room opened to the public Aug. 14, 2010, but the winery has been in existence and bonded since 2004. Located at 23396 Thompson Road, just off CTH B in Burnett County’s Town of Dewey, Clover Meadow offers the finest quality organic wine. Clover Meadow is certified by MOSA. At the present time 18 types of wine are produced. Operating as a completely green and off-the-grid business, Laura and Patrick Walters, along with family members, have been producing all of their own electricity and are a certified Travel Green WI business. The vineyard and orchards are organic, and the operation as a whole has a neutral carbon footprint. Patrick is the scion of the business, the one whose family brought the wine-producing process with them when they immigrated to South Dakota from Norway over 100 years ago. Patrick’s grandfather, according to Laura, was a bootlegger who supplied John Dillinger and his gang, along with a few federal agents, with booze during Prohibition days. Patrick learned the steps in making brandies during his growing-up years. He uses only fresh apples, plums or blackberries to make his brandy. He uses no synthetic chemicals. Daughter Alexia Gannon handles the operation of Clover Meadow Winery and is responsible for marketing the wine the family produces and putting all the parts
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A sign marks the entrance to the Clover Meadow Winery. — Photo by Suzanne Johnson of the business together. Her husband, Jason, is in research and development and is a person who jumps in to help whenever anything needs to be done. Son Ryan handles the growing process and taking care of the trees, knowing how to graft, how to keep the winery’s generator running and to keep up with the maintenance of the equipment. Patrick and son James are involved with Pink Pig Productions, a musical company that produces recordings and CDs that are shared with visitors. Summer hours for the winery are Thursdays, 6-9 p.m.; Fridays and Satur-
days, noon-9 p.m.; and Sundays and holidays noon-6 p.m. Contact information is 715-468-4224 or see their Web site at cmwinery.com. Clover Meadow is also on Facebook. “Sustainable organic land management is very important to our family, and we invite you to come, visit and watch a running organic and green vineyard and winery,” members of the Walters family say, as they hope people will discover the 100year tradition of organic wine making their family is working hard to continue. — Nancy Jappe, with additional information
The entrance to Clover Meadow Winery and farm is down a long tree-laden drive just outside of Shell Lake in the Town of Dewey. The farm includes an apple orchard, grapevines, beehives and all that is needed to produce a selection of organic wines. — Photo by Nancy Jappe
Badger Wheels Club's annual car show is an attraction
SPOONER — The Badger Wheels Studebaker Drivers Club Car Show has been an annual event for 26 years and is still fun for those who attend. Everyone is welcome to this year’s car show that will be held Sunday, June 10, at the Washburn County Fairgrounds. Gates open at 6:30 a.m. for vendors; 7 a.m. to show cars. A pancake breakfast is available from 7-11 a.m. Other food is available from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Trophies will be awarded at 2:30 p.m.
Each year the club presents a scholarship to a graduating Spooner High School senior and a graduating high school 4-H member. They also make donations to the local food pantry, ALS, Salvation Army, AmVets and many other worthwhile causes brought to their attention. Come show your beautiful cars or maybe sell your wares, or be a spectator and enjoy it all. — from the Badger Wheels
Remembering back to the days of drive-in restaurants and carhops.
This 1938 Chevrolet Master Deluxe sees about 500 miles a year. With a stock 216-cubic-inch, 6-cylinder, 3-speed motor, this car weighed less than 3,000 pounds and could be purchased for $714-$817 in 1938. — Photos by Larry Samson
An experience awaits you at Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary
SARONA — Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary wildlife preserve and learning center is nestled in the woods on Hunt Hill Road, off Audubon Road, from CTH M in the Sarona area near Long Lake. The sanctuary opened in 1957 and is open to all and dedicated to fostering understanding, appreciation and protection of the environment. As a nonprofit organization, Hunt Hill offers day and overnight youth camps as well as adult camps in Swedish Language and Cultural Immersion and Spanish Language and Cultural Immersion. In cooperation with the Long Lake Preservation Association, Hunt Hill will be offering the popular nature series Cakes on the Lakes on various Saturday mornings during the summer months. Enjoy a pancake breakfast in the Hunt Hill dining room at 8 a.m. and stay for a free environmental program at 10 a.m. June 9, John Haack will present A Riot of Reptibians – Turtles, Tadpoles, Toads and more. July 14, Barb Sabatke shares with Loon Ranger on the Lookout. Aug. 11, John
Olson will facilitate Mammals of the Shore and Shallows, which includes the beaver and otter. Sept. 8, Chris Cold will present Mississippi Flyway – Raptors on the Move. GRANDparents Adventures gives grandparents and grandchildren the opportunity to spend Wednesdays from 14 p.m. together in a nature setting. Features this summer are fishing on June 20, butterflies on July 25, and water explorers on July 25. For more information visit the Hunt Hill Web site at www.hunthill.org or call 715-635-6543. — from Hunt Hill
Hunt Hill offers is a tranquil place to enjoy nature. — Photo by Larry Samson
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Area Writer’s Corner A welcoming place
by Mary B. Olsen For some 50 years now, this area where we live has been designated Indianhead Country. At that time, there were family farms and small towns and some resorts. The lakes and rivers lured fishermen. Some people came from the big cities for family vacations. Any advertising was done by individuals. A group of people got together and planned to bring prosperity to the rural parts of the country by promoting tourism. They came up with the name Indianhead Country, most likely because the outline map of the great state of Wisconsin resembles the head of an Indian like the one on the nickel. By combining the 22 counties in west central and northwestern Wisconsin, they could use various ways to publicize the advantages of the area to tourists.
This brought many visitors, vacationers and folks who came to enjoy the hospitality of local businesses. The Indianhead Country extends from the Mississippi River, with the scenic bluffs and natural beauty of the Great River Road, to the shores of Lake Superior. Nestled between the greatest river and the largest great lake is Washburn County. Shell Lake is the largest inland lake, as well. Those of us who live here like to brag about our location and the many features that we offer the visitor. We like to encourage them to come and stay awhile with us. No matter what the season, the area offers attractions. In winter, the frozen lakes and slopes offer skating and ice fishing and skiing. If people come in the spring, they can see the greening of our forests and fields. In summer, the lakes and streams are great for boating and fishing. Wet a line in the lake and you may hook a gigantic musky. Some enjoy fishing for brown, brook or rainbow
trout. The wild rivers are nearby for canoeing. Wildlife is abundant. Not only deer, but black bear and eagles may be seen, and wild turkeys. The summer temperatures are not as hot as in the big cities. For the folks wanting rest and relaxation, our beaches are the ticket. The beach and the lakeside park and camping area is excellent. In the fall, we have the wonderful fall colors that attract photographers and artists. All summer there are a variety of events. There are parades and celebrations. Many activities are geared to families. The Indianhead Country has probably been responsible for many of the changes here. The dairy farms have become fewer and those that remain grew larger. We still have beautiful forests and small towns. The tourism has been a benefit. It is a pleasure to meet visitors, and we are proud and delighted to share the beautiful scenery and the many features of the area with others.
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 at the Sawyer Brook Trails and South Bay Natural Area. 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 project planted 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 gauge 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. This trail can be accessed on Anderson Avenue in the industrial park. — with submitted information
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Welcome to our lakes
Sailing along during the annual Town and Country Days sailing 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. In 2011, a courtesy dock was installed near the Shell Lake Municipal Campground. This dock is available for use by campground residents for a fee and for lake users who would like to moor their watercraft for a couple of hours. 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 or rain garden, between the community center and pavilion to filter the polluted runoff from the parking lot prior to it entering the lake. A rain garden is also located in front of Shell Lake City Hall. 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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Barronett - our neighbors to the south
Barronett is a small rural community located about eight miles south of Shell Lake on Hwy. 63. 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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D E S T I N AT I O N : Shell Lake • 2012 Recreation Guide 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 handicapped 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
Butterfly Habitat for ecotourism
A pollinator on a western sunflower.
Wild prairie clover is abundant. — Photos by Mary Ellen Ryall
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
A monarch butterfly rests on its most important host plants, milkweek. – Photo by Mary Shaw
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 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. National Pollinator Week is June 18-24: Bee Count, a pollinator educational class will be held Saturday, June 23. Meet at the visitors center/store, 25 Fifth Ave., Shell Lake, for the morning and afternoon bee
count. At 9:30 a.m. walk to the Monarch Butterfly Habitat to perform a bee count. The group will then carpool to the south habitat at 12:45 p.m., and then walk to wild butterfly habitat to continue the bee count. Bee data will be submitted to Pollinator Organization at the end of the project. National Butterfly Count on July 4: Meet at the visitors center/store, 25 Fifth Ave., Shell Lake, for the morning and afternoon butterfly count. At 9:30 a.m. walk to the Monarch Butterfly Habitat to perform a butterfly count. The group will then carpool to the south habitat at 12:45 p.m., and then walk to wild butterfly habitat to continue the butterfly count. Seasonal staff schedule: The visitors center/store is run by volunteer staff. If there are no volunteers, it means that they are either shorthanded or at the habitat maintaining the habitats. If you need assistance please contact Mary Ellen Ryall, executive director, Happy Tonics, at 715468-5349 through July 1. She will be traveling between July 9 and Sept. 9. For coverage beyond July 7 please contact Joan Quenan at 715-468-8810.
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Courtesy dock welcomes many boaters, allowing them to visit downtown
by Diane Dryden SHELL LAKE — A courtesy dock has been added to the lakefront of Shell Lake. Located near the Lions fishing pier is a ShoreMaster dock that provides lake residents and frequent local lake users a way to come into town for shopping, dining and enjoying the many activities that are held throughout the summer. Public boaters can tie up for a limited amount of time, and campers are able to rent space with their campsite for the duration of their stay. The dock is a polyethylene floating structure that is 6 feet wide and 144 feet long. There’s an L at the end of the dock going to the right, or south. It has 11 rental slips for campers on its right, leaving nine slips on the left side and on the main stem available to the public. The new dock is actually a salute to Shell Lake’s past. During the early part of the 1900s, when the loggers had finished taking what they
wanted out of the area and left thousands and thousands of stumps, the farmers moved in and cleared the land for pastures and cropland. Visitors also took advantage of the devastated land around the lake and many bought huge pieces of property in order to build family vacation compounds, two of which are still functioning, filled to capacity each year. Since there wasn’t a road around the lake years ago, and since the railroad was in full swing between Chicago and eventually Superior, summer residents would take the train to Shell Lake and then go by water taxi to their property. The water taxi was in constant use between the lake residents and town, bringing them in to shop and eat and involve them in popular activities like the free Thursday night movies and proceedings at the popular auditorium. You might say the new dock is reprising the past by offering a similar service. No
The courtesy dock, located near the Shell Lake Municipal Campground, is waiting to receive boaters. — Photo by Larry Samson
longer is a water taxi needed because residents have their own watercrafts to transport them to town. Now that there’s a dock to use for free, thanks to large and small public donations still coming into
the committee and the largesse of the city of Shell Lake, it will be kind of like the old days, going into town by personal water taxis.
Shell Lake Campground offers lakefront camping
SHELL LAKE — Nestled among the pines along the shore of the lake is the Shell Lake Municipal Campground. All 41 sites, 11 on the lake, have water and electric hookups. There are 11 pull-through
sites. The Shell Lake campground features clean, hot showers; RV dump station; public swimming beach; public boat launch; fish cleaning station; nearby fishing dock;
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Shell Lake Public Library has a lot to offer
SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Public Library is housed in the Shell Lake City Hall Building located at 501 1st St. in downtown Shell Lake. The library offers a variety of 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 gadget 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.
In addition to a wide array of titles to read and movies to view, the Shell Public Lake Library offers many free services. — Photo by Suzanne Johnson
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.
Summer reading programs • Mark your calendars! The summer reading program for children, Dream Big, Read!, will kick off Friday, June 1. Preschool through exiting 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 the Shell Lake Library, are awarded for reading titles and/or minutes. Dream Big, Read programs scheduled at the library are: Thursday, June 7, from 2-3 p.m., The Frog Guy, hold and feed live frogs, toads and salamanders; Thursday, June 14, from 2-3 p.m., Lake Superior Zoomobile, live animals, tortoise, chinchilla and snake; Thursday, June 28, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Big Trucks presented by the city of Shell Lake, climb aboard the street sweeper, loader, dump truck, police car and grader. • The teen summer reading program theme is Own the Night. Teens in grades 6-12 must read or listen to 100 minutes per week to enter a weekly drawing of $25 cash
and must read all 800 minutes to enter the drawing for an iPod Kindle. Teens may enter the drawing only once per week. Pick your reading record up at the library. Program runs Monday, June 4 - Thursday July 26.
Teen space The library has a special place just for teens, complete with Wii and large-screen TV, computers, lounge furniture, magazines, books and games. A program to celebrate teens will be held in October during Teen Read Week and Red Ribbon 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, fulltime residents and tourists are all welcome to get a library card and use the library. In addition to the above services, the library also offers 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.
The dance of the sharp-tailed grouse
Mating season for the sharp-tailed grouse is winding down. The males try to impress and attract the females by making a distinctive sound, stamping their feet 20 times per second and rattling their tail feathers. The purple sacs on their necks inflate and deflate to make a cooing sound in the courtship ritual.
The male sharp-tailed grouse can be distinguished from the female by the yellow comb above their eyes and the purple sacs on their necks. They are found in the northern prairies of the United States and Canada. While the sharp-tail numbers have declined because of the loss in habitat, they are not considered a threatened species. – Photos by Larry Samson
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Monday night is Movie Night
SHELL LAKE – Each Monday night starting Monday, June 4, through Monday, Aug. 27, 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. Anyone who’d like to receive an e-mail about the weekly movies this summer, or would like to volunteer to work the concession stand, please send an email to joahnahgp@hotmail.com. — with submitted information
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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. Passes are available on a first-come first-served basis, no reserves, holds or renewals. One pass per person per loan period, passes may admit a family of four or seven depending on which attraction you choose. Special exhibits and programs may not be covered, and other exclusions may apply. Check each Web site before checking out and attending.
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Shelter house provides a place for social gatherings
SHELL LAKE — Completed in 1950, the shelter house located on the beachfront in Memorial Park on the shores of Shell Lake, continues to provide a place for special family gatherings, picnics and entertainment. The 70x32 structure, made of western red cedar logs, houses two rooms and is complete with a circular fireplace in the southern end of the park house. The shelter house is available to rent, either as the entire building or the northern half that offers more table space or the southern half that houses the fireplace. The building holds approximately 100 people with picnic tables, has electricity, and an outside water spigot. Bathrooms are available in the pavilion. During the summer months, the campground hostess will open the shelter for your event; otherwise the key is to be picked up at city hall. For additional renting information please contact Shell Lake City Hall at 715-468-7679. — Suzanne Johnson Friends & Neighbors Taking Care Of You!
Located in Shell Lake’s Memorial Park, the shelter house is used for many social activities. — Photos by Suzanne Johnson
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Shell Lake Sailing Club sets plans for summer events
by Tom Scott SHELL LAKE — It’s that time of year again. The Shell Lake Sailing Club is kicking off the 2012 season with its annual banquet on Saturday, June 9. The banquet will be at the Lakeview Bar and Grill where everyone orders off the menu and the club furnishes some snacks. It will start with cocktail hour at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served around 7 p.m. The banquet acts as an informal meeting for club members to discuss coming events. There will be a guest speaker following the dinner. There will also be a wine-tasting event later in the year. If anyone would like to join the club, the dues are $5 a year for each family. You don’t have to own a sailboat. This summer’s informal sailing races will be on the second Saturday of each summer month, June 9, July 14, and Aug. 11. There will also be two regattas. The first one will be on Saturday, July 7, noon, as a backdrop for the Shell Lake Arts Festival. People enjoy watching the race as
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The Shell Lake Sailing Club will sponsor regattas and the Broken Rudder competition this summer. — Photo by Larry Samson
they look over all the different arts festival items along the Shell Lake Pavilion sidewalk. Another regatta will be during the Shell Lake Town and Country Days Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 1. Anyone interested in any of these races can contact Tom Scott at 715-468-2294, trsbadger@aol.com or Peter Moen at pmoen@netclinic.com. There is also a race weekend labeled The Broken Rudder in which the Catamaran Racing Association of Wisconsin challenges the Catamaran Racing Association of Minnesota. The top sailors in both states will compete on Shell Lake Saturday, July 28, and Sunday, July 29. Scott says that anyone is welcome to come out on the lake and watch. The best spots to anchor are at the markers where the sailboats turn around. The winning club receives the traveling Broken Rudder they can display the following year. There is also a Best Sailor of the Weekend trophy that is sponsored by Shell Lake Marine.
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City of Shell Lake Auto Repair • Farley’s Auto Body, 504 Hwy. 63 N., Shell Lake, 715-468-7050 • Smith Auto Body, 114 North Industrial Dr., Shell Lake, 715-468-2085 • Tony’s Auto Repair, 116 Industrial Dr., Shell Lake, 715-645-0649 • Stellrecht’s Tractor & Auto Repair, 2902 Sand Road, Shell Lake, 715-468-7669 Banks • Shell Lake State Bank, 102 W. 5th Ave., Shell Lake, Shell Lake: 715-468-7858, Sarona: 715-469-3331, Spooner: 715-635-7858, www.shelllakestatebank.com
Campgrounds • Red Barn Campground, W6820 CTH B, Shell Lake, 715-468-2575, www.redbarncampground.com • Shell Lake Municipal Campground on the shores of Shell Lake, 715-468-7846 or 715468-7679 (off-season) • Whitetail Ridge Campground, N739 Shallow Lake Road, Sarona, 715-469-3309, www.whitetailridgecampground.com
Community Center • Shell Lake Community Center, Shell Lake, 715-468-7895, reservations 715-468-7679
Computer Repair • Leisure Technologies, N3094 Old CTH B, Shell Lake, 715-468-7968
Day Care • Creative Kids Day Care, 310 1st Ave., Shell Lake, 715-645-0760 • Diane’s Day Care, 310 Old CTH B, Shell Lake, 715-468-7981 • Little Lakers Day Care, 413 3rd St., Shell Lake, 715-468-2332 • Kids’ Corral Family Child Care, Hwy. 63 N. Shell Lake, 715-645-2263 Dentist • Shell Lake Family Dental, 600 E. CTH B, Shell Lake, 715 468-2125
Gas • Fuels • Convenience Stores • BP, 433 Hwy. 63, Shell Lake, 715-468-2200 • Shell Lake Country Pride, 331 Hwy. 63 S., Shell Lake, 715-468-2302 • Tru-Gas, 21 5th Ave., Shell Lake, 715-4682748
Gift Shops/Antiques • Brickyard Pottery & Glassworks, W9008 Brickyard Road, Shell Lake, 715-468-7341 • My Favorite Things, 23 5th Ave., Shell Lake, 715-468-2899, www.saronajewels.com • Happy Tonics Gift Shop, 25 5th Ave., Shell Lake, 715-468-2097, www.happytonics.org • Homestead Crafts, N3521 CTH O, Shell Lake, 715-468-2112 • Jean’s Antiques and Collectibles, 24 W. 5th Ave., Shell Lake, 715 468-7035 • Organized Chaos, Hwy. 63 N., Shell Lake, 715-468-2425
• The Potter’s Shed Gallery, Spooner Creek Designs, 260 Industrial Blvd., Shell Lake, 715-468-4122, www.thepottersshed.com
Golf • Butternut Hills Golf Course, N2981 Golf Road, Sarona, 715-635-8563, www.butternuthillsgolf.com • Clam River Golf Club, 1199 Hilltop Road, Shell Lake, 715-468-2900 • Spooner Golf Club, 6120 CTH H, Spooner, 715-635-3580, www.spoonergolf.com
Grocery • Dahlstroms Lakeside Market, 37 5th Ave., Shell Lake, 715-468-2319, www.dahlstromslsm.com Hair and Nail Salons • Donna’s Hair Design, W4717 Deep Lake Road, Sarona, 715-469-3267 • Gerry’s 5th Avenue Salon, Lake Mall, Shell Lake, 715-468-2415 • Polish Parlour Nail Salon, Lake Mall, Shell Lake, 715-645-0573 • Silver Shears Salon, 506 1st St., Shell Lake, 715-468-2404
Health and Fitness • The Body Shop, 457 Hwy. 63, Shell Lake, 715-468-7776 • Om Sweet Om Yoga, 32 5th Ave., Shell Lake, 715-645-2543, www.omsweetomyoga.net • Vitality Village, Shell Lake, 715-468-2232 Insurance • Lake Insurance, Lake Mall, Shell Lake, 715-468-7383
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Laundromat • Shell Lake Laundromat, 1st St., Shell Lake,
Library • Shell Lake Public Library, 501 1st St., Shell Lake, 715-468-2074, www.shelllakelibrary.org
Marine Services • Shell Lake Marine, 505 Hwy. 63, Shell Lake, 715-468-7662, www.shelllakemarine.com Medical Services • Indianhead Medical Center, 113 4th Ave., Shell Lake, 715-468-7833, www.indianheadmedicalcenter.com • LifeCircle Birth & Wellness Center, 32 5th Ave., Shell Lake, 715-338-3499, www.lifecirclewellness.com • Shell Lake Chiropractic Clinic, 17 5th Ave., Shell Lake, 715-468-2275 • Shell Lake Clinic, 105 4th Ave., Shell Lake, 715-468-2711, www.indianheadmedicalcenter. com/clinic.html Motels • America’s Best Inn & Suites, 315 Hwy. 63,
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Newspapers • Washburn County Register, Lake Mall, Shell Lake, 715-468-2314, www.wcregister.net
Pet Boarding • Northern Lakes Veterinary Clinic, 222 Industrial Blvd., Shell Lake, 715-468-7007, www.cumberlandvet.net • Sunset Pet Retreat, N3084 Sunset Drive, Shell Lake, 715-468-2739 Pharmacy • Shell Lake Pharmacy, 108 4th Ave. W., Shell Lake, 715-468-4450
Pizza • Becky’s Food & Spirits, 294 Industrial Blvd, Shell Lake, 715-468-7424 • Lakeview Bar & Grill, 5 5th Ave., Shell Lake, 715-468-4114 • Shell Lake Country Pride, Piccadilly Circus Pizza, 331 Hwy. 63 S., Shell Lake, 715-4682302 Post Office • Shell Lake Post Office, 110 5th Ave., Shell Lake, 715-468-2111
Produce - Retail • Bashaw Valley Greenhouse, W7402 Fox Trail Road, Shell Lake, 715-468-2591, www.bashawvalleygreenhouse.com • Lindy’s Berries, 22760 Bakker Road, Shell Lake, 715-468-7635 • Poquette Lake Apple Orchard, 24405 Poquette Lake Road, Shell Lake, 715-468-7553 • Red Barn Berries, W6820 CTH B, Shell Lake, 715-468-4000 Radio Stations • WCSW/WGMO Radio, 95 WGMO, Hwy. 63 S., Shell Lake, 715-468-9500, www.95gmo.com
The playground at the Shell Lake beach provides hours of entertainment for beachgoers as well as those spending the afternoon enjoying the park. — Photo by Suzanne Johnson
Real Estate • Coldwell Banker 715-635-2000 or 715-4687088, www.myfavoriterealty.com • Northwest Land & Recreation 715-6356500, 715-645-0697, www.nwlandandrec.com
Restaurants / Bars • Becky’s Food & Spirits, 294 Industrial Blvd., Shell Lake, 715-468-7424 • Klopp’s Fifth Avenue Bar, 27 W. 5th Ave., Shell Lake, 715-468-7457 • Lakeview Bar & Grill, 5 5th Ave., Shell Lake, 715-731-0080 • Thru the Woods Cafe, 403 Hwy. 63, Shell Lake, 715-468-2969 • Potter’s Shed Cafe, 250 Industrial Blvd., Shell Lake, 715-468-2077 • Getaway Bar & Grill, W6320 CTH D, Sarona, 715-469-3208 • Barronett Bar & Grill, 2976 Hwy. 63, Barronett, 715-822-3648 • Bistro 63, Hwy.63, Barronett, 715-822-2475 • Red Brick Cafe, 2947 Hwy. 63, Barronett, 715-822-3424 Schools • Shell Lake School, grades 3-12, 271 Hwy. 63, Shell Lake, 7-12 office 715-468-7814; 3-6 office 715-468-7815 • Shell Lake Primary School, grades 4 -2, 601 S. 3rd St., Shell Lake, 715-468-7889, www.shelllake.k12.wi.us • WITC, 505 Pine Ridge Drive, Shell Lake, 715-468-2815 Self-Storage • Bashaw Valley Self-Storage, W7402 Fox Trail Road, Shell Lake, 715-468-2591, www.bashawvalleygreenhouse.com • Sarona Storage, Hwy. 53 & Miller Lake Road, Sarona, 715-469-3663 • Shell Lake Self-Storage, Industrial Park, Shell Lake, 715-468-2910
Telephone • CenturyLink, residential service, call 800201-4099, business service, 800-201-4102, www.centurytel.com
Cable TV • Charter Communications, 2304 S. Main St., Rice Lake, 800-924-3503, www.charter.com Theaters • Theatre in the Woods Performing Arts, 605 1st St., Shell Lake, 715-468-4387, www.titw.org • Palace Theatre, 238 Walnut St., Spooner, 715-635-2936, www.spoonermovies.com
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Area churches
Alliance
Lake Park Alliance
53 3rd Ave., Shell Lake Pastor John Sahlstrom Lay Pastor Richard Peterson Youth director Ryan Hunziker 715-468-2734
Baptist
Northwoods Baptist Church
W6268 Cranberry Dr., Shell Lake, 1 mile north of CTH B on 253 Pastor Adam Dunshee 715-468-2177
Spooner Baptist
W7135 Green Valley Road (Green Valley Road & Hwy. 63) Pastor Darrel Flaming 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
Shell Lake Full Gospel
293 S. Hwy. 63, Shell Lake Pastor Virgil Amundson 715-468-2895
Lutheran
Barronett Lutheran Church 776 Prospect Ave., Barronett Pastor Todd Ahneman 715-671-3197
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church (WELS)
Hwy. 70 at Hwy. 53, Spooner Pastor Gene E. Jahnke 715-635-7672
Faith Lutheran (Missouri Synod)
South of Spooner off Hwy. 63 at W7148 Luther Road Pastor Brent Berkesch 715-635-8167
Long Lake Lutheran Church W3114 Church Rd., Sarona Pastor Mary Strom
Salem Lutheran (ELCA) 803 Second St., Shell Lake 715-468-7718
Timberland Ringebu Free Lutheran Church
20805 CTH H, Barronett Pastor Al Bedard 715-468-4403
Trinity Lutheran Church
1790 Scribner St., Spooner 715-635-3603
Methodist
United Methodist
135 Reinhart Dr., Shell Lake Pastor Gregory Harrell 715-468-2405 webcast livestream.com/slumc
Sarona Methodist
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
Nazarene
Church of the Nazarene
Hwy. 253 S., Spooner Rev. David Frazer 715-635-3496
Wesleyan
Spooner Wesleyan Church
Hwy. 70 W., Spooner www.spoonerwesleyan.org Pastor Ronald W. Gormong, assistant Chopper Brown 715-635-2768
Other
Cornerstone Christian
106 Balsam St., Spooner Pastor Tom Kelby 715-635-9222
Hide-and-seek has gone global
by Diane Dryden SHELL LAKE — Just about everyone remembers the children’s game of hideand-seek. The beauty of the game is that it could be played indoors or outdoors with a large or small object that was “it,” and it could be played with only two people. The purpose of the game was to find the object that was hidden from view with hints like, “You’re cold, you’re getting hotter, you’re burning up.” When the object was found, the game began all over again. Geocaching is pretty much the same game, except this one’s gone global. Thousands of people play every day using a global positioning system receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to find the object. The objects are called caches, or more formally, geocaches. Little did the first person who started the game, Dave Ulmer, Beavercreek, Ore., realize how, since 2000, this game would become wildly popular in over 100 countries in which there are easily over 1,640,000 active geocaches and over 5 million geocachers worldwide trying to locate them. For the traditional cache, a geocacher can start a new cache by placing a waterproof container containing a logbook with pen or pencil along with simple trade items, called SWAG, like memorial buttons, golf tees or toys while they record the cache’s coordinates. The coordinates for the original cache in Oregon read, 45 degrees 17.460’N, 122 degrees 24.800’W. These coordinates, along with other details of the location, were posted on a listing site, and other geocachers obtain the coordinates from that listing site on the Web and sought the cache using their own GPS receivers. Once the cache is found, the finders are free to take objects, except for the logbook and pencil, from the cache in exchange for leaving something of similar or higher value. Food products are not allowed, and all objects need to be family friendly. Small caches, like ones in those small plastic film canisters, only have a place to leave your name. Travel bugs, or Geocoins, are in some of the caches and these not only move from site to site, but their travel can be followed online. Since the United States government made GPS available to the public in 2000, geocaching has exploded into a new language similar to the old CB radio talk. Similar, but not exactly, because there is no place in the logbook to write, “Back at ya, big buddy, keep your ears on.” The geocaching lingo is considerably shorter. There are only initials added to the logbook, like CITO, which means, Cache In Trash Out and refers to picking up trash near the hunt. Or FIGS, which is Found In Good Shape. Sometimes it’s short like TN,
Special geobuttons are popular items to take or leave in a cache. — Photo by Diane Dryden
This young lady uses a GPS device to help her locate a hidden geocache at a local park. — Photo by Eric Jensen
which means Took Nothing, or LN, which means Left Nothing. The geocachers not only leave messages for each other in the caches, but also on the Web. The Chrysler Corporation placed a tiny Jeep in one cache and anyone who found it could log in to register to win the vehicle. Even the tourism industry is using geocaching to increase the number of visitors to their states and sites within the state. There’s tiny little Anah Church and cemetery on CTH A north of Spooner that even has a geocache in the cemetery just to bring tourists to their church, maybe hoping some will attend a Sunday service at some point. Within a 100-mile-radius of Shell Lake, there are 14,734 caches with quite a few in and around the city itself. There is a downside to the sport with law enforcement always on the watch for nefarious behavior. Cachers have been approached by police and questioned when they were seen acting suspiciously. Other times, investigation of a cache location was reported resulting in police and bomb squad discovery of the cache. Some schools have been occasionally evacuated when teachers or police have seen a cache. Bomb squads have even destroyed a number of caches. These are rare occasions, and people creating new caches are reminded to keep their distance from schools or public buildings. If you’d like to get started on your own game of hide-and-seek, go to geocaching.com for an overview of the game and everything you always wanted to know about the sport and the countries that have caches and even clever gift shop items. Pretty cool too is youtube.com/watch?v=-4VFeYZTTYs. For the past five years, there’s been a West Bend Cache Bash in August that brings in over 600 teams to enjoy themselves for two days with family-friendly games like GeoGolf and GeoBingo. There are videos, classes and 59 new permanent caches to find. Since most of the game is played in conjunction with the Internet, you can sign up to become premium members and get special news and privileges. It also helps keep in touch with the geocaching world where you can learn interesting things like there’s a person named Zuma who has logged over 17,890 finds so far. He’s kind of become the gold standard of caching because when he signs into your page to tell that you had a great cache, it’s truly a compliment of the highest praise.
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The Shell Lake Full Gospel Church presented “How He Loves” telling the story of the Resurrection during the Easter season. — Photo by Larry Samson
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Shell Lake’s businesses offer a variety of gifts, art and food
SHELL LAKE – Shell Lake has more to offer than just a beautiful 2,580-acre lake. The friendly staff at the variety of retailers and restaurants is there to serve you. Take a walk around the city of Shell Lake to see the variety of established businesses.
Food Looking for something to satisfy your food hunger? On Main Street, the Lakeview Bar & Grill has a sports-bar atmosphere. Call 715-731-0080. As you travel down Main Street, you will find Peggy’s Place, 715-468-7427. Dahlstroms Lakeside Market is right across the street for all your grocery needs and Shell Lakethemed apparel. Just off Hwy. 63 you will find Thru the Woods Café, which has an ice-cream window during the summer months. Call 715-468-2969. Also on Hwy. 63 is the Ice-Cream Shack located next to The Body Shop. Call 715-468-7776. If you’re looking for a quick snack, you can choose from the Expressmart 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 Potter’s Shed Café, 715-4684122, is Becky’s Food & Spirits, 715-4687424. 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. Traveling further south on Hwy. 63? In Barronett you have a choice of Bistro 63,
715-822-6363; the Red Brick Café, 715-8223424, or Barronett Bar & Grill, 715-8223648. If you’re just passing through Barronett, Speedy’s C Stop has 24-hour gas and quick snacks and groceries.
Gifts Need the perfect gift? Turning onto Shell Lake’s Main Street, also known as Fifth Avenue, is Jean’s Antiques, 715-4687035, one of northern Wisconsin’s largest antique stores; Poquette’s Furniture and Appliances, 715-468-2201; and My Favorite Things, 715-468-2899, which sells toys, jewelry, candles and much more. My Favorite Things also has a Web site to order from, www.saronajewels.com. Over 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 is 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 services and 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 Potter’s Shed offers everything – food, gifts and artwork. 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. While on your way 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.
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Going north, Organized Chaos, 715468-2425, is located just north of the city limits off Hwy. 63. 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. Homestead Crafts, 715-645-0842, is where you can find homemade décor, is located on CTH O. — with submitted information
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The Shell Lake Farmers Market is a popular feature when local gardens, orchards and berry patches start producing their flavorful and colorful bounty. The farmers market is held in the parking lot above the campground and across from the courthouse on the frontage of Hwy. 63 in downtown Shell Lake. The market starts in early June and continues through September and is open Tuesdays and Fridays from 2-6 p.m. For more information call Dawn Swan at 715-468-7836. — Photo by Larry Samson
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20 NATIONWIDE — The 24-note melancholy bugle call known as taps is thought to be a revision of a French bugle signal, called “tattoo,” that notified soldiers to cease an evening’s drinking and return to their garrisons. It was sounded an hour before the final bugle call to end the day by extinguishing fires and lights. The last five measures of the tattoo resemble taps. The word “taps” is an alteration of the obsolete word “taptoo,” derived from the Dutch “taptoe.” Taptoe was the command “Tap toe!” to shut (“toe to”) the “tap” of a keg. The revision that gave us present-day taps was made during America’s Civil War by Union Gen. Daniel Adams Butterfield, heading a brigade camped at Harri-
The story of taps
son Landing, Va., near Richmond. Up to that time, the U.S. Army’s infantry call to end the day was the French final call, “L’Extinction des feux.” Butterfield decided the “lights out” music was too formal to signal the day’s end. One day in July 1862, he recalled the tattoo music and hummed a version of it to an aide, who wrote it down in music. Butterfield then asked the brigade bugler, Oliver W. Norton, to play the notes and, after listening, lengthened and shortened them while keeping his original melody. He ordered Norton to play this new call at the end of each day thereafter, instead of the regulation call. The music was heard and appreciated by other brigades, who asked for copies and adopted this
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bugle call. It was even adopted by Confederate buglers. This music was made the official Army bugle call after the war, but not given the name taps until 1874. The first time taps was played at a military funeral may also have been in Virginia soon after Butterfield composed it. Union Capt. John Tidball, head of an artillery battery, ordered it played for the
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being Taps played by a local trumpet player. — Photo by Larry Samson
burial of a cannoneer killed in action. Not wanting to reveal the battery’s position in the woods to the enemy nearby, Tidball substituted taps for the traditional three rifle volleys fired over the grave. Taps was played at the funeral of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson 10 months after it was composed. Army infantry regulations by 1891 required taps to be played at military funeral ceremonies.
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Shell Lake royalty for 2011 back row (L to R) are: Emily Lloyd, junior miss; Renae Lloyd, first princess and Dakota Robinson Miss Shell Lake. Front: McKenna Marko, first princess little miss, Gracie Lawrence, little miss; and Christina Hubbel, second princess little miss. They will reign until the 2012 royalty is chosen during Town and Country Days, Aug. 31 - Sept. 2.— Photo by Larry Samson
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Along with greeting cards and many health needs.
Shell Lake Pharmacy
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June is Dairy Month. To celebrate the Shell Lake State Bank offers free icecream cones each Friday and Saturday during the month of June. — Photo by Larry Samson
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Tri-County Dairy breakfast is an annual treat for many
SPOONER — June is Dairy Month, and Washburn County celebrates in a big way. The annual Tri-County Dairy Breakfast will be held at the Washburn County Fairgrounds in Spooner, on Saturday, June 9. Breakfast begins at 6:30 a.m. with pancakes fresh off the griddle and served with lots of
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dairy products. Serving goes until 11 a.m. There are activities to participate in that include face painting, a petting zoo, a hayride and an antique tractor display. There is also music and door prizes. — with submitted information
One more pancake, please. You never go away hungry at a dairy breakfast. The annual Tri-County Dairy Breakfast will be held Saturday, June 9, at the Washburn County Fairgrounds in Spooner. — Photos by Larry Samson
One can get up close and personal with baby animals, including this duck, at the petting zoo at the dairy breakfast.
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Community center provides a place for meetings or special events
SHELL LAKE — In 1977, the Shell Lake Lions Club members saw a need for, and conceived the idea of, building a community center. Because of the groundswell of community support and a major commitment of time and effort by the local Lions Club, construction of the community center began in the fall of 1978. The Shell Lake community building provides a large meeting room, kitchen, office, storage room and two bathrooms. The community center is available for rent for receptions, public auctions, company parties and reunions as well as fundraisers. For renting information please contact Shell Lake City Hall at 715-468-7679.
The Shell Lake Community Center is located on the shores of Shell Lake. — Photo by Doug Downs
Museum of Woodcarving is an attration for many
SHELL LAKE — Shell Lake’s Museum of Woodcarving draws visitors from around the world to see over 100 lifesized Bible characters carved by Joseph Barta. Owned by Maria McKay, the museum is located just north of Shell Lake on Hwy. 63. “The Last Supper,” which took Barta over four years to carve, is one of the most-popular attractions. The museum also showcases more than 400 miniature carvings that are done out of ponderosa and sugar pine. The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., May 1 to Oct. 1. For more information call 715-468-7100. — with submitted information
“The Last Supper” took Joseph Barta over four years to carve. — Special photo
Independence Day in Shell Lake is celebrated July 3 SHELL LAKE – Every July 3, Shell Lake has its Independence Day celebration with live music at a street dance held on Main Street. There are food booths and the everpopular fireworks at dusk on the lake. With weather permitting, there is a Fourth of July boat parade on Shell Lake. This event gets under way around noon. — with submitted information
LEFT: Fireworks will light up the sky in Shell Lake to celebrate our Independence Day on Tuesday, July 3. — Photos by Larry Samson RIGHT: The annual third of July street dance is held on Main Street in Shell Lake.
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The Shell Lake area gives the nature enthusiast many opportunities to see a variety of wildlife
A family of raccoons may be up to mischief.
Curious fawns.
A pair of Canada geese rest on the shore of Shell Lake.
Although the black bear may seem intriguing to watch, it can raise havoc with birdfeeders.
A blue swallow. — Photos by Mary Shaw
A hummingbird is not easy to photograph.
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