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The North Woods is recognized across the Midwest as a recreation paradise, offering boating, hiking, bicycling, camping and golfing in the summer; hunting in the fall; snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter; and, of course, fishing the year-round. Besides the many recreational activities, most communities and nonprofit organizations in Vilas and Oneida counties plan family-oriented events for residents and vacationers throughout the year. The activities range from art, antique and quilt shows to summer, fall and winter festivals. Most of the events in- clude fun for all ages, plus plenty of food and refresh- ments. The following list of activities was compiled by the Vilas County Tourism & Publicity Department. See more detailed stories in the Vilas County News-Review as the May 6, Kentucky Derby Party, The party will be held event approaches, or check with local information bureaus at the Gateway Lodge in Land O’ Lakes. Visitors are for more details (dates and times are subject to change). invited to wear their best hat for the hat contest and watch the Kentucky Derby. Phone (715) 547-3321. APRIL May 6-7, Fishing Opener, The Wisconsin game fishing April 1, Maple Syrup Fest, The annual festival will be season opens for walleyes, northerns and largemouth headquartered at the Phelps School from 8 a.m. to 4 bass. Phone chambers of commerce for visit local p.m., with sugar bush tours, tree-tapping demonstra- sports shops for more information. For license infor- tions, arts and crafts, children’s activities, maple treats mation and regulations, visit dnr.wi.gov. and more. Phone (715) 545-3800. May 12-13, Birding Festival, The 13th annual Birding April 1-2, Only Fools Run at Midnight, The 5K run Festival will be at North Lakeland Discovery Center in and walk are planned in Minocqua, with headquarters Manitowish Waters. Phone (715) 543-2085. at Lakeland Union High School from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. May 13, Journeys Marathon, The 21st annual Jour- Run starts at midnight. Phone 1-(800) 446-6784. neys Marathon will feature a full marathon, half- April 8-9, Silver Blades Ice Show, Area youth figure marathon, power walk, 10-kilometer race and skaters and guest skaters will perform at the Eagle 5-kilometer fun run. Race festivities will take place at River Sports Arena with shows at 6 p.m. Saturday and Riverview Park in Eagle River. Phone (715) 479-6400. 2 p.m. Sunday. The theme is “Totally Awesome ’80s.” May 19-21, Walleye Tournament, Presque Isle will Phone (715) 617-4519. host this 26th annual tourney on five area lakes, fea- April 15, Easter Egg Hunt, The Three Lakes Lions turing cash prizes and a fish fry lunch Sunday. Phone Club will host its annual Youth Easter Egg Hunt. (715) 686-2910. Phone (715) 546-3344. May 20, White Deer Triathlon, The third annual April 15, Minocqua Home Show, The home, lifestyle event, headquartered at the Boulder Junction Com- and recreation show will be at Lakeland Union High munity Center, will consist of a 3K canoe-kayak School from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone 1-(800) 446-6784. course, 22K bike ride and 6K run, all beginning at 8:30 April 27, Taste of the North, The Waters of Minocqua a.m. Phone (715) 385-2400. will host this culinary event featuring more than two May 26-28, Gun Show, The Eagle River Gun Show will dozen North Woods chefs competing for top honors be at the Sports Arena from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. from 6 to 9 p.m. Reservations required. Phone 1-(800) to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Phone 446-6784. (608) 752-6677. May 26-28, Garage Sale, A communitywide garage sale MAY will be held in the Boulder Junction area from 8 a.m. May 5-6, Spring Stampede, The Sayner-Star Lake Li- to 4 p.m. daily, with maps available at the chamber of- oness Club will host its 20th annual fice. Phone (715) 385-2400. Spring Stampede with events Saturday starting at 8 May 27, Sidewalk Sale, This indoor and outdoor sale a.m. in the community building featuring rubber art to kick off the summer will be at businesses in down- stamp and scrapbooking exhibits. Phone (715) 542- town Eagle River from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone (715) 3996. 479-7656. May 6, Dance Recital, The 25th annual Danceworks May 27, Craft Show, A Memorial Day arts and crafts recital by Northwoods School of Dance will be held at show will be held in downtown Eagle River from 10 Northland Pines High School with shows at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Phone (715) 360-3455. CONTINUED PAGE 8 - ’17 GUIDE

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a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone (715) 479-6400. May 27, Summer Launch, The Land O’ Lakes event will feature food, music and fun with merchants and vendors participating from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone (715) 547-3432. May 27, Classic Car Show, A car show with more than 75 collector vehicles will be at the Woodruff Town Hall grounds from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone (715) 356-9421. May 27, Antique Boat/Car Show, The Little Bohemia in Manitowish Waters will host the show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with antique boats and classic cars on dis- play. Phone (715) 543-8488. May 28, Sled Roundup, The Classic Sled Roundup Show and Swap will be at St. Germain Community Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will feature vintage snow- mobiles and accessories, swap meet, awards, music and food all day. Phone (715) 542-4463. May 29, Memorial Day, Communities across the North Woods will have public services to recognize soldiers Classic of Champions Muskie Tournament will be held who lost their lives in the line of duty to this country. on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes, sponsored by the Phone local chambers of commerce to confirm times Headwaters Chapter of Muskies Inc. Headquarters and locations. will be at Eagle River Inn. Phone (201) 423-3655. May 29, Museum Open House, The Phelps Museum June 11, Library Golf Classic, The Walter E. Olson will unveil new exhibits that display the history of the Memorial Library Golf Classic will be held at the Ea- Phelps area during an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. gle River Golf Course. The four-person scramble will Phone (715) 545-3012. start at 1 p.m., with a dinner and prizes following golf. JUNE Phone (715) 891-0695. June 2, Scholarship Golf Outing, Trees For Tomor- June 11, Northwoods Heritage Fest, The event will row will host the two-person scramble at the Eagle be at Cy Williams Park from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., cele- River Golf Course, with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. brating heritages with food, music and cultural ex- Phone (715) 479-6456. hibits. Phone (715) 546-3344. June 2-4, Fishing Has No Boundaries, The 24th an- June 14, Flag Day Celebration, The 11th annual nual Fishing Has No Boundaries will be held on the event will feature the retirement of old, tattered flags Eagle River Chain of Lakes for people with disabili- from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Sand Lake Pub in Phelps. ties, with headquarters at Wild Eagle Lodge. Phone Phone (715) 545-3200. (715) 479-9309. June 16, Relay For Life, The Northwoods Relay For June 3-4, Free Fishing Weekend, Residents and non- Life will be held at the Northland Pines High School residents of all ages can fish without a fishing license track in Eagle River from 6 p.m. to midnight. Phone (and trout stamp) over these two days. For regulation (715) 891-2061. information, visit dnr.wi.gov. June 16-18, Solstice Festival, Manitowish Waters will June 3, Arts & Crafts Show, The June Bloom Arts and host a trail ride starting at Koller Park Saturday, with Crafts Festival will be at Torpy Park in Minocqua from a picnic in the park. Sunday will feature half-century 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with more than 75 crafters, food and and century rides with stops in Presque Isle, Boulder live music. Phone (715) 356-5266. Junction and Sayner, followed by a party in Koller June 9, Golf Spectacular, The 21sth annual B. Bruce Park. Phone (715) 543-8488. Krier Angel On My Shoulder Golf Spectacular will be June 16-18, Softball Tournament, Three Lakes will held at St. Germain Golf Club starting at 8 a.m., ben- host its annual men’s softball tournament at Don efiting Angel On My Shoulder. It will include golf, Burnside Recreation Park. Phone (715) 546-3344. Green Bay Packers celebrity guests, silent auction, June 17, Lakesfest, The 21st annual event will be at dinner and a live auction. Phone 1-(800) 860-3431. Lac du Flambeau Department of Natural Resources June 10, Beer Festival, The Up North Beerfest will be facility from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring live entertain- held from 2 to 6 p.m. at Hi-Pines Campground on ment, canoe races, children’s games, food and raffles. Highway 45 North in Eagle River with tastings of Phone 1-(877) 588-3346. more than 30 craft beers. Phone (715) 479-6400. June 17, Props and Pistons, The fly-in, car show and June 10, Walk in the Woods, The 10th annual Walk in radar run (with a new timing system) will be held at the Woods Art Fair will be in the park behind the St. the Eagle River Union Airport from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Germain Chamber of Commerce from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone (715) 479-7442. with more than 50 regional artists. It will feature June 17-18, Canoe Race, The 13th annual Callie Rohr artists, wine tasting, cheeses and live music. Phone Memorial Canoe Race will be held on the Wisconsin (715) 477-2205. River, based at Rohr’s Wilderness Tours in Conover June 10-11, Spring Classic, The 37th annual Spring CONTINUED PAGE 10 - ’17 GUIDE EVENTS

with races starting at 10 a.m. each day. Proceeds ben- Musky Tournament Trail will host a tournament on efit the American Brain Tumor Association. Phone the Eagle River Chain of Lakes, with headquarters at (715) 547-3639. the Eagle River. Phone (815) 478-4092. June 18, Kids Fishing Day, The Take-A-Kid Fishing June 25, Taste of Conover, Sample food from area event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the restaurants and businesses from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Conover Town Park on Lake Itsy Bitsy, with equip- the Conover Town Park. Phone (715) 479-5757. ment and bait furnished, and prizes. Phone (715) 479- June 30-July 1, Antique Show, The Up North Antique 6673. show will be held at Lakeland Union High School in June 23-24, Boat Radar Run, Shootout & Fly-In, Minocqua from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Phone (920) The 10th annual boat radar runs will be held on Big 373-3525. Stone Lake, with a preview of boats from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bonnie’s Lakeside and racing from 11 a.m. to JULY 5 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Grill, with the fly-in at July 1, Hockey Tournament, The 17th annual OAM Three Lakes Airport. Phone (715) 546-3344. Northland Pines Alumni 3-on-3 half-ice hockey tour- June 23-25, Country Fair, The Presque Isle Chamber nament will be at Eagle River Sports Arena from 9 of Commerce will host its 39th annual Country Fair a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone (715) 891-6163. on Main Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day will be July 1, Triathlon, The 20th annnual Just Tri it! filled with music, games, races, food, crafts and more. Triathlon will be held at the North Lakeland Discov- The Last Wilderness Fun Run/Walk will start at 9 ery Center in Manitowish Waters, including a 300- a.m. at Pipke Park. Phone (715) 686-2910. yard swim, 10K mountain bike ride and 5K trail run. June 24, Ride With Leinie, The Forest Lake Country Phone 1-(877) 543-2085. Store in Land O’ Lakes will host this benefit for the July 2, Pancake Breakfast, The Conover Volunteer bike trail starting with a 38-mile ride at 11 a.m. and a Fire Department/Emergency Medical Services will 12-mile ride led by Dick Leinenkugel at 1 p.m. The host its annual Blueberry Pancake Breakfast from 8 rides will include a bike tour, beer tasting and lunch at a.m. to 1 p.m. at the community center. Phone (715) the store. A shore lunch fish fry is planned Friday, 477-2036. June 23, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the store. Phone July 2, Independence Day Celebration, Festivities (906) 544-2448. at St. Germain will include the 13th annual Freedom June 24-25, Muskie Tournament, The Professional 5K Fun Run at 8:30 a.m., rides and games for all ages, a parade at 3 p.m., craft fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the park, food booths and fireworks at dusk. Phone FULL-SERVICE (715) 477-2205. July 2, Fourth Celebration, Phelps will celebrate In- COLLISION REPAIR CENTER dependence Day with a parade at 3 p.m. followed by food, refreshments, live music and games in the park, followed by fireworks over North Twin Lake at dusk. Phone (715) 545-3800. July 3, Fireworks, A fireworks display, billed as the best in the North Woods, will take place at the Land O’ Lakes Airport starting at 10:15 p.m. Phone (715) 547- 3432. July 4, Fourth of July Parades, Communities across the North Woods will host parades, picnics and fire- works. Parades will be at 9 a.m. in Three Lakes, 11 a.m. in Eagle River, noon in Land O’ Lakes, 1 p.m. in Conover, 2 p.m. in Sayner and 4 p.m. in Minocqua. Most communities have fireworks at dusk. Phone local chambers to confirm times and activities. Expanding to Serve You Better! July 4, Fireman’s Picnic, The Plum Lake Fire Depart- ment will host a chicken barbecue and corn roast at the town park in Sayner, with family activities start- QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP ing at noon, a parade at 3 p.m., ski show at 7 p.m. and FREE ESTIMATES fireworks at dusk. Phone (715) 542-3789. July 4, Lions Club Picnic, The Conover Lions Club will ONE-STOP COLLISION CENTER host a picnic at the town park featuring food, bever- ages, music and lawnmower races from 1 to 4 p.m. A 822 W. Pine, Eagle River, WI 54521 parade is at 1 p.m. and the Chain Skimmers Water Ski [email protected] Show will be held at 7 p.m. at Lake Pleasant. Phone 715-479-9444 (715) 479-6673. July 7-9, Pickleball Tournament, A national pickle- www.70westbodyshop.com CONTINUED ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 11 EVENTS

ball tournament will be held at Don Burnside Park in Three Lakes. Phone (715) 546-3344. July 7-9, Powwow, The 35th annual Bear River Pow- wow brings tribes from across the nation to Lac du Flambeau to share crafts, food and dancing. Grand en- tries are planned at 7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. Satur- day, and 1 p.m. Sunday. Phone (715) 588-3333. July 8, Rummage Sale, The Three Lakes Lions Club will host a rummage sale. Phone (715) 546-3344. July 8, Chicken Barbecue, The 27th annual Boulder Junction Volunteer Fire Department buffet chicken dinner fundraiser will be at the fire station from noon to 6 p.m. Phone (715) 385-2002. July 8, Art Show, The annual Island Art Walk will be held at Torpy Park in Minocqua from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with more than 40 art booths, music and a brat fry. Phone (715) 892-1204. July 11, Picnic in the Park, The 20th annnual event will be held at Wavering Park in Phelps from 5 to 8:30 p.m., featuring a chicken and ribs barbecue and music by The Hits. Proceeds to to the Northwoods Living Care Foundation, Inc. Phone (715) 545-3800. July 13, Guides/Kids Day, Youths will have the oppor- tunity to fish with a North Woods guide. Registration will be at the Vilas County Fairgrounds in Eagle River July 20-23, Manito Art Show, The Manito Art League from 10 to 11 a.m. Phone (715) 479-6400. will sponsor this 52nd annual show at the Manitowish July 13, Lazy Days Summer Festival, St. Germain Waters Community Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. will host its third annual fest with live music, ice Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. cream socials, craft shows, pie cook-offs, jelly and jam Sunday. Phone (715) 358-6067. contests, a petting zoo, bounce house and lawn games. July 21-22, Gem & Mineral Show, This 49th annual Phone (715) 477-2205. show is planned at Lakeland Union High School in July 15, Artarama, The annual juried art show will be Minocqua from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Riverside Park near the fair- 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Phone (715) 477- grounds in Eagle River, with more than 100 artists, 2915. live music, food and refreshments. Phone (715) 525- July 22, Art Impressions, This annual art show will be 2100. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Land O’ Lakes Town Hall July 15, Moonlight Madness, Businesses in downtown grounds with more than 80 fine artists and crafters. Eagle River will be open from 5 to 9 p.m., offering spe- Food and refreshments will be available. Phone (715) cial sales for one night only. Phone (715) 479-4903. 547-3432. July 15, Car and Craft Show, The St. Germain Prime- July 22, Day in Manitowish Waters, Activities at the Timers will host a car and craft show at the park and Community Center starting at 9 a.m. will include an pavilion from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There also will be a chil- art show, live music, Taste of Manitowish Waters from dren’s carnival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Phone (715) 479- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., sidewalk sales downtown and water 6310. show at 7 p.m. at Rest Lake. Phone (715) 543-8488. July 17, Wine/Cheese Tasting, The Eagle River Rotary July 26, Vacationland Voices, A concert featuring a Club will host the 24th annual event starting at 6 p.m. 100-member community choir will perform at North- at the Reiter Center in Three Lakes. Phone (920) 540- land Pines High School in Eagle River at 7:30 p.m. 7921. Phone (715) 617-0014. July 17, Moonlight Run, The Pines Community Well- July 28-30, Wooden Boat Show, More than 50 antique ness Center will host a 5K run/walk through the and classic wooden boats and woodie cars will be on streets of Eagle River. A 1K Sunset Run for ages 10 display at The Boat House in Minocqua starting at 8 and younger starts at 9 p.m. and the 5K Moonlight a.m. each day. Phone (715) 356-5266. Run at 10 p.m. Phone (715) 479-4473. July 28-30, Summer Art Tour, The self-guided North- July 18, Sidewalk Sales Days, The Boulder Junction woods Summer Art Tour will be held at various local Chamber will host the sale downtown from 9 a.m. to 5 galleries and studios daily. Maps and times are avail- p.m. There also will be a Strawberry Social at the com- able at local chambers. Phone (715) 385-3334. munity center from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Phone (715) 385- July 29, Historical Home Tour, The Phelps Historical 2400. Museum will host the historical home tour from 4 to 8 July 19, Steak in the Park, The Phelps-Land O’ Lakes p.m. as a fundraiser. Phone (715) 545-3012. Lions Club will its 21st annual filet mignon dinner at July 29, Forest Fest, The event at Trees For Tomorrow Wavering Park in Phelps from 5 to 8 p.m. with live mu- sic. Phone (715) 891-1025. CONTINUED PAGE 12 - ’17 GUIDE EVENTS

in Eagle River from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will include log- Kalmar Senior Community Center in Eagle River ging equipment demonstrations, lumberjack break- from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone (715) 479-4877. fast, arts and crafts, horsedrawn wagon rides, Aug. 3-6, Oneida County Fair, The family-oriented children’s activities, chainsaw carving, papermaking event will be held at Pioneer Park in Rhinelander, fea- and live entertainment. Phone (715) 479-6456. turing 4-H exhibits. Phone (715) 365-2750. July 29, Blues Fest, The Joe Bucher Blues Fest will be Aug. 4-5, Pig in the Pines, The 13th annual Pig in the held at the St. Germain Community Park Pavilion Pines Bacon, BBQ and Bands event will be at the St. from 3 to 11 p.m., featuring music and smoked ribs to Germain Community Park from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. benefit Northland Pines Youth Football and Cheer- daily, with pork and bacon cuisine from professional leading. Phone (715) 891-1943. vendors and live entertainment. There also will be a July 29, Brewfest, The 13th annual beer fest will be at 5K run/walk. Phone (715) 477-2205. Torpy Park in Minocqua from 1 to 5 p.m., with spe- Aug. 4-5 Rotary Antique Show, The Eagle River Ro- cialty and micro breweries offering samples. The event tary Club will host its 57th annual show and sale at is hosted by the Lac du Flambeau Lions Club and sup- the AMSOIL Derby Track Expo Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 ports Lions Club charities. Phone (715) 588-9245. p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Phone (715) July 29, Grass Drags/ATV Rendezvous, The Vintage 477-3313. Thunder Grass Drags and Show will be at Don Burn- Aug. 5, Car Show, The Petroleum Museum in Three side Park in Three Lakes, with racing at 10 a.m. The Lakes will host its annual car show from 11 a.m. to 3 Nicolet ATV Club Rendezvous will coincide with the p.m. Phone (715) 546-3344. drags. Phone (715) 546-3344. Aug. 5, Community Garage Sale, The Land O’ Lakes July 29, Garden Tour, The Vilas County Master Gar- area will have its communitywide garage sale from 8 deners will have a Garden Tour in the Eagle River a.m. to 4 p.m., with a map available at the chamber of- area from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone (715) 479-1652. fice. Phone (715) 547-3432. Aug. 5, Picnic/Pig Roast, The Phelps Fire Department AUGUST will have its 61sth annual picnic at Wavering Park Aug. 3, Street Sale, The Eagle River Business Associa- from noon to 11 p.m., featuring a pig roast, refresh- tion will hold its annual Street Sale downtown from 9 ments, music, games and fireworks at dusk. Phone a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone (715) 479-4903. (715) 617-5552. Aug. 3, Trash N’ Treasure Sale, The sale will be at the Aug. 5-6, Firemen’s Picnic, The Arbor Vitae Fire De- partment’s 41st annual picnic will include live music, games, raffles, food and refreshments, and fireworks, all at Firemen’s Park starting at 8 a.m. both days. “Our Vacation Season Never Ends!” Phone (715) 356-9247. ENJOY OUR WATER VIEW!! Aug. 6, Firemen’s Picnic, The Three Lakes Fire De- partment will hold its annual fundraising picnic at Cy Helping You Make Memories Since 1951 Williams Park from noon to 5 p.m., with food and re- E OF HOM USA du • Fireside Lounge lt freshments, music, games and prizes. Phone (715) 546- • Restaurant 3344. F • Air Conditioned EB Aug. 6, Street Fair, The fourth annual event in Sayner . 9, • Great Accommodations 10, 11, 2018 will feature food and craft vendors, live music, chil- all with A/C, deck or patio dren’s activities and a beer garden at the town park. Motels - Suites - Villas (some w/hot tubs) Phone (715) 542-2101. Condominiums - Private Home Aug. 10-13, Vilas County Fair, The annual event will • Tennis/Pickleball be held at the fairgrounds in Eagle River from noon to • 2 Swimming Beaches 11 p.m. each day, featuring 4-H exhibits, midway rides • Beer Garden for Lunch (Summer) and games, food, live entertainment, horseshoe tour- • On the Eagle Chain nament, horse judging and refreshments. Phone (715) of 28 Lakes 479-2057. • Pontoon Boat Rentals Aug. 12, Oktoberfest, The fest will be from 4:30 to 8:30 • Free WiFi p.m. in the Conover Town Park, with German food, • #12 on the Snowmobile Trail beer, a paddlewheel and dancing to the Jim Pekol Or- chestra. Phone (715) 479-5757. Aug. 12, Art on Main, Three Lakes will host its annual 1458 E. Dollar Lake Rd. Eagle River, WI 54521 art show at the corner of highways 45 and A. Phone Reservations 1-800-752-9193 (715) 546-3344. www.chanticleerinn.com Aug. 12-13, Musky Jamboree, The 61st annual Musky Jamboree in Boulder Junction from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. will feature an arts and crafts fair with more than 150 booths, antique auto show, fun run, food booths, cast- ing contest, flea market, polka fest and more. Phone CONTINUED ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 13 EVENTS

(715) 385-2400. Aug. 12, Woods & Water Paddle Races, The fourth an- nual paddle races will be held at 10 a.m. on Big St. Germain Lake and the St. Germain River, with head- quarters at Lynn Ann’s Campground in St. Germain. Proceeds will benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Phone (715) 542-3456. Aug. 13, August Fest, The Lac Vieux Dessert Lake As- sociation will host this fundraiser at Hillside Resort in Phelps from noon to 4 p.m., with food, entertain- ment, raffles and a bake sale. Phone (715) 547-3646. Aug. 16, Paul Bunyan Fest, The fest will feature an arts and crafts show in downtown Eagle River, roast beef sandwiches for sale, live music and chain-saw carving from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone (715) 479-6400. Aug. 18-19, Youth Days Auction, The annual fund- raiser for the Eagle River Recreation Association will be held at the Sports Arena from 6 to 10 p.m. each sored by the Eagle River Lions Club. There will be night. There will be a live auction, silent auction and food, family activities and games. Phone (715) 479- wheel-and-deal corner. Phone (715) 479-4858. 9060. Aug. 18-20, Musky Open, The 32nd annual National Sept. 3, Labor Day Craft Fest, The Eagle River Cham- Championship Musky Open will be held on more than ber of Commerce will host an arts and crafts show 60 area lakes. Headquarters will be at the Vilas downtown from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone (715) 479- County Fairgrounds in Eagle River. Phone (715) 479- 6400. 6400. Sept. 3, Sidewalk Sale, The Eagle River Business As- Aug. 18-20, UTV/ATV Derby, The third annual Trig’s socication will host specials in stores and on the street Smokehouse World Championship UTV/ATV Derby is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone (715) 479-4903. planned at the AMSOIL Derby Track in Eagle River, Sept. 8-10, World Musky Classic, The 41st annual with motocross-style and oval racing, vendors and dis- World Championship Musky Classic will be headquar- plays, a mud bowl and swap meet. Phone (715) 479- tered at the Manitowish Waters Community Center. 4424. Phone (715) 543-2657. Aug. 19, Fireman’s Picnic, The Conover Fire Depart- Sept. 9, SepTimber Ride, The bike ride on the Three ment will host a fundraising picnic from 11 a.m. to 5 Eagle Trail starts at 8 a.m. and features a 328-mile p.m. at the Conover Town Park, with food, prizes, trail ride or a 50K road ride. It includes a wine tasting youth games, water fights and music. Phone (715) 891- at the Three Lakes Winery in Three Lakes, beer sam- 5440. pling, a brat picnic at Tribute Brewing Co. in Eagle Aug. 20, Fine Art Show, The 14th annual Presque Isle River, an event T-shirt and door prizes. Phone (715) Fine Art Show will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 479-6400. community building and park. Phone (715) 686-7946. Sept. 9, No Frills Marathon, The Minocqua run will be Aug. 25, Twin Triathlon, The third annual event, spon- held on the Bearskin Trail starting at 7 a.m. The sored by the Phelps Chamber of Commerce, will in- marathon is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon. clude an 8K paddle on North Twin Lake, a 16K bike Phone (715) 356-5266. ride and 5K run on the Vista Lake Biking Trail. Par- Sept. 9, Twin Lakes Musky Tournament, This fishing ticipants can register as an individual or team. Phone tournament on North and South Twin Lakes in Phelps (715) 545-3800. will be from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m,. headquartered at Aug. 26, Classic Car Show, The classic automobile Northern Exposure Restaurant and Bar. Phone (715) show will be held in downtown Eagle River from 8 545-3555. a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be trophies in various cate- Sept. 13-16, Steamboat Show, The annual gathering gories. Phone (715) 891-3585. will be headquartered at Chanticleer Inn on the Ea- gle River Chain of Lakes. View steam-powered boats SEPTEMBER from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Phone (715) 479-4486. Sept. 1-3, Gun Show, The annual gun show will be held Sept. 16, Colorama Craft Fair, The 25th annual Col- at the Eagle River Sports Arena from 3 to 8 p.m. Fri- orama arts and crafts fair at the Boulder Junction day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. Community Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. also will fea- to 3 p.m. Phone (608) 752-6677. ture wild-game sandwiches and a farmers market. Sept. 2, Bike Tour, The 26th annual Nicolet Wheel-A- Phone (715) 385-2400. Way will feature bike routes through the Chequa- Sept. 16, Scarecrow Fest, Phelps will host a scarecrow megon-Nicolet National Forest. The ride will start at contest, arts and crafts show, games, sea plane rides, 9:20 a.m. at Don Burnside Park in Three Lakes. Phone chain-saw carving and food downtown from 11 a.m. to (715) 546-3344. 5 p.m. Presented by the Phelps Women’s Club. Phone Sept. 3, Sausage Fest, The fourth annual event is held at Riverview Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is spon- CONTINUED PAGE 14 - ’17 GUIDE EVENTS

(715) 545-3002. Oct. 6-9, Midwest Musky Classic, The 38th annual Sept. 16, Colorama, St. Germain, the “Birthplace of Col- Midwest Musky Classic will be held on Phelps area orama,” will host its 58th annual Colorama festival lakes with fishing from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and with arts and crafts, pumpkin painting for children, Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday. It’s hosted by farmers market, flower sales, a human foosball game the Phelps Chamber of Commerce. Phone (715) 545- and beer tasting at the community center from 9 a.m. 3800. to 3 p.m. Phone (715) 477-2205. Oct. 7, Cran-A-Rama, Manitowish Waters will host this Sept. 16, ATV Scavenger Stampede, The second an- event at the community center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. nual St. Germain event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting featuring a cooking contest, concessions, marsh tours, at the Community Park will benefit the St. Germain fall pontoon rides, bake sale, cranberry sales and more. ATV Club. Phone (715) 477-2205. Phone (715) 543-8488. Sept. 16-17, Paul’s Pro-Am, The 41st annual Paul’s Oct. 7-8, Cranberry Fest, Cranberry Fest will be held Pro-Am will be held on the Eagle River Chain of at the Vilas County Fairgrounds in Eagle River from 9 Lakes. Phone (201) 423-3655. a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The event will include arts and Sept. 23, Cranberry Dinner, The 58th annual dinner crafts, food, music, exhibits, fitness events, antique will be held at Camp Manito-wish YMCA in Boulder show and farmers market downtown, bog and winery Junction, with a silent auction and appetizers at 4:30 tours in Three Lakes and much more. Phone (715) 479- p.m., a meal of wild game and chicken served starting 6400. at 6:30 p.m., followed by entertainment and door Oct. 7-8, Muskie Tournament, The 29th annual prizes. Phone (715) 385-2980. Greater Wisconsin Muskie Tournament will be held on Sept. 23-24, Colorama Celebration, The celebration 10 St. Germain area lakes. Phone (715) 477-2205. will be held throughout Land O’ Lakes with decorating Oct 9, Affair of the Arts Ball, Three Lakes will host and scarecrow contests, and sales starting at 9 a.m. the Affair of the Arts Ball at The Reiter Center, a both days. A Colorama dinner will be held at the St. Al- fundraiser for the Three Lakes Center for the Arts. bert Catholic Church hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sun- Phone (715) 546-3344. day. Phone (715) 547-3432. Oct. 14, Pumpkin Fest, The Three Lakes Fire Depart- Sept. 24, Colorama Brunch/Craft Show, A Colorama ment Auxiliary will sponsor this annual event at the weekend is planned at Sayner, with a breakfast and high school starting at 9:30 a.m. It will include arts craft show from 9 a.m. to noon in the Plum Lake Com- and crafts with more than 100 exhibitors, food and munity Building, and specials downtown throughout more. Phone (715) 546-3344. the weekend. Phone (715) 542-3789. Oct. 14, Three Eagle Trail Half-Marathon, The Sept. 30, Beef-A-Rama, The annual event will be held fourth annual run will start at 10 a.m. in Eagle River in downtown Minocqua featuring roast beef judging, and conclude in Three Lakes. There also will be a 5K. arts and crafts, entertainment and food from 8 a.m. to Phone (715) 546-3344. 4 p.m. Phone (715) 356-5266. Oct. 14, Harvest Fest, The 22nd annual event will be held in downtown Boulder Junction from 10 a.m. to 3 OCTOBER p.m., with children’s games, fall treats, costume parade Oct. 6-7, Walleye Classic, The Boulder Junction Lions and hayrides. Phone (715) 385-2400. Club Walleye Classic will be on Boulder Junction area Oct. 28, Hallow-Fest, The Halloween-themed event will lakes, with fishing from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 7 be in downtown Eagle River from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Phone (715) 892-2366. There also will be a Zombie 5K Fun Run on the Three Oct. 6-8, Fall Art Tour, The self-guided Northwoods Fall Eagle Trail at 5 p.m. Phone (715) 479-1059. Art Tour is planned throughout the area, with stops Oct. 28, Halloween Carnival, The Halloween party at local galleries and studios. Brochures and times will will be held at the Phelps School from 5 to 7 p.m., with be available at chamber offices. Phone (715) 385-3334. indoor games, food and treats. Phone (715) 545-2724. Oct. 31, Hallogras, The Eagle River Lions Club will sponsor the annual children’s Halloween party at Northland Pines Middle School from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Phone (715) 480-4140. Oct. 31, Halloween Party, The Conover event will be at the community center from 6 to 8 p.m., featuring games, costume judging, prizes and refreshments. Phone (715) 479-6673. Oct. 31, Lions Halloween Party, The Three Lakes Li- ons Club will host a party at 6 p.m. at the school com- mons where there will be costume contests and a pumpkin-carving contest. Phone (715) 546-3344.

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and other groups will observe Veterans Day with a va- riety of programs. Contact local chambers of commerce for dates, times and locations. Nov. 11, Christmas Bazaar, The crafts show at the St. Germain Community Center will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will have a Christmas emphasis. There will be a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. Proceeds will benefit local youth groups. Phone (715) 542-2881. Nov. 11, Christmas Fest, The Plum Lake Woman’s Club will host the holiday event at the community building in Sayner from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring crafts. Phone (715) 542-2020. Nov. 18, Holiday Bazaar, The Kalmar Senior Commu- nity Center in Eagle River will host the event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., including a craft sale, Christmas cookie sale, candy sale and more. Phone (715) 479-2633. Nov. 24, Festival of Lights, The 23rd annual event will kick off the holiday season at Cy Williams Park in downtown Three Lakes, with coffee, hot chocolate and cookies starting at 5 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive at 5:30 p.m., followed by the lighting of the 95-foot Christmas tree. Food will be available. Phone (715) 546-3344. Nov. 24-25, Santa Comes to Town, Santa Claus will arrive in Land O’ Lakes at the airport at 1 p.m. Fri- day, followed by horse-drawn wagon rides to the town tree. Breakfast with Santa is planned at Gateway a bonfire and sleigh rides. Phone (715) 542-3789. Lodge from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, and a Christmas Dec. 10, Christmas Crunch Bazaar, The event will be Craft Sale will be at Land O’ Lakes Elementary School at the Phelps School from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone (715) 547-3432. art and craft vendors and a bake sale supporting Nov. 25, Light Up St. Germain, The festivities will in- Phelps Women’s Club projects. Phone (715) 545-3800. clude the Jingle Bell 3K Run/Walk at 4 p.m., a holiday Dec. 31, Fireworks Display, New Year’s Eve fireworks parade dusk, caroling, the lighting of the town Christ- will be held at the Woodruff Town Hall. Activities will mas tree and a visit by Santa. Phone (715) 477-2205. run from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Phone (715) 356-9421. Nov. 25, Christmas Kickoff, The Eagle River Business Association will host a parade through downtown at 1 2018 p.m. and youths can visit with Santa Claus following JANUARY the parade until 3 p.m. Horse-drawn wagon rides will Jan. 6, Polar Bear Plunge, The 17th annual Polar Bear be offered. Phone (715) 479-1059. Plunge will be held on Spirit Lake in Three Lakes as Nov. 25, Christmas in Minocqua, The event will be a fundraiser for Angel On My Shoulder. Phone (715) downtown from noon to 5 p.m., featuring a visit from 546-3344. Santa, caroling and viewing the Christmas village. Jan. 12-14, Vintage Derby, The Trig’s Smokehouse Phone (715) 356-5266. World Championship Vintage Snowmobile Derby, pre- sented by Woody’s, will be held at the AMSOIL Eagle DECEMBER River Derby Track with sleds from the 1960s, ’70s and Dec. 1-2, Live Nativity, Christ Lutheran Church in Ea- ’80s. Phone (715) 479-4424. gle River will host its 14th annual living nativity on Jan. 18-21, Snowmobile Derby, The 55th annual AM- the church school grounds from 6 to 8 p.m. both SOIL World Championship Snowmobile Derby will evenings, with presentations every 20 minutes. Phone take place at the AMSOIL Derby Track starting at 9 (715) 479-8307. a.m. each day. The event will include Oval and Sno- Dec. 2, Children’s Christmas Party, The Three Lakes Cross racing, with the World Championship race at 3 Lions Club will host a holiday party at Bonnie’s Lake- p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21. Phone (715) 479-4424. side at 11:30 a.m. with lunch served, sleigh rides, hot chocolate and visit from Santa. Phone (715) 546-3344. FEBRUARY Dec. 2, Breakfast with Santa, The event will be at the Feb. 3-4, Sled Dog Races, The Three Bear Sled Dog Phelps School from 8 to 11 a.m., with proceeds to ben- Races will be held in Land O’ Lakes, with two days of efit Warm The Children and the Student Council. sled-dog racing, children’s games, crafts show and There will be games, photos with Santa and bake sale. Musher’s Ball. Phone (715) 547-3004. Phone (715) 891-2502. Feb. 9-11, Pond Hockey, The 13th annual Labatt Dec. 9, Santa Visits Sayner, The event will be at the Blue/USA Hockey Pond Hockey National Champi- community building from 5 to 8 p.m., including a visit onships will be held on Dollar Lake in Eagle River, fea- with Santa Claus for ages 1 to 10, cookies, soup, cocoa, turing 4-on-4 hockey each day. Phone (715) 479-6400. PAGE 16 - ’17 GUIDE

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EDUCATION

Northland Pines School District Dr. Mike Richie is the district administrator of the North- land Pines School District. The district office is located at 1800 Pleasure Island Rd., Eagle River, (715) 479-6487. The website is npsd.k12.wi.us. People also can find the district on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. District en- rollment is 1,318. School board members include Holly McCormack, pres- ident; John Sarama, vice president; Jim Mulleady, clerk; Jennifer Payne, treasurer; David Weber, deputy clerk; and members Mike Sealander and Phillip Epping. Schools within the district include Northland Pines High School, SOAR Charter High School, Northland Pines Middle School, SOAR Charter Middle School, Northland Pines Elementary schools in Eagle River, Land O’ Lakes and St. Germain and the Northland Pines Montessori gle River, (715) 479-8284. The school enrollment is 31 for Learning Center. There is one parochial school in Eagle pre-kindergarten through grade eight. Principal is Paul River — Christ Lutheran School. Mildebrandt, principal.christeagleriver.org. Northland Pines High School is located at 1800 Plea- Three Lakes School District sure Island Rd., Eagle River, (715) 479-4473. The school enrollment is 395. The Northland Pines Eagles are in Dr. George J. Karling is the district administrator of the the Great Northern Conference except for football. Three Lakes School District.The district office is located at Northland Pines’ football team participates in the Michi- 6930 W. School St., Three Lakes, (715) 546-3496. District gan West-Pac Conference. Principal is Scott Foster. enrollment is 505. SOAR Charter High School is located on the Eagle School board members include Randy Ingram, presi- River campus and has 16 students enrolled in grades dent; Mike Kwaterski, vice president; Terry McCloskey, trea- eight through 11. Principal is Scott Foster. surer; Tom Rulseh, clerk; and member Kari Volk. Northland Pines Middle School is located at 1700 Plea- Schools within the district include Three Lakes High sure Island Rd., Eagle River, (715) 479-6479. The school School and Junior High, Three Lakes Elementary School enrollment is 239 for grades six, seven and eight. Prin- and Sugar Camp Elementary School. cipal is Daniel Marien. SOAR Charter Middle School is located at 6485 Town Three Lakes High School and Junior High is located Hall Rd., Land O’ Lakes, (715) 547-3619. The school en- at 6930 W. School St., Three Lakes, (715) 546-3321. The rollment is 52 for grades five through eight. Principal is enrollment is 153 in high school and 73 in junior high. Carie Brock. The Three Lakes Bluejays are in the Northern Lakes Northland Pines Elementary School-Eagle River is Conference. Principal is Gene Welhoefer. located at 1700 Pleasure Island Rd., Eagle River, (715) Three Lakes Elementary School is located at 6930 W. 479-6471. The school enrollment is 391 for 4-year-old School St., Three Lakes, (715) 546-3323. The enrollment kindergarten through grade five. Principal is Karie Jo is 172 for pre-K through grade six. Principal is Steven Bornberg. Gruszynski. Northland Pines Elementary School-Land O’ Lakes Sugar Camp Elementary School is located at 4066 is located at 6485 Town Hall Rd., Land O’ Lakes, (715) Camp Four Rd., Rhinelander, (715) 272-1105. The en- 547-3619. The school enrollment is 82 for 4-year-old rollment is 107 for pre-K through grade six. Dean of Stu- kindergarten through grade four. Principal is Carie dents is Staci Volkmann. Brock. Northland Pines Elementary School-St. Germain is Phelps School District located at 8234 Hwy. 70 W., St. Germain, (715) 542-3632. The school enrollment is 81 for 4-year-old kindergarten Dr. Delnice Hill is district administrator of the Phelps through grade four. Principal is Tony Duffek. School District. The district office is located at 4451 Old Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center is lo- School Rd., Phelps, (715) 545-2724. District enrollment is cated at 8234 Highway 70 W., St. Germain, (715) 542- 149. 3632. The school enrollment is 62 students. Principal is School board members include Sherry Bierman, presi- Tony Duffek. dent; Donna Rosner, vice president; Kathy Mesun, treasurer; Christ Lutheran School is located at 201 N. 3rd St., Ea- CONTINUED PAGE 18 - ’17 GUIDE EDUCATION

Colleen Pietenpol, clerk; and member Ronald Buell Jr. Gary Smith, Sarah Kemp, Emily Hallstrom and Schools within the district include Phelps High School Jonathan Berg. The Lakeland Thunderbirds are in the and Phelps Elementary and Junior High School. Great Northern Conference. Elementary schools, all K-8, which feed into Lakeland Phelps High School is located at 4451 Old School Rd., Union High School are: Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elemen- Phelps, (715) 545-2724. The enrollment is 45. The Phelps tary School, Woodruff, (715) 356-3282, Administrator Jo- Knights are in the Northern Lakes Conference. celyn Smith, Principal Richard Fortier, 453 students; Phelps Elementary and Junior High School is located Lac du Flambeau Elementary School, Lac du Flambeau, at 4451 Old School Rd., Phelps, (715) 545-2724. The en- (715) 588-3838, Administrator Larry Ouimette, Princi- rollment is 104. pal Ron Grams, Special Education Director Trish Teich- miller, 557 students; North Lakeland Elementary Minocqua Area Schools School, Boulder Junction, (715) 543-8417, Administra- tor/Principal Brent Jelinski, 155 students; Minocqua- Minocqua area schools include Lakeland Union High Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk Elementary School, School, Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary School, Lac du Minocqua, (715) 356-5206, Administrator Jim Ellis, Flambeau Elementary School, North Lakeland Elementary Principal Brent Johnson, 558 students; Trinity School, Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk Elementary Lutheran School, Minocqua, (715) 356-2255, Adminis- School and Trinity Lutheran School. trator/Principal Jeff Schultz, 41 K-8 students. Each ele- mentary has its own school board. Lakeland Union High School is located at 9573 Hwy. 70 W., Minocqua, (715) 356-5252. James Bouché is the Rhinelander Area Schools principal/district administrator. Enrollment is 694. School board members are Dr. Tom Gabert, president; Rhinelander area schools include Rhinelander High Shari Nimsgern, vice president; Barb Peck, clerk; Barry School, James Williams Middle School, three public ele- Seidel, treasurer; and members Edward Schaub Jr., CONTINUED WELD TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE 8090 HWY. 17 S. EAGLE RIVER, WI 715-337-0122

AWI is committed to helping students develop marketable welding skills through quality training. Our 90% hands-on training sets us apart from others. Call today to schedule a tour and learn more about our programs. ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 19 EDUCATION mentary schools, an elementary charter school, a secondary charter school, three parochial schools and Nicolet Area Technical College. Kelli Jacobi is superintendent of schools for the School District of Rhinelander. The district office is located at 665 Coolidge Ave., Ste. B, Rhinelander, (715) 365-9700. School board members include Ron Counter, president; Judith Conlin, vice president; Mike Roberts, treasurer; Mary Peter- son, clerk; and members Duane Frey, David Holperin, Den- nis O’Brien, Mike Roberts, Merlin Van Buren and Ann Munninghoff Eshelman. District enrollment is 2,423.

Rhinelander High School is located at 665 Coolidge Ave., Rhinelander, (715) 365-9500. Enrollment is 795. The Rhinelander Hodags are in the Great Northern Conference. Principal is David Ditzler. Northwoods Community Secondary School is located at 665 Coolidge Ave., Rhinelander, (715) 365-9660. En- rollment is 73 for grades six through 12. Administrator The institute is located at 8090 Highway 17 S., Eagle is Wil Losch. River, (715) 337-0122, awi.edu. James Williams Middle School is located at 915 Acacia Conserve School is a 17-week semester school for stu- Ln., Rhinelander, (715) 365-9220. Enrollment is 494 for dents who have demonstrated a genuine interest in the grades six through eight. Principal is Richard Gret- natural world and who are motivated to conserve it. zinger. Conserve School accepts high school juniors and ad- Elementary Schools are as follows: Central Intermediate vanced sophomores. Conserve School works with stu- School, 418 N. Pelham St., Rhinelander, (715) 365-9600, dents’ sending schools so that students are still able to Principal Paul Johnson, 297 students; Crescent School, return to their regular schools for graduation. The 3319 Boyce Dr., Rhinelander, (715) 365-9120, Principal Lowenstine Honors Scholarship program makes it af- Gayle Daniel, 386 students; Pelican School, 3350 V. fordable for all accepted students. The school is located Hickey Rd., Rhinelander, (715) 365-9160, Principal at 5400 N. Black Oak Lake Rd., Land O’ Lakes, (715) Martha Knudtson, 352 students; Northwoods Commu- 547-1300, conserveschool.org. nity Elementary School, 9086 Hwy. K, Harshaw, (715) Trees For Tomorrow is a nonprofit specialty school, lo- 282-8200, Principal Tim Howell, 124 students. cated in Eagle River, that focuses on sustainable manage- Parochial schools in the Rhinelander area include ment and wise use of natural resources. While educating Rhinelander Nativity of Our Lord, North Building, 1360 the next generation of natural-resource stewards is our N. Stevens St., (715) 362-3366 or South Building (main mission, Trees for Tomorrow welcomes thousands of stu- office), 103 E. King St., (715) 362-5588; and Zion Evan- dents, teachers, adults and outdoor enthusiasts who at- gelical Lutheran School, 26 W. Frederick St., tend workshops and seminars year-round on the Rhinelander, (715) 365-6300. historical campus. The campus also is available for spe- cial events, and is the perfect location for retreats, wed- Specialty Schools dings, meetings or family reunions, complete with lodging and food service. For more information, call operations Advanced Welding Institute (AWI) is a family oriented manager Cheryl Todea at (715) 479-6456 or stop by for a welding school in Eagle River, offering 90% hands-on in- tour of the campus, located at 519 E. Sheridan St., Eagle struction. AWI has a 100% graduate rate and 100% River, WI 54521, treesfortomorrow.com. placement rate. Students use new metal which includes carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum, both thick Colleges wall and thin tubing. The equipment is state-of-the-art. Classroom instruction includes welding-related courses, Nicolet Area Technical College, North Woods residents basic math, safety, blueprint reading and welding sym- and visitors have come to depend on Nicolet Area Tech- bols. AWI offers courses in structural welding (plates in nical College for a wide variety of educational and cul- all positions) and a combination course in structural and tural offerings. Academically, the college offers more pipe welding. The combination structural and pipe weld- than 60 different associate degrees, diplomas, certifi- ing program is for welding training of plates and 6-inch cates and apprenticeships, as well as a University pipe in all positions. Upon graduation, students will be Transfer Liberal Arts Program where students complete able to obtain entry-level positions in construction of the first two years of a bachelor’s degree before trans- bridges, fabrication of structure, heating plants, pipeline ferring to a four-year college or university. Many of the welding and other job shop applications. AWI is also an college’s two-year occupational programs also transfer American Welding Society-Accredited Testing Facility. into four-year bachelor’s degree programs. The Certified Welder program tests welders on proce- The college also offers high school completion classes, eco- dures used in the structural steel, petroleum pipelines, nomic development programs for businesses, and a va- sheet metal and chemical refinery welding industries. CONTINUED PAGE 20 - ’17 GUIDE EDUCATION

riety of specialized training opportunities. Learning op- child-development, building positive relationships, and portunities offered in a more relaxed setting include community coalitions that promote family well-being, as those in the Community Education program, the Learn- well as healthy families. ing in Retirement program, and the Outdoor Adventure Nutrition education is available to families and individuals Series. Culturally, the college offers the annual Nicolet with limited income. Education is offered both at com- Live! Series, bringing to the North Woods nationally- munity sites and in homes. Youth Development pro- and internationally-acclaimed performers and speakers, grams focus on education, leadership training and and the Nicolet College Art Gallery, which features the support. There is an emphasis on youth and adult part- prestigious Northern National Art Competition, as well nerships to build the community, as well as 4-H and as other exhibits. other youth service groups. The youth educator facili- Nicolet College is situated along scenic Lake Julia, 1 mile tates Teen Court in Vilas County. The Community Eco- south of Rhinelander off of Hwy. G. The college operates nomic Development Educator provides assistance to numerous outreach centers in smaller communities community groups on a variety of community and eco- throughout the district, including in the three tribal nomic-development topics. Assistance includes research communities in the district. The college is located at on topics such as broadband and workforce develop- 5364 College Dr., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 365- ment, group facilitation, community development and 4493, 1-(800) 544-3039, TDD 1-(800) 947-3529 or 711, leadership topics. nicoletcollege.edu. UWEX offers the VILAS Vision Leadership program, with University of Wisconsin-Extension (UWEX), Vilas topics covering economic, social and political issues. Em- County’s link to resources of the University of Wisconsin phasis is placed on hands-on and practical learning ex- system, offers programs to meet the educational needs periences by providing tools which participants may use of residents. Local UWEX faculty and staff provide ex- to address community issues as leaders. Soil and water pertise in family living, nutrition, youth development, testing is available through the UWEX office in Vilas natural resources and economic development. Family County. living programs are designed to promote family UWEX offices are located in the Vilas County Courthouse, strengths and help communities become positive envi- 330 Court St., Eagle River, WI 54521. Youth Develop- ronments for family life. Programs focus on creating ment and Community Economic Development educa- strong families through enhancing family relationships, tors, (715) 479-3648; Family Living and Nutrition parenting, strengthening co-parenting relationships, educators, (715) 479-3653; uwex.edu/ces/cty/vilas. UNDERUNDER NEWNEW MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

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Bus Lines Lakeland Area Bus Service Inc., Woodruff, (715) 356- TRANSPORTATION 5984. Schilleman’s Bus Service, Eagle River, (715) 479-2565. Airports Eagle River Union Airport, Eagle River, (715) 479-7442. Taxicabs Gogebic Iron County Airport, Ironwood, Mich., (906) DISCAB Up North Taxi, Eagle River and Minocqua, 932-3121. (715) 892-TAXI (8294). Land O’ Lakes Municipal Airport, Land O’ Lakes, Northwoods Transit, 1-(844) 267-4762. (715) 547-3337. Rapid Cab Co., Rhinelander, (715) 365-7433. Manitowish Waters Airport, Manitowish Waters, (715) 543-2911. Medical Transport Noble F. Lee Memorial Field/Lakeland Airport, Woodruff, (715) 356-4340. Oneida Co. Emergency Service, dial 911. Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, Rhinelander, Vilas Co. Emergency Service, dial 911. (715) 365-3416. Three Lakes Airport, Three Lakes, (715) 546-3316. Nonemergency Service: Open May 1 through Dec. 1; weather permitting after Abby Vans, 1-(800) 236-8438. that. Contact Federal NOTAM System. Disabled American Veterans Van, Rhinelander, ser- vice to Iron Mountain Medical Center, (715) 369-7509. Northwoods Mobility Services, (715) 628-2929 or Aircraft Charter (715) 892-2760. Maxair, 1257 W. 20th Ave., Oshkosh, WI 54902, (920) Trans North Aviation Ltd., Eagle River, (715) 479- 738-3020, maxair-inc.com. 6777. Rhinelander Flying Service, 3400 Airport Rd., Veterans Transportation Service, Iron Mountain, Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 365-3456. Mich., 1-(800) 215-8262, ext. 33849. PAGE 22 - ’17 GUIDE

Star Lake ...... 54561 (715) 542-3464 — Community Postal Unit at Star Lake Store Winchester ...... 54557 ZIP CODES Goes through Presque Isle and Manitowish Waters

Vilas County Oneida County Postal rates and information ...... 1-(800) 275-8777 Harshaw ...... 54529 Boulder Junction ...... 54512 (715) 277-2162 (715) 385-2110 Hazelhurst ...... 54531 Conover ...... 54519 (715) 356-6583 (715) 477-1354 Lake Tomahawk ...... 54539 Eagle River ...... 54521 (715) 277-2693 (715) 479-8981 McNaughton ...... 54543 Lac du Flambeau ...... 54538 (715) 277-5100 (715) 588-3122 Community Postal Unit at McNaughton General Store Land O’ Lakes ...... 54540 Minocqua ...... 54548 (715) 547-3640 (715) 356-3373 Manitowish Waters ...... 54545 Pelican Lake ...... 54463 (715) 543-8322 – Village Post Office at Frank B. Koller Memorial Library (715) 487-5574 Phelps ...... 54554 Rhinelander ...... 54501 (715) 545-2548 (715) 369-6813 Presque Isle ...... 54557 Sugar Camp ...... 54501 (715) 686-2240 Goes through Rhinelander and Eagle River St. Germain ...... 54558 Three Lakes ...... 54562 (715) 479-4091 (715) 546-3410 Sayner ...... 54560 Woodruff/Arbor Vitae ...... 54568 (715) 542-3360 (715) 356-5577

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UTILITIES They Keep You Going Cable Charter Communications, Vilas and Oneida counties, 821 Lincoln St., Rhinelander, WI 54501, 1-(855) 757- 7328. Karban TV Systems Inc., Boulder Junction, Three Lakes, Mercer, Land O’ Lakes, 73A S. Stevens St., Rhinelander, WI 544501, 1-(800) 236-0233, ktvs.net. Lakeland Cablevision, Sayner, St. Germain, Lake Tomahawk, P.O. Box 8, Bonduel, WI 54107, (715) 758- 2800 or (715) 716-4827. Electric Eagle River Light & Water Dept., 525 E. Maple St., P.O. Box 1269, Eagle River, WI 54521, (715) 479-8121. We Energies, customer service, 1-(800) 242-9137; emer- gencies and outages, 1-(800) 662-4797; diggers hotline, 1- (800) 242-8511 or 811; corporate office, 1-(800) 558-3303. Northern Communications, 3449 Lakota Rd., Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 1030 E. Wall St., P.O. Conover, WI 54519, Tom Mason, (715) 479-9733. Box 1119, Eagle River, WI 54521; customer service, 1- Upper Peninsula Telephone Co., business office, (906) (800) 450-7260; emergencies or outages, 24 hours: elec- 639-2111, 1-(800) 950-8506; repair service, (906) 639- tric, 1-(800) 450-7240, gas, 1-(800) 450-7280; diggers 2110, 1-(800) 950-8798. hotline, 811; 111 E. Davenport St., Rhinelander, WI Verizon Wireless-TEAM Wireless, 508 W. Pine St., Ea- 54501; general information, 1-(800) 450-7260; diggers gle River, WI 54521, (715) 479-4449. hotline, 811. Waste and Recycling Internet Eagle Waste & Recycling Inc., 701 Recycling Way, Ea- ChoiceTel, 118 E. Spruce St., Eagle River, WI 54521, gle River, WI 54521, (715) 477-0077, serving Eagle (715) 480-4800. River, Three Lakes, Land O’ Lakes, Phelps, Conover, Frontier Communications, 53 N. Stevens St., St. Germain, Sayner, Star Lake, Arbor Vitae, Woodruff, Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 365-2220. Minocqua and Tomahawk. Northern Net Exposure, 118 E. Spruce St., P.O. Box 699, Eagle River, WI 54521, (715) 477-1002. Water SonicNet, 229 W. Pine St., Eagle River, WI 54521, (888) 631-9666. Eagle River Light & Water Dept., 525 E. Maple St., Verizon Wireless-TEAM Wireless, 508 W. Pine St., Ea- Eagle River, WI 54521, (715) 479-8121, diggers hotline, gle River, WI 54521, (715) 479-4449. 1-(800) 242-8511 or 811. Lake Tomahawk Sanitary District, 7848 Pine Rd., P.O. Box 387, Lake Tomahawk, WI 54539, (715) 277-3896. Telegraph Lakeland Sanitary District 1, 8780 Morgan Rd., Western Union, 925 E. Wall St., (715) 479-6411; 108 W. Minocqua, WI 54548, (715) 356-4454, serving Arbor Vi- Wall St., (715) 479-1069, Eagle River, WI 54521, 1- tae, Minocqua and Woodruff. (800) 325-6000. Land O’ Lakes Sanitary District 1, (715) 547-3775 (plant), (715) 547-3429 (office). Phelps Sanitary District, P.O. Box 227, Phelps, WI Telephone 54554, (715) 545-3222. AT&T Co., long-distance services, residence, business, Rhinelander Wastewater Treatment Plant, 869 maintenance and repair service, 1-(800) 288-2020. Boyce Dr., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 362-2125. ChoiceTel, 118 E. Spruce St., Eagle River, WI 54521, Rhinelander Water Utility, 135 S. Stevens St., Rhine- (715) 480-4800. lander, WI 54501, (715) 362-4131; fax, (715) 365-8630. Frontier Communications Solutions, 53 N. Stevens Three Lakes Sanitary District Wastewater Treat- St., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 365-2220. ment Plant, operating inquiries, (715) 546-3748, P.O. MCI, customer service, 1-(800) 444-3333. Box 325, Three Lakes, WI 54562. PAGE 24 - ’17 GUIDE

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LAKEFRONT Lake Associations Vilas County Annabelle Lake Property Owners, Dan Vogt, (715) 686-7418. Anvil Lake, Ron Harms, (715) 479-7098. Armour Lake, Friends of, Jim Knuth, (715) 686-7746. Baker/Manual Lake, Joseph Beers, (715) 547-3997. Ballard, Irving, White Birch Lakes, Joe Heitz, (715) 351-0099. Big Arbor Vitae Lake, Larry Stein, (715) 688-8730. Big Bass Owners, Joan Ploetz, (715) 479-4302. Big Crooked Lake, Kirby Peterson, (715) 588-7422. Big Lake Property Owners Inc., Tom Wierzba, (715) 686-7970. Big Portage Lake Riparian Owners, John Alt, (952) 943-1959. Big St. Germain Lake Area, Jim Harold, (715) 542- 2873. Ike Walton Lake, John Dean, (202) 546-1841. Big Sand Lake Property Owners, Robert Kelly, ual- Imogene Lake, Rollie Alger, (715) 545-2711. [email protected]. Indian Lake, Suzanne Millies, (715) 272-1380. Bills Lake, Waldemar Oberman, (715) 588-2903. Jute Lake, Robert Holtan, (715) 385-9266. Birch Lake, Steve Chart, (715) 686-7652. Lac Vieux Desert, Robbie Anderson, (715) 891-2992. Black Oak Lake Riparian Owners, Joe Beers, (715) Lake of the Hills, Wil Campbell, (715) 479-9309. 547-3997. Little Crooked Lake, Dorothy Hujik, (608) 222-4838. Boot Lake, Bob Christofferson, (715) 479-3130. Little Portage Lake Property Owners, Charles La- Boulder Lake, Roger Christensen, (715) 385-3237. belle, (715) 547-3798. Carlin Lake, Chuck Hayes, (715) 686-7257. Little Spider Lake, Pat Genrich, (920) 779-9879. Carpenter Lake, Doug Malinsky, (715) 479-1723. Lost Lake Community Club, Gary Heeler, (920) 773- Catfish Lake, Lois Derrick, (715) 479-2540. 2667. Cisco Chain Riparian Owners, Greg Wenzel, (414) Lower Nile Mile Lake, Friends of, Arlene Mugerauer, 581-5444. (715) 479-8915. Crab Lake Property Owners, Charlie Gray, (262) 675- Manitowish Waters Lakes, Eleanor Butler, (715) 543- 6486. 8401. Cranberry Lake, Carole Linn, (715) 479-6873. McDonald Lake, Property Owners of, Tom Rulseh, Crawling Stone Lakes, Jim Appelgren, (715) 356-1696. (715) 546-8032. Dead Pike Lake, Peter Guzzetta, (715) 543-2594. Moccasin Lake, Kurt Wagner, (920) 725-0244. Deerskin Lake, Ray Roberts, (414) 467-7529. Muskellunge Lake, Mike Newmeister, (715) 479-2845. Diamond Lake Property Owners, Jo Duller, (715) Natural Lakes Owners Advancement, Jack Klein, 385-2410. (715) 385-3213. Eagle River Chain of Lakes Association Inc., Car- Nelson Lake Homeowners, Kathy Long, president, ole Linn, (715) 479-6873. (954) 798-7675. Finger Lake, Friends of, Bill Abba, (920) 667-4953. North & South Twin Lakes Riparian, Roger Ganser, Forest Lake, general contact, forestlake.association (715) 545-3650. @comcast.net. Otter/Lynx Lake Property Owners, Dave Mueller, Found Lake Property Owners, Chuck Thier, (715) (715) 675-7005. 542-2063. Oxbow Lake, Otto Nowak, (715) 686-2628. Gresham Lake, Richard Larson, (715) 385-0255. Papoose/Rosalind Lake, Cheryl Bower, (715) 686-7208. Harmony Lake, Ken Giordan, (301) 460-5519. Pardee Lake, Sue Luedtke, (715) 686-2503. Harris Lake, Kathleen Kannass, (262) 389-4617. Pickerel Lake Preservation, Chuck Spitz, (715) 477- Hiawatha Lake, Darryl Gust, (262) 691-2329. 0856. High, Fishtrap, Rush Lakes, Ken Wiesner, (608) 233- Plum Lake Riparian Homeowners, Sheehan 6423. Donoghue, (715) 542-3653. Horsehead Lake, Anna Delabarre, (608) 238-9641. Poh-wah-gom Landowners, Mike Wambay, (715) 545- Hunter Lake, Bill Banholzer, (608) 265-3413. CONTINUED PAGE 26 - ’17 GUIDE

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3100. Pokegama Lake, John Tegtmeier, (715) 588-7904. Presque Isle Lake, Jim Crowder. Range Line Lake, Thomas Katisch, (715) 479-2241. Scattering Rice Lake, Dennis Burg, (414) 588-2070. Shishebogama and Gunlock Lakes, Patrick Hayes. Silver Lake, Eagle River, Jon Cook, (715) 479-2248. Smoky Lake Property Owners, Andy Lechtenberg. Snipe Lake, Martin Ketterer, (715) 479-9426. Stormy Lake, Lois Balk, (715) 479-8665. Sugarbush Lakes, Tom Achtor. Sunset Lake, Barbara Zima, (715) 479-4669. Tambling Lake, David Reimer, (414) 339-6311. Towanda Lakeshore Property Owners, Phil Blazkowski, (715) 356-2893. Trout Lake Property Owners, F.E. Wickeham, (715) 675-6150. Turtle Lakes Chain, Bill Schwartz, (715) 686-7268. Unified Lower Eagle River Chain of Lakes Commis- sion, Steve Favorite, (715) 891-1785. Van Vliet Lake, Jeff Burke. Vilas County Lakes and Rivers, Steve Budnik, (715) 686-7852. White Sand Lake, Phil Powell, (715) 588-2747. Wildcat Lake, James Duke, (715) 385-3261. Witches Lake, Laurie Timm, (715) 542-3823. Post Rd., Three Lakes, WI 54562. Long Lake, Dennis Simons, 8066 S. Long Lake Rd., Har- Oneida County shaw, WI 54529. Bear Lake Property Owners, Jim Jacobi, (715) 356- Lost Lake Community Club, Gary Heeler, (920) 773- 3088. 2667. Big Bearskin Lake, Dale Schmidt, (715) 277-3357. Manson Lake, Kurt Oterson, P.O. Box 154, Tomahawk, Birch Lake, Friends of, Mary Ann Doyle, (715) 277-3626. WI 54487. Blue Lake Preservation, Pam Little, (213) 308-4589. Margaret Lake, Frank Kleszewski (715) 546-2960. Bolger Lake, Michael Heppe, (715) 356-1411. Lake Mildred Property Owners, Paul Evans, (608) 271- Bolger Lake Property Owners, Kathy Roe, (715) 356- 5147. 7060. Miller Lake, Larry Koltz, (262) 628-9241. Buckskin Lake Improvement, Todd Anderson, (262) Minocqua/Kawaguesaga Lakes Protection, Sally 498-6416. Murwin, (715) 356-1149. Cassian Long Lake, Dennis Simons, (608) 287-6714. Moen Lake Chain, Walt Gager, (715) 369-9142. Crescent Lake, James Gehrke, (715) 282-5924. Lake Nokomis, Ken Dirks, (715) 453-3709. East Lake Tomahawk, Jim Thompson, 7353 Glencoe Dr., Nose Lake, Herman Sorgatz, 7570 Nose Lake Rd., Lake Tomahawk, WI 54539. Rhinelander, WI 54501. Flannery-Velvet Lake, Linda Boyd, (715) 254-3696. Oneida County Lakes and Rivers, Bob Martini, (715) Foster Lake, Woody Hagge, (715) 356-2075. Garth Lake, Dale Hoesly, (715) 842-7721. CONTINUED Lake George, Joan May, (715)) 362-7303. Great Bass Lake, Friends of, Steve Walker, (715) 588- 7590. Locally Green Bass Lake, Bob Martini, (715) 282-5896. Owned Hancock Lake, Randy Fechter, (715) 282-7571, P.O. Box 171, Tomahawk, WI 54487. Hasbrook Lake, Paul Swanson, [email protected]. Hill Lake Property Owners, James Lutz, (262) 569- 8184. Indian Lake, Dave Noel, (715) 272-2016. Lake Julia, Don Hoppe, (715) 362-5324. 4,000+ PHARMACY STRONG! Kathan Lake, Larry Kreiter, (262) 522-6644. Member Lake Katherine, Robert Hagge, (715) 356-9660. Killarney Lake, Lew Kollmansberger, (608) 288-8557. NATIONAL NETWORK Little Bearskin Lake, Dana Andrews, (262) 966-7099. Lone Stone Lake, Friends of, Mike Zellinger, 468 Gary PAGE 28 - ’17 GUIDE LAKEFRONT

282-5896. Wind Pudding Lake, Robert Williams, (715) 277-3114. Paradise Lake, Margie Keehn. Pelican Lake Property Owners, Joe Altschaef, (715) 487-5155. Lake Districts Perch Lake Property Owners, Julie Brunette, (715) Vilas County 479-7065. Alma-Moon Lake, Tony Waisbrot, (715) 479-1097. Pickerel Lake, Al Eigimeir, (414) 462-1243. Big St. Germain, Steve Sottwedel, (715) 542-3090. Rhinelander Flowage, Carla Chropowski. Kentuck Lake, Nancy Steenport, (715) 545-2042. Seven Mile Lake, John Klein, (715) 477-1130. Little Arbor Vitae, Glenn Speich, (715) 571-0032. Lake Seventeen, Jon Hollander, (715) 356-1727. Little St. Germain, Thomas Schwartz, (715) 477-2727. Squash Lake, Dan Butkus, (608) 825-9657. Long Lake of Phelps, John Rowe, (715) 545-2440. Squaw Lake, Mike Bilbrey. Spectacle Lake, Dick Ryan, (715) 545-3542. Squirrel Lake, Scott Jansen, (262) 242-3886. Stella Lake, Dave Bilke, (920) 261-8679. Stella Lake, Sue Loucks. Swamp Lake, Anita Gerber, (715) 453-5610. Lake Thompson, Charles Smith, (715) 369-0520. Oneida County Three Lakes Waterfront, Ed Jacobsen, (715) 617-0566. Bear Lake, Tom Church, (715) 356-7572. Tomahawk Lake, Paul Shain. Horsehead Lake, Dennis Batchelet, (262) 670-5067. Tom Doyle Lake, Andy Azpell. Mid Lake, Jim Anderson, 8880 Rustic Lane, Woodruff, Two Sisters Lake, twosisterslake.com/about-us. WI 54568. Upper Kaubashine Property Owners Association Thunder Lake, Greg Weinfurter, P.O. Box 1126, Rhine - Inc., Harland Lee, (715) 356-2586. lander, WI 54501.

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CHURCHES

Boulder Junction Community Church of Boulder Junction, 10445 Main St., P.O. Box 14, Timothy Hawkinson, pastor, (715) 385- 2146. St. Anne Catholic Church, 10315 Main St., Rev. Showri Jojappa Pasala, (715) 385-2390, ncc.weconnect.com. Trinity Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, 5434 Church St., Boulder Junction, John A. Frahm, pastor, (715) 385-2267, trinityboulderjunction.org. Clearwater Lake Clearwater Lake Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3770 O’Neil Rd., Kevin Moreno, pastor, (715) 479-7437. Conover Conover Evangelical Free Church, 3725 Hwy. 45, Dr. St., P.O. Box 158, Jim Fosdick, pastor, (715) 479-8921, Andrew Schwenk, lead pastor, (715) 479-4327, stmaryofthesnows.com. conoverefc.com. St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, 5001 Hwy. Pioneer Lake Lutheran Church ELCA, 3675 Church G, Rev. Patrick McConnell, (715) 479-8704; stpeters- Rd., John Kuziej, pastor, (715) 479-4966, pioneer eagleriver.org. lakelc.org. Land O’ Lakes Eagle River Ely Memorial United Church of Christ, 4302 Hwy. B, Abundant Life Church, 210 Capich Dr., Gary and Cheryl P.O. Box 810, Pastor Gary Wilner, (715) 547-3890, Dixon, pastors, Rob and Marissa Dixon, youth leaders, elyucc.org. (715) 477-2080, abundantlife-er.com. Hope Lutheran Church, 1756 N. Hwy. 45, Rev. Gary Al- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Wisconsin bert, (906) 544-2259. Synod, 121 N. Third St., Philip Gieschen, pastor, and Land O’ Lakes Bible Church, 5937 Hwy. 45, Frank Rev. Joshua Odell, (715) 479-8307, christeagleriver.org. Puffer, pastor, (715) 547-3183. Community Bible Church, 101 S. Second St., Dave St. Albert’s Catholic Church, 4351 Hwy. B, Michele Johnson and Jon Johnson, pastors, (715) 479-4759. Rein, parish director, (715) 547-3558, saintalbertand- Eagle River Baptist Church, 5257 Hwy. 70 W., (715) mary.org. 479-7870, Greg Robotti, pastor, eagleriverbaptist- church.org. Manitowish Waters First Congregational United Church of Christ, 105 N. First St., Mary Anne Biggs, pastor, (715) 479-8501, Manitowish Waters Community Presbyterian eagleriverucc.org. Church, Hwy. 51, Rev. Chips Paulson, (715) 543-2998, Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1165 Overlook Dr., mwcpc.org. Larry Phifer, coordinator, (715) 479-7262, (715) 479-8953 Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 51S93 (home). Hwy. 51 Birch Hill Road, Manitowish Waters, south of Northwoods Assembly of God Church, 926 Hwy. 45., Hwy. W, P.O. Box 325, Rev. Ron Serrao, (715) 543-8428, Rev. Bradford Davison, (715) 617-3844 and (715) 954- queenofpeace@century tel. net. 4450, northwoodsassembly.com. Our Savior Lutheran Church, 223 Silver Lake Rd., Rev. Minocqua William J. Trosien, (715) 479-6226, oursavioreagle- Ascension Lutheran Church ELCA, 7937 Hwy. 51, Dr. river.org, [email protected]. David Jensen and Richard Likeness, pastors, (715) 356- Prince of Peace Lutheran Church ELCA, 5030 Hwy. 4426, ascensionminocqua.org. 70 W., Rev. Andrea Fluegel, (715) 479-9263; pop@ Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8632 Hwy. 51 princeofpeace-er.org; princeofpeace-er.org. N., P.O. Box 63, Maxine Gray, pastor, (715) 356-5080, St. Francis Episcopal Church, 120 N. Silver Lake Rd., calvarylakeland.org. Rev. Geoffrey Ward, (715) 480-4237, episcopalchurch. Rock of Ages Evangelical Lutheran Church Mis- org/parish/st-francis. St. Mary of the Snows Anglican Church, 1019 E. Wall CONTINUED PAGE 30 - ’17 GUIDE CHURCHES

souri Synod, 10441 Hwy. 70 W., Rev. Phillip Beukema, maryandalbert.org. (715) 356-3848, rockofages-minocqua.org. Twin Lakes Bible Church, 3245 Hwy. 17, (715) 545- St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 403 Chicago Ave., P.O. 2791, [email protected]. Box 936, Rev. Dr. Erin Kirby, (715) 356-6758, stmatthi- asminocqua.com. Presque Isle Trinity Lutheran Church and School, 8781 Brunswick Rd., Lyle Luchterhand, pastor, (715) 356-2255, trini- St. Rita Catholic Church, 11568 Lake St., Rev. Showri tyminocqua.org. Jojappa Pasala, (715) 385-2390, ncc.weconnect.com. United Methodist Church of the Pines, 415 Chippewa Trinity Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, 5434 St., P.O. Box 144, Rev. Mark Gilbert, (715) 356-3041, um- Church St., (715) 385-2267, trinityboulderjunction.org. churchofthepines.org. Rhinelander Phelps Calvary Baptist Church, 320 Lincoln St., Rev. Rod Ankrom, (715) 362-4792, explorecalvary.com. Phelps Congregational United Church of Christ, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 780 Iver- 2303 Hwy. 17, P.O. Box 124, Pastor Mary Snell Willis, son St., Bishop Tom Jones, (715) 453-5542 (home), (715) (715) 547-3890. 362-7830. St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Wisconsin Faith Baptist Church, 23 E. Timber Dr., Mark Ring, pas- Synod, 2216 Hwy. 17 E., Philip Gieschen, pastor, and tor, (715) 362-3523, faithbaptistrhinelander.com. Rev. Joshua Odell, (715) 479-8307. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 135 St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 4494 Town Hall Rd., Michele Rein, parish director, (715) 547-3558, saint- CONTINUED

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E. Larch, Rev. Gary Wilner, (715) 365-1535, rhinelander ucc.org. First United Methodist Church, 724 Arbutus St., Ellen Rasmussen, pastor, (715) 362-2091, rhinelander umc.org. Grace Foursquare Gospel Church, 4360 Hwy. 17 N., P.O. Box 333, Joseph Fehlen, pastor; Dustin Black, asso- ciate pastor; (715) 362-5431, gracenorthwoods.org. Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 21 W. Tim- ber Dr., Tammy Barthels, pastor, (715) 362-5910, im- manuelrhinelander.org. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1980 Win- nebago St., (715) 369-3904. Nativity of Our Lord Parish, 105 S. Pelham St., Rev. Randy Knauf, Patti Shepard, parish secretary, (715) 362- 3169, nativityofourlord.net. Pine Grove Community Church, 5840 Forest Ln., Jeremy Vander Galien, senior pastor; Jeff O’Malley, fam- ily life and discipleship pastor; (715) 369-5404, pine- grove-wi.com. Rhinelander Apostolic Fellowship UPC, 4780 Ohlson Ln., David Lewallen, pastor, (715) 369-3229, rhinelanderapostolicfellowship.com St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 39 S. Pelham, Rev. 546-3173 (summer). Dean Einerson, pastor, (715) 362-3184, northwoods- Faith Lutheran Church ELCA, 6995 Hwy. 45 S., Rev. anglican.com. Ken Ranos, (715) 546-2770, faithlutheran-threelakes. St. Mark Lutheran Church, 21 S. Baird Ave., Rev. org. Richard Miller, (715) 362-2470, stmarkrhine lander.org. Grace Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, 6948 E. Seventh-day Adventist Church, 203 E. Monico, Kevin School St., P.O. Box 216, Rev. Allen Montgomery, (715) Alvin Morebo, pastor, (715) 369-2098, rhinelander22. 546-2262, oursaviorslcms.weebly.com. adventistchurchconnect.org. St. Theresa Catholic Church, 1701 Superior St., P.O. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 235 N. Stevens Box 8, (715) 546-2159, [email protected]. St., Timothy Vadis and Kari Vadis, pastors, (715) 362- Three Lakes Evangelical Free Church, 1614 Hwy. 32, 4258, cometotrinity.com. Niall Philyaw, senior pastor; (715) 546-2000, tlefc.org. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Wisconsin Union Congregational United Church of Christ, Synod, 160 N. Brown St., Richard Krahn, pastor, (715) Hwy. 45 and Forest St., William E. Brown, pastor, (715) 365-9357, zionrhinelander.org. 546-2169, unionucc3lakes.org. Word of God Bible Church, Northland Pines Middle St. Germain School cafeteria, P.O. Box 488, Eagle River, WI 54521, (765) 397-8601, [email protected], Community United Church of Christ, 1315 Hwy. 155, wordofgodbiblechurch.com. Topher Mehlhoff, pastor, (715) 542-3114, uccstgermain. org. St. Germain Evangelical Free Church, 6065 Hwy. 70 Woodruff E., Josh Reese, senior pastor; Dan Shields, associate pas- Faith Evangelical Free Church, 9035 Blumenstein Rd., tor; (715) 479-2173, stgermainfreechurch.com. Rick Goff, pastor, (715) 356-4311, faithwoodruff.com. First Church of Christ Science, 134 Townline Rd., (715) Sayner 358-9645, csswm.com. Holy Family Catholic Church, 8950 Hwy. J, Rev. Aaron St. Mary Catholic Church, 8705 Hwy. N, Rev. Showri Jo- Devett, (715) 356-6284, holyfamilywoodruff.org. jappa Pasala, (715) 385-2390, ncc.weconnect.com. Lakeland Assembly, 9127 Hwy. J, Pastor Ben and Anna Sayner Community Church, in town. Stratton, (715) 356-7385, lakelandassembly.org. Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church ELCA, 2903 Lakeland Church of Christ, 1111 First Ave., Thomas R. Hwy. 155, (715) 542-3701, William Wendorf, pastor, shep- Curtis, minister, (715) 277-3929 (home), (715) 356-4828, herdofthelakeschurch.org. lakelandchurchofchrist.org. Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 8625 Sugar Camp Peggy’s Ln., rotating speakers, (715) 356-4123, St. Kunegunda Catholic Church, 6895 Hwy. 17 N., nuuf.com. (715) 546-2159, [email protected]. Woodruff Baptist Church, 1200 Third Ave., Scott Smith, pastor, (715) 356-5015, woodruffbaptistchurch. org. Woodruff Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 8656 Three Lakes Hwy. 47, Clif Parson, presiding overseer, (715) 356-2249, Chapel in the Pines, 7739 Preacher’s Point Rd., (715) 356-5581. PAGE 32 - ’17 GUIDE

ChurchSHEPHERD OF THE LAKES COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA Proclaiming The Living Word Saturday 5:30 p.m. Sunday Sunday 9 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Sunday School — all ages DirectoryHoly Communion 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship Service at every service 7:00 p.m. Bible Study June-Aug. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting “Hour of Power” Rev. William Wendorf, LLM Dave & Jon Johnson — Pastors 715-542-3701 2903 Main St. (Hwy. 155) Sayner Second & Division St., Eagle River www.shepherdofthelakeschurch.org 715-479-4986 & 715-479-4759

HOPE LUTHERAN ST. GERMAIN EVANGELICAL CHURCH FREE CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD JOY IS HERE! EXPERIENCE IT! 1764 U.S. Hwy. 45 North Summer Service Times (June-Aug.) Land O’ Lakes, WI (Just north of Cty. Rd. B) Saturday 6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. DIVINE SERVICE: Sundays at 9:30 a.m. BIBLE STUDIES: Call for schedule Regular Service Times (Sept.-May) CHILDREN’S MINISTRY: Wed. 3:45 p.m. Saturday 5 p.m. Pastor Gary Albert Sunday 10 a.m. Office 906-544-2259 6065 Hwy. 70, St. Germain [email protected] 715-479-2173 www.stgefc.com

PRINCEPRINCE OFOF PEACEPEACE LAND O’ LAKES BIBLE CHURCH LUTHERANLUTHERAN CHURCH,CHURCH, ELCAELCA 5937 Hwy. 45 North 5030 Hwy. 70 West Land O’ Lakes, Wis. Eagle River, WI 54521 Sunday School 9 a.m. www.princeofpeace-er.org Worship Service 10 a.m. & Evening Prayer & Fellowship 5 p.m. Pastor Andrea Fluegel Worship with Holy Communion Saturday Men’s Studies at 7 a.m. Every Sunday morning at 9 a.m. AC/HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE Pastor Frank Puffer 715-479-9263 715-547-3183

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ChurchUNION CONGREGATIONAL THREE LAKES UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Hwy. 45 & Forest St. Pastor Niall Philyaw Three Lakes, Wis. Pastor William E. Brown Sunday Worship Service 9 a.m. DirectorySunday School Classes for all ages 10:30 a.m. Communion is celebrated the first Saturday each month. Your Home Church Up North Saturday Service 1614 Hwy. 32, Three Lakes 3 p.m. 715-546-2000 www.unionucc3lakes.org 715-546-2169 www.threelakeschurch.com

SAINT FRANCIS FAITH LUTHERAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH ELCA 120 N. Silver Lake Rd. Pastor Kenneth Ranos Eagle River, Wis. Sunday Worship 9 a.m. Join Us for Worship and Fellowship! Holy Communion celebrated every Sunday. Holy Eucharist: Sundays at 10 a.m. Sunday School Sept. - May Welcoming Hearts + Joyful Worship 6995 Hwy. 45 South + Loving Ministry Three Lakes, WI 54562 Find us on 715-546-2770 Facebook or call Saint Francis at 715-480-4237 Visit us at www.faithlutheran-threelakes.org

FAITH EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Worship Service: Sunday 8:30 & 10 a.m. 9035 Blumenstein Rd. Woodruff, WI 54568 Directions: Hwy. 70, Blumenstein Road between Trig’s & Walmart Pastor Rick Goff Pastor Randy Quade Phone: 715-356-4311 www.faithwoodruff.com

ST. MARY ST. ANNE ST. RITA CATHOLIC CHURCH CATHOLIC CHURCH CATHOLIC CHURCH Mass Times: Mass Times: Mass Times: May 27 to Sept. 3 Sun. 11 a.m. May 27 to Sept. 3 Saturday 4 p.m. Saturday 4 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. Sunday 9 a.m.

No Sat. Mass from Labor Day 10315 Main St. No Sun. Mass from Labor Day until Memorial Weekend Boulder Junction, Wis. until Memorial Weekend 8705 Co. Hwy. N 11568 Lake St. Sayner, Wis. Presque Isle, Wis. www.ncc.weconnect.com Phone: 715-385-2390 [email protected] PAGE 34 - ’17 GUIDE

ChurchST. KUNEGUNDA OF POLAND PIONEER LAKE CATHOLIC CHURCH LUTHERAN CHURCH LOCATED IN SUGAR CAMP “Jesus still teaches by the water” Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8, Three Lakes, WI 54562 715-272-1191 3675 Church Rd., Conover No Weekday Masses Directory Sunday Worship Service DirectoryWeekend Masses: Sat. - 6 p.m. Mass, Sun. - 10:30 a.m. Mass 9 a.m. Confessions - Saturdays 5:30-5:45 p.m. Holy Communion Faith Formation for Adults: Once a month at every service. Wednesdays - 4:30-6 p.m. Coffee & lunch fellowship follows worship service. Religious Education for Children: Wednesdays www.pioneerlakelc.org September thru April Grades 1-6: 3:35-4:45 p.m., Grades 7-12: 6:30-7:45 p.m. Rev. John Kuziej, Pastor Phone: 715-479-4966

ST. THERESA OF AVILA St. Matthias’ CATHOLIC CHURCH Episcopal Church P.O. Box 8, Three Lakes, WI 54562-0008 Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. 715-546-2159 Communion with Choir Regular Masses & Services: Sunday School, Nursery Sat. - 4 p.m. Mass Sun. - 9 a.m. Mass Confessions - Sat. 3:15-3:45 p.m. Whoever you are, wherever you find yourself on the journey of faith, we welcome you. Religious Education for Children: Wednesdays October thru April Chicago Ave. & Chippewa St. Minocqua, Wis. Grades 1-6: 3:30-4:45 p.m., 715-356-6758 Grades 7-12: 5:30-6:45 p.m. www.stmatthiasminocqua.com

OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH ST. MARY OF THE SNOWS MISSOURI SYNOD ANGLICAN CHURCH “Come Worship the Living Lord” 1019 E. WALL ST. WORSHIP TIMES EAGLE RIVER Sat. 7 p.m. & Sun. 9 a.m. WORSHIP TIMES Memorial Day thru Labor Day Wed. 5 p.m., Sat. 5 p.m., Rev. William J. Trosien Sun. 10 a.m.

223 Silver Lake Rd., Eagle River Fr. Jim Fosdick 715-479-6226 715-891-6279 or 715-479-8921 www.oursavioreagleriver.org www.stmaryofthesnows.com

ST. PETER THE FISHERMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 5001 County Hwy. G, Eagle River 715-479-8704 Hwy. 45 North to Cty. Hwy. G, 1 Mile West

Wednesday & Friday: 8:30 a.m. Saturday Mass: 4 p.m. Sunday Mass: 10 a.m. www.stpeterseagleriver.org ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 35

MUSEUMS

Camp Five Museum, The Lumberjack Steam Train to the Camp 5 Museum Complex is located one-third mile west of Laona at 5068 Hwy. 8 just one hour from Eagle River and Three Lakes. Open rain or shine from June 20 through Aug. 19, Mondays through Saturdays, closed Sundays. Cowboy Re-enactment, July 15 and Sept. 30. Fall Festival, Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30; (715) 674-3414, lumberjacksteamtrain.com. The Lumberjack Steam Train departs rain or shine at 11 a.m., noon, 1 and 2 p.m. to the Camp 5 complex, which features the Wisconsin Forestry Museum with audiovi- suals and an active blacksmith shop, 1900s gift shop, na- ture center with wildlife diorama, animal barn and petting corral. logging and farming, local schools, military and rotating The Lumberjack Steam Train has individual, family and displays. In 2017 the special display is early racing group rates. Free admission to active-duty military and boats. The research area offers access to society docu- their immediate family. The train and complex is oper- ments and photos. Free admission. ated by the Camp Five Museum Foundation Inc., a George W. Brown Jr. Ojibwe Museum & Cultural 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Center, located in downtown Lac du Flambeau, (715) Dr. Kate Museum, located at 923 2nd Ave. in Woodruff. 588-3333, ldfmuseum.com. The museum celebrates cul- The museum is open the second Monday in June until ture with a four-season diorama and other exhibits, in- Labor Day, Mondays through Fridays from 11 a.m.-3 cluding a 24-foot Ojibwe dugout canoe, smaller p.m. and by appointment in the off-season. Special ar- birchbark canoes, Ojibwe arts and crafts, traditional rangements for tour groups and field trips can be made clothing, a French fur trading post and a world-record by calling the museum at (715) 356-6896. Admission is sturgeon taken from one of Lac du Flambeau’s many by donation. Call Marsha Doud, curator, for information. lakes. The Dr. Kate Museum is named for Kate Pelham New- Visitor hours: Mid-March through mid-November, Mon- comb, M.D., whose contribution to the North Woods is days through Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; November documented by her appearance on the 1954 Ralph Ed- through March, Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m.- wards telecast of “Dr. Kate, This Is Your Life”; the best- 4 p.m.; other times by appointment; closed holidays. Ad- selling biography titled “Dr. Kate, Angel on Snowshoes”; mission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and children 6-17, memorabilia from the 1953 and 1954 Penny Parades; with children 5 and younger admitted free. and a replica of her medical office. The World’s Largest Land O’ Lakes Historical Society/NorthernWaters Penny is displayed nearby. Museum, housed in the Gateway Ski Lodge, once part Eagle River Historical Society/Depot Museum, lo- of the King’s Gateway Hotel complex. It was moved from cated at 116 S. Railroad St., (715) 479-9384. Open a site just south of Land O’ Lakes to the Town Park on Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Memo- Hwy. B. Operated by the Land O’ Lakes Historical Soci- rial Day through Labor Day; September, Fridays and ety, the museum features changing exhibits showcasing Saturdays. the history of the area. Displays include Chicago & Northwestern Railroad mem- Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursdays, Fridays orabilia, ice castle history, early Eagle River plat maps and Saturdays during July and August. Free admission. and downtown businesses displays. Free admission. Group tours can be arranged. (715) 547-6979, lan- The Depot Museum, located at 1181 Hwy. 45 S. in Eagle dolakeshistory.org. River, (715) 337-0811. Open Wednesdays through Sat- Minocqua Museum, located at 503 Flambeau St. in urdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Minocqua. Hours are Mondays through Fridays from 10 Day. a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment, June to Labor Day. The Displays include the chronology of the social and economic Minocqua Museum features the history of the “Island development of Eagle River, Native American, trapping, City” of Minocqua, with changing exhibits, old photos logging, farming, tourism and camps as well as perma- and model trains, (715) 356-7666. nent displays for schools and local military service. Northwoods Children’s Museum, located at 346 W. Di- There is a research area. vision St. in Eagle River, offers 23 permanent hands-on Eagle River Historical Society/Southside Historical exhibits and a rotating theme area to provide each guest Museum, located at 1181 Hwy. 45, (715) 337-0811. with a variety of experiences. Open Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Exhibits are based on concepts of science, history, art and Memorial Day through Labor Day. Display topics include Native American culture, trapping, CONTINUED PAGE 36 - ’17 GUIDE MUSEUMS

culture and are designed to encourage children to use children and adults, 715) 479-4623, northwoods- creativity and imagination to become a part of some- childrensmuseum.com. thing outside of their everyday world. Exploration is a Northwoods Petroleum Museum, located 2 miles north must when visiting the museum and the more that is of Three Lakes and 6 miles south of Eagle River on Hwy. done, the more a child can learn and grow from experi- 45. Summer hours, open Wednesdays-Saturdays, 2 to 4 ences that may not be available at home. p.m. and by appointment; October through April, by ap- Open seven days a week, the museum has a number of pro- grams and special events that appeal to all ages, both CONTINUED

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • FREE PHELPS ADMISSION Appointments COMECOME Call Pauleyn Nystrom 715-545-3012 JOINJOIN Summer – Memorial Day to Labor Day Open Tues., Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Thurs. 4-8 p.m. FUN Spring-Fall – Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. FUN Next to the post office www.phelpsmuseum.com • • • • • • • • • • • • • •the • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Saturday, Aug. 5 • 1-9 p.m. at Wavering Park Call Roasting 4 Whole Pigs • Kids’ Games Steve Waier 715-617-5552 Raffles • 2 Live Bands • Fireworks BIG SAND LAKE FREE ADMISSION 8th Annual GOLF COURSE • Scarecrows • Craft Show 9 holes – par 36 – • Pet Parade 3,085 yds. Watered • Pumpkin Chuckin’ “No tee times Greens & Tees • Lots of needed.” Club Rentals Kids’ Games • Food & Now accepting Visa, Cart Rentals Beverages MasterCard & Discover! Concessions Saturday, Sept. 16 • Music 715-545-2484 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. SPECIAL Big Sand Lake Club Road, Phelps TWILIGHT FEES Located 7 mi. east of Phelps on Hwy. 17 715-522-0535 www.phelpsscarecrowfest.org Award-Winning Sales & Service of Boats, Pontoons, Outboards 6200 Hwy. 45, Land O’ Lakes, WI 54540 Certified Welding 715-547-1100 of Aluminum, Steel www.northernedgesportmarine.com and Stainless Steel OPEN MAY - SEPT. Hwy. 17 & Hwy. E, Phelps, WI 715-545-3131 ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 37 MUSEUMS

pointment. Admission is free. The museum features more than 3,000 petroleum-related items of a bygone era. Ed Jacobsen, (715) 617-0566, northwoods- petroleummuseum.org. Phelps Historical Museum, now located at the former First National Bank building, 4534 Hwy. E., in down- town Phelps. The museum is open Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursdays from 4 to 8 p.m. The history of the logging industry in Phelps is featured through a donation from the Christiansen family, own- ers of the local mill, along with items from the old Big Store, several local family histories, a hand-carved replica of 1920s Phelps by Ron “Jack” Carlson, Phelps School memorabilia and the former Lillian Kerr Nurs- ing Home. Admission is free. Special tours can be ar- ranged by contacting Pauleyn Nystrom, museum president, at (715) 545-3012, or Jan Petrick, museum secretary, at (715) 545-2545. is open daily May 28-June 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and June Rhinelander Pioneer Park Historical Museum Com- 20-Sept. 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $3 for ages 10 plex, located in Pioneer Park at the intersection of and older. Director/curator, Nancy Minx. Kemp St./Hwy. 8 and Oneida Ave. in Rhinelander, (715) The museum has an extensive collection of historic arti- 369-5004. facts from northern Wisconsin dating back to the turn of Snowmobile Hall of Fame and Museum, 1246 Sled the century. Exhibits include wild birds from the area; World Blvd., P.O. Box 720, St. Germain, (715) 542-4463; antique snowmobiles, including the world’s first one snowmobilehalloffame.com. Hours of operation: Call built in 1924; a player piano and other antique instru- ahead, Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sat- ments; a wild animal display; game warden display; urdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is free but donations turn-of-the century logging equipment; birchbark ca- are appreciated. The museum is accessible by the local noes; a pioneer room with all the furnishings; American snowmobile trail during the winter. Indian beadwork and clothing; an extensive fishing and There are various exhibits of vintage sleds, racing history, guiding exhibit from the early days; a large doll collec- clothing, memorabilia and videos. Snowmobiles are on tion; clothing from the turn of the century; photos and display from Wayne Nicholson, Jim Bernat, Tucker Hib- stories from the early years. bert, Blair Morgan and many more. World Snowmobile Headquarters, 1521 Hwy. 45 N., The Classic Sled Round Up will take place Sunday, May Eagle River, (715) 479-2186. The facility is open year- 28, at the St. Germain Town Park and the annual Ride round Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ad- With The Champs will be Feb. 17, 2018. mission is free with donations accepted. In winter, the Three Lakes Historical Museum, located at 1798 facility is also accessible by snowmobile, trail sponsor Huron St., P.O. Box 250, Three Lakes, WI 54562, (715) Sno-Eagles Pitstop No. 18. 546-2295, threelakesmuseum.org. The museum is open The headquarters features the International Snowmobile Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., mid- Hall of Fame, honoring 109 pioneers, volunteers, indus- June through mid-August; and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 try leaders and promoters whose efforts and dedication p.m., mid-May through mid-June. to the sport have made snowmobiling one of the pinna- The museum is dedicated to preserving area history, sup- cles of winter recreation. porting community development and promoting area In addition, the World Championship Derby Hall of Fame tourism. It houses artifacts from the prehistoric past to traces the 54-year history of snowmobiling’s most fa- the logging era and into the present. It features cultural mous race from Dollar Lake to the present Derby Track, displays, pioneer musical instruments and sporting just 250 feet to the north. Visitors will see championship goods, old maps, etc. sleds on display along with photos and stories of the rac- Special displays feature local authors including Sam ers who made the Derby Track famous. Campbell, “The Philosopher of the Forest”; Cy Williams, The Antique Snowmobile Club of America has a snowmo- architect and one of baseball’s home run kings; and Carl bile museum at the headquarters, featuring five decades Marty and the Northernaire. The 100-year-old Johnson of historic snowmobiles. Sleds from the 1950s through House and a second building, constructed in 1989 with the 2000 models show and trace the mechanical devel- lumber from pine trees planted by the CCC in the 1930s, opment of the snowmobile, as well as vintage snowmo- is the re-creation of a CCC barracks. bile clothing. Museum funding is solely through donations and fund- Other highlights of the facility include displays for the raising endeavors throughout the year. For information groomer of the year, club of the year, Iron Dog Brigade, on monthly meetings or activities, call the number listed Thirsty Dogs, Women on Snow, Snowmobile USA Show above. & Sale and ISR International Snowmobile Racing Inc. Vilas County Historical Museum, Hwy. 155, Sayner. There also is a large gift shop offering unique gift items (715) 542-3388, [email protected]. The museum for snowmobilers. PAGE 38 - ’17 GUIDE

To plan your visit to Three Lakes or MORE LAKES — MORE TRAILS — MORE FUN! download our 2017 Three Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce Calendar of Events, & Welcome Center visit www.threelakes.com 715.546.3344 or 800.972.6103 • [email protected] THREE LAKES SUMMER EVENT 100 pre-tagged panfish have been released in the Three Lakes Chain of Lakes by the Fish & Wildlife Association. Catch one and win! Tagged fish are: one worth $1,200, one worth $750, three worth $500, three worth $250, five worth $150, thirty-seven worth $50 each. Catch one of fifty fish for a logo prize. 2017 “Fishing for Dollars” on the Three Lakes MAY 29 thru SEPT. 4, 2017 Chain of Lakes www.threelakes.com/fishingfordollars FANCHER’SFANCHER’S KENNELSKENNELS DOG BOARDING REASONABLE RATES “My business is going to the dogs.” Kat Fancher 1385 N. Big Lake Loop Rd. (715) 546-3090 Three Lakes, WI 54562

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GROUPS

American Legion: 11th District, James R. Lynn, District commander, (715) 477-0775. Boulder Junction, Richardson-Michaud Post 451, James Hamilton, commander, (715) 385-2302. Eagle River, Frederick J. Walsh Post 114, (715) 479-3983. Mike Vinovich, commander, (715) 477-2551. P.O. Box 704, Eagle River, WI 54521, meets the first Monday monthly at 6 p.m., at the Veterans Center, located at 941 Pine St. in Eagle River. Lac du Flambeau, Chicog-Skye Post 374, John Brown, com- mander, (715) 614-0074. Land O’ Lakes, Soquist-Binder-Kirk Post 464, Jonathan Samp, commander, (715) 547-6730. Lake Tomahawk, Colin F. Shultz Post 318, Bob Williams, commander, (715) 277-3114; Jim Tavis, adjutant, (715) 277-4347. Minocqua, Post 89, Jim Clark, commander, (715) 614-1985. Presque Isle, Winegar Post 480, Joel Green, commander, (715) 686-2916. Rhinelander, Dahlberg-Makris Post 7, Cindy Pitts, com- mander. Three Lakes, Post 431 and Auxiliary, P.O. Box 103, Three Lakes, WI 54562, (715) 546-3431, Mike Silber, comman- der. American Legion Auxiliary, Eagle River, Sharon Breit, president, (715) 477-2163; Boulder Junction, Jayne Blaisdell, president, (715) 385-2292. American Legion Riders Association of Wisconsin, District 11, P.O. Box 921, Eagle River, WI 54521, Robert Chain Skimmers Water-Ski Team, (608) 469-7230. Sabatke, president, (715) 282-6084. Concerts on the Riverwalk, Jan Leschke, 340 N. Baird Aqua Devils Water-Ski Club, Max Blanchard, president, Ave., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 362-7157. aquadevils.org. Co-op in the Woods Food Buying Group, Sarah Auxiliary-Partners of Eagle River Memorial Hospi- Borkenhagen, coordinator, (715) 479-6030. tal, Community Services Office, (715) 479-0230. Cranberry Country Quilters Inc. of Eagle River, Barbershop Quartet Singing, Lakeland Barbershop President Marge Behling, (715) 479-2343, P.O. Box 2362, Chorus, Rick Wenos, (715) 369-3115. Eagle River, WI 54521. Boulder Junction Community Church Clubs, Women Cub Scouts: of the Community Church and Men’s Bible Study, (715) Samoset Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1-(800) 303-2195, 385-2146. samoset.org. Serving boys 6-10 or first through fifth grade in Boulder Junction, Eagle River, Harshaw, Land Boy Scouts of America, Samoset Council, Northwoods O’ Lakes, McNaughton, Minocqua, Newbold, Phelps, and Crystal Lake districts, Steven Lowe, serving execu- Rhinelander, St. Germain, Three Lakes, Tomahawk and tive, (715) 409-0819, 1-(800) 303-2195, samoset.org. Woodruff. Serving boys 11-18 in Boulder Junction, Eagle River, Venturing: Samoset Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1- Harshaw, Land O’ Lakes, McNaughton, Minocqua, New- (800) 303-2195, samoset.org. Serving boys and girls 14- bold, Phelps, Rhinelander, St. Germain, Three Lakes, 21 in Boulder Junction, Eagle River, Harshaw, Land O’ Tomahawk and Woodruff. Lakes, McNaughton, Minocqua, Newbold, Phelps, Bridge: Rhinelander, St. Germain, Three Lakes, Tomahawk and Badger Bridge, Eagle River, Ed Stoever, (715) 362-8933; Woodruff. Marge Baerenwald, (715) 479-3147. DayBreak Adult Center, meets Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to Duplicate Bridge, Eagle River, Sally Kemp, (715) 479-3116. 3 p.m., First Congregational United Church of Christ, Rhinelander Duplicate Bridge, Oneida Senior Center, 105 N. First St., Eagle River, WI 54521, (715) 617-0584. Rhinelander, (715) 369-6170. Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 56, Veterans Camp Fire USA-Oneida Council, 315 S. Oneida Ave., Ste. 203, Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 362-3513. CONTINUED PAGE 40 - ’17 GUIDE GROUPS

Center, 941 Pine St., Eagle River, Howard Wenzel, adju- River, WI 54521, (715) 479-6471. tant commander, (715) 477-0775. Chapter 62, Eagle River Figure Skating Club, Amanda Mattke, Rhinelander, Roy Von Vober, commander; Stanley contact, (715) 617-4519; Jen Uhrine, president, P.O. Box Panek, 6th district adjutant commander, (715) 277-2686, 2027, Eagle River, WI 54521. dav.com, meet the second Tuesday of each month from Eagle River Historical Society, (715) 479-9384, erhis- April to November at the Veterans Center, located at 941 [email protected]. Pine St. in Eagle River. Eagle River Masonic Lodge 248, eagleriverlodge.- Eagle River Elementary School Parent-Teacher Or- ganization, c/o ERES, 1700 Pleasure Island Rd., Eagle CONTINUED THREE LAKES SHELL & TLC CAR WASH

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webs.com, 610 E. Division St., Eagle River. Easy Eagles, Steve Linn, (715) 479-6873. Enchanted Doll Club, Sally Young, president, (715) 356- 9399. First Congregational United Church of Christ Youth Group, Eagle River, Sharon Breit, coordinator, (715) 479-8501. 4-H Clubs: Hodag Horseman, Rhinelander, Richelle Beene, (715) 282- 5619. Vilas County 4-H Club, UW-Extension, Nancy Anne Miller, (715) 479-3648. Friends of the Library: Boulder Junction, Richard Fields, president, (715) 385- 2975; library, (715) 385-2050. Eagle River, Walter Olson Library Friends, (715) 479-8070. Land O’ Lakes, Clare Okraszewski, president, (715) 547- 6006. Plum Lake (Sayner), Melody Kysiak, president; library (715) 542-2020. Rhinelander District Library Foundation Inc., Susan An- derson, president, (715) 365-1070 or (715) 401-9705 and Nancy Sattler (715) 202-3344. Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes Inc., 4693 N. Lynndale Dr., Appleton, WI 54913, Gail McNutt, surer; Brian Habersetzer, grand knight, (715) 477-1396. CEO, 1-(888) 747-6945; gsnwgl.org. Contact for specific Lac du Flambeau-Minocqua, Council 3557, Jim Strasburg, area service unit managers. grand knight, (715) 356-6311. Great Headwaters Trails Foundation, Jeff Currie, Lakeland Art League, (715) 358-3402, lake- president, (715) 617-0080, [email protected], gh- landartleague.weebly.com. trails.org. Lakeland Gem Club, Pattie Hartmann, (715) 477-2519, Greater Eagle River Tennis Association, Sherry lakelandgemclub.com. Stecker, (715) 542-2337. Lakeland Hawks Ice Association, P.O. Box 290, Minoc- Headwaters Art League, Barb Nehring, (715) 547-3333. qua, WI 54548, (715) 356-6762, lakelandarena.org. Headwaters Christian Youth, P.O. Box 662, Land O’ Lakes Fish & Game Club, Mike Brennand, Rhinelander, WI 54501; Mike Prom, executive director, president, (906) 544-2366, fishandgameclub.org. (715) 369-2500, (715) 367-9453, headwaterschristiany- Land O’ Lakes Historical Society, Barb Nehring, (715) outh.com. 547-3333. Headwaters Council for the Performing Arts, P.O. Let’s Go Fishing, services to seniors, veterans, and the Box 1481, Eagle River, WI 54521; Joel DeAngelo, presi- disabled, Chrissy Peterson, president, (715) 219-5436, dent, (715) 545-3579. lgsws.com. Headwaters Reading Council, 427 N. Fourth St., Tom- Levis and Lace Square Dance Club, Woodruff, Julie ahawk, Brian Perrodin, copresident, (715) 966-5121, Johnson, president, (715) 356-2003; Al Montgomery, [email protected]; Colleen Konicek, copresident, (715) 362-7605; Dick and Gale Hartlerode, (715) 358- (715) 358-3098. 6333. HYSA (Headwaters Youth Soccer Association), Patti Lioness Clubs: Gill, (715) 617-2285; St. Germain/Sayner, Stephanie Rit- Boulder Junction, Jeane Milewski, president, (715) 385- ter, [email protected]; Three Lakes, John Welsch, 0366. [email protected]; Sugar Camp, Ryan Glembin; Presque Isle, Bernadette Nelson, president, (715) 892-9539; Phelps, Patti and Mark Darr, [email protected]; Mary Goetz, vice president, (715) 686-2733. Conover-Land O’ Lakes, Stephanie Feckett, St. Germain, Mary Johnston, president, (715) 542-3878. [email protected]; northwoodssoccer.org. Sayner-Star Lake, Sharon Seegert, president, (715) 477- Hodag Little League, Rhinelander, J. Reinthaler, presi- 2871. dent, rhinelanderlittleleague.com. Lions Clubs: Hodag Sports Club, Speck DeByle, (715) 362-4406; Tom Boulder Junction, Jeff Lucas, president, (715) 385-0157. O’Rourke, (715) 362-6534. Conover, Rita Hogenmiller, (715) 891-1374. Hodag Water Ski Club, Rhinelander, Eagle River, Jeff Neddo, president, (715) 480-4303; Lee [email protected] or hodagwatershows.com. Liermann, secretary, (715) 480-4140. JCI Eagle River, Brad Brainard, (715) 891-3547, jciea- Hazelhurst, Cynthia Carney, [email protected]. gleriver.org. Lake Tomahawk, Pat Duncan, president, (715) 499-1263. Knights of Columbus: Minocqua, Jim Ellis, president, (715) 892-1261. Eagle River, Father J. Trantow Council 5415, Walter Prien, Phelps-Land O’ Lakes, Paul Kemppainen, president, (906) financial secretary, (715) 479-6800; Tom Busha, trea- CONTINUED PAGE 42 - ’17 GUIDE GROUPS

358-4124, [email protected]; Brian Blank, trea- nicoletwelcome.com. surer, (715) 545-2142, [email protected]; Mike Nordic Ski Club, Ron Teclaw, (715) 282-6111. McAdams, past president, (715) 891-1025; Rollie Alger, Nordmarka Cross Country Ski Club, Joe Panci, (715) (715) 545-2711. 479-2760. Presque Isle, George Nelson, (715) 892-0901; John Suffron, Northland Pines Community Garden, north of the (715) 686-2688. high school, Diane Reimer, (715) 479-7126. Rhinelander, Bob Berns, president, (715) 369-5320, Northland Pines Youth Football & Cheerleading, [email protected]. Deb Preuser, (715) 891-2477. St. Germain, Jason Rhodes, president, (715) 479-8007. Northwoods Alzheimer’s Support Group, meets the Sayner-Star Lake, Gary Kaphingst, president, (715) 542- first Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at One Penny 2751; Tom Reed, treasurer, (715) 542-3994. Place in Woodruff. Joan Hauer, (715) 892-0053, (715) Sugar Camp, Ron Windquist, president, rdwin@new north.- 356-6540. net, (715) 272-1813, sugarcamplions.org. Northwoods Genealogical Society, Gloria Rahlf, (715) Three Lakes, Collette Sorgel, president, (608) 516-1831. 362-2357, P.O. Box 1132, Rhinelander, WI 54501. Literary Eagles Book Club, Eagle River, Carolyn Eagle- Northwoods Painting Pals, Pat Pfeiffer, membership, sham, (715) 546-3104. (715) 649-3568. Loon Watch, Erica LeMoine, (715) 682-1220, Northwoods Singers, Bob Bartmann, (414) 218-6889; northland.edu/loonwatch. Land O’ Lakes, Barbara Nehring, (715) 547-3333. Manito Art League, manitoartleague.weebly.com. Northwoods Youth Choir, Barbara Nehring, (715) 547- Martha Society of Our Savior Lutheran Church, 223 3333. Silver Lake Rd., Eagle River, WI 54521, Linda Cook, Northwoods Woodcarving Club, John Modjewski, Ea- president, (715) 272-1849, (715) 479-6226 (church). gle River, (715) 479-6093. Min-Aqua Bats Water Ski Club, P.O. Box 1319, Minoc- Oneida County Democratic Party, Paul Knuth, (715) qua, WI 54548, (715) 356-4549 (summer) and (715) 575- 369-2615; John Langeland, (715) 272-1562. 9754, min-aquabats.com. Order of Eastern Star, Eagle River Masonic Temple, Newcomers Greeting Service Club, 324 N. Baird Ave., Carolyn Eaglesham, (715) 546-3104. Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 362-1829. Outdoor Women’s Group, Norma Yaeger, (715) 477- Nicolet Welcome Service, Welcome to newcomers and bundles of joy, 1-(800) 513-1350 and (715) 365-1332, CONTINUED Simply Cremation and Simply Burial Now Offered Exclusively at Hildebrand Funeral Home & Cremation Specialists

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1984. Plum Ski-Ters Water Ski Club, P.O. Box 149, Sayner, WI 54560, Aaron Carper, president, plumskiter.org. Recreation Associations: Eagle River, Bob McDonald, president, (715) 479-4858, erra.com. Phelps, Heather Kangas, vice president, (715) 545-2586. Rhinelander Area Community Band, Jan Leschke, 340 N. Baird Ave., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 362-7157. Rhinelander Area Retired Educators Association, Carol Lorbetske, (715) 272-1434. Rhinelander Ice Association, P.O. Box 1188, Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 369-1416 (ice rink), rhinelanderice.com. Rhinelander Kiwanis Club, Bob Abel, (715) 282-5515, [email protected]. Rhinelander Masonic Lodge 242, 23 E. Davenport, Rhinelander, WI 54501, rhinelanderlodge242.org. Rhinelander-Northwoods Branch American Associ- ation of University Women, Nancy Klatt, nan- [email protected]; Kathleen Marshall, kathleenmars @gmail.com; aauw-wi.aauw.net. Rock of Ages Evangelical Lutheran Church Ladies Guild, (715) 356-3848 (church). Rotary Clubs: Northern Trails Unlimited, Steve Moran, president, (715) Eagle River, Val Dreger, (715) 479-1794. 453-3324. Rhinelander, Jim Brown, (715) 282-5730. Northwoods Passage, Tomahawk, Tim Calhoun, president, St. Germain Firefighters Association, (715) 891-7333, (715) 453-5373, [email protected]. Nathan Gebhardt, president. Northwoods Riders, Tomahawk, P.O. Box 133, Tomahawk, Scarlet O’ Hatters of the Northwoods, Red Hat Soci- WI 54487, Rick Ross, (715) 453-7922. ety’s Eagle River chapter, Sandy Lemmer, (715) 891- Phelps Snowmobile Club, Phelps, Dick Schultz, president, 2596. (715) 545-3910; Steve Doyen, trail boss, (715) 891-4601. School-Community Organizations: Presque Isle-Winchester Sno-Bunnies, Carl Schoenecker, Sugar Camp, Melanie Fogerty, president, (715) 272-1105. (608) 220-2708, sno-bunnies.com. Three Lakes, Peggy Bennet, president, (715) 546-3323. Sayner Barnstormers, Dennis Horan, president, (715) 542- Sky Barrons Radio Controlled Model Airplane Club, 2952, barnstormersclub.com. Paul Gerhart Jr., club contact, (715) 479-9963. Sno-Eagles Inc., P.O. Box 866, Eagle River, WI 54521, Rusty Snowmobile Clubs: Wolf, president, [email protected]; Fred Rock- Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs, Oneida afellow, trail boss, (715) 891-2332, sno-eagles.org. County director, Steve Moran, (715) 453-3324; Vilas Sno-Skeeters, Manitowish Waters, Merry Perkins, presi- County director, Fred Suchy (715) 356-9192, awsc.org. dent, (715) 543-2048, mw-snoskeeters.com. Bo-Boen, St. Germain, Bob Ausloos, president, (715) 542- Sugar Camp, Debby Running, (715) 272-1590, sugarcamp- 3548, boboen.com. [email protected]. Boulder Junction, Jen Beda, (715) 614-5201, boulderjunc- Three Lakes Trails Inc., facebook.com/threelakestrails, Bill [email protected]. Scheuer, (715) 610-0356. Conover Sno-Buddies, Diane Hallis, president, (715) 479- Sons of Norway, Nordlandet Lodge 5-620, Fred Olsen, 7929, conoversnobuddies.com. (715) 275-3983. Cross Country Cruisers, Minocqua-Arbor Vitae-Woodruff, Sugar Camp Youth Club, Josh Kral, president, (715) Dave Assmann, president, (715) 358-3772, snowmo- 493-5200. bilewi.com. Three Lakes Center for the Arts, (715) 546-2299, Frosty Club, Land O’ Lakes, Phil Mendham, sunlodge@ - tlcfa.org, [email protected]. newnorth. net. Three Lakes Fish & Wildlife Improvement Associa- Hodag Snow Trails, Rhinelander, Scott Blamberg, presi- tion, Chris Blicharz, (715) 546-2883. dent, (715) 360-9219, hodagsnotrails.com. Trinity Lutheran Church Ladies Guild, Boulder Junc- Minocqua Forest Riders, Curt Christensen, president, (608) tion, Betty Snyder, president, (715) 476-2074. 632-2492, minocquaforestriders.org. United Methodist Women, Minocqua, Sue Claslin, pres- New-Tom Sno-Fleas, Lake Tomahawk, Kevin Krueger, ident, (715) 358-0343. president, new-tomsnofleas.com. United Northwoods Soccer, Eagle River, Chris Droes, Northern Hornshoe, Lac du Flambeau, Keith Weber, pres- (715) 542-2539. ident, (715) 358-3695, [email protected]. Veterans of Foreign Wars: Northern Lights, Three Lakes, Jim Nykolayko, president, Eagle River Trinka-Weber-Rogers Post 8637 and (715) 546-8372, northernlightsclub.com. CONTINUED PAGE 44 - ’17 GUIDE GROUPS

Auxiliary, 418 W. Pine St., Eagle River, WI 54521, (715) 479-8810, Dennis Giesman, commander. Lac du Flambeau Post 8341, 3051 Oberland Dr., Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538. Lakeland Post 7898, 1418 First Ave., Woodruff, (715) 588- 1954, Frank Sager. Land O’ Lakes State Line and Boulder Junction Post 8400, (906) 544-2468, Robert Wuytack, commander. Manitowish Waters/Mercer Post 9536, P.O. Box 126, Manitowish Waters, WI 54545, (715) 476-2465. Rhinelander Post 3143, 120 Park St., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 369-3143. Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, wivfwaux.org. Vilas Area Silent Sport Association, P.O. Box 912, Ea- gle River, Mike Robillard, president, (920) 312-8937, vassa-trails.org. ident, (715) 545-3200. Vilas County Democratic Party, Judy Groh, chair- Warm For Winter, Rhinelander, Jan Leschke, (715) 362- woman, (715) 614-0928; Kay Hoff, membership, (715) 7157. 588-1409, [email protected]. Women’s Clubs: Vilas County Master Gardeners, meets second Thurs- Phelps, Mary Ann Holcomb, contact, (715) 545-3002 or day of each month, 6 p.m., Vilas County Economic Devel- (715) 522-0535. opment Corp., manufacturing incubator in Eagle River. Plum Lake, Marilyn Misina, (715) 605-2252. Mary Ann Lambrecht, president, (715) 479-1652; Shirley GFWC Rhinelander, Kay Salewske, (715) 453-5058. Egan, (715) 891-1771. St. Germain, Sandy Summers, copresident, (715) 542-4538 Vilas County Republican Party, meets third Monday of and Cookie Lough, copresident, (715) 222-2758. each month at Eagle River Inn, Eagle River. Charlie Three Lakes, Rosie Obukowicz, president, (715) 546-4049, Gullan, (715) 479-5063, treasurer and contact James [email protected]. Lynn, (715) 477-0075. YMCA of the Northwoods, Rhinelander, (715) 362-9622, Vilas County Tavern League, Dan Swiecichowski, pres- ymcaofthenorthwoods.com. Need a website? Or if you have a site and are tired of not being found online, we can help!

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HOSPITALS Health Care Needs Residents of and visitors to Headwaters Country have three hospitals and several community ambulance ser- vices to take care of their immediate healthcare needs. Serving the area are: • Ministry Eagle River Memorial Hospital, 201 Hospi- tal Rd., Eagle River, (715) 479-7411. • Howard Young Medical Center, 240 Maple St., Woodruff, (715) 356-8000. • Ministry Saint Mary’s Hospital, 2251 North Shore Dr., Rhinelander, (715) 361-2000. Also serving northcentral Wisconsin are Aspirus Wausau Hospital, 425 Pine Ridge Blvd., Wausau, WI 54401, (715) 847-2121; Ministry Saint Clare’s Hospital, 3400 Ministry Pkwy., Weston, WI 54476, (715) 393-3000; and Ministry Saint Joseph’s Hospital, 611 Saint Joseph Ave., Marshfield, WI 54449, (715) 387-1713. Special healthcare needs are also provided through nursing homes, private medical clinics, dental offices, op- tometrists and other specialists. Ministry Eagle River Memorial Hospital, Part of Ascension Data: Located at 201 Hospital Rd., Eagle River, (715) emergency room, medical library, cardiopulmonary re- 479-7411. Ministry Eagle River Memorial Hospital habilitation, an ambulance port and the addition of (MERMH), Part of Ascension, is a 25-bed facility. the Kalmar Clinic with physician suites. It affiliated Services Offered: Ministry Eagle River Memorial of- with Howard Young Health Care in 1987 and became fers a range of services to meet the needs of area pa- part of Ministry Health Care in 2001. In 2013, Min- tients, including advanced emergency room services, istry Health Care joined Ascension, the largest non- physical medicine and rehabilitation, diabetes man- profit health system in the United States and the agement, laboratory and pathology, a full range of spe- world’s largest Catholic healthcare system. cialty services, and inpatient hospital care. The facility also provides the latest in radiology and imaging tech- nology such as an on-site CT scanner, mobile MRI Marshfield Clinic equipment and state-of-the-art ultrasound and mam- Eagle River Center mography equipment. Ministry Eagle River Memorial provides 24-hour physician-staffed emergency and Data: Located on the south side of Eagle River off Hwy. trauma care and is serviced by a paramedic level am- 45, just past the fire station, 500 Commerce Loop bulance team, the highest level of pre-hospital emer- (Tamarack Business Park), Eagle River. The facility gency care. Paramedic coverage is particularly joined the Marshfield Clinic system in 1998 and is important in rural areas where transport time to hos- staffed by family medicine healthcare providers, as pital emergency care is extended. Emergency air well as healthcare specialists from Marshfield Clinic transport is available from a new helipad located at Minocqua Center in Minocqua. The center is open the Eagle River Airport, approximately one mile away. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. For History: In the 1950s, the need for a modern hospital in appointments, call (715) 479-0400 or 1-(800) 347-0673, Eagle River was rapidly becoming apparent. H.S. Tut- ext. 30400. tle, an Eagle River resident, came forward and do- Services Offered: Services provided at the Eagle River nated the property where the hospital was built and a Center include family medicine and complementary building fund was established to secure $355,000. On and alternative medicine. Outreach services in ortho- Sept. 20, 1961, Eagle River Memorial Hospital opened pedic surgery, general surgery, urology, pediatrics, and its doors. In 1977, due to the generosity of Col. Nor- obstetrics and gynecology are also available. man C. Kalmar, his wife Ethel, and the Walter Olson Staff Members: Jill Brunstad, family medicine physi- Foundation, the hospital was updated to include a new CONTINUED PAGE 46 - ’17 GUIDE HOSPITALS

cian assistant; John Twelmeyer, M.D., OB/GYN; Jen- Special Features: As part of the Aspirus network, the nifer Dodge, orthopedic surgery physician assistant, clinics have access to the resources of a comprehensive urology; and Hugh Bogumill, M.D., orthopedic surgery. network of affiliated hospitals, physician specialists, home health and hospice care and more, to provide Aspirus Family Health Clinics contemporary, cost-effective health care for patients. Data: Aspirus has convenient clinic locations in several communities in the Wisconsin North Woods. Land O’ Howard Young Medical Center, Lakes, 4348 Hwy. B, hours, Mondays through Fridays, 8 Part of Ascension a.m.-4:30 p.m., (715) 547-6118; Rhinelander, 1630 N. Data: Located at 240 Maple St., P.O. Box 470, Woodruff, Chippewa Dr., hours, Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m.- (715) 356-8000. Howard Young Medical Center 5 p.m., walk-in care available Mondays through Fridays, (HYMC), Part of Ascension, is a 99-bed acute-care fa- 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., cility. and holidays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., (715) 361-5480; Three Lakes, Services Offered: Howard Young Medical Center pro- 6951 S. Michigan St., hours Mondays through Thurs- vides a level of care not commonly found in a typical days, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., (715) 546-2543; and Woodruff, 611 rural hospital. Specially trained physicians, nurses Veterans Pkwy., hours Mondays through Fridays, 8 and technical personnel are dedicated to caring for the a.m.-5 p.m., (715) 358-8610. health and wellness of those in our communities. Lab- Services Offered: Aspirus Clinics offer comprehensive oratory (comprehensive laboratory testing, pathology, health care for all members of the family, including rou- cytology, transfusion medicine, microbiology), radiol- tine office visits, preventive care, and treatment of ogy (3D mammography, digital radiology/fluoroscopy, chronic and acute conditions. ultrasound, nuclear medicine, mobile MRI, bone den- Providers: Land O’ Lakes, Steven Fiorucci, D.O. and sity, 128-Slice Dual-Source “Flash” CT scanner, stereo- James Zelinski, M.D.; Rhinelander, Heather Wood, M.D., tactic breast procedures, interventional procedures), Holly Beede-McKinney, APNP, Richard Clark, PA-C, Jo- obstetrical services (birthing center, prenatal classes, lene Kopplin, APNP, Shannon Villeneuve, APNP, Soniya lactation education), surgical services (general Pawar, M.D., pediatrics, and Marleen Bryan, CNS, be- surgery, podiatry, ear, nose and throat, obstetrics, gyne- havioral health. Three Lakes, Lori VandeVoort, FNP-C; cology, orthopedic, including total joint replacement), and Woodruff Clinic, Katy Ellingson, PA-C. minimally invasive surgery utilizing the da Vinci Sur- gical System, vascular ultrasound, urology, pacemaker insertion, support services (dietary and nutrition, dia- betes education, pain management, LifeDirect, Hospi- tal Elder Life Program (HELP), palliative care, spiritual services, respiratory therapy, sleep lab), out- patient care (day surgery, cardiac and pulmonary re- habilitation, 24-hour emergency services, hemodialy- sis, occupational health, wound ostomy, continence program), physical rehabilitation (physical therapy, oc- cupational therapy, speech and language pathology, prosthetics, orthopedics), and Ministry Home Care (home health, hospice). History: The medical campus, built in the rural setting of Wisconsin’s North Woods, was made possible by the late Howard Young, an art dealer in New York, as well as a visitor to Minocqua and a summer home owner for 65 years. Young died June 23, 1972, at the age of 94. In his will, he left $20 million to build a new hos- pital if the name would be changed from Lakeland Memorial Hospital to the Howard Young Medical Cen- ter. Howard Young Medical Center opened its doors in 1977. Elizabeth Taylor, actress and great-niece of Howard Young, was in attendance at the grand open- ing. One of television’s best-known hosts, Ralph Ed- wards, also was there. Edwards helped in the original fundraising building campaign for Lakeland Memorial Hospital. In 1954, Edwards had heard the story of Dr. Kate, the Penny Parade, the hospital and the commu- nity’s outpouring of help. He featured Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb on his television program. Within a few days of the appeal on his popular show, 60 sacks of mail had CONTINUED ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 47 HOSPITALS

arrived at the Woodruff Post Office, sacks of letters and postcards all containing pennies and other forms of money. Remarkably, $106,000 had been donated (10.6 million pennies) throughout the country and from people around the world. Howard Young affili- ated with Ministry Eagle River Memorial Hospital in 1987 and the two joined Ministry Health Care in 2001. In 2013, Ministry Health Care joined Ascension, the largest nonprofit health system in the United States and the world’s largest Catholic healthcare system. Ministry Medical Group, Part of Ascension Data: Ministry Medical Group (MMG), Part of Ascen- sion, is a major multispecialty healthcare provider in the North Woods. There are seven clinic locations: Ea- gle River, 930 E. Wall St., (715) 477-3000; Rhinelander, 2251 North Shore Dr., (715) 361-4700; Rhinelander- Riverside, 1020 Kabel Ave., (715) 361-4700; Crandon, 400 W. Glen St., (715) 478-3318; Tomahawk, 401 W. of-the-art birthing center, comprehensive women’s Mohawk Dr., (715) 453-7200; Woodruff, 240 Maple St., health services and a 13,000-square-foot cancer cen- (715) 356-8920; and Laona, 4876 Mill St., (715) 674- ter equipped with the latest technology for radiation 5233. and chemotherapy services, rivaling those of hospitals Services Offered: Ministry Medical Group in Eagle located in major cities. The 24-hour emergency depart- River offers a full range of services, including pedi- ment is designated as a Level III Trauma Center with atrics, adult and geriatric care. Medical specialties of- hospital-based ambulance service and urgent care. A fered include orthopedics, cardiology, audiology, rehabilitation center offers physical therapy, speech otolaryngology, urology, obstetrics/gynecology, behav- therapy, occupational therapy, and “Return-To-Work” ioral health, women’s health and general surgery. Min- programs and occupational health services; cardiopul- istry Medical Group in Eagle River offers family monary rehabilitation; patient and family services; practice physicians and nurse practitioners that pro- 100-percent digital imaging, including ACR-approved vide comprehensive, compassionate health care for mammography service, fixed-based CT and MRI; dia- area individuals and families. Specialists who rou- betes center; Lifeline; pain clinic; and outpatient and tinely rotate to Eagle River include general, periph- inpatient behavioral health care. The hospital’s medi- eral, vascular and thoracic surgery; internal medicine; cal staff provides the following physician specialties: rheumatology; audiology; ear, nose and throat; behav- internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pedi- ioral health; and women’s health. atrics, oncology, anesthesiology, cardiology, dermatol- History: Ministry Medical Group’s roots in the North ogy, ear, nose and throat, family practice, general and Woods began in the early 1900s when two early pio- vascular surgery, neurology, orthopedic surgery, pain neers, Dr. Irving Schiek Sr. and Dr. Warner Bump, management, pathology, physical medicine, psychia- came to northern Wisconsin, each establishing their try, radiation oncology, radiology, rheumatology, urol- own clinics, which merged in 1985. An affiliation took ogy and telemedicine capability. place with Ministry Health Care in 1998. In 2013, History: Ministry Saint Mary’s Hospital traces its roots Ministry Health Care joined Ascension, the largest to the founding of the first hospital in Rhinelander in nonprofit health system in the United States and the the 1890s. The hospital moved to its current location world’s largest Catholic healthcare system. on Rhinelander’s east side in 2004 providing access to a state-of-the-art facility focusing on the delivery of high quality health care. In 2015, Ministry Saint Ministry Saint Mary’s Hospital, Mary’s completed a renovation plan to consolidate ser- Part of Ascension vices and enable future growth while enhancing the patient experience. In 2013, Ministry Health Care Data: Located at 2251 North Shore Dr. (east side of joined Ascension, the largest nonprofit health system Rhinelander off Hwy. C and Lincoln St.), (715) 361- in the United States and the world’s largest Catholic 2000, 1-(800) 578-0840. Ministry Saint Mary’s Hospi- healthcare system. tal, Part of Ascension, is a 73-bed secondary-care facility. Services Offered: Ministry Saint Mary’s Hospital has a Aspirus Iron River long history of providing medical care to Rhinelander Hospital & Clinics and the surrounding communities. The campus offers the best in health care services, including advanced Data: Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics is located at medical imaging, high-tech surgical services, a state- CONTINUED PAGE 48 - ’17 GUIDE HOSPITALS

1400 W. Ice Lake Rd. in Iron River, Mich., and offers clinic locations in Iron River and Crystal Falls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, as well as a 24-hour Emergency Department. Aspirus Iron River employs more than 300 community-based professionals and nearly 40 physicians; (906) 265-6121, aspirus.org. Services Offered: 24-hour emergency room, acid reflux management, cardiology, dialysis, family medicine, general surgery, imaging services, inpatient services, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, primary care, women’s health and wound care services. Rennes Health and Rehab Center of Rhinelander Data: Located at 1970 Navajo St. in Rhinelander, Rennes Health and Rehab Center of Rhinelander is a 95-bed facility providing a full range of rehabilitative thera- pies and 24-hour nursing care that bridges the gap be- tween a hospital stay and the return home following an illness or injury. Long-term care also is available; (715) 420-0728. Chicago, Ill.; Milwaukee, Madison and Tomah; and Services Offered: 24-hour nursing care, physical ther- Iron Mountain, Mich. apy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, VitalStim Services Offered: OGJVAMC is a Veterans Health Ad- therapy, in-house staff therapists, one-to-one patient ministration (VHA) primary- and secondary-level care to therapist treatment, outpatient rehab, advanced facility with 17 medical inpatient beds. The main facil- wound management, IVs and comprehensive dis- ity has an urgent care center, and collaborates with charge planning. larger Veterans Medical Centers in Milwaukee and Special Features: Rennes Health and Rehab Center Madison, as well as local community health facilities provides a full range of amenities including private to provide higher-level emergency and specialty care rooms and suites, walk-in showers, wireless internet, services. The VAMC also provides rehabilitation and complimentary flat-screen TVs with cable and tele- extended care, including palliative and hospice care, phone in each room, beautician/barber services, pri- in its 40-bed Community Living Center. vate family area, selective menus, daily recreational OGJVAMC provides ambulatory and acute health care activities and outings, and fireplace lounges. Admis- in areas of audiology, diabetes, dentistry, ear, nose and sion transportation is provided at no cost and a cour- throat, geriatrics and extended care, general medicine, tesy van will transport family and friends for visits at home-based primary care, mental health, neurology, no cost. oncology, optometry, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pal- liative, hospice, physical and occupational therapy, Oscar G. Johnson prosthetics, podiatry, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychiatry, radiology, sleep studies, speech, spinal cord Veterans Affairs Medical Center injury, substance abuse, surgery, urology, weight man- Data: Located at 325 East H St., Iron Mountain, Mich., agement and women’s wellness. (906) 774-3300, 1-(800) 215-8262. Dedicated March 5, The VAMC is a leader in rural health care delivery in 1950, the Oscar G. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical VHA, and employs state-of-the-art telehealth audiovi- Center (OGJVAMC) is located in Iron Mountain, sual technology. Telehealth has improved access to Mich., along the Michigan-Wisconsin border. Total specialty care for rural veterans by bringing these ser- counties served are 15 in the Upper Peninsula of vices closer to the veterans’ homes. The VAMC cur- Michigan and nine in northeastern Wisconsin. OGJ- rently supports telehealth for primary medical care VAMC Iron Mountain has the largest patient service and 31 specialty care areas, including many of the ser- area east of the Mississippi River. The OGJVAMC has vices noted above. a VA community-based outpatient clinic in Rhine- Employees: The medical center has more than 680 em- lander, which provides primary care and mental ployees. The staff is complemented by more than 400 health and physical therapy services. The Rhinelander volunteers who provide support to patients and staff. Clinic serves 3,528 veterans in northern Wisconsin, Many volunteers are members of veteran service or- making it the busiest among OGJVAMC’s seven com- ganizations. munity-based outpatient services. Other clinics are lo- Executive Leadership Team: James Rice, FACHE, cated in Ironwood, Hancock, Marquette, Sault Ste. medical center director; Drew DeWittt, FACHE, asso- Marie, Manistique and Menomonie, Mich. The VAMC ciate medical center director; Gail McNutt, M.D., chief is part of Veterans Integrated Services Network 12, of staff; and Andrea Collins, RN, MSN, associate chief which includes facilities in Chicago and North of staff for nurse and patient care. ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 49

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Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, The coalition has political concerns and expresses itself in the polit- ical arena. It has no partisan affiliation and addresses its concerns to all elected representatives. Legal backup for benefit specialists program, training and education for legal aspects of the elderly. State office, 2850 Dairy Dr., Suite 100, Madison, WI 53718, cwag- wisconsin.org, 1-(800) 488-2596. Community Link, Four-county (Oneida, Vilas, Lincoln and Forest) coverage for people in the community in need of acquiring community resources. Contact Sue Kirby, (715) 361-2040 or 1-(800) 242-9252. Community Options Program, Vilas County Aging & Disability Resource Center, 1-(800) 699-6704. Oneida County Department of Social Services, intake officer, (715) 362-5695, 1-(800) 699-6704. Headwaters Food Pantry, 6516 Olympic 76 Dr., Land O’ Lakes. Assisting Conover, Land O’ Lakes and Phelps residents, Jill Rohloff, (630) 306-9189. Kalmar Senior Center, 1011 N. Railroad St., Eagle River, WI 54521, (715) 479-2633 or (715) 479-4877. 1-(800) 772-1213. Special-Interest Classes, Nicolet College, nearly 400 Lakeland Senior Center, P.O. Box 815, Woodruff, WI credit and continuing-education courses are held in Vi- 54568, (715) 356-9118. las and Oneida county communities each year. Older Medicare Help Line, 1-(800) 633-4227 or medicare.gov. adult learners are eligible for reduced tuition. Call for Oneida County Department on Aging, Oneida more details. Lakeland campus, Minocqua, 1-(800) 585- County Senior Center, 100 W. Keenan St., 9304 or (715) 356-6753; Rhinelander campus, 1-(800) Rhinelander, WI 54501, Dianne Jacobson, director of 544-3039 or (715) 365-4491; lir@nicoletcollege. edu. aging programs, (715) 369-6170 or 1-(800) 379-7499. Vilas County Commission on Aging, mailing address, Oneida County Nutrition Sites, Woodruff, Holy Fam- Vilas County Courthouse, 330 Court St., Eagle River, ily Catholic Church, (715) 892-4045 and Lakeland Se- WI 54521; office address, 521 E. Wall St., Eagle River; nior Center, call one day in advance to reserve a noon (715) 479-3625. Services include nutrition program meal, (715) 892-4045; Rhinelander, Oneida Senior with six locations, including home delivery to home- Center, (715) 369-6170; Three Lakes, Reiter Center, bound people throughout Vilas County, benefit special- (715) 891-2146; Sugar Camp, town hall, (715) 499- ists program, an Alzheimer’s family caregiver 5027; Lake Tomahawk, (715) 490-2875; Nokomis, (715) program, health and wellness, care, chore services and 437-0009, Cassian Town Hall, (715) 277-4190. transportation services. Oneida Senior Center, 100 W. Keenan St., The Caregiver Support Group, for caregivers of indi- Rhinelander, (715) 369-6170, Stephanie Schroeder, ac- viduals with chronic health conditions, meets the third tivities/volunteer coordinator. Thursday of every month from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, 1835 N. the Vilas County Commission on Aging. Contact Mary Stevens St., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 369-1919. Kapke, (715) 479-3625, [email protected]; or Senior Craft Shop, 211 E. Wall St., Eagle River (across Amie Rein, [email protected]. from theater), (715) 891-7519 or (715) 479-2633. Vilas County Nutrition Sites, Eagle River, More than Hours: daily, summer, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; winter, 11 a.m.-3 a Meal Cafe, (715) 891-1221; Phelps, Northern Expo- p.m., Sundays-Fridays. sure, (715) 545-3697; St. Germain and Sayner, Fibber’s Senior Eagle River Volunteer Enterprise Inc., 1011 Bar & Restaurant, (715) 542-2951; Land O’ Lakes, N. Railroad St., Eagle River, Don Anderson, president, Gateway Lodge, (715) 547-6076; Winchester, Manitow- (715) 479-4877 or 479-2633. ish Waters, Presque Isle and Boulder Junction, Boul- Social Security Administration, 2023 Navajo St., der Beer Bar, (715) 479-8771; Lac du Flambeau, Senior Rhinelander, WI 54501, 1-(800) 772-1213, 9 a.m.-4 Center, (715) 588-4388. Call 24 hours before to make p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 9 reservations for a meal. Meals are delivered to the a.m.-noon, Wednesdays; serving Oneida, Vilas and For- homebound from each site based on eligibility. est counties. Help with any questions or problems re- Visually Impaired Support Group, Meets at the Se- lating to Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid nior Center, 100 W. Kennan St., Rhinelander; James and Supplemental Security Income, ssa.gov; national, Unger, (715) 365-2804. PAGE 60 - ’17 GUIDE

Marriage Licenses Driver’s Licenses Passports Marriage/ Birth/Death Certificates charge for certified birth, marriage or death certificate is required. Additional copies are $3 each. Vilas County, LICENSES (715) 479-3660; Oneida County, (715) 369-6150. Driver’s License, Eagle River, service center, 302 W. Passport, Now needed for travel to Mexico and Canada. Pine St., 1-(800) 924-3570, Mondays and Wednesdays For passport, payment of $135 for anyone 16 and older, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; Rhinelander, 510 Hanson Lake Rd., 1- $105 for younger than 16, is required. Charge for re- (800) 924-3570, Mondays-Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; newals is $110. For passport card, payment of $55 for Minocqua, 415 Menominee St., (715) 356-6062, first adults and $40 for children is required and may be Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and used for land or water travel to Canada or Mexico. For November, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. identification requirements and information, call the Marriage License, Applications available at county clerk of circuit court or visit travel.state.gov. Apply at clerk’s office. Oneida County charges a $75 fee and Vi- the Clerk of Circuit Court, Vilas County Courthouse, las County, $65. License will be issued five days after Eagle River, (715) 479-3632. Passports also are avail- application. If required sooner, an additional $15 is able at the Eagle River post office by appointment, charged in Oneida County and $25 in Vilas County. Mondays through Fridays, (715) 479-8981. Also avail- Good for 30 days. Need certified birth certificate, photo able at post offices in St. Germain, Woodruff, Minoc- ID and a Social Security number if one has been is- qua and Rhinelander. sued, and residence in county where applying. Vilas Birth/Death/Marriage Certificate, Applications avail- County, (715) 479-3600, co.vilas.wi.us; Oneida County, able at Register of Deeds office, courthouse. A $20 (715) 369-6144, co.oneida.wi.gov.

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SERVICES

Al-Anon: Eagle River, Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., Ministry Eagle River Memorial Hospital, (715) 628-0023. Rhinelander, Mondays, 7 p.m., Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church; Thursdays, 4 p.m., Koinonia Treat- ment Center; AlaTeen, Woodruff, Sundays, 6 p.m., Howard Young Medical Center. Crisis line, 1-(888) 425-2666. AlaTeen, Rhinelander, Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church. Alcohol or Drug Addiction, Rhinelander, Koinonia Treatment Facility, 1991 Winnebago St., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 362-5745, 1-(800) 864-3009. Alcoholics Anonymous: Boulder Junction, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Community Church annex, closed discussion. Eagle River, Mondays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m., First Con- gregational United Church of Christ, closed discus- sion; 5:30 p.m., Empowered Affiliates, 615 E. Wall St., closed women’s meeting. Community Food Pantry, 10445 Main St., Boulder Junc- Lac du Flambeau, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Family Resource tion, open Thursdays, call for time (715) 385-2146. Center, closed discussion. Headwaters Food Pantry (Land O’ Lakes, Conover and Land O’ Lakes, Sundays, 2 p.m., Land O’ Lakes Town Phelps), first and third Wednesdays, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Hall, closed step discussion. 6516 Olympic 76 Dr., Land O’ Lakes, Jill Roloff, (630) Manitowish Waters, Tuesdays, 6 p.m., Our Lady Queen of 306-9189. Peace Church, open. Three Lakes Christian Food Pantry, first and third Sat- Minocqua, Wednesdays, noon, Calvary Lutheran Church, urdays, 9:30-11 a.m., Doe Muench, (715) 546-2192. closed meeting; Fridays, 7 a.m., Great Northern Coffee Vilas Food Pantry, first and third Tuesdays, 3:30-5:15 Traders, open meeting. p.m., Wednesdays, 8:30-10 a.m., Kalmar Senior Cen- St. Germain, Thursdays, 7 p.m., Community United ter, 1013 N. Railroad St.; Eagle River, Jerry Wyckoff, Church of Christ, closed discussion. (715) 477-1165; Sandy Weber, (715) 479-9581. Three Lakes, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., St. Theresa’s Catholic Gamblers Anonymous, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Lac Vieux Church, closed discussion. Desert Transfer Station Rd., Waters meet, Mich., hot- Woodruff, Saturdays, 10 a.m., Holy Family Church. line, (715) 297-5317, gamblersanonymous.com and For meetings in Rhinelander and other areas, Alcoholics gamblers anonymous.org. Anonymous hotline, (715) 367-7920; northwoodsaa. GED Preparation, through Nicolet College, 1-(800) org. 544-3039, ext. 4448, nicoletcollege.edu/current-stu- American Cancer Society, 1-(800) 227-2345, cancer. dent/learner-success/ged-testing/index.html. org. Headwaters Search & Rescue Unit, Tony Campion, American Red Cross, 902 Boyce Dr., P.O. Box 1103, member, (715) 545-2220. Rhinelander, WI 54501, 1-(877) 618-6628. Human Service Center, P.O. Box 897, 705 E. Timber Arthritis Foundation, Wisconsin Chapter, 10427 W. Dr., Rhinelander, WI 54501, serving Oneida, Vilas and Lincoln Ave., arthritis.org/wisconsin, West Allis, WI Forest counties, (715) 369-2215, humanservicecenter. 53214, 1-(800) 333-1380. org. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Northwoods Inc., Humane Society of Vilas County, 2477 Hwy. 45 N., Vilas and Oneida counties, bbbsnorthwoods.org, Eagle River, P.O. Box 904, Eagle River, WI 54521, (715) Cookie Lough, (715) 892-2673. 479-9777, Melissa Klessig, director, vilascountypets. Birth to Three Program, 705 E. Timber Drive, org, [email protected], Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 369-2215. Kids Impacting Our Neighborhood (formerly KIN), Community Health Services of Newcap Inc., serv- Free services for teens and families, office, (715) 365- ing Vilas County, 603 Wall St., Ste. A, Eagle River, WI 7003, hotline and text line, (715) 927-8336. 54521, (715) 479-3357. Koller Behavioral Health Services, Howard Young Family Resource Connection, family and parenting Medical Center, P.O. Box 470, 311 Elm St., Woodruff, programs, 1020 Kabel Ave., Rhinelander, WI 54501, WI 54568, (715) 356-8540; Eagle River, 930 Wall St., (715) 361-2890, 1-(888) 266-0028. Eagle River, WI 54521, (715) 479-4585; Rhinelander, Food Pantries: CONTINUED PAGE 64 - ’17 GUIDE SERVICES

1020 Kabel Ave., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 361- Tax Listing Department, Vilas County Courthouse, 2020; Crandon, 400 W. Glenn St., Crandon, WI 54520, Eagle River, Sherry Bierman, coordinator, (715) 479- (715) 478-3524. 3696. Memory Loss Support Group, Alzheimer’s Associa- TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly): tion, Rhinelander office, (715) 362-7779. WI 87, Eagle River, Thursdays, Eagle River City Hall, Narcotics Anonymous, Woods and Waters Support 4:30-5:30 p.m., Darlene Damitz, (715) 477-2193. Group, 1-(866) 310-9077, woodsandwatersna.org. WI 985, Woodruff, Thursdays, 11:30 a.m., Holy Family Northwest Connection Family Resources, serving Catholic Church, Barb, (715) 356-5088. 14 counties, 15896 W. Third St., Hayward, WI 54843, 1- Tri-County Council on Domestic Violence & Sex- (800) 733-5437, wisconsinchild.org. ual Assault, serving Vilas, Oneida and Forest coun- Northwoods Birthright Inc., National Life Center re- ties, 150 Hospital Rd., Eagle River, WI 54521, (715) ferrals for pregnancy tests and help to keep babies, 24- 479-2912; 3716 Country Dr., Ste. 6, P.O. Box 233, hour hotline, 1-(800) 550-4900. Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 362-6841; Crandon, 200 Northwoods United Way, serving Vilas, Oneida and E. Madison St., (715) 478-3780; 24-hour hotline, 1- Forest counties, Nancy Sattler, Rhinelander, (715) 369- (800) 236-1222. 0440, northwoodsunitedway.org. Vilas County American Cancer Society, Diane Gise, Oneida County Health Department, 100 Keenan St., (715) 891-2061, relayforlife.org/northwoods.wi, can- Rhinelander, WI 54521, Linda Conlon, health officer, cer.org. (715) 369-6111, [email protected]. Vilas County Health Department, 330 Court St., Ea- Oneida County Reproductive Health Clinic, 100 gle River, WI 54521, office, 302 W. Pine St., Eagle Keenan St., Rhinelander, (715) 369-6116. River, (715) 479-3656. Oneida County Veterans Service Office, Courthouse, Vilas County Nurse, Gina Egan, 330 Court St., Eagle Rhinelander, (715) 369-6127, [email protected]. River, WI 54521, office, 302 W. Pine St., Eagle River, Project Lifesaver, providing technology to keep indi- (715) 479-3656. viduals safe who might wander, Vilas County Sheriff’s Vilas County Veterans Service Office, Courthouse, Department, (715) 479-4441. Eagle River, (715) 479-3629. Salvation Army, Vilas and Oneida counties, (715) 360- Weight Watchers, Eagle River, meets Tuesdays, 5:30 5826; Lac du Flambeau area, Betty Jo Graveen, (715) p.m., Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1-(800) 651- 588-4204 or Bob Brandenberg, (715) 588-7717. 6000.

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Boulder Junction Public Library, Community Build- ing, 5392 Park St., P.O. Box 9, Boulder Junction, WI 54512, (715) 385-2050, member Northern Waters Li- brary Service. Library hours: (Summer), Memorial Day through Labor Day, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Satur- days, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; closed Sundays; (Winter), Labor Day through Memorial Day, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; closed Sundays. Library Board: Eric Johnson, president; Mary Van Grinsven, vice president; Susan Fehlandt, treasurer; Vanessa Hahn, secretary; and Ellen Murphy Blank, member-at-large. Edward U. Demmer Memorial Library, 6961 W. School St., P.O. Box 760, Three Lakes, WI 54562, (715) 546-3391, fax (715) 546-3914, demmerlibrary.org, dem- mer@ demmerlibrary.org; Erica Brewster, director; wireless Internet access available, member Wisconsin Valley Library Service. ager; member Northern Waters Library Service. Library hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Library hours: (Summer), Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat- p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; (Winter), Mondays, urdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Library board: Dianna Blicharz, Steve Garbowicz, Paul Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 Kaiser, Catherine Marshall, Dan McKissack, Kathleen p.m. Olkowski and Laura Wipperman. Library board: Steve Kickert, president; Cindy Pekrul, Frank B. Koller Memorial Library, Hwy. 51 between Dennis Wasielewski, Gordon Johnson, Jone Davis, Jan the fire station and the community center, P.O. Box McCosker and Mary Thomas. 100, Manitowish Waters, WI 54545, (715) 543-2700; Minocqua Public Library, 415 Menominee St., Suite Janelle Kohl, library director; Sarah Krembs, assistant B, Minocqua, WI 54548, (715) 356-4437, fax (715) 358- librarian; member Northern Waters Library Service. 2873, minocqualibrary.org; Mary Taylor, director; Library hours: (June 1-Aug. 31), Mondays, Wednesdays Cindy Wendt, adult services; Barbara Young, outreach and Fridays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, coordinator; Jennifer Klement Black, children’s ser- noon-8 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; (Sept. 1-May vices; member Wisconsin Valley Library Service. 31), Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Library hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3-7 Thursdays, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fridays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat- p.m. urdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; closed some holiday weekends, Library board: John Donovan, president; Patricia Stone- call to inquire. house, secretary. Library board: Hank Roessel, president; Jean Mejerle, Lac du Flambeau Public Library, 622 Peacepipe Rd., Pat Pechura, Laura Mendez, Sam Gildseth, Kim Wid- P.O. Box 368, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538, (715) 588- mer and Stephanie Wotachek. 7001; Mary M. Mann, director; Mary Beaudry, circula- Northern Waters Library Service, 3200 E. Lakeshore tion and computer clerk; Evelyn Brown and Kim Dr., Ashland, WI 54806, (715) 682-2365, Mann, circulation and computer; wireless Internet ac- nwls.wislib.org; serving the libraries and residents of cess available, member Northern Waters Library Ser- Vilas, Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, vice. Sawyer and Washburn counties. Library hours: Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Phelps Public Library, 4495 Town Hall Rd., P.O. Box 8, Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays, Phelps, WI 54554, (715) 545-2887, phelps.wislib.org; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-5 p.m. Cari Hutton, director; Teresa Franzen, library clerk; Library board: Brenda Saglin, president; Al Bauman, sec- member Northern Waters Library Service. retary-treasurer; Mary Ann Miller and Johnna Clah. Library hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fri- Land O’ Lakes Public Library, 4242 Hwy. B, P.O. Box days, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Wednesdays, 2-6 p.m.; Saturdays, 450, Land O’ Lakes, WI 54540, (715) 547-6006; Julie 10 a.m.-noon. Zelten, director; Karen Weber-Mendham, youth and Library board: Ginny Parker, president; Rollie Alger, technology librarian; Stacey Adams, circulation man- CONTINUED PAGE 66 - ’17 GUIDE LIBRARIES

Angie Carlson, Angela Kummerow and Linda Meyer. Plum Lake Public Library, 8789 Peterson St., Sayner, WI 54560, (715) 542-2020; Emilie Braunel, director; Lyn Pietila, library assistant. Library hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; closed Sundays. Library board: Charles Figer, president; Dan Sukow, Joan McKay, Nancy Nagel and Sue Fath. Presque Isle Community Library, P.O. Box 200, 8306 School Loop Rd., Presque Isle, WI 54557, (715) 686- 7613; Shelly Knaack, library director. Library hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Tuesdays 2-7 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon; closed Sundays. Library board: Mike Czarny, Adam Johnson, Brenda Schuppe, Christine Wallace, Carol Stone, Jackie Bas- sett and Bob Berdan. Rhinelander District Library, 106 N. Stevens St., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 365-1070; Virginia Roberts, director; Tom Hurlburt, associate director of children’s department. Library hours: Mondays, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Walter E. Olson Memorial Library, temporarily lo- Library board: Jane Roe, president; Janet Baer, vice pres- cated at 150 E. Hospital Rd., P.O. Box 69, Eagle River, ident; Harry Whidden, Tom Kelly, Kelli Jacobi, Dennis WI 54521, (715) 479-8070; Nan Andrews, library direc- Carriere, Lloyd Gauthier. tor; Patricia Lamon, technical and youth services; Mic- kee Stuckemeyer, administrative assistant and adult services; member of Northern Waters Library Service. Library hours: Mondays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Tuesdays, LOCAL • DEDICATED • PROFESSIONAL Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Library board: Laurie Stoegbauer, Jone Davis, Mary Plat- veterinary preventive ner, Jill Kunes, Barb Leveille, Joe Eisele, Walt Camp, acupuncture care Caron Stegemann and Kathy Patten. pain surgery Winchester Public Library, Community Building, management 2117 Lake St., Winchester, WI 54557; phone or fax, emergency (715) 686-2926; Cyndi Guzman, library director. birds & care Library hours: Mondays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 small a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. mammals radiology Library board: Richard Smith, president; Betty Forster microchipping and Ruthann Sather, trustees; Bob Bridges, treasurer; kitten & and Nancy Johnson, secretary. parasite puppy care treatment nutrition Lunch Fri., Sat. & Sun. 11:30 a.m. on-site counseling Dinner Served Fri., Sat., Sun. pharmacy 5-9:30 p.m. on-site dental cremation • Full Menu services services • Salad Bar (except Fri.) • Children’s Menu On Famous Lac Vieux Desert 1-3 Bdrm. Cabins Available • Full Liquor Bar AIR CONDITIONING with Homemade Pizza 715-479-7090 PONTOON RENTALS • Catering CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA 1720 Hwy. 45 North, Eagle River, WI 54521 BEACH & FIRE PIT Opens at 4 p.m. 2474 South Shore Rd., Phelps, Wis. Mon.-Thurs. 715-547-3646 www.EAGLERIVERVET.com [email protected] HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 67

LAWMAKERS Elected State Officials Gov. Scott Walker, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 7863, Madison, WI 53707; (608) 266-1212; fax, (608) 267-8983. Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, P.O. Box 2043, Madison, WI 53701; (608) 266-3516; fax, (608) 267-3571. Secretary of State Douglas LaFollette, P.O. Box 7848, Madison, WI 53707; (608) 266-8888; fax, (608) 266-3159. State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk, P.O. Box 7871, Madison, WI 53707; (608) 266-1714; fax, (608) 266- 2647. GOV. SCOTT WALKER U.S. REP. SEAN DUFFY Attorney General Brad Schimel, P.O. Box 7857, Madi- son, WI 53707; (608) 266-1221; fax, (608) 267-2779. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707; (608) 266- 1771; fax, (608) 266-5188. “Know Your Lawmakers” President of the United States Donald J. Trump, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Wash- ington, D.C. 20500; (202) 456-1414. U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510; (202) 224-3121. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, 1 Russell Courtyard, Washington, D.C. 20510; (202) 224-5653, 1-(800) 247- 5645. U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, 2 Russell Courtyard, Washington, D.C. 20510; (202) 224-5323. U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515; (202) 224-3121. U.S. Representative Sean Duffy, 1208 Longworth U.S. SEN. TAMMY BALDWIN U.S. SEN. RON JOHNSON House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515; (202) 225-3365; district office, (715) 298-9344. 1741; fax, (608) 267-3842. U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher, 1007 Long- Aging and Long-Term Care, Board on, Heather worth House Office Building; Washington, DC 20515; Bruemmer, executive director; 1402 Pankratz St., Ste. (202) 225-5665; district office, (920) 903-9806. 111, Madison, WI 53704; (608) 246-7014; fax, (608) Wisconsin Senate, P.O. Box 7882, Madison, WI 53707; 246-7001. (608) 266-2517. Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, De- State Senator Tom Tiffany, P.O. Box 7882, Madison, partment of, Ben Brancel, secretary; P.O. Box 8911, WI 53707; (608) 266-2509; fax, (608) 267-0309. Madison, WI 53708; (608) 224-5015; fax, (608) 224- Wisconsin Assembly, P.O. Box 8952, (letters A-L); or 5013. P.O. Box 8953, (letters M-Z), Madison, WI 53708; (608) Better Business Bureau, (414) 847-6000, 1-(800) 273- 266-1501. 1002. State Representative Rob Swearingen, P.O. Box Consumer Protection Hot Line, 1-(800) 422-7128. 8953, Madison, WI 53708; (608) 266-7141; fax, (608) Court of Appeals, Diane Fremger, clerk; P.O. Box 1688, 282-3634. Madison, WI 53701; (608) 266-1880; fax, (608) 267- State Legislative Hot Line, 1-(800) 362-9472. 0640. Gaming, Division of, Steve Knudson, administrator; P.O. Box 8979, Madison, WI 53708; (608) 270-2560; fax, State Departments, (608) 270-2579. Bureaus & Agencies Health Services, Department of, Kitty Rhoades, sec- retary; P.O. Box 7850, Madison, WI 53707; (608) 266- Administration, Department of, Scott Neitzel, secre- tary; 101 E. Wilson St., Madison, WI 53703; (608) 266- CONTINUED PAGE 68 - ’17 GUIDE LAWMAKERS

9622; fax, (608) 266-1865. Public Service Commission, Ellen Nowak, chairman; Historical Society, Wisconsin, Ellsworth Brown, di- P.O. Box 7854, Madison, WI 53707; (608) 267-7897; fax, rector; 816 State St., Madison, WI 53706; (608) 264- (608) 266-1401. 6440; fax, (608) 264-6542. Revenue, Department of, Rick Chandler, secretary; Insurance Commissioner, Office of, Theodore Nickel, P.O. Box 8933, Madison, WI 53708; (608) 266-6466; fax, commissioner; P.O. Box 7873, Madison, WI 53707; (608) 266-5718. (608) 267-3782; fax, (608) 261-8579. Safety and Professional Services, Department of, Justice, Department of, Brad Schimel, attorney gen- Dave Ross, secretary; P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI eral; P.O. Box 7857, Madison, WI 53707; (608) 266- 53708; (608) 266-2112; fax, (608) 261-2381. 1221; fax, (608) 267-2779. Supreme Court, Patience Roggensack, chief justice; Lawyer Regulation, Office of, Keith Sellen, director; P.O. Box 1688, Madison, WI 53701; (608) 266-1885; fax, 110 E. Main St., Ste. 315, Madison, WI 53703; (608) (608) 261-8299. 267-7274; fax, (608) 267-1959. Tourism, Department of, Stephanie Klett, secretary; Military Affairs, Department of, Brig. Gen. Donald P.O. Box 8690, Madison, WI 53708; (608) 266-2345; fax, Dunbar, adjutant general; P.O. Box 14587, Madison, (608) 266-3403. WI 53708; (608) 242-3001; fax, (608) 242-3111. Transportation, Department of, Dave Ross, secretary; Natural Resources, Department of, Cathy Stepp, sec- 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Madison, WI 53705; P.O. Box retary; P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707; (608) 267- 7910, Madison, WI 53707; (608) 266-1114; fax, (608) 7556; fax, (608) 266-6983. 266-9912. Public Defender, Office of the State, Kelli Thompson, University of Wisconsin System, Raymond Cross, state public defender; P.O. Box 7923, Madison, WI 53707; (608) 266-0087; fax, (608) 267-0584. CONTINUED

Wisconsin Congressional Districts

Senators U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510

Ron Johnson (R), Oshkosh

Tammy Baldwin (D) Madison

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RECREATION Recreation Abounds in Headwaters Region The Headwaters Country is one of the most outstand- ing recreational regions in the Midwest. The natural re- sources, featuring beautiful lakes, vast forests and great scenery, attract thousands of vacationers each year to Vi- las and Oneida counties. Vilas County boasts more than 500 named lakes, about 800 other lakes dotting the countryside and 73 named streams and rivers. In addition, Oneida County has more than 400 named lakes, 800 other lakes and 51 named streams. Fishing and other water-oriented sports, such as boat- ing, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, waterskiing, wakeboard- Vilas County Lakes Over 1,000 Acres: Big Arbor Vi- ing and swimming are the main attractions to this land tae (1,090), Big St. Germain (1,617), Big Sand (1,408), of lakes. Fishing for walleye and muskie get the top billing Catfish (1,012), Crawling Stone (1,466), Fence (3,555), here, but there are also northern pike, large- and small- Flambeau (1,176), Ike Walton (1,424), Island (1,023), mouth bass, trout and many species of panfish. Lac Vieux Desert (4,300), Plum (1,108), Pokegama If it’s walleye you’re after, 389 of the 1,207 (32%) wall- (1,052), Presque Isle (1,280), Star (1,150), Trout eye lakes in Wisconsin are located in Vilas and Oneida (3,816), North Twin (2,788) and White Sand (1,229). counties. This is also the place to fish for muskie, as 368 Vilas County Lakes Over 500 Acres: Ballard (505), of the state’s 703 (52%) muskie lakes are located in Vilas Big (850), Big Crooked (682), Big Muskellunge (930), and Oneida counties. Big Portage (638), Birch (528), Black Oak (584), Boul- The streams and rivers offer some of the best trout fish- der (524), Clear (555), Crab (949), Cranberry (956), Ea- ing and canoeing in the Midwest. The mighty Wisconsin gle (572), Harris (507), High (734), Kentuck (957), River, which has its source at Lac Vieux Desert near Laura (599), Little Arbor Vitae (534), Little St. Ger- Phelps, winds its way through both counties. main (980), Little Trout (978), Long (872), Lost (544), Besides water recreation, this huge parkland boasts Manitowish (506), Ninemile (646), Oxbow (511), hundreds of miles of hiking trails, more than 1,000 miles Palmer (635), Rest (640), Smoky (610), Stormy (522), of scenic hard-surfaced roads for bikers, bike trails, South Twin (642) and White Sand (728). dozens of cross-country ski trails and more than 1,000 Streams: Oneida County has 51 trout streams and Vilas miles of groomed snowmobile trails. County has 73 streams, with a majority of the streams This is a complete recreational vacationland, as there boasting high numbers of brook trout, average num- are also 14 golf courses (13 public) in Vilas and Oneida bers of brown trout and some rainbow trout. Some of counties, tennis and pickleball courts, community parks, the larger rivers and streams, such as the Deerskin picnic areas and ball fields. and Manitowish rivers in Vilas County, the Tomahawk The following is a list of lakes over 1,000 and 500 acres, and Pelican rivers in Oneida County, and the Wiscon- golf courses, parks and beaches, and winter recreational sin River in both counties, offer excellent canoeing. opportunities in Oneida and Vilas counties. Golf Courses Lakes and Streams 19th Hole Par-3 Golf Course, 9067 Hwy. 70 W., St. Ger- Oneida County Lakes Over 1,000 Acres: Clear main, (715) 542-4042, nine-hole public par-three (1,049), Minocqua (1,285), Nokomis (1,950), Pelican course. (3,585), Planting Ground (1,014), Rainbow Flowage Big Sand Lake Golf Course, 4710 Airport Ln., Phelps, (2,035), Rhinelander Flowage (1,326), Rice Flowage (715) 545-2484, nine-hole public course. (1,150), Squirrel (1,352), Thunder (1,768), Tomahawk Big Stone Golf and Country Club, 846 Golf Course (3,627) and Willow Flowage (5,134). Loop, Three Lakes, (715) 546-2880, nine-hole public Oneida County Lakes Over 500 Acres: Big (866), Big course. Fork (624), Big Stone (567), Buckskin (634), Columbus Eagle River Municipal Golf Course, 527 McKinley (670), Crescent (612), Dam (716), Katherine (555), Blvd., Eagle River, (715) 479-8111, 18-hole public Kewaguesaga (801), Long (588), Sand (544), Shishe- course. bogama (716), Squaw (785), Sugar Camp (545) and Gateway Golf Course, 2146 Hwy. B, Land O’ Lakes, Two Sisters (705). CONTINUED PAGE 72 - ’17 GUIDE RECREATION

(715) 547-3929, nine-hole public course. fully-loaded platform racks to experience a total body George Young Recreational Complex, 159 Young’s workout. Ln., Iron River, Mich., (906) 265-3401, 18-hole public Three Lakes School Fitness Center, 6930 W. School course. Street, Three Lakes, (715) 546-3496. The fitness center Lac Vieux Desert Golf Course, N-5383 Hwy. 45, Wa- is located at the high school entrance and is equipped tersmeet, Mich., (906) 358-0303, 18-hole public course. with rowing machines, weight machines and free Lake Forest Recreation Area, Golf View Rd., Eagle weight/plate loaded stations. River, (715) 479-4211, nine-hole public course. Tone Zone Fitness, 1013 E. Wall St., Eagle River, (715) Minocqua Country Club, 9229 Country Club Rd., 337-2113. The center features the latest cardio and Minocqua, (715) 356-5217, private course. strength equipment from “LifeFitness” and free weight Pinewood Golf & Country Club, 4705 Lakewood Rd., equipment from “Hammer Strength.” Harshaw, (715) 282-5500, 18-hole public course. YMCA of the Northwoods, 2003 E. Winnebago Street, Plum Lake Golf Club, 3160 Clubhouse Rd., Sayner, Rhinelander, (715) 362-9622. Facility offers programs (715) 542-2598, nine-hole public course. and classes for all ages. Rhinelander Country Club, Hwy. W, Rhinelander, (715) 362-2046, 18-hole private course. Rhinelander Northwoods Golf Course, 6301 Hwy. 8 Parks and Beaches W., Rhinelander, (715) 282-6565, 18-hole public course. Almon Recreation Area, Rhinelander, located south of St. Germain Golf Club, Hwy. 70 W., St. Germain, (715) the city on Buck Lake off Hwy. G, facility includes a 542-2614, 18-hole public course. beach, picnic area and hiking trails. Timber Ridge Golf Club, 10030 Timber Ridge Rd., Big Arbor Vitae Park and Beach, Arbor Vitae, located Minocqua, (715) 356-9502, 18-hole public course. on the north end of Big Arbor Vitae Lake, state facil- Trout Lake Golf Club, 3800 Hwy. 51 N., Arbor Vitae, ity includes picnic tables and grills, boat landing, (715) 385-2189, 18-hole public course. swimming beach, rest rooms and drinking water. Wildwood Golf Course, 10080 Hwy. 70 W., Minocqua, Black Oak Lake Park and Beach, Land O’ Lakes, lo- (715) 356-3477, nine-hole public course. cated five miles west of town on Hwy. B, facility in- cludes swimming beach, boat landing, picnic tables, Fitness Centers drinking water and rest rooms. Lando Center, 4258 County Road B, Land O’ Lakes, Boulder Junction Community Ballpark, Boulder (715) 547-6333. Fitness, personal training, classes, Junction, located on Hwy. M, park includes ball dia- massage. mond, two tennis courts, sand volleyball court, skate- Pines Wellness Center, 1800 Pleasure Island Road, Ea- board area and rest rooms. gle River, (715) 479-4473. Fitness center for adults, se- Brandy Lake Park, Woodruff, located north of Woodruff niors and teenagers is equipped with treadmills, elliptical machines and stationary bikes for cardio, and CONTINUED

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on Lemma Creek Rd., facility includes a public beach with lifeguards on Brandy Lake, a ball diamond, tennis courts, changing room, rest rooms and picnic facilities. Clear Lake Park and Beach, Woodruff, located east of town off Hwy. J, state facility includes picnic tables and grills, swimming area, rest rooms and drinking water. Conover Town Park, Conover, located east of town on Hwy. K, park includes shelter, ballpark, soccer fields, horseshoe pits, picnic tables, concession building and playground equipment. Crystal Lake Park and Beach, Sayner, located west of town on Hwy. N, state facility includes picnic tables and grills, swimming beach, drinking water and toilets. Cy Williams Park and Maple Lake Beach, Three Lakes, located off Superior St. near downtown, facility includes a shelter, picnic tables, beach with lifeguards, changing room, rest rooms and playground. Don Burnside Recreational Park, Three Lakes, located west of town along Hwy. A, includes four ball fields for softball, Little League and baseball, a volleyball court, three tennis courts with lights, pickleball courts, soccer fields, basketball courts, playground, shelter, rest rooms, grills and picnic tables. Donald “Pike” Dyer Park, known as the T-Docks, located in the city of Eagle River on Yellow Birch Lake, part of the Eagle River Chain of Lakes, includes a boat landing and parking area, rest rooms, picnic tables, grills, walk- ing paths and a barrier-free pier. Eagle Lake County Park and Beach, located off Chain O’ Lakes Rd. north of Eagle River, facility includes boat landing and dock, beach (no lifeguards), shelter, picnic tables, grills and rest rooms. Eagle River Skateboard Park, located behind Eagle Land O’ Lakes Memorial Park, Land O’ Lakes, located River City Hall, park area also includes a youth football west of town on Bluebird Ln., includes Curt Sparks field, T-ball/softball field, ice skating rink and play- Pavilion with kitchen facilities, Grubel Field, Rev. Fred ground. I. Babcock Kiddie Park, paved tennis courts, ball field, Eagle River Tennis Courts, Eagle River, located at the soccer field, horseshoe pits, picnic tables and rest rooms. corner of Division and Forest streets at Vilas County Little Star Lake Park and Beach, Manitowish Waters, Fairgrounds, features four tennis courts with cyclone located just east of Manitowish Waters off Hwy. 51, state fencing and lights, administered by Greater Eagle River facility includes swimming area, picnic table and grills, Tennis Association. drinking water and rest rooms. Fran Richter Memorial Ball Fields, Eagle River, lo- Nichols Lake Park and Beach, Boulder Junction, lo- cated along Hwy. 70 W., area includes ball fields for Lit- cated just off Hwy. H west of the community, state facil- tle League baseball and rest rooms. ity includes swimming area, picnic tables, grills, Hodag Park and Public Beach, Rhinelander, located on drinking water and rest rooms. Boom Lake, facility includes public beach with life- Oldenburg Sports Park, Eagle River, located on Hwy. G, guards, boat landing, tennis courts, ball fields, play- facility includes youth soccer fields, Little League base- ground, pavilion, picnic tables, grills and rest rooms. ball, softball fields and concession building. Hunter Lake Park and Beach, Conover, located four Pioneer Park, Rhinelander, located on Oneida Ave., facil- miles southwest of Conover, county facility includes a ity includes a softball field, tennis courts, playground beach, boat landing, picnic tables and toilets. equipment, museum, picnic area, rest rooms and an ice Indian Mounds Park and Beach, located on Island rink in winter. Lake just east of Manitowish Waters, state facility in- Riverview Park, Eagle River, located just west of Hwy. cludes picnic tables and grills, rest rooms, beach and 45 along the Eagle River, park includes pickleball courts, drinking water. shelter, bandstand, playground equipment, rest rooms, Kiwanis Park, Eagle River, located on Minnesota St. on boat tie-ups and fishing pier, and a boat landing one city’s northwest side, includes playground equipment for block west. youngsters and basketball court. St. Germain Community Park, St. Germain, located at Lake Tomahawk Park and Beach, Lake Tomahawk, lo- intersection of Hwys. 70 and 155, facility includes shel- cated northwest of Lake Tomahawk just off Hwy. 47, ters, two ball fields (one with lights), soccer fields, picnic state facility includes swimming area, picnic tables and tables, shelter, grills, playground equipment, skateboard grills, rest rooms, boat landing and drinking water. CONTINUED PAGE 74 - ’17 GUIDE RECREATION area and rest rooms. Winter Recreation Sayner Community Park, Sayner, located just east of the intersection of Hwys. 155 and N, facility includes Snowmobiling: More than 600 miles of groomed and a ball field with lights, pavilion, horseshoe pits, two marked trails await visitors to Vilas County. Add to that tennis courts, playground, grills and picnic tables, con- an additional 400 miles of trails in Oneida County and cession building, rest rooms and an ice rink in winter. it gives snowmobile enthusiasts well over 1,000 miles of Silver Lake Park and Beach, Eagle River, located on scenic trails which link communities in the two coun- Lake Shore Dr., facility includes beach, rest rooms and ties. The trails are both state- and club-funded. Local changing rooms, picnic tables, grills, playground and trail maps are available at most chambers of commerce. panfishing pier. For a map of Vilas County snowmobile trails, write Vilas Sugar Camp Town Park, Sugar Camp, located just off County Tourism & Publicity, 330 Court St., Eagle River, Camp Four Rd., town facility includes ball fields, soc- WI 54521, or phone (715) 479-3649 or 1-(800) 236-3649. cer fields, disc golf course, playground equipment and The county tourism website is vilas.org. For a map of concession stand. Oneida County snowmobile trails, write Oneida County Torch Lake Park and Beach, Conover, located two Department of Advertising and Publicity, P.O. Box 400, miles south of town on Torch Lake Rd., county facility Oneida Ave., Rhinelander, WI 54501, or phone (715) 369- includes beach, grills, tables and rest rooms. 6126 or 1-(800) 236-3006. The county website is Torpy Park, Minocqua, located along Hwy. 51, facility oneida.wi.gov. For information on Wisconsin snowmobile includes swimming area with lifeguards, picnic tables clubs, contact the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile and grills, playground equipment and a pavilion. Clubs, 5497 Waterford Ln., Ste. B, Appleton, WI 54913, Town Line Lake Public Beach, Rhinelander, located or phone (920) 734-5530. Eagle River is billed the “Snow- west of Rhinelander off Hwy. K, facility includes a mobile Capital of the World” and is also home to the AM- beach and picnic area. SOIL World Championship Snowmobile Derby held Trout Lake Point Park and Beach, Boulder Junction, each January. The Derby Track is located on the north located west of Hwy. M, south of Boulder Junction, side of town on Hwy. 45, phone (715) 479-4424. The state facility includes a swimming area, picnic tables Snowmobile Hall of Fame and Museum is located just and grills, rest rooms and drinking water. west of St. Germain on Hwy. 70 and is open year-round, Vandervort Memorial Park, St. Germain, located on phone (715) 542-4488. The World Snowmobile Head- Lost Lake on Lost Lake Dr., includes shelter, picnic ta- quarters is located at 1521 Hwy. 45 N. in Eagle River, bles and ball field. phone (715) 479-2186. Vilas County Fairgrounds, Eagle River, located on Cross-Country Skiing: Nordic skiers will find more Hwy. 70 W. in city, includes ball fields, tennis courts, groomed and tracked trails, old logging roads and devel- display buildings, shelters, rest rooms and grandstand. oped hiking trails for skiing than in any other area in Wavering Park, Phelps, located on Old School Rd., facil- the state. Between Vilas and Oneida counties, there are ity includes two ballparks (one with lights), two soc- more than 30 public trails which are regularly groomed. cer fields, tennis and basketball courts, playground, There are several ski clubs in the area. For information pavilion, veterans memorial, picnic tables and rest on trail conditions or maps, contact either county’s ad- rooms. vertising department listed under snowmobiling. A list West Side Park, Rhinelander, located on Phillips St., of ski trails in the area is available at northwoodswis- park includes a ball field, playground equipment, ice consin.com/xc.htm. rinks in winter and rest rooms. Ice Fishing: There are 900 named lakes here, plus hun- Winchester Community Park, Winchester, located on dreds of other smaller lakes, which offer fishing during S. Turtle Rd. along the Turtle River, facility includes the winter for walleye, northern, bass and panfish. For picnic tables and grills, pavilion, playground equip- information on fishing regulations, call fish managers ment, horseshoes and rest rooms. at the Rhinelander DNR office, Northern Region Head- quarters, (715) 362-7616. Hockey: One of the most popular winter sports in this Summer Recreation area is ice hockey, attracting players and fans of all ages. Pickleball: The sport of pickleball has increased in pop- Hundreds of games, including youth, high school and ularity across the North Woods. The website at men’s, are played each winter at the historic Eagle River usapa.org will assist pickleball players in locating Sports Arena. The Sports Arena is also the headquar- courts and play times in the area. Click “places to play” ters of the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame, honoring and then select the state “WI” and the towns with in- those people in the state who have been important to formation will be listed in alphabetical order. the sport of hockey. Eagle River has earned the title Biking and hiking: Bicycle trails are being developed “Hockey Capital of Wisconsin.” The Sports Arena, with across Vilas and Oneida counties. For a list of bike two indoor rinks and the Hall of Fame, is located just trails in Vilas County, visit northwoodstrails.com. Hik- east of Eagle River on Hwy. 70, phone (715) 479-4858. ing trails open to the public are offered on county, state Other Sports: Ice skating, snowshoeing, tobogganing, tub- and national forest lands. For hiking trails in Vilas ing, downhill skiing (many Upper Peninsula of Michi- County, visit vilaswi.com/outdoor-fun/hiking/. For bik- gan ski resorts are less than one hour’s drive away) and ing and hiking trails in Oneida County, visit oneida- hunting (check DNR hunting regulations) are all options countywi.com/hikingandbiking. CONTINUED ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 75 RECREATION

available to winter sports enthusiasts. Fishing Licenses Fishing licenses are sold at DNR Service Centers, license sales agents, by calling 1-(888) 936-7463 or online at dnr.wi.gov. Wisconsin residents who are 16 years or older need a fishing license to fish in any water of the state. Non- residents who are 16 years or older need a nonresident fish- ing license to fish in Wisconsin waters with hook and line. The following licenses are available for anglers.

Resident Individual (annual), fee $20. Valid April 1 to March 31. Resident First-time Buyer, fee $5. Resident One-Day, fee $8. Resident, Spousal, fee $31, valid April 1 to March 31, is- sued to a legally married husband and wife who meet residence requirements. Resident Sports, fee $60, valid from April 1 through March 31. This license allows fishing and hunting, but only for certain types of game. Resident Reduced, fee $7, for 16- and 17-year-olds and senior citizens age 65 years and older. Residents born Annual Great Lakes Salmon and Trout Stamp (for before 1927 do not need a fishing license. residents and nonresidents), fee $10. Resident Disabled, fee $7. Duplicate License, fee $10, available at DNR service cen- Resident Veteran/Disabled, fee $3. ters, license sales agents, by calling 1-(877) 945-4236, or Resident Conservation Patron, fee $165, valid April 1 online at dnr.wi.gov. through March 31. This license serves as a substitute No fishing license is required for Wisconsin residents for separate licenses and stamps for hunting small who are younger than 16 years old. game, deer, bear, waterfowl, archery hunting, annual Nonresidents who are 16 or older need a nonresident fishing, sturgeon spearing, inland trout fishing, Great fishing license to fish in Wisconsin waters with a hook Lakes trout and salmon fishing and trapping. Includes and line. Nonresidents may not sell minnows or smelt. an admission sticker for state parks, state forests and state trails and a one-year subscription to Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine. Key Season Openers Resident Junior Conservation Patron, fee $75, for The lakes and forests of Vilas and Oneida counties are ages 10 to 17. big draws for anglers and hunters. Check the Wisconsin De- Resident Armed forces, no charge, for members of the partment of Natural Resources website at dnr.wi.gov for in- U.S. Armed Forces who exhibit proof that they are in ac- formation on all the 2017 seasons. A few of the key dates tive service with the Armed Forces and that they are a follow. resident on furlough or leave. Resident Two-day Inland Trout Fishing (includes Fishing, general game fish, May 6; muskie, May 28; trout stamp), fee, $14. smallmouth bass, June 18. Nonresident Individual (annual), fee $50. Deer Hunting, gun, Nov. 18-26; archery and crossbow, Nonresident One-Day, fee $10. early, Sept. 16-Jan. 7; muzzleloader, Nov. 27-Dec. 6; Nonresident Four-Day Individual, fee $24. statewide antlerless, Dec. 7-10; youth, Oct. 7-8. Nonresident 15-Day Individual, fee $28. Bear Hunting, Zones A, B and D, with aid of dogs, Sept. Nonresident 15-Day Family, fee $40, includes children 6-12; with aid of dogs and bait, Sept. 13-Oct. 3; and with 16 and 17 years of age. aid of bait only, Oct. 4-10; Zone C, Sept. 6-Oct. 10 with aid Nonresident Annual Family, fee $65, includes children of bait only. 16 and 17 years of age. Small Game, ruffed grouse and squirrel, Sept. 16-Jan. 31; Nonresident First-time Buyer, fee $25.75. pheasant, Oct. 14-Dec. 31. Nonresident Military, fee $20. Waterfowl, season dates vary annually; early Canada Two-day Great Lakes, fee $14 (stamp included), resident goose, Sept. 1-15. and nonresident. Wild Turkey, Youth hunt, April 15-16; Period A, April 19- Annual Inland Trout Stamp (for residents and non- 25; Period B, April 26-May 2; Period C, May 3-9; Period residents), fee $10, valid for the calendar year. Anyone D, May 10-16; Period E, May 17-23; Period F, May 24-30; who needs to buy a fishing license and who intends to fall season, statewide, Sept. 16-Nov. 17, and Zones 1-5 fish for trout in inland waters, including streams flowing only, Sept. 16-Dec. 31. into Lake Superior, must purchase an inland trout Trapping, season dates vary by species. Visit dnr.wi.gov stamp. for updates. PAGE 76 - ’17 GUIDE

Eagle Waste & Recycling Inc. Eagle River ...... (715) 477-0077 INDUSTRY Enterprise Wood Products Rhinelander ...... (866) 464-4627 Fastenal Co. Industry & Development Rhinelander...... (715) 369-5485 Hahn Printing Inc. Tourism is the lifeblood of the economy in Vilas and Eagle River ...... (715) 479-4313 Oneida counties, with the lakes and forests attracting Hillestad Pharmaceuticals thousands of vacationers here for the scenery, the fishing Woodruff ...... (715) 358-2113 and the water-based recreation. Kwaterski Bros. Wood Products Inc. Hundreds of resorts and some major condominium Eagle River ...... (715) 479-5559 projects are located on the lakes, while most communities Lakes Precision have motels and hotels closer to town. Besides accommo- Three Lakes ...... (715) 546-3070 dations, vacationers pour money, whether directly or indi- Laser Pros International Corp. rectly, into almost every business. Restaurants, rec centers, Rhinelander ...... (715) 369-5995 wildlife zoos, marinas, sporting goods stores and taverns Musson Brothers Inc. are just a few of the businesses that survive on tourism. Rhinelander ...... (715) 365-8500 Providing year-round jobs is the wood products indus- Nimsgern Steel Corp. try, from loggers in the forests to sawmill operators and Minocqua ...... (715) 356-5919 furniture manufacturers. In addition to the more than 1 Northstar Steel Fabricating Inc. million acres of public forests located here, several Wis- Rhinelander ...... (715) 365-4033 consin paper mills own vast quantities of forest cropland. Oldenburg Group Inc. Boosting the year-round stability of the economy in sev- Rhinelander ...... (715) 362-1400 eral communities here are light industrial jobs involving Oneida Tool & Machine woodwork, sheet-fed printing, machine assembly, paper- Rhinelander ...... (715) 369-3232 making and manufacturing of drill bits, cutting blades Petco Wellness LLC and bellows. Rhinelander ...... (858) 453-7845 Pitlik & Wick Inc. Agriculture, though not a dominant industry, does pro- Sugar Camp ...... (715) 479-7488 vide some year-round jobs and hundreds of seasonal jobs. Ponsse North America Inc. Cranberries and seed potatoes, in that order, are the Rhinelander ...... (715) 369-4833 biggest crops. Printpack Inc. Rhinelander ...... (715) 361-7100 Major Industrial Employers Pukall Lumber Co. Arbor Vitae ...... (715) 356-3252 Burton Industries Red Arrow Products Hazelhurst ...... (715) 356-5767 Rhinelander ...... (715) 365-5500 CornerStone Custom Builders Superior Diesel Eagle River ...... (715) 479-0001 Rhinelander ...... (715) 365-0500 Custom Millworking Inc. Wausau Paper Corp. Eagle River ...... (715) 479-9200 Rhinelander ...... (715) 369-4100 Eagle Fuel Cell ETC Inc. Eagle River ...... (715) 479-6149 Development Groups Eagle River Revitalization Program, 525 Maple St., Eagle River, WI 54521, Margaret Geiseman, executive director, (715) 891-6404. Grow North Regional Economic Development Corp. Inc., serving Vilas, Oneida, Forest, Langlade and Lincoln counties, 100 W. Keenan St., P.O. Box 518, Rhinelander, WI 54501, Collette Sorgel, president of board, (715) 365-4468. Oneida County Economic Development Corp., 3375 Airport Rd., P.O. Box 682, Rhinelander, WI 54501, Roger Luce, executive director, (715) 369-9110. Vilas County Economic Development Corp., 413 W. Pine St., P.O. Box 1621, Eagle River, WI 54521, Bob Egan, executive director, (715) 337-0061. ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 77

PUBLIC FORESTS

Some of Wisconsin’s largest public forest reserves are lo- cated in Vilas and Oneida counties, providing the key in- gredients for the North’s two major industries — timber products and tourism. National, state and county forests in or near the two counties harbor nearly 2 million acres of publicly owned land. There is the 1.5-million-acre Che quamegon-Nicolet National Forest, the 236,000-acre Northern Highland- American Legion State Forest, the 82,000-acre Oneida County Forest and the 41,072-acre Vilas County Forest. Loggers cut millions of board feet of timber from the pub- lic forests each year, bringing jobs to not only northern Wis- consin loggers and mill operators, but to many paper mills throughout the state. Foresters estimate that there are 4 bil- lion board feet of growing timber reserves. The recreation, scenery and wilderness solitude offered by public forests is of great value to the tourism industry. The forests are dotted with lakes and crisscrossed by rivers that offer some of the state’s best fishing opportunities. There are unending forests filled with white-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, bald eagles and other wildlife. For the adventurer, there are miles of backwoods hiking trails and 33,000 acres of designated wilderness where nothing motorized is allowed. Wildlife viewing opportunities include 10 watchable wildlife areas and 40 impounded wetlands which sup- port duck and goose populations, as well as many Chequamegon-Nicolet nongame species, such as great blue herons, bald eagles National Forest and osprey. The approximately 1.5-million-acre Chequamegon-Nicolet The forest helps support local economies and communities National Forest is Wisconsin’s largest chunk of public through the sale of forest products, including timber, ev- land. Established in the 1930s and administered as two ergreen boughs, firewood and decorative greens. In separate national forests until 1998, the Chequamegon- 2016, the forest sold more than 14.1 million board feet of Nicolet spans 11 counties. sawmill timber valued at about $2,553,000 million and Overseeing the forest is Forest Supervisor Paul Strong. The 83.0 million board feet of pulpwood valued at about district ranger position, Harv Skjerven, administers the $5,445,000 million. programs on the Eagle River-Florence Ranger District In addition, through the Good Neighbor Authority agree- in parts of Vilas, Oneida, Forest and Florence counties. ment with the State of Wisconsin Department of Natu- The forest is highly accessible with about 9,000 miles of ral Resources (WDNR), the WDNR sold more than 1.8 roads, about 300 miles of developed all-terrain vehicle million board feet of sawmill timber valued at about (ATV) trails, and more than 800 miles of groomed snow- $566,000 and 16 million board feet of pulpwood valued mobile trails. Also, there are approximately 493 miles of at about $1,207,000 from Chequamegon-Nicolet Na- skiing, hiking, equestrian, hunting and biking trails, in- tional Forest lands. cluding three National Recreation and two National The Chequamegon-Nicolet is a mix of different ecosystems. Scenic Trails. The Forest Service conducts activities to help restore de- Some trails are associated with destinations of historic, eco- graded natural communities and uses timber harvest, logical or scenic value. Solitude can be found in the five prescribed fire and other practices to maintain some wilderness and 19 semi-primitive nonmotorized areas. ecosystem types. Developed recreation sites near water abound with Recreation information about the forest can be obtained by campgrounds, picnic areas, swimming beaches and boat calling (715) 362-1300 or by stopping at or calling the ramps. Eagle River-Florence District offices at (715) 479-2827 Fishing and hunting spots are plentiful. Hunter walking and (715) 528-4464. Persons with disabilities who re- trails and logging roads beckon grouse and deer hunters. quire alternative means for communication of program The more than 2,000 lakes (609 more than 10 acres in information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should size) offer game fish and panfish. Trout fishing can be contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s TARGET had on more than 1,200 miles of cold-water streams. CONTINUED PAGE 78 - ’17 GUIDE PUBLIC FORESTS

Center at 1-(844) 433-2774 (voice and TDD). The Forest tified by independent organizations to be sustainably Service maintains a website with information on numer- managed. ous topics at fs.usda.gov/cnnf. Timber Management Timber operations follow the concept of sustainable man- Northern Highland-American agement. Timber harvest is big business on the forest. In Legion State Forest 2016 the state forest produced 81,710 cords of pulpwood The 236,000-acre Northern Highland-American Legion in 2015 and 2 million board feet of sawlogs. State Forest stretches from its northernmost boundary Taxpayers should note that more $4 million was grossed in the towns of Land O’ Lakes, Presque Isle and Boulder and turned into the forestry fund in Madison in 2016. Junction in Vilas County to its southern boundary in the Some economic studies show that some raw products’ towns of Lake Tomahawk, Newbold and Sugar Camp in value multiply 20 times by the time they get to the sale Oneida County. of a final product. Steve Petersen, forest superintendent, (715) 356-5211, ext. Approximately 246,000 state nursery pines were planted 225, Woodruff DNR Service Center. on 359 acres in 2016 on the forest. Other harvested ar- Jeff Olsen, forest management supervisor, Trout Lake, eas will be reforested with natural regeneration. (715) 385-3355, ext. 110. Tree regeneration, planting site preparation, forest inven- Sarah Pearson, ranger supervisor of law enforcement, (715) tory and mapping, tree improvement activities and in- 892-0694. sect and disease work are also forestry work programs Operations and visitor services supervisor, (715)-385-3355, on the forest. ext. 119. Foresters strive to integrate all projects with the expertise of wildlife biologists, endangered resources ecologists, Sustainable Forest Management fish managers, forest ecologists, soil scientists, water- State statutes provide that the forest be sustainably man- quality experts and recreation managers. aged for dynamic forest ecosystems to supply ecological, economic and cultural benefits for present and future Recreation generations. The current master plan provides guidance Fishing and boating opportunities are available on hun- on all state forest management. All state forests are cer- CONTINUED

Federal forests include Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

State forests include Northern Highland- American Legion State Forest

County forests include Vilas County Forest and Oneida County Forest ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 79 PUBLIC FORESTS

dreds of lakes. Some of the world’s highest lake concen- trations are found here, harboring muskie, walleye, northern pike, bass, trout and panfish. Backpacking is permitted on more than 30 miles of marked trails. In winter, the forest provides groomed cross-country ski trails, a network of county and club snowmobile trails, and winter camping. There are 18 family campgrounds on the forest and five of these have reservable campsites, with boat landings pro- vided within each campground. There are two group campgrounds that can be reserved in advance for groups numbering up to 50 people. There are about 70 canoe campsites located along miles of lakes and rivers, and also some individual wilderness campsites. Vilas County Forest Overseeing the 41,139.89 acres forest is Forest Adminis- Cross-Country Ski Trail, is groomed during the snow trator John Gagnon, certified forester, along with Assis- season as necessary. tant Forest Administrator Jeremiah Oftedahl. The Vilas The Vilas County Shooting Range is located just east of County Forestry, Recreation and Land Department is lo- Highway 45 approximately 5 miles north of Eagle River cated at 2112 N. Railroad St., Eagle River, with a mail- in the town of Conover. The shooting range includes ing address of 330 Court St., Eagle River, WI 54521, ADA pathways, shooting benches and backstops. (715) 479-5160; fax, (715) 479-5573; [email protected]. Permits are required for firewood gathering (free), camping County supervisors comprising the Forestry, Recreation (use the self-pay station at Tamarack Springs) and and Land Committee include Chairman Steve Doyen, Christmas tree ($5/tree) and bough gathering ($40/ton). Vice Chairman Art Kunde, Todd Achterberg, Jay Ver- The department maintains 11 boat landings, 13 fishing hulst and Willy Otterpohl. piers, one shooting range, a nine-unit campground at Vilas County Forest management policies and practices Tamarack Springs, three canoe campsites on the Wis- have been audited and certified as being in conformance consin River, 15 picnic areas, two primitive campsites with the standards of the Sustainable Forestry Initia- and three swimming beaches. tive. State funding for the 483-mile state-funded snowmobile In 2016, 15 tracts of timber sold, affecting approximately trail system is obtained through the Forestry, Recreation 758 acres. The total estimated value of all sales sold is and Land Department. The trail system is maintained $540,962.60. In spring of 2016, no tree planting was by the 11 Vilas County snowmobile clubs. There are 36 done in 2016. Site preparation activities in 2016 in- snowmobile bridges crossing streams and rivers. cluded both chemical and mechanical treatments. An- chor chain scarification for natural regeneration using the Forestry Department’s anchor chain was completed Oneida County Forest in May 2016 on 51-acres of jack pine regeneration and in Overseeing the 82,250-acre Oneida County Forest is Forest September and October, an additional 116 acres of Director John Bilogan. The Forestry, Land and Recre- white pine regeneration, for a total of 167 acres for 2016. ation office is located in the Oneida County Courthouse, The county forest is located in the towns of Cloverland, Room 28B, at 1 N. Oneida Ave., Rhinelander, WI 54501- Conover, Land O’ Lakes, Plum Lake and Lincoln. There 0400, (715) 369-6140. are 12 walking trail systems totaling 95.7 miles and 67 The Oneida County Forest produces income for the county, improved wildlife openings benefiting the habitat of as well as providing vast acreage for recreational oppor- both game and non-game species. There also is a dis- tunities and wildlife. In 2016, the county forest timber abled hunter access area near Langley Lake with 1.5 management program produced approximately $1.8 miles of drivable road. A key for the gate to this portion million in stumpage revenue for Oneida County. The of the trail may be obtained at the Forestry Office upon county forestry department sold 24 new timber sales in presentation of a Class A or B disabled hunter permit 2016. and a $20 refundable deposit. There are barrier-free The Oneida County Forest, located in the north-central panfishing piers at Deep Lake, Cook’s Lake, Dr. Oldfield part of the state, lies primarily within the Northern Memorial Park (Wisconsin River), Upper Buckatabon Highlands physiographic region of Wisconsin. The to- Lake and Muskellunge Lake. pography of the forest and surrounding area has glacial The Forestry, Recreation and Land Department maintains origin. The glaciers eroded hilltops and filled valleys, a forest road system of 48.43 miles to access the county thus reducing relief elevations range from 1,460 feet in forest. In 2014 Vilas County Forestry, Recreation and the southwest (Little Rice) part of the county forest to Land Department entered a land-use agreement with 1,750 feet in the southeast (Enterprise). The terrain the town of Conover in developing a cross-country ski ranges from flat in the west (Lynne/Little Rice Block) to trail, known as The Pioneer Creek Cross-Country Ski hilly in the central (Woodboro Block) and the southeast Trail. This 1.46-mile trail, along with the Langley Lake (Enterprise Block) part of the forest. PAGE 80 - ’17 GUIDE

VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW

MEDIA

Newspapers Vilas County News-Review and The Three Lakes News, weekly, P.O. Box 1929, Eagle River, WI 54521; (715) 479-4421; fax, (715) 479-6242; vcnewsreview. com; [email protected]. FYI Northwoods News LLC, biweekly, (715) 892-2967; [email protected]; fyinorthwoods.com. WLKD 1570-AM, 3616 Hwy. 47 N., Rhinelander, WI Hodag Buyers’ Guide, weekly, P.O. Box 558, Rhine - 54501; (715) 362-1975; fax, (715) 362-1973. lander, WI 54501; (715) 369-3331; fax, (715) 369-4859; WMIQ 1450-AM, talk; 101 E. Kent St., Iron Mountain, [email protected]; starjournalnow.com. MI 49801; (906) 774-4321; fax, (906) 779-7799. Iron County Reporter and Shopper’s Guide, weekly, WMQA 95.9-FM, 3616 Hwy. 47 N., Rhinelander, WI P.O. Box 311, Iron River, MI 49935; (906) 265-9927; 54501; (715) 362-1975; fax, (715) 362-1973. ironcountyreporter.com. WOBT 101.3-FM, 1240-AM, 3616 Hwy. 47 N., Rhine- lander, WI 54501; (715) 362-1975; fax, (715) 362-1973. The Lakeland Times, biweekly, P.O. Box 790, Minoc- WOZZ 94.7-FM, 557 Scott St., Wausau, WI 54403; (715) qua, WI 54548; (715) 356-5236; fax, (715) 358-2121; 842-1672; fax, (715) 848-3158. lakelandtimes.com. WPFP 980-AM, talk; Hwy. 13 S., Park Falls, WI 54552; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, daily, 333 W. State St., (715) 762-3221; fax, (715) 762-2358. Milwaukee, WI 53201; 1-(800) 759-6397; jsonline.com. WRHN 100.1-FM, 3616 Hwy. 47 N., Rhinelander, WI Northwoods River News, tri-weekly, 232 S. Courtney 54501; (715) 362-1975; fax, (715) 362-1973. St., Rhinelander, WI 54501; (715) 365-6397; fax, (715) WRIG 1390-AM, 557 Scott St., Wausau, WI 54403; (715) 365-6361; rivernewsonline.com. 842-1672; fax, (715) 848-3158. Star Journal, Sunday weekly, P.O. Box 558, Rhine- WRJO 94.5-FM, P.O. Box 309, 909 N. Railroad St., Eagle lander, WI 54501; (715) 369-3331; fax, (715) 369-4859; River, WI 54521; (715) 479-4451; fax, (715) 479-6511. starjournalnow.com. WRLO 105.3-FM, 3616 Hwy. 47 N., Rhinelander, WI Tomahawk Leader, weekly, P.O. Box 345, Tomahawk, 54501; (715) 362-1975; fax, (715) 362-1973. WI 54487; (715) 453-2151; tomahawkleader.com. WRVM Translator stations, 107.1-FM Eagle River, 106.3-FM Land O’ Lakes and 103.9-FM Phelps, P.O. Radio Stations Box 212, Suring WI, 54174; (920) 842-2900. WSAU 550-AM, 557 Scott St., Wausau, WI 54403; (715) WCQM 98.3-FM, P.O. Box 309, Park Falls, WI 54552; 842-1672; fax, (715) 848-3158. (715) 762-3221; fax, (715) 762-2358. WSAU 99.9-FM, 557 Scott St., Wausau, WI 54403; (715) WCYE 93.7-FM, 38 W. Davenport St., Rhinelander, WI 842-1672, fax, (715) 848-3158. 54501; (715) 369-9575; fax, (715) 369-9475. WXCO 1230AM, 1110 E. Wausau Ave., Wausau, WI WDEZ 101.9-FM, 557 Scott St., Wausau, WI 54403; (715) 54403; (715) 845-8218; fax, (715) 845-6582. 842-1672; fax, (715) 848-3158. WXPR 91.7-FM, public radio, 28 N. Stevens St., WERL 950-AM, P.O. Box 309, 909 N. Railroad St., Eagle Rhinelander, WI 54501; (715) 362-6000 or 1-(800) 236- River, WI 54521; (715) 479-4451; fax, (715) 479-6511. 8292; fax, (715) 362-6007; wxpr.org. WFER 1230-AM, 809 W. Genesee St., Iron River, MI WZNL 94.3-FM, 101 E. Kent St., Iron Mountain, MI 49935; (906) 265-5104; fax, (906) 265-3486. 49801; (906) 774-4321; fax, (906) 779-7799. WHBM 90.3-FM, Wisconsin public radio, Park Falls, WI Wisconsin Public Radio, audience services, 821 Uni- 54552; 1-(800) 747-7444. versity Ave., Madison, WI 53706; 1-(800) 747-7444. WHDG 97.3-FM, 3616 Hwy. 47 N., Rhinelander, WI 54501; (715) 362-1975; fax, (715) 362-1973. WHOH 96.5-FM, sports radio, 38 W. Davenport St., Rhine - Television Stations lander, WI 54501; (715) 369-9575; fax, (715) 369-9475. WAOW, ABC, 1908 Grand Ave., Wausau, WI 54403-6897; WHRM 90.9-FM, Wisconsin public radio, classical, 1- (715) 842-2251; fax, (715) 848-0195. (800) 747-7444, Wausau. WJFW, NBC, 3217 Hwy. G, Rhinelander, WI 54501; (715) WIFC 95.5-FM, 557 Scott St., Wausau, WI 54403; (715) 365-8812; fax, (715) 365-8810. 842-1672; fax, (715) 848-3158. WLEF, Wisconsin Public Television, Park Falls trans- WIKB 99.1-FM, 809 W. Genesee St., Iron River, MI mitter; 1-(800) 422-9707; 821 University Ave., Madi- 49935; (906) 265-9622; fax, (906) 265-3486. son, WI 53706. WIMK 93.1-FM, 101 E. Kent St., Iron Mountain, MI WSAW, CBS, 1114 Grand Ave., Wausau, WI 54403; (715) 49801; (906) 774-4321; fax, (906) 774-7799. 845-4211; fax, (715) 845-2649. WLBL 930-AM, Wisconsin public radio, “Ideas,” 1-(800) WZAW, FOX, 1114 Grand Ave., Wausau, WI 54403; (715) 747-7444, Wausau. 845-4211; fax, (715) 845-2649. ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 81

CONSERVATION Resource Conservation Conservation and resource protection is a key issue for the residents of Vilas and Oneida counties because the area harbors some of the most plentiful and diversified natural resources found anywhere in the United States. Thousands of lakes, more than a million acres of pub- lic forest, hundreds of miles of rivers and creeks, game fish, small- and big-game animals, endangered wildlife, uncontaminated groundwater and clean air are just some of the resources that make conservation so important here. At the forefront of resource protection lies the Department of Natural Resources, which is responsible for controlling the forces of pollution, poaching, overdevelopment and wildlife habitat destruction, to name just a few. They are charged with protecting and enhancing Wisconsin’s air, land, water, wildlife, fish and forests. Guiding them is the voice of the average citizen, and the sportsman, through the Wisconsin Conservation Congress. Next in line are local conservation organizations which work to protect the resources through habitat improve- ment projects of their own or by raising funds for state and national projects. They include groups such as Muskies Inc., Trout Unlimited, Whitetails Unlimited and local fish and game clubs. Eagle River DNR Ranger Station, (715) 479-4771, (715) 479-8870. Department Rhinelander Ranger Station, (715) 365-2633, (715) of Natural Resources 365-2634. Trout Lake Forestry Headquarters, (715) 385-2727. State Offices, located at 101 S. Webster St., Madison, Crandon Ranger Station, (715) 478-3717. mailing address, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707- Madison License Section, (608) 266-2621, 1-(877) 945- 7921, (608) 266-2621; call center, 1-(888) 936-7463, 4236. seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; toll-free poacher USDA Wildlife Services District Office, problem hotline, 1-(800) 847-9367 or cell #367; burning condi- bears, wolves, beavers, birds, (715) 369-5221, 1-(800) tions, 1-(888) 947-2757; secretary of the Department 228-1368. of Natural Resources, Cathy Stepp, (608) 267-7556; dnr.wi.gov. Natural Resources Board, Chairman Terry Hilgen- Wisconsin berg; Vice Chairman Dr. Frederick Prehn; Secretary Conservation Congress Julie Anderson; board members, William Bruins, Pre- ston Cole, Gregory Kazmierski and Gary Zimmer. Executive Committee, officers, Chairman Larry Bonde DNR Northern Region Headquarters, 107 Sutliff of Kiel; Vice Chairman Al Shook of Waukesha; Secre- Ave., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 365-8900; John tary Dale Maas of Fox Lake; Public Relations Officer Gozdzialski, Natural Resources manager, (715) 635- Lee Fahrney of Hollandale; Historian Joe Weiss of 4002; program leaders: John Kubisiak, water, (715) Spooner; Northern Wisconsin Executive Council mem- 365-8919; Dave Zebro, law enforcement, (715) 645- bers, Mike Riggle of Medford and Ken Anderson of Ea- 0055; Connie Antonuk, air and waste, (715) 365-8946; gle River. Steve Petersen, property supervisor, (715) 385-9225. Vilas County Delegates to the Congress, Chairman Woodruff Service Center, 8770 Hwy. J, Woodruff, WI Kurt Justice, 2350 Poplar Dr., Arbor Vitae, WI 54568, 54568, (715) 356-5211, service center open to public (715) 358-2422; Vice Chairman Steve Budnik, 8666 W. Mondays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Steve Rock Lake Rd., Winchester, WI 54557, (715) 686-7852; Gilbert, Vilas County fish biologist, (715) 358-9229; Ken Anderson, P.O. Box 294, Eagle River, WI 54521, John Kubisiak, Oneida County fish biologist, (715) (715) 479-2394; Ron Waller, 884 Meta Lake Rd., Eagle 365-8919; Chuck McCullough, wildlife biologist, (715) River, WI 54521, (715) 479-9078; Howard Jackson, 623-4190; Dave Walz, warden supervisor, (715) 356- 1120 Jackson Lane, St. Germain, WI 54558, (715) 617- 5211. CONTINUED PAGE 82 - ’17 GUIDE CONSERVATION

0398. Oneida County Delegates to the Congress, Chair- man Ed Choinski, 6891 Gypsy Lake Rd., Lake Toma- hawk, WI 54539, (715) 493-7827; Vice Chairman Roger

Sabota, 5000 Isle View Dr., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 369-2283; Jim Heffner, 7645 Hwy. D, Eagle River, WI 54521, (715) 477-2667; David Blunk, 8567 W. Squaw Lake Rd., Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538, (715) 588-3732; Krystal Westfahl, 11195 Kilawee Rd, Minoc- qua, WI 54568, (920) 740-5122. Trees For Tomorrow Trees For Tomorrow in Eagle River is a specialty school that focuses on the wise use and conservation of all natural resources. Thousands of students, teachers and outdoor enthusiasts attend workshops and semi- nars annually. The center is located at 519 Sheridan St. E., Eagle River, WI 54521, Director Robin Ginner, (715) 479-6456, [email protected], treesfortomorrow.com. Ducks Unlimited Chapters DU Senior Regional Director, Eagle River, Steve Kresl, (715) 477-2508, serving northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Eagle River Ladies Chapter, Jessica Auestad, (715) 891-4909. Headwaters Chapter, Eagle River, Jim Kauzlaric, (715) 479-9386. Iron River Chapter, Dan French, (906) 265-5725. Mercer-Manitowish Chapter, Mary Beth Kolarcheck, (715) 543-2534. Northern Lakes Chapter, Crandon, Chuck Sekel, (715) 478-3767. Northern Lites Chapter, Land O’ Lakes, Conover and Phelps, Roger Jensen, (715) 479-8427. Plum Creek Chapter, Sayner and Star Lake, Will Maines, (715) 542-3501. Rhinelander Chapter, Ron Wiedeman, (715) 493-1232. Three Lakes Chapter, Janine Norton, (715) 546-3843.

Other Organizations Grace Lodge Headwaters Chapter Muskies Inc., Eagle River, Bill e ng Jacobs, (715) 891-5574. Land O’ Lakes Fish and Game Club, Mike Brennand, Private apartments all with private bath and (906) 544-2366, [email protected]. kitchenettes, full time RN, 24 hour care, award Northwoods Wildlife Center, Bart Kotarba, director winning chef, activity director, beauty salon, of education and wildlife rehabilitator, (715) 356-7400. exercise room, library, community vegetable Sayner-St. Germain Fish and Wildlife Club, Laura garden and much more. Locher, president, club contact (715) 479-4718. Three Lakes Fish and Wildlife Improvement Asso- For a Tour Contact: Barry Wallis ciation, Three Lakes, Chris Blicharz, president, (715) [email protected] 617-8185. Trout Unlimited, Northwoods Chapter, Laura MacFar-

1000 Day Street • Rhinelander 05254594 land, president, [email protected], (715) 482-0394. 715-365-1234 • GraceLodge.com Whitetails Unlimited Inc., North Country Chapter, Locally owned by Calvin and Susan Sprik Eagle River/Three Lakes, Mark Hartman, (715) 479- 5067. ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 83

VILAS COUNTY Vilas County History, Government On April 12, 2003, Vilas County celebrated its 110th birthday. It was named after William F. Vilas of Madison, who came to Wisconsin from Vermont when he was 11 and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1858. Vilas attained the rank of lieutenant colonel during the Civil War, was postmaster general of the United States from 1885-’88, was secretary of the interior from 1888-’91 and a U.S. senator from 1891-’97. Before Jan. 1, 1875, Vilas County was part of Marathon County; from 1875-’85, part of Lincoln County; from 1885-’93, part of Oneida County; then was set off as Vilas County in 1893. When Vilas was set off, it contained was then converted to farming and an auxiliary summer the two towns of Eagle River and Minocqua, with Arbor resort industry arose. Farming has since declined and sec- Vitae being the third added about 1899. Minocqua would ond-growth forests now cover 85% of the county. later become a part of Oneida County. The written word has always been a part of life here. Fourteen towns and the city of Eagle River were even- The Eagle River Vindicator was established in 1886, the tually carved from the dense pine forests of Vilas County. Eagle River Review in 1890 and the Vilas County News in The towns include Arbor Vitae, Boulder Junction, Clover- 1892. The Minocqua Times began publishing in 1891. It land, Conover, Lac du Flambeau, Land O’ Lakes, Lincoln, was renamed to The Lakeland Times in 1939. Manitowish Waters, Phelps, Plum Lake, Presque Isle, St. Germain, Washington and Winchester. County Government In 1899, the property valuations in the three towns to- The county is governed by 21 supervisors representing taled $2.9 million. Today, the equalized property valua- 21 districts. Supervisors are elected by the residents of tions in the 14 towns and one city that comprise Vilas their respective districts and serve a two-year term. County total $6.75 billion. The county board oversees all county departments by The county is approximately 652,067 acres in size, with establishing service levels and operating policies. The 555,374 acres of land and 93,923 acres of water. The county board approves an annual budget and levies a county harbors 563 named lakes and 757 unnamed lakes. property tax to run all operations. The 2017 county It is located in northern Wisconsin against the Upper budget was set at $33.8 million, of which the local Michigan border. property tax levy will fund $15.4 million. Vilas County The first county officials were appointed by the gover- property owners are taxed at the rate of $2.29 per nor. The county almost uniformly aligned with the Repub- $1,000 of equalized valuation based upon fair market lican Party, according to a book compiled by George Jones value. Vilas County collects a 0.5% county sales tax and Norman McVean. Residents cast their first vote for that generated $2.45 million in revenue in 2016. president in the 1896 campaign between Republican The Board of Supervisors meets at 9 a.m. on the third William McKinley and Democrat William J. Bryan. Tuesday of April, and on the fourth Tuesday of Jan- The county population in 1890 was 1,706. The county uary, February, March, June and August. Evening grew to 3,801 in 1895 and 4,929 in 1900. The population meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday was 5,649 in 1920. In 2015, Vilas’ population was 21,590. of May, July, September and October. The annual Though the fur trade led some whites to Vilas County meeting is held at 9 a.m. on the first Tuesday after the before the 1870s, the region did not reach the attention of second Monday in November. When the meeting falls white settlers until the demand for lumber arose around on Nov. 11, the meeting will be held the next succeed- 1880. Large sawmills grew up at Arbor Vitae, Winegar ing day. The courthouse is located at 330 Court St. in (Presque Isle), Eagle River, Conover, Phelps and Winch- the city of Eagle River. The mailing address is Vilas ester. The first railroads were constructed to haul out the County Courthouse, 330 Court St., Eagle River, WI lumber. 54521. Office hours are Mondays through Fridays, In 1878, the lumbermen of the Wisconsin Valley erected from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and built a dam on the Wisconsin River at the head of Ot- ter Rapids. Shortly after, dams were built between Long County Supervisors and Cranberry lakes and three were built on the Deerskin District 1, Land O’ Lakes Ward 1 and Plum Lake Ward River, all for transportation of timber to market. 2, William Otterpohl, 7659 Palmer Lake Rd., Land O’ When the demand for pine lumber declined, much land CONTINUED PAGE 84 - ’17 GUIDE VILAS COUNTY

Lakes, WI 54540, (715) 547-3703, [email protected]. 891-4601. wi.us. District 16, Phelps Ward 2 and Washington Ward 2, District 2, Presque Isle Ward 1 and Winchester Ward 1, Daniel Swiecichowski, 851 Hwy. 17 N., Phelps, WI Charles Hayes, P.O. Box 57, Presque Isle, WI 54557- 54554, (715) 545-3200, [email protected]. 0057, (715) 686-7257, [email protected]. District 17, Washington Ward 1, Holly Tomlanovich, P.O. District 3, Arbor Vitae Ward 1, Boulder Junction Ward 1, Box 295, Eagle River, WI 54521, (715) 617-4780, ho- Lac du Flambeau Ward 1 and Manitowish Waters Ward [email protected]. 1, Charles Rayala Jr., P.O. Box 226, Manitowish Waters, District 18, Eagle River Wards 4 and 5, and Lincoln Wards WI 54545-0226, (715) 543-8300. 2 and 5, Ronald Kressin, 320 McKinley Blvd., Eagle District 4, Boulder Junction Ward 2 and Plum Lake Ward River, WI 54521, (715) 337-2091, [email protected]. 1, Dennis Nielsen, 8807 Kurtzweil Rd., Sayner, WI District 19, Eagle River Wards 1, 2 and 3, Gerald Burkett, 54560, (715) 542-2234, [email protected]. 329 N. 9th St., Eagle River, WI 54521, (715) 479-3449. District 5, Arbor Vitae Wards 2 and 7, Grant “Jay” Ver- District 20, Lincoln Ward 4 and Washington Ward 3, Todd hulst, 11346 Willies Dr., Arbor Vitae, WI 54568, (715) Achterberg, 3679 Town Line Rd., Eagle River, WI 54521, 356-9744, [email protected]. (715) 617-5054, [email protected]. District 6, Arbor Vitae Wards 3 and 4, Erwin Teichmiller, District 21, Lincoln Ward 3, Kim Simac, P.O. Box 961, Ea- 1273 E. Harbor Dr., Arbor Vitae, WI 54568, (715) 356- gle River, WI 54521-0961, (715) 479-8784, (715) 891- 9219, [email protected]. 3207 (cell), [email protected]. District 7, Arbor Vitae Wards 5 and 6, Ronald DeBruyne, 1147 Johnson Creek Rd., Arbor Vitae, WI 54568-9114, Elected County Officials (715) 356-6366, [email protected]. Clerk of Circuit Court, Courtney Szuta, (715) 479-3632. District 8, Lac du Flambeau Wards 2 and 3, Thomas Coroner/Medical Examiner, Vilas County, Paul Tirpe; Maulson, P.O. Box 277, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538, chief deputy coroner, Mike Gough; deputy coroners, Di- (715) 588-3614, (715) 614-3614 (cell), tommaulson@ya- ane Price, John McCaughn, Signe Baake and Heather hoo.com. Tirpe, (715) 543-2232. District 9, Lac du Flambeau Wards 4 and 7, Robert Han- County Clerk, David Alleman, (715) 479-3600. son, 3372 CTH D, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538, (715) District Attorney, Martha Milanowski, (715) 479-3614. 588-3672, [email protected]. Register of Deeds, Joan Hansen, (715) 479-3660. District 10, Lac du Flambeau Wards 5 and 6, Alden Bau- Sheriff, Joseph Fath, (715) 479-4441. man, P.O. Box 92, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538-0092, Surveyor, Tom Boettcher, (715) 479-9610 or (715) 479- (715) 588-3708. 3684. District 11, St Germain Ward 1, Marvin Anderson, 2425 Treasurer, Jerri Radtke, (715) 479-3609. Forest Primeval, St. Germain, WI 54558, (715) 542-3946, [email protected]. Circuit Court of the 9th Judicial District District 12, St. Germain Ward 2, Carolyn Ritter, 7451 Judge, Neal “Chip” Nielsen III, (715) 479-3638. Wakefield Lake Rd., St. Germain, WI 54558, (715) 479- Judicial Assistant, Kim McCallum. 5010, [email protected]. Court Reporter, Michelle Livingston. District 13, Cloverland Wards 1 and 2, Walter Maciag, 6171 Wildlife Ln., Eagle River, WI 54521, (715) 477- Appointed Department Heads 2031, [email protected]. Child Support, Margaret Garsow, (715) 479-3705. District 14, Conover Ward 1 and Lincoln Ward 1, Arthur Commission on Aging, Susan Richmond, (715) 479- Kunde, 5115 Razorback Rd., Conover, WI 54519, (715) 3625. 547-6020, [email protected]. Emergency Management, Jim Galloway, (715) 479- District 15, Phelps Ward 1 and Conover Ward 2, Steven 3690. Doyen, 2532 Millerville Ln., Phelps, WI 54554, (715) Forestry, Recreation and Land, John Gagnon, (715) 479-5160. Highway, Nick Scholtes, (715) 479-4641. Land and Water Conservation, Carolyn Scholl, (715) 479-3747. Public Health, Regina Egan, (715) 479-3656. Social Services, Kathryn Gardner, (715) 479-3668. Tourism & Publicity, Cindy Burzinski, (715) 479-3649. University Extension, Nancy Miller, (715) 479-3648. TOM TIFFANY Veterans Service Officer, Michael Biszak, (715) 479- 3629. STATE SENATOR • 12TH SENATE DISTRICT Zoning and Planning, Dawn Schmidt, (715) 479-3620.

Office: Other Local Agencies Post Office Box 7882 • Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7882 Civil Air Patrol, (715) 891-7234 or (715) 617-6840. (608) 266-2509 • Fax: (608) 282-3552 Humane Society of Vilas County, animal shelter, (715) [email protected] • www.senatortiffany.com 479-9777. Probation/Parole Office, (715) 479-8105. ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 85 y

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Arbor Vitae Arbor Vitae is one of the older towns in Vilas County, having been established in the 1890s shortly after Vilas became a county in 1893. Arbor Vitae started, as did the rest of the county, as a logging center. At the height of the logging operations, the village of Arbor Vitae contained some 200 families with a total population of more than 1,200. The timber was van- ishing as early as 1908 and families began to leave the area, as it no longer afforded the opportunity to earn a living. Today, Arbor Vitae is the center of a flourishing tourist industry which runs year-round. Area: 61.5 square miles Population: 3,331 Valuation: $516,105,400 Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- ket value property, Arbor Vitae residents were levied a gross tax of $7.73 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, $2.28 for county, $1.53 for town and $.21 for state, for a total gross tax of $12.13. After state credits, the to- tal effective tax rate paid was $10.69. Town Government: Frank Bauers, chairman; Ryan Johnson, Jeffrey Hunter, Brian Nerdahl and Steve Perry, supervisors; Mary Reuland, clerk; Barb Freudig- the total effective tax rate paid was $7.82. mann, treasurer. Town Government: Dennis Reuss, chairman; Dennis Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Mike Van Meter, chief, McGann and Denny Duke, supervisors; Kendra (715) 356-9247. Moraczewski, clerk/treasurer. Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Matt Reuss, chief, chief, (715) 479-4441; animal control officer, Al Spatz, (715) 385-2002. (715) 356-3042. Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, chief, (715) 479-4441; animal control officer, Dennis Reuss, (715) 385-0252. Boulder Junction Boulder Junction, once a part of Arbor Vitae, was the Cloverland center of an extensive logging operation from the late 1800s. The first recorded town meeting was held in 1928. The town of Cloverland was founded in 1921 from The village of Boulder Junction, much older than the parts of Conover, Lincoln and Farmington (now St. Ger- town, grew up at the site of a station on the railroad line, main). first called Boulder. Since the new town was originally in Farmington, the Known as the “Musky Capital of the World” since 1950, name Cloverland seemed appropriate. the town hosts the annual Musky Jamboree, where thou- Area: 32 square miles sands of residents and visitors are served a free meal of Population: 1,036 muskie from fish donated by area anglers and guides. Valuation: $230,452,200 Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of Today, tourism and the recreation industry as a whole market value property, Cloverland residents were are the mainstays of the economy for most residents of levied a gross tax of $5.97 for school, $.38 for Nicolet Boulder Junction. College, $2.28 for county, $1.33 for town and $.18 for Area: 77.9 square miles state, for a total gross tax of $10.13. After state cred- Population: 946 its, the total effective tax rate paid was $9.06. Valuation: $476,887,900 Town Government: Scott Maciosek, chairman; Joe Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- Eisele, Steve Favorite, E. Francine Gough and Millie ket value property, Boulder Junction residents were Ritzer, supervisors; Julie Priefer, clerk/treasurer. levied a gross tax of $3.78 for school, $.38 for Nicolet Fire: Eagle River Area Fire Department, Mike Ander- College, $2.28 for county, $1.94 for town and $.17 for state, for a total gross tax of $8.55. After state credits, CONTINUED PAGE 86 - ’17 GUIDE VILAS COUNTY

son, chief, (715) 479-8835. Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, chief, (715) 479-4441; animal control officer, Bob Lass, (715) 891-3787. Conover Conover, close to excellent fishing lakes such as North Twin, Stormy and Upper and Lower Buckatabon lakes, was set aside from the town of Eagle River Jan. 3, 1907. The old town of Conover was just south of Highway K, along the railroad tracks. More land was added to the town in 1914, and during 1920, Twin Lake property was taken into the town of Conover from Phelps. Conover once had some of the best white pine stands in northern Wisconsin, and the town started as a lumbering town before becoming a winter and summer vacation- land. The town was named for Seth Conover, owner of Lakota Resort. Area: 79.5 square miles Population: 1,238 Valuation: $382,488,900 Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- Valuation: $166,835,300 ket value property, Conover residents were levied a Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- gross tax of $5.97 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, ket value property, Eagle River residents were levied $2.28 for county, $2.16 for town and $.24 for state, for a gross tax of $5.75 for school, $.37 for Nicolet College, a total gross tax of $11.03. After state credits, the to- $2.20 for county, $8.58 for city and $.79 for state, for a tal effective tax rate paid was $9.98. total gross tax of $17.69. After state credits, the total Town Government: George Champeny, chairman; effective tax rate paid was $16.71. Thomas Timken Jr. and Karl Jenrich, supervisors; City Government: Jeff Hyslop, mayor; Debbie Brown, Kathy Mitchell, clerk/treasurer. clerk/treasurer; Associated Appraisal Consultants Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Randy Barnes, chief, Inc., assessor; city council: District 1, Scott Flores; Dis- (715) 477-2036. trict 2, Jerry Burkett; District 3, Kim Schaffer; District Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, 4, Paul Hennes. chief, (715) 479-4441; animal control officer, Ed Evert, Fire: Eagle River Area Fire Department, Mike Ander- (715) 891-6195. son, chief, (715) 479-8835. Police: Eagle River Police Department, Mark Vander Bloomen, chief, (715) 479-1941; Vilas County Sheriff’s Eagle River Department, Joe Fath, chief, (715) 479-4441; animal Eagle River became an outpost for the booming fur control officer, Mike Adamovich, (715) 479-4330. trade and a center for logging activity starting in 1857. Stories written about that era showed that Dutch Pete had Lac du Flambeau a log cabin built on Yellow Birch Lake at that time, near its outlet to the Eagle River. Also living here were “Hi” Po- The village of Lac du Flambeau is located in the ex- lar (Hiram B. Polar) and another man called “Kentuck” treme southwest part of Vilas County and within the In- (Charles L. Perry). dian reservation of the same name. The reservation covers about 144 square miles, with 34 square miles being lo- The first log drive in the upper Wisconsin Valley took cated in Iron County and two square miles being located place in the spring of 1858 when Fox and Helms ran their in Oneida County. winter’s cutting from Eagle River down the Wisconsin About 1885, the area was a great logging center. The River to Mosinee. Lac du Flambeau Lumber Co., organized by Herrick & Growth came more rapidly with the completion of the Stearns from Michigan, closed business in 1914. military road in 1872 and the building of the Milwaukee, Area: 100.8 square miles Lake Shore & Western Railroad (later the Chicago & Population: 3,466 North Western) in 1883. Valuation: $906,363,600 Finn Lawler arrived here in 1875 and became the first Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- town chairman in 1885. By the turn of the century, ket value property, Lac du Flambeau residents were tourism became a second major industry that developed levied a gross tax of $8.90 for school, $.38 for Nicolet rapidly in the early 1900s. College, $2.28 for county, $.80 for town and $.17 for Area: 2 square miles Population: 1,377 CONTINUED ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 87 VILAS COUNTY

state, for a total gross tax of $12.54. After state cred- its, the total effective tax rate paid was $10.94. Town Government: Mathew Gaulke, chairman; Chris Mayer and Ginger Schwanebeck, supervisors; Nancy Edwards, clerk; Irene Messinger, treasurer. Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Tom Wegner, chief, (715) 588-3358. Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, chief, (715) 479-4441; animal control officer, Robert Smith, (715) 614-0034. Land O’ Lakes Land O’ Lakes, originally known as State Line, was set off from Eagle River Jan. 3, 1907. The first town meeting was held April 1, 1907. Located on the Wisconsin-Michi- gan border, Land O’ Lakes is home to Gateway Lodge, built in 1939 and known then as Gateway Hotel. The schools were first built in the town of Donaldson, about two miles west of Land O’ Lakes, where the dump Fire: Eagle River Area Fire Department, Mike Ander- is now located. son, chief, (715) 479-8835. With the post office address still State Line, by 1930 Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, most residents said they lived in “Land O’ Lakes,” and the chief, (715) 479-4441; animal control officer, Robin title stuck. State Line was officially changed to Land O’ Vold, (715) 479-7580. Lakes in 1948. Area: 83.8 square miles Manitowish Waters Population: 871 Valuation: $467,054,900 Manitowish Waters is located on the western edge of Vi- Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- las County and is surrounded by lakes. Built along a ket value property, Land O’ Lakes residents were chain of lakes, Manitowish Waters is ideal for fishermen levied a gross tax of $5.86 for school, $.38 for Nicolet and water sports enthusiasts. College, $2.28 for county, $1.93 for town and $.27 for Originally belonging to the town of Flambeau, area res- state, for a total gross tax of $10.71. After state cred- idents succeeded in having the state Legislature pass a its, the total effective tax rate paid was $9.66. bill creating the new town of Spider Lake. The name of Town Government: Daniel Balog, chairman; Sam Ot- the town was changed from Spider Lake to Manitowish terpohl and Mike Stopczynski, supervisors; Lynn By- Waters in 1937. bee, clerk/treasurer. Desperado John Dillinger brought the area instant no- Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Sam Otterpohl, chief, toriety in 1934. Detected hiding out at Little Bohemia, he (715) 547-3255. fled lawmen in a shootout that resulted in the deaths of Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, two people. chief, (715) 479-4441; animal control officer, Roman Area: 36 square miles Sparks, (715) 547-6904. Population: 583 Valuation: $540,995,000 Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- Lincoln ket value property, Manitowish Waters residents were The town of Lincoln, at one time, was part of the city of levied a gross tax of $3.78 for school, $.38 for Nicolet Eagle River. It was separated May 12, 1914, and in College, $2.28 for county, $1.43 for town and $.17 for September 1917, slight changes were made in the town of state, for a total gross tax of $8.04. After state credits, Lincoln when some government lots in sections 23, 24 and the total effective tax rate paid was $7.38. 26 were transferred to the town of Washington. Town Government: John Hanson, chairman; Charles Area: 33.9 square miles Rayala III and Eric Behnke, supervisors; Dana Population: 2,447 Hilbert, clerk/treasurer. Valuation: $501,630,200 Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Bob Skrobot, chief, Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of (715) 543-8400. market value property, Lincoln residents were levied a Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, gross tax of $5.97 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, chief, (715) 479-4441; animal control officer, Eric $2.28 for county, $1.25 for town and $.17 for state, for Behnke, (715) 490-0484. a total gross tax of $10.04. After state credits, the to- tal effective tax rate paid was $9. Phelps Town Government: Dick Stoegbauer, chairman; Bill Hassey, Bob McDonald, Bruce Richter and Brian Ut- The village of Phelps grew on Big Twin Lake, which tech, supervisors; Shelly Sauvola, clerk/treasurer. CONTINUED PAGE 88 - ’17 GUIDE VILAS COUNTY was on the route of the Military Road, a road created by the U.S. Congress between Wilkins in Keweenaw County, Mich., to Fort Howard in Green Bay. The town had its biggest growth from about 1908-’12, when people of the Finnish race moved to the area to farm. While Eagle River and other Vilas County towns were past their peaks in logging, Phelps was just opening up. Sawyers and lumberjacks from closed mills throughout the county headed for the lumber camp on the east shore of Big Twin Lake. In those days, it was called Hackley. It was renamed Phelps in 1912, and the town grew up around the logging camp. Area: 94.2 square miles Population: 1,238 Valuation: $389,488,800 Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- ket value property, Phelps residents were levied a gross tax of $7.29 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, $2.28 for county, $2.24 for town and $.29 for state, for a total gross tax of $12.47. After state credits, the to- tal effective tax rate paid was $11.14. Town Government: Steve Doyen, chairman; Mike Duquaine, Dorothy Kimmerling, Eugene McCaslin and Steve Waier, supervisors; Marjorie Hiller, clerk/treasurer. Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Norm Mesun, chief, (715) 545-2972. Presque Isle Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, chief, (715) 479-4441; animal control officer, Rick Presque Isle started out as a logging village named Brown, (715) 617-0196. Fosterville, named for Fred Foster, who was superinten- dent of the lumber company. The company sold out to W.S. Winegar, owner of Vilas County Lumber Co., and the Plum Lake name was changed to Winegar. The town of Plum Lake, encompassing the two towns of The village continued to be a lumber town until people Sayner and Star Lake, had its modest beginnings on started buying property and building summer homes. The April 11, 1911, when it was created out of territory de- area became more populated and Winegar was called a tached from the town of Arbor Vitae. The first town meet- resort town. ing was held in Sayner April 14, 1911. In 1955, the village name was changed to Presque Isle, Sayner got its name from Orrin W. Sayner, who settled to be the same as the town, and it is now strictly a resort the area in 1891, two years before any other settlers took town. up homes in the town. Area: 62.9 square miles A place called Camp 1 got the name of Star Lake in Population: 632 memory of Harry Starr, who was killed while working on Valuation: $554,938,000 the construction of a railroad bridge across the mill hot Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- pond. The lake was named Star, also. ket value property, Presque Isle residents were levied Area: 85.7 square miles a gross tax of $3.78 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, Population: 496 $2.28 for county, $1.95 for town and $.17 for state, for Valuation: $256,814,300 a total gross tax of $8.56. After state credits, the total Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- effective tax rate paid was $7.83. ket value property, Plum Lake residents were levied a Town Government: Jack Harrison, chairman; Karen gross tax of $5.97 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, Swenson and Adam Johnson, supervisors; Lorine Wal- $2.28 for county, $1.34 for town and $.17 for state, for ters, clerk; Kathy Sitkiewitz, treasurer. a total gross tax of $10.14. After state credits, the to- Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Jim Nelson, chief, tal effective tax rate paid was $9.03. (715) 686-2000. Town Government: Will Maines, chairman; Kevin Ras- Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, mussen and Gary Schmidt, supervisors; Sharon chief, (715) 479-4441; animal control officer, Wayne Brooker, clerk/treasurer. Pavelka, (715) 329-0211. Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Kevin Rasmussen, chief, (715) 542-3395. St. Germain Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, chief, (715) 479-4441; animal control officer, Sharon The town of Farmington was established by the Vilas Brooker, (715) 892-7049. CONTINUED ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 89 VILAS COUNTY

County Board Jan. 31, 1907. It was an area taken from Arbor Vitae and Eagle River. When farming failed and tourists were attracted by the scenery, good fishing and better roads, the name was changed to St. Germain June 20, 1930. A big change from logging and the lumberjack days to the vacationland promotions happened at the turn of the 20th century. The cut-over lands were purchased at rea- sonable prices and the housekeeping cottage plan was started in the 1920s, which proved to be a popular suc- cess. Area: 34.1 square miles Population: 2,072 Valuation: $614,839,700 Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- ket value property, St. Germain residents were levied a gross tax of $5.97 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, $2.28 for county, $1.46 for town and $.29 for state, for a total gross tax of $10.37. After state credits, the to- tal effective tax rate paid was $9.33. Town Government: Tom Christensen, chairman; Ted Ritter, Doug Olson, Jim Swenson and John Vojta, su- pervisors; Tom Martens, clerk; Marion Janssen, trea- surer. Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Tim Gebhardt, chief, (715) 542-3850. Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, chief, (715) 479-4441 animal control officer, Don Bau- man, (715) 891-5646. Winchester Located just four miles from the Wisconsin-Michigan Washington border, Winchester offers great fishing, hunting and pri- vacy to vacationers. The community dates back to 1902, Prior to 1893, the land area that now comprises the when several individuals organized the Turtle Lake Lum- town of Washington was a part of Oneida County and, in ber Co. May 1899, it was known as part of the newly created town Even before the lumber company started their settle- of Eagle River. On May 12, 1914, the town of Washington ment, a vacation and fishing resort was being built on a was established. Five years later, more changes were made site that became known as Divide, at the narrows between when section 25 and some government lots in sections 23, North and South Turtle lakes. This was in the mid-1890s. 24 and 26 were transferred from the town of Lincoln to After the organization of the Turtle Lake Lumber Co., Washington. Winchester became a great logging district. In 1905, the The first chairman elected in the town was William company built a sawmill and began lumbering opera- Saltenberg Sr. He served, with the exception of one term, tions. When the company built a larger mill in 1907, the until his death July 16, 1923. He was succeeded by George post office was transferred from Divide to Winchester, Mayo. named after Walter Winchester. Area: 41.6 square miles Area: 47.9 square miles Population: 1,469 Population: 388 Valuation: $491,582,000 Valuation: $253,280,400 Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- ket value property, Washington residents were levied ket value property, Winchester residents were levied a gross tax of $5.97 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, a gross tax of $3.78 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, $2.28 for county, $1.33 for town and $.17 for state, for $2.28 for county, $2.57 for town and $.17 for state, for a total gross tax of $10.13. After state credits, the to- a total gross tax of $9.18. After state credits, the total tal effective tax rate paid was $9.09. effective tax rate paid was $8.45. Town Government: Jim Spring, chairman; Steve Burr Town Government: Rick Clem, chairman; Steven Bud- and Keith Numrich, supervisors; Michele Sanborn, nik and Tom Ghiloni, supervisors; Ruth Allis, clerk; clerk; Lanae Slizewski, treasurer. Geri Sell, treasurer. Fire: Eagle River Area Fire Department, Mike Ander- Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, John Melzer, chief, son, chief, (715) 479-8835. (715) 686-7290. Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, Police: Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joe Fath, chief, (715) 479-4441; animal control officer, Robin chief, (715) 479-4441; animal control officer, Phil Vold, (715) 479-7580. Williams, (715) 686-2584. PAGE 90 - ’17 GUIDE

ONEIDA COUNTY Oneida County History, Government Oneida County was created from Lincoln County in 1885 under Chapter 411 Laws. The original boundaries comprised a large area of what is today Oneida, Vilas and part of Iron counties. Vilas was set off from Oneida in 1893. Oneida County is said to have been named for the New York Indian tribe of that name, a branch of the Iroquois, who moved to Wisconsin early in the 19th century. The name is said to signify “granite people.” Rhinelander was made the county seat and the first of- ficers were appointed by Gov. Jeremiah M. Rusk in 1886, according to a 1924 history book written by George Jones. Officers were Chris Eby, treasurer; J.W. McCor mich, judge; F.W. McIntyre, clerk of court; W.L. Boers, county clerk; A. Sievwright, sheriff; Ole Oleson, register of deeds; from the county. These are Cassian, Crescent, Enterprise, and Jacob Jewell, coroner. Hazelhurst, Lake Tomahawk, Little Rice, Lynne, Minoc- The first official meeting of the board of supervisors qua, Monico, Newbold, Nokomis, Pelican, Piehl, Pine was Jan. 3, 1887. On Jan. 11, the board selected rooms in Lake, Schoepke, Stella, Sugar Camp, Three Lakes, Wood- the building on the southwest corner of King and Stevens boro and Woodruff. streets for temporary quarters. Proceedings of the board were to be printed in area newspapers, including the New County Government North, Oneida Herald and Eagle River Vindicator. The county is governed by 21 supervisors representing In 1887, when Pelican and Eagle River were the only 21 districts. The county board’s job is to oversee county two towns in the county, the total property value was departments, establish policies and ordinances, and $152,248. Today, equalized property valuation within the assess a property tax levy in accordance with an an- now much smaller Oneida County totals $6.7 billion. The nual budget to run all operations. The 2017 budget total property value in the town of Three Lakes alone is was set at $51 million in total expenses, though the lo- more than $923 million. cal property tax levy pays for $16.2 million of that The population of Oneida was 8,875 in 1900; in 1905 amount. Oneida County property owners will pay a it was 11,234; in 1910 it was 11,433; and in 1920 it was full-value tax rate of $2.41 per $1,000 of equalized val- 13,996. In 2015, Oneida’s population was 36,232. uation (at market value). Oneida County collects a The settlement and development of Oneida, and all of 0.5% county sales tax that generated $4.25 million in northern Wisconsin in general, has been due primarily to revenue in 2016. the lumber industry. It was the lumbermen who cleared The Board of Supervisors meets the third Tuesday in away the primeval forest which covered nearly the whole January, February, March, April, May, June, August, vast territory and opened up a way for the farmer. September and October. The annual budget meeting The first logging that was done north of the Tomahawk is held the first Tuesday following the second Monday River was in the winter of 1857-’58 at Rhinelander. In the in November. The courthouse is located at 1 S. Oneida fall of 1857, Helms & Co. cut out the “tote road” from Ave. in Rhinelander. The mailing address is Oneida Grandfather Bull’s Falls to Eagle Lake on the Eagle River County Courthouse, P.O. Box 400, Rhinelander, WI in what is now Vilas County. 54501-0400. Office hours are Mondays through Fri- After billions of board feet of lumber were removed, the days, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. farmers moved into Oneida soon after. More than one-half of the soil in the county, or about 500,000 acres, is tillable County Supervisors land that is adaptable to agriculture. District 1, Rhinelander Wards 1, 2 and 8, Sonny Paszak, The earliest settler in the immediate vicinity of 15 Edgewater Homes, Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) Rhinelander was John C. Curran, who arrived on the spot 369-4835. as early as 1855 and lived for many years just south of District 2, Rhinelander Wards 3, 4 and 6, Tom Kelly, 11 the Pelican River where it flows into the Wisconsin. He Evergreen Ct., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 369-3018. was engaged in buying furs from the Indians and, to a District 3, Rhinelander Wards 5 and 10, Alex Young, P.O. smaller extent, in logging. Box 2, Rhinelander, WI 54501-0002, (715) 203-4143, Besides the city of Rhinelander, 20 towns were carved CONTINUED ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 91 ONEIDA COUNTY

[email protected]. District 4, Rhinelander Wards 7, 11 and 13, Bill Freudenberg, 323 Marshall St., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 369-3633, (715) 437-0551 (cell), bill. [email protected]. District 5, Rhinelander Wards 9, 12 and 14 and Pelican Ward 2, Carol Pederson, 4242 Island View Rd., Rhine- lander, WI 54501, (715) 362-5731, cbpederson@char- ter.net. District 6, Pelican Wards 1, 3 and 4, Greg Pence, 2479 Forest Dr., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 362-2906, (715) 360-2820 (cell), [email protected]. District 7, Enterprise, Schoepke, Monico, Piehl, Stella Ward 2 and Three Lakes Ward 2, Bob Mott, 2019 Sabi- nois Point, Pelican Lake, WI 54463, (715) 487-4212, (920) 716-2528 (cell),, [email protected]. District 8, Pine Lake Wards 2 and 3, Greg Oettinger, 4402 Tenderfoot Rd., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 360-9010, [email protected]. District 9, Pine Lake Wards 1 and 4, Jack Sorensen, 4045 Bozile Rd., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 490- 0925, [email protected]. District 10, Newbold Wards 3 and 4, Jim Winkler, 5948 Troy Haven, Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 369-1868, [email protected]. District 11, Crescent Wards 1 and 3, Robb Jensen, 3112 0425 (cell), [email protected]. Pleasure Point Rd., Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 282- 5886, [email protected]. Elected Department Heads District 12, Woodboro, Cassian Ward 2, Crescent Ward 2 Clerk of Circuit Courts, Brenda Behrle, (715) 369- and Lake Tomahawk Ward 2, Mitchell Ives, 6645 Hwy. 6120. K, Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 282-7342, Coroner/Medical Examiner, Larry Mathein, (715) [email protected]. 369-6196. District 13, Three Lakes Wards 1, 3 and 4, Dave Hintz, County Clerk, Tracy Hartman, (715) 369-6144. 1144 Medicine Lake Lodge Rd., Three Lakes, WI District Attorney, Michael Schiek, (715) 369-6133. 54562, (715) 546-2712, (715) 401-3985, dlhintz@hot- Register of Deeds, Kyle Franson, (715) 369-6150. mail.com. Sheriff, Grady Hartman, (715) 361-5100. District 14, Sugar Camp Wards 1 and 2, Scott Holewin- Treasurer, Kristina Ostermann, (715) 369-6137. ski, 7486 Hwy. D, Rhinelander, WI 54501, (715) 493- 4647, [email protected]. Circuit Court of the 9th Judicial District District 15, Newbold Wards 1 and 2 and Lake Toma- Judge, Branch I, Patrick O’Melia, (715) 369-6157. hawk Ward 1, Bob Metropulos, 6218 Ridgeway Dr., Judge, Branch II, Michael Bloom, (715) 369-6200. Lake Tomahawk, WI 54539, (715) 277-3646, (715) 892- Court Reporter, Branch I, Jean Wood, (715) 369-6178. 4772 (cell), [email protected]. Court Reporters, Branch II, Paula Anderson and District 16, Woodruff Wards 1 and 2, Michael Timmons, Lynn Penfield, (715) 369-6214. 9018 Mobile Dr., Woodruff, WI 54568, (715) 892- 2015,[email protected] Appointed Department Heads District 17, Minocqua Wards 2, 3 and 7, Billy Fried, Department on Aging, Dianne Jacobson, (715) 369- 7797 Agawak Rd., Minocqua, WI 54548, (715) 892- 6170. 1694, [email protected]. Emergency Management, Ken Kortenhof, (715) 361- District 18, Minocqua Wards 1 and 4 and Woodruff Ward 5167. 3, Lance Krolczyk, 8562 Huber Ln., Minocqua, WI Forestry and Outdoor Recreation, John Bilogan, 54548, (715) 358-5378, [email protected]. (715) 369-6140. District 19, Minocqua Wards 5 and 6 and Lynne Ward 1, Highway Department, Bruce Stefonek, (715) 369-6184. Lisa Zunker, 5161 Boyle Rd., Tripoli, WI 54564, (715) Land and Water Conservation, Michele Sadauskas, 437-0318, [email protected]. (715) 3269-7835. District 20, Little Rice and Nokomis Wards 1 and 2, Planning and Zoning Department, Karl Jennrich, Alan Van Raalte, 2732 Kelly Fire Ln., Tomahawk, WI (715) 369-6130. 54487, (715) 453-8083, (715) 612-0250 (cell), a.e.van- Public Health Department, Linda Conlon, (715) 369- [email protected]. 6111. District 21, Hazelhurst Wards 1 and 2 and Cassian Social Services, Mary Rideout, (715) 362-5695. Ward 1, Ted Cushing, 6835 Southshore Dr., P.O. Box University Extension, Sara Richie, (715) 365-2750. 121, Hazelhurst, WI 54531, (715) 356-5887, (715) 892- Veterans Service, Tammy Walters, (715) 369-6127. PAGE 92 - ’17 GUIDE y

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Enterprise Enterprise is located in southeastern Oneida County on the south and west sides of Pelican Lake. At present, only a bar and grocery store combination and a few homes remain in the immediate village, but at one time a school, church, general store, post office, saloon and sawmill, as well as several homes, were all located within the few blocks of the village itself. The first residents of Enterprise were Indians — both Chippewa and Potawatomi. The first white man to settle in what is now Enterprise was George Keeler — in 1884. The building of a railroad through Enterprise to open up the timberlands for logging helped bring in more set- tlers. Around 1898, Enterprise was known as Robert’s Sid- Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- ing. ket value property, Hazelhurst residents were levied The town of Enterprise was created by legislative act a gross tax of $5.15 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, by separation from Schoepke March 29, 1905. In 1906, $2.46 for county, $1.47 for town and $.18 for state, for Schoepke re-annexed it, however, Enterprise was re-estab- a total gross tax of $9.64. After state credits, the total lished as a separate town March 23, 1907. effective tax rate paid was $8.69. Town Government: Ted Cushing, chairman; Gilbert Area: 60 square miles. Kettner and Harland Lee, supervisors; Betty Cushing, Population: 316 clerk; Gail Hoover, treasurer. Valuation: $94,751,700 Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Pat Winger, chief, (715) Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- 356-6655. ket value property, Enterprise residents were levied a Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady gross tax of $6.14 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, Hartman, chief, (715) 361-5100. $2.46 for county, $2.06 for town and $.17 for state, for a total gross tax of $11.21. After state credits, the to- tal effective tax rate paid was $10.11. Lake Tomahawk Town Government: Leonard Guth III, chairman; Scott Tomahawk Lake became a town in 1914, with Charles Krueger and Arnold Schauer, supervisors; Beth Gahler as its first town chairman. Its name was changed Kroeger, clerk; Robert Vlies, treasurer. to Lake Tomahawk in the early 1930s. Fire: Pelican Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Wayne Gasoline and kerosene lamps and gasoline generators Sparks, chief, (715) 487-5406. were the sources of light and power before 1929, when Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady electricity came to town. Hartman, chief, (715) 361-5100. The Chicago & North Western Railroad was the chief economic support of the town. Passenger service was dis- Hazelhurst continued and in the early 1980s, freight service was also discontinued and the tracks were removed. Hazelhurst had its origin in 1882, when C.C. Yawkey Area: 40 square miles and a timber cruiser arrived in the area and purchased Population: 1,033 large tracts of land. The village was begun in 1887 with Valuation: $243,035,800 the construction of Yawkey-Leigh Lumber Co. Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- Hazelhurst was named by Mrs. Yawkey upon her ar- ket value property, Lake Tomahawk residents were rival in 1888. “Hazel” for the large amounts of hazel brush levied a gross tax of $5.15 for school, $.38 for Nicolet and “hurst,” which means grove in German. College, $2.46 for county, $2.94 for town and $.18 for Yawkey-Leigh Co. owned the entire village of Hazel- state, for a total gross tax of $11.11. After state cred- hurst — a sawmill, box factory, planing mill, sawdust its, the total effective tax rate paid was $10.21. burner, all the workers’ dwellings, a boarding house, bar- Town Government: George DeMet, chairman; Cather- ber shop, general store, post office, blacksmith shop, ine Parker and Matthew Michalsen, supervisors; church, school and the Hazelhurst and Southern Rail- Nancy Schneider, clerk; Michael Lynch, treasurer. road. Mr. Yawkey was chairman of the town board and Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Doug Rehm, chief, the first postmaster of Hazelhurst. (715) 277-2332. Area: 36 square miles Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady Population: 1,288 Valuation: $341,111,800 CONTINUED ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 93 ONEIDA COUNTY TOWNS

Hartman, chief, (715) 361-5100. Little Rice Area: 72 square miles Population: 315 Valuation: $70,664,700 Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- ket value property, Little Rice residents were levied a gross tax of $8 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, $2.46 for county, $2.47 for town and $.17 for state, for a total gross tax of $13.48. After state credits, the total effective tax rate paid was $12.06. Town Government: Steven Margitan, chairman; Janet Kimball and Brian Grueschow, supervisors; Christine Sully, clerk; Ruth Wohlers, treasurer. Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Scott Pockat, chief, (715) 453-5134. tlers, the word means “mid-journey,” “noon-day rest,” “stop Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady Hart- and drink,” “a pleasant place to be.” man, chief, (715) 361-5100. Area: 178 square miles Population: 4,482 Lynne Valuation: $1,517,989,900 Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- Area: 72 square miles ket value property, Minocqua residents were levied a Population: 144 gross tax of $5.15 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, Valuation: $34,418,600 $2.29 for county, $2.51 for town and $.28 for state, for a Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- total gross tax of $10.61. After state credits, the total ef- ket value property, Lynne residents were levied a gross fective tax rate paid was $9.69. tax of $11.33 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, $2.46 for Town Government: Mark Hartzheim, chairman; John county, $4.33 for town and $.17 for state, for a total gross Thompson, Bryan Jennings, Billy Fried and Susan Heil, tax of $18.67. After state credits, the total effective tax supervisors; Roben Haggart, clerk; Laura Mendez, trea- rate paid was $16.83. surer. Town Government: Jeff Viegut, chairman; Lisa Zunker Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Andy Petrowski, chief, and Dennis Sattler, supervisors; Mary Krueger, (715) 356-4013. clerk/treasurer. Police: Minocqua Police Department, David Jaeger, chief, Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Kevin Steines, chief, (715) 356-3234; Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, (715) 564-2412. Grady Hartman, chief, (715) 361-5100. Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady Hart- man, chief, (715) 361-5100. Monico Monico was named by B.F. Dorr, an early surveyor, who Minocqua gave no special reason for the name. Some residents believe Located on the northern edge of Oneida County, the town the name is of Indian origin. of Minocqua was formally established March 13, 1889. The In 1882, there was nothing at Monico but a few railway population was concentrated on an island-like piece of land shanties. By 1883, Wisconsin Sulphite Fibre Co. bought formed by lakes Kawaguesaga and Minocqua. practically the whole town site and built a factory. Emil’s Logging camps, and later lumber mills, provided employ- Mill was located there in later years. ment for the newcomers who arrived in Minocqua via the In the fall of 1884, the company built a new larger fac- railroad, beginning in 1887. Although the camps and mills tory, with the intention of building a paper mill. Within a were in Minocqua itself, the town thrived because of its year or so, the pulp mill burned down. The company gave up transportation link and its proximity to the lumbering ac- their plans, sold out and left. tivity. The site was bought by Ed Squire of Rhinelander, who The cutting and sawing of logs continued into the 20th sold it in lots to various people. Logging was carried on in century, but the lumber boom was over by 1910, as the sup- 1885 by Green & Sons and by Clarke, Lennan & Stableton. ply of timber rapidly dwindled. Some residents turned to There were also several portable sawmills. small-scale farming on the cutover lands, while others en- In 1882, the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railroad tered the rapidly expanding resort industry. line was completed as far as Monico. A spur line was run 15 As the resorts prospered, Minocqua became known as a miles to Rhinelander and the main line continued north to tourist center. Watersmeet, Mich. During the height of the railroad boom, The name Minocqua is said to be derived from the name Monico Junction had 24 trains in and out per day — 16 of the Chippewa Indian Chief Noc Wib or Minocquip, who freights and eight passengers. Passenger service ended in lived on the island with his followers. According to early set- CONTINUED PAGE 94 - ’17 GUIDE ONEIDA COUNTY TOWNS

1971 and the freight train in 1984. Railroad tracks were re- man, chief, (715) 361-5100. moved and the depot was moved to Rhinelander. Area: 54 square miles Nokomis Population: 306 Valuation: $28,317,600 Area: 36 square miles Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- Population: 1,429 ket value property, Monico residents were levied a gross Valuation: $213,776,600 tax of $5.72 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, $2.46 for Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- county, $2.47 for town and $.17 for state, for a total gross ket value property, Nokomis residents were levied a tax of $11.21. After state credits, the total effective tax gross tax of $8 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, $2.46 rate paid was $10.27. for county, $2.51 for town and $.17 for state, for a total Town Government: Robert Briggs, chairman; Kevin gross tax of $13.53. After state credits, the total effective Halverson and Dustin Conley, supervisors; Barbara tax rate paid was $12.03. Henderson, clerk; Debra Stefonik, treasurer. Town Government: John Bowman, chairman; Brian Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Dustin Conley, chief, Schmidt and Bette Stillman, supervisors; Wendy Smith, (715) 487-5160. clerk; Judi Asmondy, treasurer. Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady Hart- Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Wayne Kinnally, chief, man, chief, (715) 361-5100. (715) 453-5870. Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady Hart- Newbold man, chief, (715) 361-5100. On Nov. 18, 1898, the Oneida County Board acted to Pelican form the town of Newbold, named after the man operating The town of Pelican was probably named for the white the Newbold Land and Lumber Co. located on the North pelicans which fed along the Wisconsin River and on big Western Railway, a few miles south of the McNaughton Sta- Pelican Lake. tion. It was then known as Newbold Siding. The chief early occupations in Pelican were farming and In 1935, the Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co. erected a logging. The last log drive down the Pelican River took place dam on the Wisconsin River, forming the Rainbow Flowage, in 1927. covering 4,485 acres. The whole system is used to control the The first school in Pelican was built in 1883, with many flow of the river. others to follow in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Nicolet The first meeting and election in Newbold was held April Area Technical College was built on property bordered by 4, 1899, at McNaughton School. Lake Julia. During the prohibition era, the McNaughton area had the dubious distinction of being the “moonshine capital” of Area: 52 square miles Population: 2,810 these parts. Valuation: $304,183,300 Area: 77.5 square miles Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- Population: 2,744 ket value property, Pelican residents were levied a gross Valuation: $515,691,100 tax of $10.99 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, $2.29 for Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- ket value property, Newbold residents were levied a county, $1.82 for town and $.17 for state, for a total gross gross tax of $9.92 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, tax of $15.65. After state credits, the total effective tax $2.29 for county, $2.09 for town and $.17 for state, for a rate paid was $13.76. Town Government: Gerald Roou, chairman; David Hol- total gross tax of $14.85. After state credits, the total ef- lands and John Hoffman, supervisors; Kenneth Gard- fective tax rate paid was $13.15. ner, clerk; Cindy Carroll, treasurer. Town Government: Dave Kroll, chairman; Ed Hammer, Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Dave Hollands, chief, Jim Staskiewicz, Bob Metropulos and Mike McKenzie, (715) 362-4003. supervisors; Kim Gauthier, clerk; Jodie Hess, treasurer. Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady Hart- Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Mark Fetzer, chief, (715) man, chief, (715) 361-5100; constable, James Forsyth, 362-7422. (715) 362-2195. Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady Hart- Piehl Dvorak’s Docks The town of Piehl was organized in 1908 as part of Dvorak’s Docks Oneida County. In the minds of many people, the village of “just docks and lifts” Gagen and the town of Piehl are synonymous. Rick Dvorak 715-275-DOCK (3625) A sawmill was first built at Gagen in the late 1800s, due Sales & Owner [email protected] to the fact that the town was the junction of two important railroads — the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western (later www.DvoraksDocks.com known as the Chicago & North Western) and the Minneapo- N11176 Hwy. 45 1667 Superior Street lis, Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic. AND Elcho, WI 54428 Three Lakes, WI 54562 The town was named for Dan Gagen (1834-1908), who CONTINUED ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 95 ONEIDA COUNTY TOWNS came from England and became a pioneer trader and woodsman. The Piehl Town Hall was built in 1922 and is still in use. Area: 36 square miles Population: 87 Valuation: $16,016,300 Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- ket value property, Piehl residents were levied a gross tax of $5.72 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, $2.46 for county, $1.10 for town and $.17 for state, for a total gross tax of $9.83. After state credits, the total effective tax rate paid was $8.82. Town Government: Joseph Dessellier, chairman; Carl Hansen and Patrick Galligan, supervisors; Renee Wil- son-Galligan, clerk; Ranee Fabianski, treasurer. Fire: Stella Volunteer Fire Department, Bart Tegen, (715) 369-1895. Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady Hart- man, chief, (715) 361-5100. Pine Lake Pine Lake was organized in 1903 out of a portion of the town of Pelican. Newbold ceded its western part to Pine Lake in 1907. Sections 4 and 9 were ceded back to Newbold in 1916. In its early days, Pine Lake was known for family farms, sawmills and logging. It is known today for its vast water- front property, fishing, hunting and boating. The Hodag 50 Park, located on north River Road, is pop- The railroad made possible a logging industry grand in ular for snowmobile and other off-road racing events. It is scale in an area perfect for the harvesting of timber. With the site of the “Hodag Country Festival” each July. the completion of the railroad, the city became a terminal Area: 46.5 square miles and supply point for dozens of logging camps to the north Population: 2,758 toward the Michigan border. Valuation: $287,743,400 Modern timber management and reforestation ensures Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- that Rhinelander will always have forests for business and ket value property, Pine Lake residents were levied a recreation. Although the timber barons of the turn of the gross tax of $10.99 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, century are gone, in northern Wisconsin today, dozens of $2.29 for county, $2.64 for town and $.17 for state, for a smaller logging operations supply pulpwood and sawlogs total gross tax of $16.47. After state credits, the total ef- for the manufacture of paper, cardboard, particle board, ply- fective tax rate paid was $14.57. wood, paneling, lumber, and a variety of other wood prod- Town Government: James Flory, chairman; Brian ucts. Gehrig, Nick Scholtes, Timothy Oestreich and Inge Area: 4 square miles VanKampen, supervisors; Cindy Skinner, clerk; Judith Population: 7,727 Skinner, treasurer. Valuation: $588,990,700 Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Brian Gehrig, chief, (715) Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- 369-9277. ket value property, Rhinelander residents were levied a Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady Hart- gross tax of $10.29 for school, $.36 for Nicolet College, man, chief, (715) 361-5100; constable, Tom Quandt Sr., $2.14 for county, $10.14 for town and $1.73 for state, for (715) 499-5039. a total gross tax of $24.66. After state credits, the total effective tax rate paid was $22.91. City Government: Richard Johns, mayor; Valerie Foley, Rhinelander city clerk; city council: District 1, George Kirby; District The city of Rhinelander, with its population of about 2, Mark Pelletier; District 3, Sherrie Belliveau; District 8,000 in the city proper and over 29,000 in the immediate 4, Tom Kelly; District 5, Dawn Rog; District 6, Alexander area, would be unrecognizable today to its first citizens. Young; District 7, Steve Sauer; District 8, Thomas Glea- Born in the boom days of logging and settled in 1880, it was son. first called Pelican Rapids. Two years later, it was granted Fire: Rhinelander Fire Department, Terry Williams, chief, a charter and renamed for F.W. Rhinelander, president of (715) 365-5404. the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railroad (now the Police: Rhinelander Police Department, Michael Steffes, Chicago & North Western) after his railroad agreed to come chief, (715) 365-5304; Oneida County Sheriff’s Depart- to their town. 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ment, Grady Hartman, chief, (715) 361-5100. Hirman and Robert Goodin, supervisors; Amy Zdroik, clerk; Kathleen Baker, treasurer. Schoepke Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Bart Tegen, chief, (715) 369-1895. The town of Schoepke became a part of Oneida County Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady Hart- sometime between March 3, 1896, and May 4, 1897. It had man, chief, (715) 361-5100. been the town of Pelican Lake, which was created April 3, 1883, from the town of Neva, Langlade County. The town was named for August F. Schoepke, who was Sugar Camp the first agent for the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western The first permanent white settlers from Poland moved to Railway. The village of Pelican Lake was started when the the Sugar Camp area April 11, 1895. Each family bought railroad (later known as the Chicago & North Western) was 80 acres of land and made their living by logging. At that built through this region in 1882. time, the area was known as Robbins, named for Frank The railroad pulled up its tracks and the state Highway Robbins, a pioneer lumberman. Department bought most of the right-of-way for future high- Sugar Camp became a separate town in 1899; prior to way expansion. then it was part of Pelican. Its name was derived from the Farming and logging were done in the early years, and fact that many people came to the area to buy maple sugar several farms in the Jennings area are still being operated and syrup from the Indians. by members of the original families. Many descendants from original settlers still live in the Area: 48 square miles area, such as the Stefoneks, Walkowskis, Kundas, Piaseckis, Population: 392 Nowaks, Pitliks, Sowinskis and Kasmareks. Valuation: $122,835,300 The present town hall was built in 1962 and the old St. Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- Kunegunda Catholic Church was taken down in 1975, with ket value property, Schoepke residents were levied a the new building and rectory constructed adjacent to the gross tax of $6.14 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, old site. $2.46 for county, $1.78 for town and $.20 for state, for a Area: 99 square miles total gross tax of $10.96. After state credits, the total ef- Population: 1,710 fective tax rate paid was $9.88. Valuation: $364,829,500 Town Government: Edward Mas, chairman; Chuck Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- Moore and Bob Mott, supervisors; Karen Hagedorn, ket value property, Sugar Camp residents were levied a clerk; Jane Sharon, treasurer. gross tax of $5.72 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, Fire: Pelican Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Wayne $2.46 for county, $1.84 for town and $.17 for state, for a Sparks, chief, (715) 487-5406. total gross tax of $10.58. After state credits, the total ef- Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady Hart- fective tax rate paid was $9.56. man, chief, (715) 361-5100. Town Government: Scott Holewinski, chairman; Chris Rhode and Paul Sowinski, supervisors; Melissa Wick, clerk; Lisa Jolin, treasurer. Stella Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Jason Goeldner, chief, Stella, a 99-square-mile area with Starks as its main (715) 272-1355. population center, was widely known in the early years for Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady Hart- its tremendous potato growing. Today, seed potatoes from man, chief, (715) 361-5100; humane officer, Paul Wilson, the farms in Stella are shipped all over the United States. (715) 499-1964. Starks was originally called Pennington, for E. Penning- ton, then superintendent of the new railroad. The name was Three Lakes changed in the early 1900s in honor of Commander Hob- son, famous hero of the Spanish-American War. The first white settler who came into the Three Lakes In the mid-1900s, Leonard Starks bought 10,000 acres area was Dan Gagen, known as the “King of the North.” He of land around what was then Hobson. He rebuilt the town worked up a thriving business, trading merchandise to the and gave it his name. Starks, known as the “Potato King,” Indians for raw furs. By 1880, the government had made owned as many as 18,500 acres of land. Due largely to its first land grants in the area and, in 1884, the small vil- Starks’ early success, Wisconsin has become nationally lage that sprang up around the trading post and the town known in the field of seed potatoes. became known as Gagen. Area: 36 square miles The village changed its name to Three Lakes May 27, Population: 647 1909. The name was the result of two railroad surveyors Valuation: $78,384,000 seeking to run a line. Three attempts found three lakes — Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- the three lakes being Maple, Townline and Rangeline. Due ket value property, Stella residents were levied a gross to the dense forests and finding no more lakes, the men as- tax of $10.84 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, $2.46 for sumed there were only three lakes and the name was chosen county, $2.04 for town and $.17 for state, for a total gross for the village. tax of $15.90. After state credits, the total effective tax The coming of the Chicago & North Western Railway in rate paid was $13.89. 1881 ushered in the exploitation of the land, marked by Town Government: David Brunette, chairman; Richard CONTINUED ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 97 ONEIDA COUNTY TOWNS three eras: the logging of the pine, the plowing of the land and the developing of the tourist cabin. The farming era in- cluded activities ranging from potato growing to cheese fac- tories to moonshine stills. Prohibition ended in 1934 and thus, the end of the home- stead-type farm operations. Government subsidies spawned commercial potato growing operations and the area became known for its choice seed potatoes. In the Depression years of the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent the Civilian Conservation Corps, his “tree army.” Twenty-two camps of 200 men each were established on the Nicolet National Forest lands alone, six of them within 10 miles of Three Lakes. Today, the millions of trees planted by these men are being harvested on a selected ba- sis. In 1946, Vernon Goldsworthy and Ralph Sampson opened up the Thunder Lake Marsh west of the village for gross tax of $10.99 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, commercial cranberry development. $2.46 for county, $1.14 for town and $.17 for state, for a The famous Chain of 28 Lakes, with more than 100 miles total gross tax of $15.14. After state credits, the total ef- of shoreline and 7,000 water acres, is located in Three fective tax rate paid was $13.21. Lakes. The chain stretches north to Eagle River. Town Government: Sherry Tischendorf, chairwoman; Area: 99 square miles Phil Kriesel and William Rudis, supervisors; Judith Population: 2,154 May, clerk; Tina Schmidt, treasurer. Valuation: $923,559,200 Fire: Crescent Volunteer Fire Department, Jake Lober- Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- meier, chief, 282-5287. ket value property, Three Lakes residents were levied a Police: Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Grady Hart- gross tax of $5.72 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, man, chief, (715) 361-5100; humane officer, Tom $2.29 for county, $2.75 for town and $.33 for state, for a Schmidt, (715) 360-1793. total gross tax of $11.47. After state credits, the total ef- fective tax rate paid was $10.46. Woodruff Town Government: Stella Westfall, chairwoman; Pat Volk, Steve Garbowicz, Edwin Starke Jr. and William A medley of settlers from Canada, Scandinavia, Scot- Martineau, supervisors; Sue Harris, clerk; Ginger land and Ireland established the town of Woodruff in 1888. Wallschlaeger, treasurer. A majority of the first settlers were loggers. Others recog- Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Dave Kirby, chief, (715) nized the potential of the area and established resorts on 546-3626. lakes in the area. Police: Three Lakes Police Department, Scott Lea, chief, Fish preservation received early attention, and the State (715) 546-2211; Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, Fish Hatchery was started in Woodruff in 1901. Grady Hartman, chief, (715) 361-5100. The first town board meeting was held in Woodruff July 5, 1905. It is believed that the town of Woodruff was named for George Woodruff, owner of the Woodruff-Macguire Lum- Woodboro ber Co. He often had freight labeled, “Ship to Woodruff at The town of Woodboro was created by the county board Muskonegan Creek, North Western Terminal.” Thus his of supervisors from the town of Pelican March 21, 1893. The name became associated with the site. one village in the town carrying the same name was started Area: 38 square miles in 1890 by George E. Wood of Chicago, operator of the Population: 2,000 George E. Wood Lumber Co. Valuation: $344,690,900 Wood built a sawmill in the early 1890s and, as a lum- Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- bering community, Woodboro prospered for about 14 years. ket value property, Woodruff residents were levied a While the mill operated, it cut about 200 million feet of pine gross tax of $7.73 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, lumber and built and operated its own log railroad of stan- $2.46 for county, $4.69 for town and $.42 for state, for a dard gauge. The Washburn Lake Road was once part of this total gross tax of $15.69. After state credits, the total ef- railroad. fective tax rate paid was $14.32. In 1904, the company lost its planing mill and several Town Government: Michael Timmons, chairman; Pat hundred thousand feet of lumber to fire. After the fire, about Bickner, Ed Richardson, Barry Seidel Jr. and George 7,000 acres were sold to a Chicago real estate firm that plat- Zoch, supervisors; Kim Albano, clerk; Kristine Johnson, ted lake frontage and sold farms. treasurer. Area: 35.75 square miles Fire: Volunteer Fire Department, Mike Timmons, chief, Population: 840 (715) 356-6211. Valuation: $162,595,300 Police: Woodruff Police Department, Leonard Drewsen, Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- chief, (715) 356-9424; Oneida County Sheriff’s Depart- ket value property, Woodboro residents were levied a ment, Grady Hartman, chief, (715) 361-5100. PAGE 98 - ’17 GUIDE

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Page Page ACCOUNTING SERVICES DENTISTS Linda M. Kaiser, CPA, (715) 546-2344 ...... 38 Gremban & Gremban Dental, (715) 479-6100 ...... 50 AIRLINES ENTERTAINMENT Maxair, (920) 738-3020 ...... 26 Land O’ Lakes Arts, (715) 547-3950 ...... 70 ATTORNEYS Lumberjack Steam Train, (715) 674-3414 ...... 100 Moustakis & Mettelka LLC, (715) 480-4111 ...... 44 Northwoods Escape Room, (715) 477-0684 ...... 24 AUTOMOTIVE EVENTS 70 West Body Shop, (715) 479-9444 ...... 10 Fishing For Dollars, (715) 546-3344 ...... 38 Accent Auto Body, (715) 479-1188 ...... 28 Phelps Firemen’s Picnic & Pig Roast, (715) 617-5552 ...... 36 Eagle River Service Center, (715) 479-4020 ...... 24 Phelps Scarecrow Festival, (715) 522-0535 ...... 36 Eagle Transmission, (715) 477-0909 ...... 24 FEED STORES BAKERIES Backyard Feed Store, (715) 891-1864 ...... 26 St. Germain Bake Shoppe, (715) 479-9150 ...... 58 FISHING CLUBS/GUIDES BANKS/CREDIT UNIONS Muskies Inc., (715) 891-5574 ...... 22 Peoples State Bank, (715) 479-1794 ...... 4 FITNESS CENTERS River Valley Bank, (715) 477-6206 ...... 76 Lando Center, (715) 547-6333 ...... 70 BOARDING - PETS FLOORING/DECKING Fancher’s Kennels, (715) 546-3090 ...... 38 Kwaterski Bros. Wood Products Inc., (715) 479-5559 ...... 57 Kevin’s Kennels, (715) 479-4188 ...... 26 Lampert Lumber, (715) 479-6408 ...... 8 BOWLING FUNERAL HOMES The Alley Lanes & Tavern, (715) 547-3620 ...... 70 Gaffney-Busha Funeral Home & Alpha Crematory, (715) 479-4777 ...... 61 BREWERIES Hildebrand Funeral Home & Cremation Specialists, (715) 365-4343 ...... 42 Tribute Brewing Co., (715) 480-BEER ...... 14 GIFTS & CARDS BUILDING CONTRACTORS Arrow Gift Shop, (715) 479-4903 ...... 24 CornerStone Custom Builders Inc., (715) 479-0001 ...... 3 Diversions, (630) 418-3810 ...... 38 Minocqua, (715) 356-0001; Rhinelander, (715) 362-7888 Fountain Blu, (715) 479-6312 ...... 28 Design/Build by Visner, (715) 479-2110 ...... 103 Nelson’s Ace Hardware, (715) 479-4496 ...... 104 CABINETRY GLASS Eggleston Custom Cabinets, (715) 851-2259 ...... 70 Northern Glass, Tile and Stone LLC, (715) 479-9900 ...... 101 CANDY/FUDGE GOLF COURSES Sweet Treats & More, (715) 545-3131 ...... 36 Big Stone Golf Course, (715) 546-2100 ...... 20 Tremblay’s Sweet Shop Inc., (715) 479-8488, (888) 386-3302 ...... 26 GOVERNMENT CASINOS Sen. Tom Tiffany, (608) 266-2509 ...... 84 Lac Vieux Desert Resort Casino ...... 52 Info, (800) 583-3599; Lodging, (800) 895-2505 GROCERS Camp’s Sentry Foods, (715) 479-9150 ...... 58 CHAMBERS/INFORMATION CENTERS HARDWARE STORES Conover Chamber of Commerce, (715) 479-4928, (866) 394-4386 ...... 30 Jensen-Akins Hardware & Appliance, (715) 479-8427 ...... 30 Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center ...... 24 & 26 Nelson’s Ace Hardware, (715) 479-4496 ...... 104 (800) 359-6315 Three Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce & Welcome Center ...... 38 HEARING AIDS (715) 546-3344, (800) 972-6103 Beltone Hearing Solutions, (800) 236-4060 ...... 16 CHIROPRACTORS HOSPITALS/HEALTH CARE Draeger Chiropractic Clinic, (715) 499-5995 ...... 55 Aspirus ...... 8 Land O’ Lakes, (715) 547-6118; Rhinelander, (715) 361-5480 CHURCHES Three Lakes, (715) 546-2543; Woodruff, (715) 358-8610 Church Directory ...... 32, 33 & 34 Grace Lodge, (715) 365-1234 ...... 82 CONVENIENCE STORES Marshfield Clinic, (800) 347-0673 ...... 46 Three Lakes Shell & TLC Car Wash, (715) 546-2217 ...... 40 Rennes Health & Rehab Center, (715) 420-0728 ...... 55 COMPUTERS INSURANCE Silver Bay Systems LLC, (715) 479-3044 ...... 26 Meyer & Associates Insurance Agency Inc., (715) 479-8808 ...... 24 COUNSELING Land O’ Lakes, (715) 547-3552; St. Germain, (715) 542-3949 Options Counseling Services, (715) 337-2244 ...... 28 INTERNET Rhinelander, (715) 365-6789, (715) 369-7300, (715) 362-5745 ChoiceTel, (715) 480-4800 ...... 54 ’17 GUIDE - PAGE 99

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Page Page KITCHEN & BATH REAL ESTATE (Cont’d) Creative Kitchen & Bath Studio, (715) 479-0059 ...... 28 Re/Max Northern Lakes LLC, (715) 546-8295, (877) 507-6337 ...... 38 Eagle River Cabinets Inc., (715) 479-7479 ...... 51 RENTAL CENTERS Rhinelander, (715) 362-3400 Paul’s Rent-All, (715) 479-5841 ...... 58 LODGING/MOTELS/RESORTS/CAMPGROUNDS Sam’s Rental, (715) 358-3007 ...... 60 Chanticleer Inn, (715) 479-4486, (800) 752-9193 ...... 12 RESTAURANTS/SUPPER CLUBS/TAVERNS Gateway Lodge, (715) 547-3321, (800) 848-8058 ...... 72 Agave Azul, (715) 337-0947 ...... 28 Hearthside Inn, (715) 479-2500 ...... 58 The Alley Lanes & Tavern, (715) 547-3620 ...... 70 Hillside Resort, (715) 547-3646 ...... 66 Black Forest Pub & Grille, (715) 546-3400 ...... 38 Lac Vieux Desert Resort Casino ...... 52 Bucktale Inn, (715) 479-7182 ...... 24 Info, (800) 583-3599; Lodging, (800) 895-2505 Burnt Bridge Tavern, (715) 479-8530 ...... 30 Oneida Village Inn, (715) 546-3373, (800) 374-7443 ...... 40 Chanticleer Inn, (715) 479-4486, (800) 752-9193 ...... 12 Rustic Manor Motor Lodge, (715) 479-9776, (800) 272-9776 ...... 58 DQ Grill & Chill, (715) 479-8511...... 51 Tall Pines Motel & Gallery, (715) 547-3290 ...... 70 Gateway Lodge, (715) 547-3321, (800) 848-8058 ...... 72 LUMBER/BUILDING SUPPLY Gordo’s Grill & Pub, (715) 477-1155 ...... 26 Kwaterski Bros. Wood Products Inc., (715) 479-5559 ...... 57 Hillside Resort, (715) 547-3646 ...... 66 Lampert Lumber, (715) 479-6408 ...... 8 Oneida Village Inn, (715) 546-3373, (800) 374-7443 ...... 40 Sportsmen’s Chalet, (715) 479-8788 ...... 58 MANUFACTURING Tribute Brewing Co., (715) 480-BEER ...... 14 Lakes Precision Inc., (715) 546-3070 ...... 53 SCHOOLS MARINE/BOATS/DOCKS Advanced Welding Institute, (715) 337-0122 ...... 18 Dvorak’s Docks, (715) 275-3625 ...... 94 Trees For Tomorrow, (715) 479-6456 ...... 8 Northland Docks, (715) 356-4381 ...... 64 Northern Edge Sport & Marine, (715) 547-1100 ...... 36 & 72 SERVICE CLUBS Pier of D’Nort, (715) 477-3232 ...... 62 Eagle River Rotary Club, (715) 479-4496 ...... 22 St. Germain Sport Marine, (715) 479-4930 ...... 58 SIGNS Shoeder’s RV, Marine & Sport Center, (715) 362-3535 ...... 6 Lakeland Sign & Graphics, (715) 356-7446 ...... 60 Watercraft Sales Inc., (715) 546-3351, (888) 546-3351 ...... 2 SNOWMOBILES/WATERCRAFT MATTRESSES/BEDDING Paul’s Rent-All, (715) 479-5841 ...... 58 Sleep Central, (715) 356-3488, (888) 456-3488 ...... 60 St. Germain Sport Marine, (715) 479-4930 ...... 58 MUSEUMS Shoeder’s RV, Marine & Sport Center, (715) 362-3535 ...... 6 Lumberjack Steam Train, (715) 674-3414 ...... 100 SPORTING GOODS NorthernWaters, (715) 547-6979, (715) 547-3333 ...... 72 Eagle Sports, (715) 479-8804 ...... 102 Phelps Historical Museum, (715) 545-3012 ...... 36 The Hiker Box, (715) 337-2161 ...... 24 World Snowmobile Headquarters, (715) 479-2186 ...... 21 Northern Waters, (715) 477-2224 ...... 30 NEWSPAPERS St. Germain Sport Marine, (715) 479-4930 ...... 58 The Three Lakes News, (715) 479-4421 ...... 40 The Tackle Box LLC, (715) 547-3434 ...... 70 WalkAbout Paddle & Apparel, (715) 479-6631 ...... 49 OFFICE EQUIPMENT EO Johnson, (715) 261-4519 ...... 61 TAXIDERMY Rick Bernier Taxidermy & Chainsaw Carving, (715) 547-3522 ...... 70 ONE-OF-A-KIND The Choo-Choo Store, (715) 546-8036 ...... 40 TELEPHONE SERVICE Eye on Entrepreneurs, (715) 891-1284 ...... 56 ChoiceTel, (715) 480-4800 ...... 54 Just Yarnin’, (715) 479-9276 ...... 58 THRIFT SHOPS Lakeland Overhead Door Corp., (715) 358-6667, (866) 358-6667 ...... 60 St. Peter Thrift Annex, (715) 479-6393 ...... 24 PHARMACIES/PHOTO DEVELOPING St. Peter Thrift Shop, (715) 479-1195 ...... 24 Health Care Pharmacies Inc...... 27 TIRES Land O’ Lakes, (715) 547-3788, St. Germain, (715) 479-7608 Northwoods Tire, (715) 547-3366 ...... 72 Wall Street Pharmacy, Eagle River, (715) 479-4282 VETERINARIANS Three Lakes Pharmacy, (715) 546-3266, (800) 359-2168 ...... 40 Eagle River Animal Hospital, (715) 479-7090 ...... 66 PLUMBING/HEATING/ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES French’s Homestead Veterinary Care Rogers Control Inc., (715) 479-6919, (800) 359-0286 ...... 6 Eagle River, (715) 337-2700 ...... 26 PRINTING SERVICES WEB DESIGN Press Express, (715) 362-2828 ...... 16 DHI Digital, (715) 479-4421 ...... 30 REAL ESTATE Silver Bay Systems LLC, (715) 479-3044 ...... 26 Arbor Vitae Homes, (715) 356-7603, (888) 901-3911 ...... 60 WELDING Eliason Realty of Land O’ Lakes, (715) 547-3341, (800) 236-3341 ...... 70 Advanced Welding Institute, (715) 337-0122 ...... 18 Jim Tait Real Estate, (715) 385-2077 ...... 61 Northern Edge Sport & Marine, (715) 547-1100 ...... 36 & 72 Miller & Associates Realty LLC, (715) 546-4030 ...... 40 Three Lakes Steel, (715) 546-2755 ...... 40 PAGE 100 - ’17 GUIDE

FOREST COUNTY Hiles The town of Hiles is the headwaters for two of Wiscon- sin’s premier rivers, the Wolf and the Pine. It all started in 1860 when a woodsman named Dan Gagen built a trad- ing post and inn on the banks of Pine Lake alongside the old Military Road. The road ran as far north as Lake Su- perior, serving as a mail route and was used to carry sup- plies through the woods for trappers and traders. J.B. Thompson of Wau sau bought the trading post in 1863 tax of $9.57 for school, $.38 for Nicolet College, $4.99 and sold it to H.B. Fessenden of Argonne in 1895. for county, $1.25 for town and $.39 for state, for a total In 1902, Franklin P. Hiles of Mil wau kee purchased not gross tax of $16.59. After state credits, the total effec- only the trading post but also the site that would soon be- tive tax rate paid was $14.86. come the town of Hiles. Organized in 1903, Hiles had a Town Government: Karl Tauer, chairman; Doris sawmill, general store, hotel and a railroad branch from Lovrine and Brian Bukovic, supervisors; Cathy Votis, the main line of the Chicago & North Western Railway. clerk; Judy McKay-Burkey, treasurer. Area: 141 square miles Fire Protection: Volunteer Fire Department, Victor Population: 316 Burkey, Station A chief; Tom Carlstedt, Station B chief, Valuation: $135,792,700 (715) 649-3680. Tax Levy: As of the taxes paid in 2016 per $1,000 of mar- Police Protection: Forest County Sheriff’s Department, ket value property, Hiles residents were levied a gross (715) 478-3331.

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