Chequamegon Bay Area Activities for September 2017 from the Ashland Area Chamber, 1716 W. Lake Shore Drive Farmer’s Market on Chapple Ave, 800-284-9484/715-682-2500. Saturdays, 8am-12pm. All dates are subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm. September 1-30: ◊ Washburn Cultural Center, 1 E. Bayfield St., Washburn, presents Black Bear Studio-Multi Media. 715-373-5591. ◊ Community Dinner, held each Friday at 5:30pm in the fellowship hall of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 620 3rd St. W., Ashland. A different area church provides the meal each week. For more information, call 715-682-5067. ◊ Sunday Fat Bike Adventure Safari Rides at 1pm. NCCA sponsored weekly rides. Meeting locations will be announced via Facebook and email. Bikes with 3.5 ″ tires or wider are highly recommended. No registration. Everyone welcome. Riders are asked to submit their email or contact information to John Murphy at [email protected] or call 715-209-8169 to receive weekly updates. ◊ Casual Group Ride on Monday nights at 6pm. Meet at Bay City Cycles, 412 W Main St. Bike needed, or rentals are available (please arrive early to do so). Helmets required. Sponsored by Bay City Cycles and North Coast Cycling Association. 715-682-2091. ◊ Embroidery on Paper, every Monday from 1-4pm, at the Ashland Enrichment Center, Chapple Ave. Make your own greeting cards! For more information and registration, call Lois or Joe Johnson at 715-373-0331. ◊ Ancestral Women Exhibit at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, 29270 Co Hwy G. Featuring woven portraits of elders from Wisconsin’s 12 tribes. For more information, call 715-685-9983. ◊ Women into Networking. Lunch and learn every second Friday of every month. Guest speakers, networking, and prizes. At the Chequamegon Food Co-op from 12-1pm. Cost is $10 and includes lunch (Cash or check payable to the Food Co-op). Limited space available. Must RSVP with name and phone number by calling/texting 906-364-9100 or through Facebook. ◊ Second Street Bistro, 201 Main Street East, offering free live music from 5-9pm, every Friday and Saturday, with no cover charge. For more information, call 715-682-2320. September 1-3: Red Cliff Cultural Days! Labor Day Weekend at Legendary Waters Resort & Casino. Fun for the whole family. Open to the public. Red Cliff is located 3 miles north of Bayfield on Hwy 13. For more information call 715-779-3700. September 1-4: ◊ Ashland County Fair, County Fairgrounds, Marengo. Midway rides, races, horse show, truck pull, music, and much more. For more information, call 715-682-3742 or visit www.ashlandcofair.org. ◊ Glidden Labor Day Fair at Historic Marion Park. For more information, call 715-264-5444. September 1-16: Apostle Islands Annual Apostle Islands Lighthouse Celebration. 715-779-5619. www.lighthousecelebration.com. September 1: ◊ Glidden Thunder in the Streets-Vintage Night , at Roxy's Bar & Grill. For more information, call 715-264-6900. ◊ Glidden Annual Labor Day Weekend Brat Feed at the Ambulance Emergency Dept. Hall. 715-264-5444. www.gliddenwi.org. ◊ Rookery Pub, 20100 County Highway M, Cable, will be hosting “ Tom and Jed”, traditional and modern bluegrass plus originals from 5 -8pm. For more information, call 715-794-2062 or visit www.rookerypub.com. ◊ Free Live Music at our Washburn Taphouse, 532 W. Bayfield. St. Washburn, 7-10pm. Local duo, “Two Below Zero” . Also play our free games: shuffleboard, bag toss (corn hole), darts, cribbage and more while enjoying a variety of our South Shore beers. BYOF (Bring Your Own Food) and wear your dancing shoes. Let's kick off the Labor Day Weekend together. Updates on our Facebook event page. ◊ Folk Dance at Freehands Farm, 60445 Summit Rd, at 8pm. Folk dancing for beginners, singles, and couples. Sponsored by Black Cat Coffee House/Ashland Baking Company and Chequamegon Bay Community Dancers. Suggested donation $5-ind.& $10-family. September 2 : Ondossagon All School Reunion at the Bay Area Civic Center. Door open at noon. $10 per person. Register online at www.ondossagonaggies.com. For more information, call 715-682-5867. September 3: ◊ South Shore Lions Club " 66th Annual Fall Festival," in Port Wing. 7am-4pm. Parade at 2pm. Classic Car Show, 5K walk, 10K run, Lions' Brats and Roast Corn booth, kiddie parade, grand parade, arts & craft show, and much, much more! Call 715-774-3944,. ◊ White Winter Winery 10th Anniversary Emergency Pig-Out, Iron River, the best pig roast in the state begins serving at 11am –5pm. Live music, drinks, fabulous BBQ, and more! All proceeds go for the Iron River Emergency Services & Lions Club playground. Equipment project. 715-372-5656. ◊ Rookery Pub, 20100 County Highway M, Cable, will be hosting “ Yazmin” , Indie, folk and pop singer/songwriter on keyboard from 2- 5pm. For more information, call 715-794-2062 or visit www.rookerypub.com. September 4: ◊ Lost Creek Adventures Labor Day Gear Sale . 24475 Hwy. 13, Cornucopia. 715-953-2223, visit www.lostcreekadventures.org. ◊ Glidden VFW Pancake Breakfast, VFW Auxilary. 715-264-5444. September 5: Bayfield Concerts by the Lake presents “ Molly & the Danger Band” (Rock with an Irish Twist), Memorial Park, 15 Front Street, Bayfield, at 7pm, weather permitting. If rain, it will relocate to the Madeline Island Ferry Terminal on Washington Ave, Bayfield. Free and open to all. Bring your own lawn chair or blankets. For more information, call 715-779-3335, or visit www.bayfield.org. September 6: Madeline Island Museum presents “Salon Discussion; Women of Madeline Island” at 7pm. Call 715-747-2415. September 7: ◊ Indian Taco Sale at the Enrichment Center, 400 Chapple Ave, from 11am-2pm and 4-6pm. Takeout and delivery are available! For more information, call 715-682-2776. ◊ Memorial Medical Center Celebrates 45 Years! Come help the staff at MMC celebrate as you and your family are invited to the 45th Anniversary Birthday Bash from 4-7pm. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/events/263402564148362/. September 8-9: Butternut 6th Annual Gun Show & Rummage-A-Rama, at the Butternut Community Park. - Continued - - Continued - September 9: ◊ Ashland Mural Fest & Classic Car Show, downtown Ashland. Mural tours, car show, craft & food vendors and music. 715-682-2500. ◊ Daddy Hair School from 9-11am at the Bretting Community Center. Cost is $5 (covers both child and parent). Learn how to do a ponytail, bun, braid, and will receive hair accessories to take home. For more information, call 715-682-7059. ◊ Cornucopia Annual Art Crawl will be held in Cornucopia from 10am-4pm. Event features fine arts, crafts. Maps will be available at several locations around town. For more details, call 715-742-3449 or go to www.cornucopiawisconsin.net. ◊ Copper Peak Trails Fest, Ironwood, MI, from 10am-6pm. World’s Tallest Podium Mountain Bike Race. $1,000 purse. www.sisudirtcrew.com. September 9-10: Butternut 3rd Annual Musky Fishing Tournament, at Timber Breeze Resort. Call 715-762-3001. September 10: Rookery Pub, 20100 County Highway M, Cable, will be hosting “ Sean & Ian Okamoto”, father/son duo on guitar and piano from 2-5pm. For more information, call 715-794-2062 or visit www.rookerypub.com. September 13: Chequamegon Food Co-op Wellness Wednesday, All Day. Meet & Greet– Stop by to learn more. Local wellness product makers & practitioners will be in-store. Owners also receive 10% off wellness products.. www.chequamegonfoodcoop.com. September 16: ◊ Farmer’s Market on Chapple Ave., 8am-12pm. Meredith Johnson, RD Memorial Medical Center, healthy tour of the market. www.ashlandareafarmersmarket.com. ◊ Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival, 13460 Spruce St., Cable. To enthusiastic off-road bicyclists from across the county, the annual trek to the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival presented by Trek means fat tire racing, and fat tire fun. 715-798-3594. www.cheqfattire.com. ◊ Chequamegon Food Co-op “Chequamegon Homegrown Fall Festival” 11am-2pm Free party! – We’re celebrating local foods and you’re invited! Stop by to meet the folks who bring you locally grown food and locally made goods. We’ll have samples galore and more. Owners also get 10 percent off local products. www.chequamegonfoodcoop.com. 715-682-8251. ◊ Big Top Chautauqua "Big Tap ChautauquaFest," 32525 Ski Hill Rd., from 1-5pm. Beer tasting, music sampling, unique culinary hike to the top of Mt. Ashwabay. For more information, call 715-373-5552, or visit www.bigtop.org. ◊ Voices for Recovery- Picnic Celebration at Prentice Park, Ashland, from 4-9pm. Hear inspirational speakers, and live music by Lords of Baltimore. Enjoy great food and fun with tie dying. Everyone is welcome! For more information, call 715-685-5403. September 16-17: Northern Aged Iron Tractor & Threshing Show , 39797 Hill Rd., Highbridge. Festivities begin at 8am each day. For more information on admission or a detailed list of events, call 715-274-2612, see poster here or visit www.northernagediron.com. September 17: ◊ Rookery Pub, 20100 County Highway M, Cable, will be hosting “ TrueGrass”, traditional and modern bluegrass plus originals from 2- 5pm. For more information, call 715-794-2062 or visit www.rookerypub.com. September 19: Ashland Science on Tap hosts Brian Heeringa with “Bringing back the Firebird: Sharp-Tailed Grouse in the Lake Superior Watershed and Beyond”, at 6:30pm at The Alley, 808 W. Main St. 715-682-4200 www.ashlandscience.org. September 20-October 25: Yoga Hops & Harmony “where art and science blend” at the South Shore Brewery Tap House, 532 W. Bayfield Street, Washburn. Class: 5-6pm, Tasting 6–7pm. Yoga plus a craft beer in the taproom after you roll up your mat. For pricing and more information contact Lori at 715-682-9199 or by email [email protected]. September 20-November 29: Community Ceramics Class at Northland College.