Exhibits are available 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Daily
Free public viewing. Curious how folks get to Madeline Island when the "ice is on?" Check out our new exhibit, "How's The Ice?" now available in the Center's gallery on the 2nd floor at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center.
 New 2nd Floor Exhibit!
Lure of the North:
Resorts of Northern Wisconsin
Wisconsin Historical Society
Enjoy historic images from the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections. This exhibit features pieces from the Born Photographic Collection taken during the 1930’s and 1940’s by Ashland resident and jeweler, Allan Born. For more information contact Susan or Linda at 715-685-9983. Public invited, free exhibit, 2nd floor.
July 5; 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Bay City Limits Revue Concert
Chequamegon Humane Society
Benefit Concert for the Animal Shelter. Enjoy the music of The Ventures, Buck Owens and Ricky Nelson! Donations Accepted.
July 6; 10:30 a.m.
Woodland Guided Hike on the Aldo Leopold Trail
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Take a guided walk along the Aldo Leopold Trail and learn about woodland wildlife habitat, Aldo Leopold’s land conservation ethic, and be treated with a scenic overlook of the North Fork of Fish Creek. Public invited, free program.
July 7; 10:30 a.m.
Monarch Magic
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Follow the metamorphosis of a Monarch Butterfly. Learn about this beautiful creature and its long journey ahead. Kids can make a fun caterpillar and butterfly craft to take home! Public invited, free program.
July 8; 10:30 a.m.
Beginning Bird Walk
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Take a stroll along the Center’s boardwalk to learn about the basics of bird watching. Learn bird identification, where to find birds, how to use binoculars and how to identify birds by sound. Public invited, free program.
July 9; 10:30 a.m.
Bird Boxes
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Learn about different birdhouses and the species that use them. Participants can assemble their own birdhouse to take home with them. Pre-school-age children are welcome with an adult. Public invited, free program.
July 10; 10:30 a.m.
Birch Bark Craft
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Make a Birch bark craft from locally harvested materials. Learn how Birch bark is used in everyday life by the native people. Public invited, free program.
July 13; 10:30 a.m.
Woodland Guided Hike on the Aldo Leopold Trail
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Take a guided walk along the Aldo Leopold Trail and learn about woodland wildlife habitat, Aldo Leopold’s land conservation ethic, and be treated with a scenic overlook of the North Fork of Fish Creek. Public invited, free program.
July 14; 10:30 a.m.
Monarch Magic
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Follow the metamorphosis of a Monarch Butterfly. Learn about this beautiful creature and its long journey ahead. Kids can make a fun caterpillar and butterfly craft to take home! Public invited, free program.
July 15; 10:30 a.m.
Beginning Bird Walk
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Take a stroll along the Center’s boardwalk to learn about the basics of bird watching. Learn bird identification, where to find birds, how to use binoculars and how to identify birds by sound. Public invited, free program.
July 16; 10:30 a.m.
Bird Boxes
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Learn about different birdhouses and the species that use them. Participants can assemble their own birdhouse to take home with them. Pre-school-age children are welcome with an adult. Public invited, free program.
July 18; 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
River Volunteer Training Program
Become a River Volunteer and detect invasives species in Northwestern Wisconsin river corridors. Free training hosted by the Bad River Watershed Association, the Friends of the White River, and Trout Unlimited Wild Rivers Chapter, the River Alliance. Learn how you can monitor your river by canoe, kayak, or on foot for 15 species of concern. The River Alliance of Wisconsin has launched Project RED (Riverine Early Detectors), a new citizen monitoring program that trains river enthusiasts (paddlers, fishermen, WAV monitors, etc.) to identify and report 15 invasive species within river corridors statewide.
Detect It, Report It, and Fight It! Project RED provides you with the necessary tools to be a Riverine Early Detector. The Alliance will help you choose locations and a monitoring schedule that are convenient to you and your volunteers to help you report and map your findings. The protocols are easy and fun. Use this activity to become more familiar with your river or stream and to engage your friends and neighbors! Visit the River Alliance’s Web site to learn more about invasive species in our river corridors and how you can help in the fight against invasives. Public invited, free program. To reserve your space for the training program, please call Sarah Traaholt at 715-685-2672.
July 20; 10:30 a.m.
Woodland Guided Hike on the Aldo Leopold Trail
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Take a guided walk along the Aldo Leopold Trail and learn about woodland wildlife habitat, Aldo Leopold’s land conservation ethic, and be treated with a scenic overlook of the North Fork of Fish Creek. Public invited, free program.
July 20 - 24; 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Asian Cooking
Culinary School
Explore the best of Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Malaysian food with Guilt Free Zone Culinary School. For information, photos of the foods you will prepare and enjoy, and to register please visit the Web site www.guiltfreezonecooking.com or call 1-505-470-5618 or e-mail guiltfreezonecooking.@gmail.com; Fee: $200.00.
July 21; 10:30 a.m.
Monarch Magic
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Follow the metamorphosis of a Monarch Butterfly. Learn about this beautiful creature and its long journey ahead. Kids can make a fun caterpillar and butterfly craft to take home! Public invited, free program.
July 22; 10:30 a.m.
Beginning Bird Walk
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Take a stroll along the Center’s boardwalk to learn about the basics of bird watching. Learn bird identification, where to find birds, how to use binoculars and how to identify birds by sound. Public invited, free program.
July 23; 10:30 a.m.
Bird Boxes
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Learn about different birdhouses and the species that use them. Participants can assemble their own birdhouse to take home with them. Pre-school-age children are welcome with an adult. Public invited, free program.
July 24; 10:30 a.m.
Birch Bark Craft
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Make a Birch bark craft from locally harvested materials. Learn how Birch bark is used in everyday life by the native people. Public invited, free program.
July 24; 3:00 p.m.
Fur Trade Artifacts Program
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Historical Society
Fur Trade Demo Table 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Fur Trade program focuses on the French, British and American time period when the fur trade was the dominate commercial enterprise of the Region. During early centuries, edged iron implements were in great demand by Native American populations, explorers and traders alike. A team of fur-trade experts, David Peterson, Larry Furo, Joseph Neubauer Sr., and Steven Watson are on hand to analyze the public's brought-in artifacts. Steven, a Northwest gun guy, demonstrates authentic guns, etc. Fur Trade artifacts on display for public viewing. Bring in your own to be indentified! Public invited, free program.
July 28; 10:30 a.m.
Monarch Magic
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Follow the metamorphosis of a Monarch Butterfly. Learn about this beautiful creature and its long journey ahead. Kids can make a fun caterpillar and butterfly craft to take home! Public invited, free program.
July 29; 10:30 a.m.
Beginning Bird Walk
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Take a stroll along the Center’s boardwalk to learn about the basics of bird watching. Learn bird identification, where to find birds, how to use binoculars and how to identify birds by sound. Public invited, free program.
July 30; 10:30 a.m.
Bird Boxes
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Learn about different birdhouses and the species that use them. Participants can assemble their own birdhouse to take home with them. Pre-school-age children are welcome with an adult. Public invited, free program.
July 31; 10:30 a.m.
Birch Bark Craft
Northwoods Adventure Center Program
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
Make a Birch bark craft from locally harvested materials. Learn how Birch bark is used in everyday life by the native people. Public invited, free program.
August; 10:30 a.m.
Northwoods Adventure Series Public Programs
Presentation: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Activities & Exploration: 11:00 a.m. - Noon.
A variety of nature topics for all-age groups to enjoy; offered on specified weekdays during August. Please check this Web site regularly for more details as they become available! Public invited, free programs.
August 8; 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Fill'er Up! The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Historical Society
Step back to the day when a visit to the gas station meant service with a smile, a wash of the windshield, and the cheerful question, "Fill 'er up?" Since their unremarkable beginnings as cheap shacks and curbside pumps at the dawn of the automobile age, gas stations have taken many forms and worn many guises: castles, cottages and teepees, Art Deco and Streamline Moderne, clad with wood, stucco or gleaming porcelain in seemingly infinite variety.
The companion volume to the Wisconsin Public Television documentary of the same name, Fill 'er Up visits 60 Wisconsin gas stations that are still standing today and chronicles the history of these humble yet ubiquitous buildings. The book tells the larger story of the gas station's place in automobile culture and its evolution in tandem with American history, as well as the stories of the individuals influenced by the gas stations in their lives. Fill 'er Up provides a glimpse into the glory days of gas stations, when full service and free oil changes were the rule and the local station was a gathering place for neighbors. More importantly, Fill 'er Up links the past and the present, showing why gas stations should be preserved and envisioning what place these historic structures can have in the 21st century and beyond. For more information, please call Linda Mittlestadt at 715-685-2649. Public invited, free program.
August 10 - 14; 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Mediterranean Cooking
Culinary School
These classes will feature Italian, French, Greek and Morrocan specialties with Guilt Free Zone Culinary School. For information, photos of the foods you will prepare and enjoy, and to register please visit the Web site www.guiltfreezonecooking.com or call 1-505-470-5618 or e-mail guiltfreezonecooking.@gmail.com; Fee: $200.00.
September 9; 7:00 p.m.
On The Hunt: The History of Deer Hunting in Wisconsin
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin's story of deer-hunting; from the spear-throwing Paleo-Indians to the sportsmen of today. Meticulously researched by one of Wisconsin's most prolific outdoor writers, Robert C. Willging; On the Hunt covers subsistence and sport hunting, deer camps, changing deer management policies, and recent developments and controversies. A fascinating glimpse into a distant and not-so-distant past, when the hunt joined men in almost mythical unity and bucks were seemingly "larger than life." This program offers the perfect preparation for the avid sportsman's annual fall trek with friends and family into the woods. For more information about this program, please call Linda Mittlestadt at 715-685-2649. Public invited, free program.
September 12; 9:00 a.m.
Feed the Need Motorcycle Fundraiser
Please visit the Web site www.feedtheneednow.org for more information on this fundraising benefit for the Food Shelf. Public invited, free program.
September 19; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
French Cooking
(For Fall and Winter--Soups and Casseroles)
Learn the fundamentals of classic French cuisine using fresh and local ingredients with Guilt Free Zone Culinary School. For information, photos of the foods you will prepare and enjoy, and to register please visit the Web site www.guiltfreezonecooking.com or call 1-505-470-5618 or e-mail guiltfreezonecooking.@gmail.com; Fee: $80.00.
September 20; 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
East Indian Cooking
Learn the fundamentals of Indian cuisine using fresh and local ingredients with Guilt Free Zone Culinary School. For information, photos of the foods you will prepare and enjoy, and to register please visit the Web site www.guiltfreezonecooking.com or call 1-505-470-5618 or e-mail guiltfreezonecooking.@gmail.com; Fee: $50.00.
September 26; 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
National Public Lands Day
Participants spend the morning fighting invasive species. Enjoy a pizza lunch afterward. Public invited, free program. Come prepared for outdoor field work! For information please call Susan Nelson at 715-685-2644 or to e-mail click here.
September 27; 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Everyone’s a Beginner Genealogy Program
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Historical Society
One of the country's 5 top genealogical collections is held by the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Archives. Come learn from Reference Librarian, Lori Bessler, as she reveals what these collections and services have to offer you. With so many genealogical Web sites offering various levels of information it is often overwhelming. Ms. Bessler guides you through online research using various sites including Ancestry.com, Footnote.com and FamilySearch.com. For more information, please call Pam Ekholm at 715-685-2647. Public invited, free program.
January 9, 2010; 11:00 a.m. Hook up & 1:00 p.m. Parade
Sleigh & Cutter Parade
Experience the thrill of horses and sleighs in the Northwoods Harness Club Sleigh and Cutter Rally. Hook up at 11 a.m. with narrated parade at 1 p.m. Public invited, free program. For more information please call 715-682-2256.
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