September 2021

Thursday 9-23-2021

Greetings and welcome!

Fall is here and under way. The leaves have started to change but the really big show has yet to come. I am not sure when it is really going to go off, and after many years of being 100% wrong, I’m not really in a position to guess.

All of the signs of fall are here and there is a nip in the air at sunset. The sun is now setting at about 6:30 instead of 8:30 like it was only a month or three ago.

As happens every year I am in panic mode to get my fall projects done.Right now I am working on painting the house and patching the roof, and stuff that needs to get done over 50 or 60 degrees. Next up is winterizing stuff that can’t freeze like the camper and boat motor. We have not frozen overnight yet, but one place to our northwest saw 30 degrees last night. We have been getting into the low 40s overnight and one night last week hit 38.

In my world Winter starts October 10th. About 15 years ago when I was painting the photo van that was the day that it snowed 6″ and it never warmed up above 50 degrees again that fall. Since then that has always been my landmark date to get temperature sensitive jobs done. I can cut firewood and fix snowmobiles when it is cold out, but stuff like painting the house needs to be complete by then. I am scraping and painting the house right now, so I need to be on it ASAP. The shorter days along with the cold and dew covered mornings and evening have shortened the work day considerably.

We have a few events coming up his weekend and I want to make sure that you know about them. The headliner event is the Silver Cliff Soup & Chili Fest.

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For the snowmobilers among us this is the weekend of the Wausau snowmobile grass drags and swap meet. That has turned into a huge event, and it would be worth a visit.

Time for me to get back to work. Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!

RJB

Thursday 9-2-2021

Greetings and welcome!

Labor Day weekend is coming up and we have a lot of events to share. Here is a random list of events.

Red Arrow ATV parade and Corn Roast- Huge huge ATV parade and free corn!

On September 4, 2021, Red Arrow Snowmobile ATV Club will hold its 15th Annual Corn Roast at the Old Town Hall Sports Bar and Restaurant at 17767 Hwy 32, Townsend, WI  54175.  The day begins at 10:30 with an ATV parade starting at the Red Arrow clubhouse, 16712 Hummingbird Hill Lane, Townsend, WI  54175(intersection #631 on the Nicolet State Recreational Trail) and will proceed directly to the event at the Old Town Hall Sports Bar.  At that time, activities will begin at 11 AM under a huge tent, so rain or shine, the event will proceed.    Free sweet corn, food, beverages, meat raffle, and lots of family fun will continue until 6 PM. A big-ticket raffle prize drawing will be held at 6 PM.

Riverview Fire Department Corn Roast

Sept. 4, 2021

Free corn all day! Fun for the kids and adults with food, bucket drops, spin the wheel and music! Located at the Fire Department, 15408 WI-32.

Lakewood Firefighter’s Annual Picnic
Date: Sept. 5, 2021
Time: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Music, food, raffles and sweet corn! Starting at noon till 8:00pm at the Lakewood Pavilion.

Amberg Fire Dept. Picnic. Saturday. Meat Raffle, free corn on the cob, live music, hamb, brats, French fries, pies, horseshoes, flight for life, kids dig for coins and more. Also a parade at 11a.m.

The Dickinson county fair is going on in Norway, Michigan

Parade and auction Sunday at Northwoods Bar. This benefits local fire & rescue.

Pembine Silver Dollar Street dance, Beer, music, brats and corn available Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, this is an annual event and loads of fun! Starts at 3 pm

Saturday, 9/4/21. The WATVA Welcome Center will be set up at Red Pine bp Convenience, Marinette CTY HWY C at Parkway Rd. WATVA team members, trail ambassadors, recreational officers and club reps will be available to answer questions about rules, laws, local riding areas, ethical riding tips and optional vehicle safety checks if requested. We’ll have current trail maps and information about clubs in the area.

BTW the Kwik Trip in Crivitz is open now. They have hot food and all grades of fuel. People are pretty happy about it so they are usually very busy.

That is all that I have for now. Have a great weekend, be safe, and thank you for visiting!

RJB