Upcoming Fall Festivals

Looking for a fun filled Saturday filled with the wonders of autumn?  Check out these family friendly events on September 21st and plan for a great day.

The 54th Annual Colorama in St Germain includes a farmers market, craft show, and pumpkin painting. It's "the Original Colorama" held at St Germain Community Park 9AM to 3PM. See event poster Colorama

Cranberry Colorama  9AMto 3PM at the Manitowish Waters Community Center is a celebration of all things cranberry. Enjoy a "Taste of Harvest" from 11AM-2PM and then a free cranberry marsh tour or free fall color pontoon ride and more. See event info here Cranberry Colorama

The Changing Colors Ride and Oktoberfest is a chance to ride your bicycle through the beautiful fall trees.  Held at Soo Line Park in Amery from 2PM to Dusk there are games, music and stargazing. Group bike ride or hike at 3PM on Stower 7 Lakes Trail. Details here Changing Colors Ride

Another fun bicycle ride is the 14th Annual Lakes and Leaves Bike Ride. It begins and ends at Summit Lake Park in Summit Lake with four route lengths: 6, 18, 38 and 76 miles. Register here Lakes and Leaves Bike Ride

Enjoy the colors of the trees from a steam train.  The Fall Festival at the Lumberjack Special Steam Train and Camp Five Museum Complex in Laona includes Green Treasure Forest Tour, pumpkin patch, music, games, face painting, a marshmallow roast and fresh apple cider.  This event is held September 21st and September 28th.  Get more info on their website Lumberjack Special Steam Train

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Get a Sneak Peek at Wisconsin's Fall Commercials

Travel Wisconsin and Jerry Zucker have teamed up again for some great new commercials promoting Wisconsin in the fall, one featuring Jordy Nelson of the Green Bay Packers. Check out the Travel Wisconsin website for these new ads and enjoy! Travel Wisconsin TV

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Halloween Fun at State Parks

Spend time in the great outdoors and enjoy the spooky fun of the Halloween season.  Many of Wisconsin's State Parks are have family friendly events over the next two weekends, including hay rides, spooky trail hikes, pumpkin carving, costume contests and more.

Check out this page on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Website and find a park near you for a fall fun event State parks offer family Halloween activities over next two weekends

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Halloween Haunts

Are you looking to be scared this Halloween?

Check out Wisconsin's premier site for haunted houses, Haunted Wisconsin, your Halloween entertainment guide. Now in it's 10th year this site includes listings of haunted houses by city, pumpkin patches and trick-or-treat times along with decorating ideas, sound effects, recipes and much, much more.

Get ready to be scared...or be scary at HauntedWisconsin.com

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Saturday October 2nd

Seems this is a great weekend to get out and have fun - there are community events and activities going on all over the state on Saturday October 2nd; here are just a few:

Oktoberfest - La Crosse - the Midwest's Largest German festival celebrates it's 50th Anniversary www.oktoberfestusa.com/

Cheesefest - Shullsburg - Music, hayrides, scarecrow contest, cheese curd eating contest, cheese bake-off, and lots of cheese. Breakfast by the Shullsburg Fire Department. Shullsburg Cheesefest

Art Crawl - Waukesha - Over 20 studios displaying work of over 100 artists: paintings, pottery, jewelry, clothing, glassware, custom woodwork, concrete furnishings, photography and more. Art Crawl 63

Pumpkins on Petunias - Berlin - Berlin's premier fall event. Have you ever been to a "cow drop"? Pumpkins on Petunias

Colorfest - Turtle Lake - Celebrate the changing of the leaves with a pitchfork fondue, Native American Exhibition and Craft Show, Pumpkin contest and more. www.wisconsincolorfest.com/

Apple Affair Bike Tour - Galesville - Ride for 20 miles or 62 miles, and visit apple orchards in Trempealeau County. Apple Affair Bike Tour

Fat Tire Festival - Bring Your Bicycle!

Make plans now for the 28th Annual Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival, September 17th to 19th in Cable, Wisconsin.

On Friday there will be a Pasta Feast and warm up event. But the big day is Saturday the 18th, with several bike races - the main one a 40 mile race that begins from downtown Hayward and finishes in Cable, with beautiful woods and great roads for the cyclists to enjoy. Sunday is "Fun Day" with a clunker bike toss, log pull and kids bicycle rodeo.

For more information on this family fun-filled weekend see www.cheqfattire.com

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Wisconsin Tourism Sites

If you are planning to take a drive out to see the beautiful colors of the fall - why not check out events in the area as well?
Check out this page on our website for local tourism pages for the Northwestern, Central and Southwestern Wisconsin Counties, as well as State Tourism sites Local Links - BuyWisconsinLand.com

Do You Like to Hike?

Getting outdoors and walking through nature's beauty is a wonderful way to spend the day, especially now with the wonderful autumn display of colors. But where to go?

MapMyHike.com can show you the way. Check out this fantastic trail resource. Find a new trail today.

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