by Greg Schmitz | Jun 15, 2025 | News
Northeast Wisconsin The rapids crash and flow over rock ledges in this stretch of the Oconto River inside the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, and you’ll find Bagley Rapids Campground in the heart of the action. The sites...
by Greg Schmitz | Jun 15, 2025 | News
Northwest Wisconsin St. Croix National Scenic Riverway You’ll want to bring a canoe on this trip – more than 100 free primitive campsites are strung out along the Namekagon and St. Croix rivers and are...
by Greg Schmitz | Jun 15, 2025 | News
Some of Wisconsin’s best lakeside camping can be found in Door County, at these 17 hike-in sites along the Lake Michigan shoreline within Newport State Park. It’s worth the hike to spend the night where the forest meets the cobblestones, sand and waves of Lake...
by Greg Schmitz | Jun 14, 2025 | News
Did you know the first submarine to be launched sideways (instead of nose first) was built by the Wisconsin company, Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company? On April 30, 1942, the submarine Peto was launched sideways into the Manitowoc River. This was the first submarine...
by Greg Schmitz | Jun 14, 2025 | News
Dave’s Falls is proof that sometimes the best things come in small packages.This little county park packs a big punch with its series of cascades tumbling over ancient bedrock.The falls are named after Dave Pearce, a local landowner who donated the land to the...
by Greg Schmitz | Jun 13, 2025 | News, Wake Boats
The Town of Manitowish Waters will forbid wake boating on nine lakes. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the town passed the ordinance on wake-enhanced boating June 10th. It forbids the activity on nine lakes over 50 acres in size within the town’s boundaries....
