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July 2025 Events listed below:

  • 07/02/2025
    Bayfield Summer Concerts 2025: Eira – Celtic MusicDuluth based Celtic ensemble of Liesel Wilson, Sue Spencer, and Jim Ofsthun, with special guests Bridget Spencer, Mary Lou Williams. A favorite at Robert Burns Night in Duluth and the Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games.  Eira performs music from Scotland, Ireland, Newfoundland, Canada, Wales, Scandinavia and the U.S., sung in English, Gaelic, Irish, Welsh, and more, played on fiddle, erhu, guitars, bodhrán, mandolins, button accordion, and whistles. Kilts optional. https://eiramusic.com/home  Typically last 75 minutes. Free will offerings  ($10 suggested) are gratefully received at the door.  Bayfield Presbyterian Church, 306 Washington Ave, 5:30pm.
  • 07/03/2025
    Ashland Chamber Ribbon Cutting at Carlson Building Supply at 8am to celebrate their new expansion.  Giving hats away to the first 50 people in the door at 7:30am!
  • 07/03/2025
    ABC Raceway White River Ag Farm Stock Special presented by NCI Late Models, Modifies, Super Stocks, MWM & Six Cylinders: Raceway located at 2187 Butterworth Road. Stock car racing.  Regular season races on Saturday night. Hot Laps- 6:30pm. Racing-7pm. Grandstand opens at 5pm.  For more information, go to www.abcraceway.com.
  • 07/03/2025
    City of Ashland Concerts in the Park at H Pearson Plaza, Bentley & the Deal at 7pm. Free and open to the public. Bring your own chair.   Address: 610 Lake Shore Drive West,(Behind Gowey Title on Main Street). Rain location the Bohemian Hall.  Questions email jfanucci@coawi.org.
  • 07/03/2025
    Big Top Chautauqua presents: The Docksiders. 7:30pm. 32525 Ski Hill Rd, Bayfield, WI. For tickets and more information visit www.bigtop.org
  • 07/04/2025  Ashland’s 4th of July Celebration:  
    • Parade at 11am on Main Street. Click here for parade registration form.
    • Ashland Monday Club will be selling lemonade and cookies at Otis Park on Main Street before and during the 4th of July Parade.
    • Upper 13 league Baseball Game- Washburn Sharptails vs Merchants at 1:30pm at Pufall Field, 901 11th Ave East.
    • The Annual Cemetery Walk at St. Agnes Cemetery, 2-4pm, rain alternate will be held at the Our Lady of the Lake Church Social Hall.
    • Concert Mesang Bandshell, Hwy 2 in Ashland, Ashland City Band. 8pm. Free and open to the public. Questions email jfanucci@coawi.org.
    • Ashland Fire Run at 9:30pm on Historic Main Street.
    • Followed by the Ashland Fireworks display over Chequamegon Bay at approx. 10pm.
  • 07/04/2025
    Mellen 4th of July celebration: Breakfast at the Ballfield (Memorial Field); Annual 4th of July Parade at 12noon; Frog-Jumping Contest at Three Rivers Park; Baseball Games at Memorial Field; Roly Polys at the Mellen Fire Hall; Bingo, Beer, and Brats at the Mellen City Garage; Live Music at Memorial Field; Bellringer Run/Walk; Kids Money Scramble; Kiddie Parade; Fireworks – lit off at Water Tower Hill at dusk, Fayette Avenue Mellen, WI.  For more information check their Facebook page or call 715- 274-2330.
  • 07/04/2025
    A Full Day of Events:  The Madeline Island 4th of July celebration starts at 10:30am with a parade that includes entries from firetrucks and ambulances to family reunion marching units.  Following the parade, there is a program on the village green in front of the Madeline Island Museum which includes the band, a choir, group singing of patriotic songs and speeches appropriate to the occasion. This is a not-to-be-missed program and also includes the awarding of all the parade trophies.  Our spectacular fireworks begin at dark, which this far north is almost 10pm. The light show is synched to music, boats are out floating at anchor in the harbor, and the magic takes over. The fireworks truly are a community effort with fundraising to cover their cost taking place all year long. If you want to be a part of this event, make plans now.  For more information about Madeline Island, please see our website at madelineisland.com, or call the office at or 715 -747-2801.
  • 07/04/2025
    Glidden Independence Day, parade, games, food, and fireworks at dusk at Marion Park. For more information visit www.gliddenwi.org. Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary.
  • 07/04/2025
    Wisconsin Parkinson Association: Chequamegon Bay Area Parkinson’s Support Group. You are not alone. Our meetings are 1pm the first Friday of each month at the Ashland Enrichment Center, 715-682-2776, 400 Chapple Ave. The Bay Area Parkinson’ s Support Group was created to provide encouragement and education for people living with Parkinson’s and their caregivers in the Ashland and Bayfield County area. Questions can be directed to Reggie Holmes: bapsg2024@gmail.com.
  • 07/05/2025
    Music at the Black Cat Coffeehouse, Bentley & the Deal. 7-10pm. 211 Chapple Ave, Ashland.
  • 07/05/2025
    Big Top Chautauqua presents: Blue Canvas Orchestra’s Opening Night. 7pm. 32525 Ski Hill Rd, Bayfield, WI. For tickets and more information visit www.bigtop.org
  • 07/05/2025
    Clam Lake Fireworks starting at dusk at the Clam Lake Community Club.    For more information, visit www.clamlakewi.com.  715-638-0484.
  • 07/06/2025
    Copper Falls State Park — Universe in the Park, Begins After Sunset.  An astronomy talk followed by telescope viewing. Learn about recent space discoveries, planets, and stars. Held rain or shine.   36764 Copper Falls Rd, Mellen.  www.friendsofcopperfalls.org
  • 07/08/2025
    Big Top Chautauqua presents: Iron & Wine. 7:30pm. 32525 Ski Hill Rd, Bayfield, WI. For tickets and more information visit www.bigtop.org
  • 07/09/2025
    Bayfield Summer Concerts 2025:  Pick-a-Rib Three Clarinetist Tony Balluff and drummer Dave Michael from the Southside Aces, along with pianist Rick Carlson resurrect Benny Goodman jazz classics from 1920s Decatur Street in New Orleans, 1930s New York penthouse parties, and 1940s Los Angeles jazz clubs. Many big band clarinetists of the era at some point played their music alongside just piano and drums. Benny Goodman led the most famous of these trios with Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa. The Pick-A-Rib Three, taking their name from a Goodman song, have been together since 2017.  Sing Sing Sing anyone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxdcI4cYMks   Typically last 75 minutes. Free will offerings  ($10 suggested) are gratefully received at the door.  Bayfield Presbyterian Church, 306 Washington Ave, 5:30pm.
  • 07/10/2025
    City of Ashland Concerts in the Park at H Pearson Plaza, The Ringtones at 7pm. Free and open to the public. Bring your own chair.   Address: 610 Lake Shore Drive West,(Behind Gowey Title on Main Street). Rain location the Bohemian Hall.  Questions email jfanucci@coawi.org.
  • 07/11/2025
    Lakeside Summer Music Series at The Sandbar, 5-7pm.  This week Spoons for the People will be playing.  Music will be lakeside, weather permitting or inside. Join us for music a bite to each and a drink every Friday from 5-7pm this summer! Click here for the Summer schedule! 2521 Lake Shore Drive West.
  • 07/12/2025
    Ashland Ford Chrysler is hosting Wheels for Meals Car Show on 9am-3pm. Sponsored by Northern Clearing, O’Rielly’s Auto Parts, and NAPA Auto Parts. Created to help the BRICK Ministries. All proceeds made will be donated to The BRICK. 50/50 Raffle and Lion’s Club will be selling brats. 28715 US-2.  Questions call 715-682-8400.
  • 07/12/2025
    10th Annual Sanborn Tractor & Truck Pull at Sanborn Pioneer Days, Sanborn Memorial Park.   Park opens at 12 Noon.  4X4 Truck Pull 2pm, Kids Pedal Tractor Pull 4pm, Tracktor Pull and Loyal Mini Rods 5pm.  Salute to the Veterans Motorcycle Parade at 4:30pm.  Activities for kids, food & beverages for sale. Admission $10 adult; 6-12 $5; children 5 & under Free.  Admission and money raised go to park repairs.  Music at 8pm, 50/50 Raffle For more information 715-278-3908, 715-492-7238, 715-209-7168.  No carry ins allowed.
  • 07/12/2025
    Big Top Chautauqua presents the Essentia Health Free Family Series: Michael Harrison Ventastic at 1pm.  Michael Harrison is an extraordinarily talented ventriloquist, comedian, and master showman who combines his many talents to create a laugh-out-loud, one-man tour de force. He turns ventriloquism upside-down with original puppets and one-of-a-kind routines in this 90-minute full theatre show for families. Prepare to be amazed!  He ignites a spark in his young audience, encouraging them to chase their creative passions, no matter how unconventional they bay be. His message is simple: Embrace your creativity and chase your dreams with everything you’ve got! Shows are free and open to the public.  Go to www.bigtop.org for a complete list of the Essentia Health Free Family Series.
  • 07/12/2025
    ABC Raceway Kids Bike Races presented by Chicago Iron: Raceway located at 2187 Butterworth Road. Stock car racing.  Regular season races on Saturday night. Hot Laps- 6:30pm. Racing-7pm. Grandstand opens at 5pm.  For more information, go to www.abcraceway.com.
  • 07/12/2025
    Music at the Black Cat Coffeehouse, The Old 13 String Bandits. 7-10pm. 211 Chapple Ave, Ashland.
  • 07/12-13/2025
    The 81st Ashland Men’s Shortstop Golf Championship at the Chequamegon Bay Golf Club, 3000 Golf Course Rd, Ashland. For more information, call 715-682-8004.
  • 07/12/2025
    Big Top Chautauqua presents:  BoDeans. 7:30pm. 32525 Ski Hill Rd, Bayfield, WI. For tickets and more information visit www.bigtop.org
  • 07/13/2025
    Black Cat Coffeehouse presents Sunday Brunch Shows, 11am-1pm. Idle Rose.  211 Chapple Ave.
  • 07/13/2025
    Upper 13 league Baseball Game- Grand View Tigers vs Merchants at 1:30pm at Pufall Field, 901 11th Ave East.
  • 07/13/2025
    Big Top Chautauqua presents: Old Crow Medicine Show. 7:30pm. 32525 Ski Hill Rd, Bayfield, WI. For tickets and more information visit www.bigtop.org
  • 07/13-19/2025
    L&M Fleet Supply Customer Appreciation Sale Flyer.  1910 Lake Shore Dr E.
  • 07/14/2025
    Northwood Technical College Express Admissions – location the Ashland campus. Mondays: August 11. Time: 3-6pm.   Learn about our program offerings, go on a campus tour, apply for admission, complete your admissions meeting, and register for fall classes on the spot. We know life is busy, so we’re offering evening hours one Monday a month throughout the summer. Stop in when it works for you for an all-in-one visit experience and take the next step toward your future!  2100 Beaser Ave.
  • 07/15/2025
    Science on Tap at The Alley at 6:30pm! 806 Main St W.
  • 07/15-17/2025
    Cable Natural History Museum -Wild Wonders Summer Camp!  Kids ages 10-12 can join the Museum for three adventure-filled days at our Wild Wonders Summer Camp! Discover the outdoors with us at Wayside Wanderings Natural Play Area as we test your outdoor survival skills and discover nature through games and outdoor exploration. Meet at the Wayside Wanderings Natural Play Area’s Wake Robin Pavilion, 43135
    Randysek Road, Cable, from 9am–3pm each day. Participants must bring their own lunch. Space is limited. Register by July 1. Cost is $75 member/$85 non-member. Scholarships are available. www.cablemuseum.org/events
  • 07/16/2025
    Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center: Cloverbud Day Camp, 8am-1pm. A fun day camp opportunity for area youth finishing grades K-2. Nature education, arts & crafts, outdoor scavenger hunt, parachute play, group games, snack, & bag lunch. 29270 Cty Hwy G.
  • 07/16/2025
    Bayfield Summer Concerts 2025:  Mezzo Soprano Kathleen Otterson and Collaborative Pianist Michael Keller, “A Fish Without A Bicycle?” – a diverse program of music by women – from ancient chant by Hildegarde von Bingen to settings of Langston Hughes poetry by Margaret Bonds to contemporary Cabaret songs by Christine Lavin and others. A creative force behind BSC in the past, Otterson is currently Artistic Director of Madison’s “Bach Around the Clock” and Choir Director at Midvale Community Lutheran Church, where Keller, a retired professor of piano at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is organist.
    https://bachclock.com/kathleen-otterson-artistic-director.   Typically last 75 minutes. Free will offerings  ($10 suggested) are gratefully received at the door.  Bayfield Presbyterian Church, 306 Washington Ave, 5:30pm.
  • 07/17/2025
    ABC Raceway 444 presented by Ashland Ford Chrysler Lates, Mods, MWM: Raceway located at 2187 Butterworth Road. Stock car racing.  Regular season races on Saturday night. Hot Laps- 6:30pm. Racing-7pm. Grandstand opens at 5pm.  For more information, go to www.abcraceway.com.
  • 07/17/2025
    City of Ashland concerts in the Park Prentice Park Pavillion – All Class Reunion Event at Prentice Park – Champagne Glitter Trian at 7pm. .  Questions email cjfanucci@coawi.org.om
  • 07/17-19/2025
    Stormy Kromer 12th Annual Warehouse Sale.  It’s our biggest shopping event of the year — and you’re invited!  Sale at our headquarters 1238 Wall Street, Ironwood, MI.  Dig through tables of one-of-a-kind samples,  snag factory seconds and discontinued colors.  Score our lowest prices of the year — just once, every summer.  Come early, bring a friend, and don’t miss out — when it’s gone, it’s gone! SALE HOURS  Thursday, July 17: 9am – 5pm • Friday, July 18: 9am – 5pm • Saturday, July 19: 9am – 3pm.  FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/368461012940334   888-455-2253
  • 07/18 & 19/2025
    Bay Days on Main Street!   All School Reunion & Friday:  Food Vendors, Sidewalk Sales & Arts & Crafts and Battle of the Bands.  Saturday: Arts and crafts, food booths, strongman contest, Cornhole, pie eating contest, fun run, Music and other family fun.  For more information, call 715-682-2500 and visit www.ashlandbaydays.com.
  • 07/18/2025
    Lakeside Summer Music Series at The Sandbar, 5-7pm.  This week Little Way will be playing.  Music will be lakeside, weather permitting or inside. Join us for music a bite to each and a drink every Friday from 5-7pm this summer! Click here for the Summer schedule! 2521 Lake Shore Drive West.
  • 07/18/2025
    Music at the Black Cat Coffeehouse, Floydian Slip. 7-10pm. 211 Chapple Ave, Ashland.
  • 07/19/2025
    Bay Days 1-mile/5k & 10K Fun Run. For more information, call 715-682-2500 and visit www.ashlandbaydays.com.
  • 07/19/2025
    Mudrutters Off Road Mountain Bike Race.  Race start 10am.  Race start in the Salem Church parking lot at 400 Salem Drive.  3 race difficulties.  For more info go to https://www.bikereg.com/mudrutters-off-road-mtb-race
  • 07/19/2025
    Catch a ferry ride to Madeline Island this summer as 1860 vintage baseball invades one of the most gorgeous summer vacations in all of Wisconsin. This is a first for all involved, six teams will be playing throughout the day. Teams include: Menomonie Blue Caps (WI – Host Club) Sand Creek 9 (WI) Afton Red Socks (MN) Topeka Westerns (KS) Milwaukee Cream Cities (WI) Rum River Rovers (MN) More details and event information coming soon. Admission is only 2-bits (.25 cents). Start at 9am. 315 Middle Rd, La Pointe.
  • 07/19/2025
    Penokee Mountain Bike Road Race and Tour, hosted by the Mellen Area Chamber of Commerce. Registration: 8:30-9:30am. Race start: 10am. Race fee: $45,  $15 for juniors.  Loops of 22 & 45 miles of scenic highway traversing rolling hills and flat terrain. Awards given.  Register at www.midwestevents.com Treats for all riders at the end of the race with lunch for a donation. 402 Second Ave, Mellen.  715-274-2330. www.mellenwi.com.
  • 07/19/2025
    Music at the Black Cat Coffeehouse, Chequamegon Bay People’s Orchestra (CBPO). 7-10pm. 211 Chapple Ave, Ashland.
  • 07/19/2025
    Big Top Chautauqua presents:  The Electric Light Orchestra Experience. 7:30pm. 32525 Ski Hill Rd, Bayfield, WI. For tickets and more information visit www.bigtop.org
  • 07/20/2025
    Black Cat Coffeehouse presents Sunday Brunch Shows, 11am-1pm. Ellie Priester.  211 Chapple Ave.
  • 07/20/2025
    Adult/Junior Scramble Golf Tournament. 3000 Golf Course Rd. For more information call 715-682-8004.
  • 07/20/2025
    Ashland Rotary presents ENCORES ’25,  featuring the Chequamegon Bay Jazz Collective and area comedian Tim Harmston. 4pm at the Bandshell.  Food available from Pine Point Lodge.  Bring the whole family and enjoy!
  • 07/20/2025
    Big Top Chautauqua presents:  Drive-By Truckers & Deer Tick. 7pm. 32525 Ski Hill Rd, Bayfield, WI. For tickets and more information visit www.bigtop.org
  • 07/22/2025
    NWCC of Tamarack Health in collaboration with Essentia Health hosts Courageous Connections, a Cancer Support Group at Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center, 1615 Maple Lane in the Stockton Island meeting room on the ground floor near the coffee shop. 11am-12pm. There are virtual options available as well. We provide a safe and welcoming space to allow for sharing patients’ and caregivers’ experiences. We also provide guest speakers on cancer and caregiving-related topics such as: fear of recurrence, emotional impacts of cancer, finding hope and much more! For adults diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, and loved ones impacted by cancer. Please RSVP in advance by calling Laura Martinsen 715-685-5004.
  • 07/23/2025
    Bayfield Summer Concerts 2025:  Fellowship Quartets from MICM. Talented developing artists from around the world play music from the masters to the 21st century. These elite students compete for a place at the prestigious Madeline Island Chamber Music, part of the Minneapolis McPhail Institute. The awardees work intensively for weeks, tutored on site by some of the biggest name string quartets. Then they bring their best, and tell us about the compositions they choose as part of their stunning performances. An artistic highlight of the season.   www.micm.org  Typically last 75 minutes. Free will offerings  ($10 suggested) are gratefully received at the door.  Bayfield Presbyterian Church, 306 Washington Ave, 5:30pm.
  • 07/24/2025
    City of Ashland Concerts in the Park at H Pearson Plaza, Golden Era Jazz at 7pm. Free and open to the public. Bring your own chair.   Address: 610 Lake Shore Drive West,(Behind Gowey Title on Main Street). Rain location the Bohemian Hall.  Questions email jfanucci@coawi.org.
  • 07/25/2025
    Our Lady of the Lake Golf Tournament. 3000 Golf Course Rd. For more information call 715-682-8004.
  • 07/25/2025
    Lakeside Summer Music Series at The Sandbar, 5-7pm.  This week Adam Doane will be playing.  Music will be lakeside, weather permitting or inside. Join us for music a bite to each and a drink every Friday from 5-7pm this summer! Click here for the Summer schedule! 2521 Lake Shore Drive West.
  • 07/25/2025
    Big Top Chautauqua presents:  The Wailin’ Jennys. 7:30pm. 32525 Ski Hill Rd, Bayfield, WI. For tickets and more information visit www.bigtop.org
  • 07/25-27/2025
    Moquah Pioneer Day 11am-5pm at the Moquah Town Hall & Grounds. Food, Cornhole, Kids Game, Chicken Shoot and more. 11:30am-1:30pm Meal with Bratwurst, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, and all the fixins. Ages 5 & under eat Free! 1pm Kids Games sponsored by the Pine Creek 4-H Club! 2pm Cornhole Tournament. Trophies for the top 3 champions!
  • 07/25-27/2025
    67th Annual Pioneer Days at the Butternut Community Park. Fun for the whole family! 11am. More information to come!
  • 07/26/2025
    Annual Edward “Bud” Williams Kids’ Fishing Party – for ages 7-13 at Kreher Park sponsored by the North Wisconsin Rod & Gun Club, Ashland.  On shore events for children under 7.  Registration the day of the party starting at 8am, fish must be registered by 11am.  Bring your own poles.  If needed poles and life preservers can be provided.  Free food, refreshments and prizes!.  Donations can be sent to NWRGC – Kids Fishing Party, P O Box 405, Ashland.  For more information call Whitney Kurilla 715-209-8513 or email contact.nwrgc@nwrgc.net
  • 07/26/2025
    North Coast Car Show at The Washburn Inn 130 West Harbor View Dr, Washburn.  9am-3pm, during Washburn’s Homecoming.  Live music by The Tinglers Questions call 715-373-2030.
  • 7/26/2025
    Chequamegon Vets Brat Fry at Taste of Wisconsin, 420 Lake Shore Dr West, 10am-4pm.  Monies raised will be split between The BRICK, the New Day Advocacy Center and the Ashland Pregnancy Center.  Questions call 715-209-6360.
  • 07/26/2025
    Big Top Chautauqua presents the Essentia Health Free Family Series: ComedySportz at 1pm.  The country’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy about sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games – it’s got everything real sports has – Plus Voting! Imagine just getting to vote your favorite team into the playoffs. You’re welcome. But trust us. You don’t need to know anything about sports to enjoy this interactive comedy experience. ComedySportz is for Everyone and Everywhere! With over 20 locations nationwide and one in Manchester UK, we are a global comedy force, just waiting to entertain you.  Shows are free and open to the public.  Go to www.bigtop.org for a complete list of the Essentia Health Free Family Series.
  • 07/26/2025
    ABC Raceway Hall of Fame Night presented by Boomers Bar & Grille: Raceway located at 2187 Butterworth Road. Stock car racing.  Regular season races on Saturday night. Hot Laps- 6:30pm. Racing-7pm. Grandstand opens at 5pm.  For more information, go to www.abcraceway.com.
  • 07/26/2025
    Music at the Black Cat Coffeehouse, Garland City Consort. 6-9pm. 211 Chapple Ave, Ashland.
  • 07/26-27/2025
    Iron River Lions Club Blueberry Festival at Moon Lake Park, County Hwy. H, Iron River. Rides, crafts, food, games, live music, special blueberry treats & more!   Sunday, July 27 at 3pm The Dweebs will be performing!  For more information, call 715-372-8558.
  • 07/27/2025
    Black Cat Coffeehouse presents Sunday Brunch Shows, 11am-1pm. Corucopia Underground.  211 Chapple Ave.
  • 07/28-31/2025
    Big Top Chautauqua presents: Bluegrass Day Camp for Kids.  10am-3pm. 32525 Ski Hill Rd, Bayfield, WI. For more information visit www.bigtop.org
  • 07/30/2025
    Bayfield Summer Concerts 2025: Cellist Käthe Jarka, Flutist Immanuel Davis, Pianist Tim Lovelace A refreshing medley of solos, duos and trios for flute, cello and piano in pieces by Bach, Bolcom, Pierné and Piston – perfect for a Summer’s evening. Jarka is an active recitalist and chamber musician, and has performed throughout the United States and abroad. Davis, flute professor at the University of Minnesota over 20 years, also has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the US and abroad. Pianist and conductor Timothy Lovelace heads the Collaborative Piano program at the University of Minnesota and has been featured with the Minnesota Orchestra, the SPCO and many other orchestras and artists. www.kathejarka.com  www.immanueldavis.net/ https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/lovelace
    Typically last 75 minutes. Free will offerings  ($10 suggested) are gratefully received at the door.  Bayfield Presbyterian Church, 306 Washington Ave, 5:30pm.
  • 07/31/2025
    Small Business Clinic – Ashland (in-person) Thurday, July 31, 9am- 4pm.   Northwood Technical College – Ashland Campus. Topic: Start-up Assistance.Join the Office of Business and Entrepreneurship (OBE) and partners, the Wisconsin SBDC Network and Ashland Area Development Corporation, for an upcoming Small Business Clinic at Northwood Technical College. Participate in a full day of FREE in-person workshops, educational sessions, and one-on-one professional consulting with experts in marketing, business planning, legal, finance, accounting, small business taxes, international trade, and more!   In addition to the general sessions and one-on-one consulting appointments, a variety of resource providers will be available to share about their offerings!
    Registration Form: https://www.cognitoforms.com/UniversitiesOfWisconsinOfficeOfBusinessAndEntrepreneurshipOBE/SmallBusinessClinicAshlandWI  Event Page: https://centerex.wisconsinsbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=9450015  Small Business Clinics Web Page: https://business.wisconsin.edu/initiatives/small-business-clinics/
  • 07/31/2025
    Vaugh Public Library – Movies in the Park – Back to the Future in Beaser Park.  Doors open at 7, movie begins at sunset
    Bring a chair/blanket to sit on, and some snacks to snack on!  Wear your best 80’s attire!  For more information call 715-682-7061.
  • 07/31/2025
    City of Ashland Concerts in the Park at H Pearson Plaza, True Grass Trio at 7pm. Free and open to the public. Bring your own chair.   Address: 610 Lake Shore Drive West,(Behind Gowey Title on Main Street). Rain location the Bohemian Hall.  Questions email jfanucci@coawi.org.

 

July Monthly Happenings:

  • Saturdays, end of May through August: Stock Car Races at ABC Raceway, 2187 Butterworth Rd.  For more information, call 715-682-4237, or visit www.abcraceway.com.
  • Saturdays Mid-June through mid-October:  Ashland Area Farmer’s Market, 8am-12pm, on Chapple Ave, Ashland in front of Black Cat and Ashland Baking Company. Check them out on Facebook or visit www.ashlandareafarmersmarket.com.
  • Guided Mural Trolley Tours -The 8-block Main Street Business District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the background for a fascinating tour through Ashland’s history as seen through the eyes of Ashland’s mural artists Kelly Meredith and Susan Prentice Martinsen. Trolley Tours are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Pick-up Location in the parking lot of the Bay Area Civic Center, 320 4th Ave West. The tour will be approximately 75 minutes long. Tickets are purchased on the Trolley. Cost: $5.00 per person.  Children under 6 are FREE!  (Cash only accepted, you pay on the Trolley.) For more information on the Mural Trolley Tour please call the Ashland Chamber at 715-682-2500. Sponsored by Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce and BART. Tours run Fridays and Saturdays 10am & 1:30pm and Mondays 1:30pm. June 2nd through September 9th.
  • Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm
  • Bay City Cycles  …. 2025 Casual Group Ride. Check our Casual Group Ride at Bay City Cycles Facebook group for weekly updates.
  • Recreation and Fitness Resources –  Please see their website for more information – we will be updating regularly.
  • Vaughn Public Library –  Not just books anymore!! Temporary address 618 Beaser Ave.
  • Chequamegon Bay Golf Club:   Check our Facebook Page  https://www.facebook.com/cbaygolf/  If you have any questions, please contact the Pro Shop at 715-682-8004.
  • Follow the Mural Brick Road … in the county of the land of Ashland.  A fun scavenger hunt with the beautiful murals in Ashland County!
  • Ashland Parks and Rec.715-682-7059.  Activities will be starting in July for the kids. Baseball, T-ball, Little Girls Softball, Basics of Baseball, Gymnastics, Summer Camps, Tennis, and Fun Run & Read.
  • Washburn Cultural CenterArt Galleries, Antiques & Gifts Shop, Washburn Area Historical Society Museum. 1 East Bayfield Street, Washburn.
  • Lost Creek Adventures, 22475 Hwy. 13, Cornucopia. Click here for Classes! For more information, call 715-953-2223 or visit www.lostcreekadventures.org.
  • Big Top Chautauqua Open Mic Night Year Round Wednesdays 6-9pm at The Backstage.

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2024 Events 

07/03/2024
The Chequamegon Chapter of the North Country Trail Association invites you to join them on a series of hikes. Hike #1 Rainbow Lake Wilderness. 10am. For more information https://northcountrytrail.org/events/map. Register by sending the hike # and your email address to che@northcountrytrail.org. Please check the NCTA Facebook page about cancelations or postponements. http://www.facebook.com/NCTinWI.

07/05/2024
Cable Natural History Museum Art of Natural Play; Drop in at the Wayside Wanderings Natural Play Area to join local artists to create make-and-take nature crafts. All ages welcome! Find us at 43135 Randysek Road in Cable. Fridays 10 am to noon. June 28 through August 9. Donations welcome. Call 715-798-3890 for more information.

    • 07/05/2024
      Namekagon Campground Talk: Join the Cable Natural History Museum and the U.S. Forest Service at the Namekagon Campground for a family friendly nature talk! Meet at 4pm at the picnic shelter. Donations welcome. Call 715-798-3890 for more information. Fire Rd 209, Cable.
    • 07/06/2024
      White Winter Winery’s Music on the Porch with Moss Creek. Meadmaker Jon will be joined by Dave Berard & Ken Marienfeld to get the weekend rockin!Moss Creek will be playing a unique and soulful mix of Country, Rockabilly, Americana, and Blues (CRAB), from well-known classics to esoteric “B” sides, always something interesting! 2-5pm. 68323 Lea St A, Iron River.
    • 07/07/2024
      Butternut 4th of July Picnic at the American Legion Hall. For more info call 715-769-3951.
    • 07/11 -13/2024
      County G Community Neighborhood Garage Sales. Friday 12-6pm. Saturday 8am-2pm. 7 houses. Rain or shine. Turn onto Cty. Hwy. G by the Visitor Center and there will be sales up and down the road and some nearby side roads. Balloons will be posted by each sale.
    • 07/12/2024
      Cable Natural History Museum: Botanical Club of Wisconsin Annual Meeting. The Cable Natural History Museum is helping to host this exciting event at the Forest Lodge Estate. Visit https://sites.google.com/site/botanicalclubofwisconsin/ to register or find out more.
    • 07/21/2024
      Copper Falls Pancakes in the Park 9am-1pm.  Come join us at Copper Falls State Park in Mellen!  Menu: Pancakes, sausage, bacon, fresh fruit, milk, coffee, tea, juice. $5 one pancake/sausage or bacon (kids portion). $8 two pancakes/sausage or bacon. $10 three pancakes/sausage or bacon. All proceeds go to the Trails of CFSP. 36764 Copper Falls Rd, Mellen.
    • 07/21/2024
      Copper Falls State Park : For those interested in the night sky, the park is expanding its “night-owl” programming, beginning with Universe in the Park skywatching with experts from the University of Madison-Wisconsin’s Astronomy Department. Their program offers a brief overview of some interesting astrological events and a chance to join the star gazing fun using their telescope (weather permitting). The program starts around sunset (tbd).
        • 07/23/2024
          Cable Natural History Museum. Waterbug Ballet at Forest Lodge from 1-4pm. Learn about the amazing tiny creatures in lakes and rivers who provide us with important information about water quality…then connect to them through dance! Participants will spend time finding, observing, and learning about macroinvertebrates living along the shoreline of Lake Namakagon with the Superior Rivers Watershed Association. Using their observations and an introduction to ballet and creative movement, participants will work together to create a dance to share with their families at the end of class. Open to children ages 7-9. Children should bring their own life jacket. Ballet shoes are optional. Meet in the Great Hall of the Forest Lodge Educational Campus, 22230 Garmisch Rd, Cable. 1 – 4 p.m.  $12 per class. Click here to register. For more information call the Cable Natural History Museum at 715-798-3890 or visit www.cablemuseum.org .
        • 07/24/2024
          The Chequamegon Chapter of the North Country Trail Association invites you to join them on a series of hikes. Hike #2 Wren Falls/Gold Mine Hike. 9:30am. For more information https://northcountrytrail.org/events/map. Register by sending the hike # and your email address to che@northcountrytrail.org. Please check the NCTA Facebook page about cancelations or postponements. http://www.facebook.com/NCTinWI.
        • 07/24/2024
          Summer Fun, Run, and Read at Ellis Park. Join the Vaughn Public Library for fun crafts, outdoor play, and storytime 10-11:30am.
        • 07/24/2024
          Northwoods Technical College invites new and continuing students to pop over from 11:30am-1:30pm to prepare for the upcoming Fall term. Whether you want to apply or need to complete your admissions process, register for classes, or need to finalize your financial aid paperwork we can help! Meet staff, learn about the services we provide or get a tour of the campus to prepare yourself for that first day. And because it’s a party we will have popcorn, prizes and lawn games. Come solo or bring the family! 2100 Beaser Ave.
        • 07/24/2024
          Copper Falls State Park: The park offers family friendly night hikes to learn about moon phases, dark skies, and nocturnal wildlife including some firefly fun along the meadow trail. 9pm.
        • 07/26-28/2024
          Washburn Brownstone Block Party. Events all day. For more information call 715-373-5017.
    • 07/27/2024
      Cable Natural History Museum. Join us for a Nautical Night to benefit the Cable Natural History Museum. 5-9pm at the Derksen Family Great Hall American Berkebeiner Trailhead. 14876 McNaught Rd., Cable. Silent auction, appetizers, & drinks 5pm. Dinner served at 6pm with dancing to follow. Inspired cuisine by Lakewoods Resort with special desserts by Cindy Gidley. Registration opening soon!  For ticket information click here.
  • 07/29-30/2024
    Cable Natural History Museum. Mysterious Moths (Master Naturalist Advanced Training) Join Kyle Johnson, Minnesota Biological Survey (MBS) Entomologist, for an overnight program to learn about the mysterious world of moths! We’ll explore moth diversity, ecology, and conservation, as well as strange encounters and current research. Meet at 1:00 p.m. Monday at the Forest Lodge Estate. All meals are included. You don’t have to be a certified Master Naturalist to participate! Any adult learners are welcome. Space is limited. Register by July 19. Registration is $180 with lodging at the historic Gatehouse, and $140 for commuters. Register here. For more information call the Cable Natural History Museum at 715-798-3890 or visit www.cablemuseum.org  22230 Garmisch Road, Cable.
  • 07/31/2024
    Join Landmark Conservancy for monthly Tyler Forks trail work day to install two welcome signs, place benches along trails, and perform basic trail maintenance! Wear work clothes and gloves appropriate for the weather and sturdy hiking or work boots. Bring a lunch if you’re able to spend the full day! We will supply some tools but feel free to bring your favorite trail tools. We will have water and some snacks on site as well! We look forward to seeing you out there for a great workday! Learn more and register here: https://landmarkwi.org/event/tyler-forks-monthly-workday-11/ Volunteers should meet us at the main parking area at 10 am, 37475 Highway 169 in Mellen, WI.
  • 07/31/2024
    Summer Fun, Run, and Read at Bay View Park. Join the Vaughn Public Library for fun crafts, outdoor play, and storytime 10-11:30am.