Most events have been cancelled or postponed.  We are working on updating our calendar daily with the event changes.  Please call ahead to verify if an event is taking place. BE WELL!

• Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center-Due to COVID-19 the Center is closed but are still doing some activities.  Please check out their Facebook Page. 
• Vaughn Public Library –  For hours and information go to https://www.vaughnlibrary.org/about-us/covid-19   715-682-7060.  Check out Storytime with Kathy on their Facebook page.
• Bay City Cycles  …. 2021 Casual Group Ride. Check our Casual Group Ride at Bay City Cycles Facebook group for weekly updates.
• In place of the Annual Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival we are doing “Repurposed” Self-Guided Nature Walks, that can be done the whole month of May.  For more information, call 715-682-2500 and visit www.birdandnaturefest.com.
• Recreation and Fitness Resources –  Please see their website for more information – we will be updating regularly.

2021 Events will be posted as soon as we know they are taking place.

• 05/01-31/2021
  Hauser’s Superior View Farms Annual Red Shed Plant Sale, 86565 County Hwy J, Bayfield.  Featuring bare-root perennial stock grown in our fields to ensure winter hardiness!  Also, from our greenhouses a variety of annuals, vegetables, herbs, and beautiful hanging baskets.  Also available are fruit trees,  ornamental shrubs, and berry plants. Photos and descriptions of most varieties will help you make your selections! A gift shop with a garden gloves, tools & gifts will add that “extra” touch to your gardening experience! Open 7 days a week from 9 am to 5 pm. For more information call 715-779-5404 or visit www.superiorviewfarm.com.  or Facebook or email info@superiorviewfarm.com.
• 05/04/2021
  Cruise on over to WITC-Ashland from 11:30 am-1:30 pm for a WITC Drive Thru! You’ll receive a bag with program and financial aid information, a voucher to apply to WITC for FREE and lots of other giveaways! For more details visit www.witc.edu/drivethru
• 05/04-23/2021
  The Washburn School District’s Annual Student Art Show returns to the Washburn Cultural Center’s galleries this month! Stop by to see this popular yearly exhibition of works created by elementary, middle, and high school artists over the past year. This year’s show includes over one hundred paintings, drawings, ceramics, sculptures, photographs, and mixed media works. Click here to view a virtual exhibition of this show.  Our galleries, antiques and collectibles shop, and museum are open daily! Our hours in May are:  Monday–Friday: 12–5pm, Saturday & Sunday: 12–4pm.  1 E. Bayfield Street, Washburn.  715/373-5591.
• 05/08/2021
  Spring Clean Up – City of Ashland Residents Only.  Eagle Waste & Recycling will provide dumpsters at the following locations:  11th Ave W,  between 3rd & 5th Street 8am-12noon;  Civic Center parking lot, 320 4th Ave West, between 8am-1pm; Stuntz Ave behind the old Ellis Fire Station, 8am-12noon; Public Works Facility, 2020 6th St E, 8am-1pm.  Residents are required to bring a current water bill for proof of residency.  FREE – Items accepted at the drop off site: Appliances without Freon, Non-Food Household Garbage, couches, mattresses, chairs, carpeting, etc.  For a FEE: Items only accepted at the Eagle Waste Transfer Station, 405 Industrial Park Rd:  Appliances with Freon, Tires, Electronics, fluorescent bulbs, construction/demolition material($10 for pick-up or single axle trailer and $30 for dual axle trailer) and Recyclables (Free).  Any questions call 715-682-7061.  Face masks and social distancing are encouraged.
• 05/08/2021
  Power of the Paws.  10am-6pm. Mother’s Day Weekend at the Neighborly Bar.  Fundraiser for Chequamegon Humane Association.   Bucket Raffle, Chinese Raffle, Cat Can Booth where everyone is a winner! More info to come.   For more details, call 715-682-9908.
• 05/09/2021
  Mother’s Day!
• 05/(usually 3rd week in May)/2021
  Cancelled – 14th Annual Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival.   This year we are promoting  “Repurposed” Self-Guided Nature Walks.  For more information, call 715-682-2500 and visit www.birdandnaturefest.com.
• 05/20/2021
  3rd Thursday!  Wine Walk!  5-8pm.  Downtown Retail Business will be open until 8pm on the 3rd THURSDAY of every month, with specials. More information coming soon.  Bargains!! A fun evening of shopping! For more information call 715-682-2500.
• 05/22/2021
  Chick-uamegon Women’s 1mile/5K/10K.  GIRLS just wanna have FUN!!  And we know how to do it here in Ashland, WI and now we have a race for everyone!  Get your girlfriends together and come to Ashland dressed in your blingest best and walk, run, skip or jump in the eighth annual Chick-uamegon 1-mile/5k/10k walk/run.  Due to COVID-19 We are changing things up!  This year’s race will be truly a FUN RUN.  In place of tiaras and medals, each finishing chick will receive a $5 Chamber Dollar Certificate to be spent in our community, at Bricks and Mortar Chamber Member Businesses.  Ashland Retailers will have specials. Prizes will be given away to; 3 places for Blingest or Best Costume
  ($50/$25/$25 in Chamber Dollars); Blingest Face mask ($25 in Chamber Dollars); Blingest Shoes/Sneakers/Boots/whatever is on your feet ($25 in Chamber Dollars); Best Dressed Volunteer ($20); 3 random drawings (each $20 in Chamber Dollars) Chicks will be social distanced at the start. Face masks or coverings are mandatory until the race has started.  For more information go to www.chick-uamegon.com
• 05/22/2021
  ABC Raceway Season Opener with NAPA Northern Renegade Sprints: Raceway located at 2187 Butterworth Road. Regular season races on Saturday night. Hot Laps- 6:15pm. Racing- 7pm. Grandstand opens at 5pm.  For more information, go to www.abcraceway.com.
• 05/26/2021
  20th Annual GFWC Ashland Monday Club and Ashland Beautification Council’s Plant Sale 10am-3pm at Menard Park ( Main Street & Chapple Ave).  Plant donations welcome.  Just drop off the day of the sale at the park.  Please label plants.  Proceeds go to enhance Menard Park and the Ashland Beautification Council.  Questions call Mary Fall at 715-209-4881.
• 05/29/2021
  ABC Raceway Ashland Ford Memorial Day Weekend Deal Presented by Lake Shore Cafe and Zielies Tree Service Round 1 of Mod Series: Raceway located at 2187 Butterworth Road. Regular season races on Saturday night. Hot Laps- 6:15pm. Racing- 7pm. Grandstand opens at 5pm.  For more information, go to www.abcraceway.com.
• 05/–/2021
  Cancelled -Madeline Island Marathon and Half Marathon from 8:30am-4pm. For more information, call 888-475-3386 or visit www.madelineisland.com.

Below are Events from 2020:

• 05/01/2020
  Big Top Chautauqua’s Tiny Tent Show: Episode 5 at 7pm.  Watch on Youtube or Facebook  Times like these call for connection, music, and the familiar faces of those we hold dear.  Let’s keep the “social” in social distancing! We are excited to gather to create music together in new ways and share some big love from the Big Top!  For more information go to https://www.bigtop.org/tinytentshow.html
• 05/01-15/2020
  Poker Run in Clam Lake held by the Elk Country ATV Club. For more information, call 715-794-2298.
• 05/02/2020
  Cancelled – Pre-Mother’s Day Craft and Vendor Show, 9am-2pm, at The Gathering Barn, 50467 State Hwy 13, Ashland. For more information, call 715-292-0845.

• 05/02/2020
  Postponed – 25th Annual “New Day Limited”-“And They’re Off…for the Cause”- a Kentucky Derby Style evening of celebration with lots of games, raffles, and prizes. Doors open at 3pm at the Bay Area Civic Center. Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased at Jet Travel, Neighborly Bar, and Ashland Baking Co. For more information, call New Day Advocacy Center at 715-682-9566.
• 05/02/2020
  Cancelled – 3rd Annual Brokedown Blues Festival. Shows produced at the Harbor View Event Center by American Heritage Productions. At least 5 bands, 2 dance floors, food, historic bar, food by Delta Diner and special room rates at adjoining Washburn Inn. Tickets and shows available at the door, and in advance at the Washburn Inn by calling 715-373-5671.
• 05/03/2020
  Cancelled – The Home and School Association is hosting a Children’s Carnival at Our Lady of the Lake Social Hall. From 11am-1pm. It will have children’s games, raffles, prizes, concessions, and a cake walk. For more information, call 715-682-7620.
• 05/03/2020
  Postponed – Annual Youth Awards Banquet sponsored by the Ashland Elks Youth Activities Committee, Lodge #137, AmericInn Conference Center, 3009 Lake Shore Dr E. Dinner starts at 5:30pm with the awards program to follow. For more information and fees, call 715-682-5215.
• 05/05/2020
  Cancelled – Red Cliff Family & Human Service Division Careen & Community Resource Fair at Legendary Waters Resort & Casino Event Center 10am-2pm.   For more information on the Fair to to reserve a booth contact Janet at 715-779-3769 or janet.haskins@redcliff-nsn.gov.
• 05/28/2020
  White Winter Winery presents Where Anti-Social becomes Social.  One hour Live Stream Concerts beginning at 7pm.  Tom Draughon & TrueGrass.  www.whitewinter.com 715-372-5656
• 5/07/2020
  Cancelled – Learn For Life Day- Celebrate New Experiences at WITC-Ashland, 1-5pm. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to sample some of the great learning opportunities that WITC Continuing Education has to offer. One price gets you four breakout sessions with a variety of new and interesting topic to choose from! Register Today! Cost is $35. Register online to reserve your spot at bit.ly/learn-witc or call 715-682-4591 ext. 3050.
• 05/08/2020
  Big Top Chautauqua’s Tiny Tent Show: Episode 6 at 7pm.  Watch on Youtube or Facebook  Times like these call for connection, music, and the familiar faces of those we hold dear.  Let’s keep the “social” in social distancing! We are excited to gather to create music together in new ways and share some big love from the Big Top!  For more information go to https://www.bigtop.org/tinytentshow.html
• 05/08/2020
  Cancelled – Bay Area Cancer Crusade, 5-9pm at the Bay Area Civic Center. Funds will benefit American Cancer Society research efforts, as well as local patient support. For more information, call 715-746-2127.
• 05/08-10/2020
  Cancelled – The StageNorth Groundlings present, Arsenic and Old Love by Joseph Kesselring directed by Roy Underhill. Opening Night May 8th. Thursday-Saturday 7:30pm, Sunday, 2pm. Two sweet and delightful spinster aunts live in their ancestral home with their nephew Teddy, who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt and is digging the Panama Canal in the basement. Mortimer, another nephew and employed as a (gasp!) theater critic, stops by to announce his engagement to the daughter of the slightly-disapproving minister who lives next door. Madness and mayhem ensue when Mortimer discovers that his aunts’ charity work has taken a macabre turn, and the stew only gets crazier and slightly menacing when the third nephew, Jonathan, a homicidal maniac on the lam from the law, shows up with a body in his car trunk. Don’t miss this classic madcap comedy! For more information, call 715-373-1194.
• 05/09/2020
  Cancelled – Good Shepherd’s Tailgate Dinner (formerly Packerpalooza) 5-7pm.  Silent Auction, Raffle prizes and 50/50 raffle. 715-682-4510.
• 05/09/2020
  Cancelled – Ashland Chamber Music Society presents, “3rd Relation Jazz” at 7:30pm at the Presbyterian-Congregational Church, Ashland. For more information, visit ashlandchambermusic.org.
• 05/14/2020
  White Winter Winery presents Where Anti-Social becomes Social.  One hour Live Stream Concerts beginning at 7pm. Oh Bros.  www.whitewinter.com 715-372-5656
• 05/14-17/2020
  Cancelled – The StageNorth Groundlings present, Arsenic and Old Love by Joseph Kesselring directed by Roy Underhill. Opening Night May 8th. Thursday-Saturday 7:30pm, Sunday, 2pm. Two sweet and delightful spinster aunts live in their ancestral home with their nephew Teddy, who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt and is digging the Panama Canal in the basement. Mortimer, another nephew and employed as a (gasp!) theater critic, stops by to announce his engagement to the daughter of the slightly-disapproving minister who lives next door. Madness and mayhem ensue when Mortimer discovers that his aunts’ charity work has taken a macabre turn, and the stew only gets crazier and slightly menacing when the third nephew, Jonathan, a homicidal maniac on the lam from the law, shows up with a body in his car trunk. Don’t miss this classic madcap comedy! For more information, call 715-373-1194.
• 05/15/2020
  Cancelled – Community Awareness Walk and Cookout, 4-6:30pm at the Memorial Medical Center. To benefit the Compassionate Hearts Program. There will be information & education, prize drawing, children’s activities, BBQ supper, and good will donation at the door. For more information, call Jenny at 715-685-5335.
• 05/15/2020
  Postponed until/on or around July 17 – WITC Ashland Commencement at 7pm in the AHS gymnasium, 1900 Beaser Ave.  A reception will be held from 5:30-6:30pm at WITC.  The public is invited to attend the reception and ceremony.  For more information, call 715-682-4591.
• 05/18-21/2020
  Postponed – ACA Level 4 Coastal Kayak Instructor Certification at Lost Creek Adventures. For more information call 715-953-2223 or visit www.lostcreekadventures.org.
• 05/19/2020
  Cancelled – Ashland Middle School Orchestra Concert at 6:30pm in the Commons at Ashland Middle School. For more information, email dpowers@sdak12.net.
• 05/21/2020
  White Winter Winery presents Where Anti-Social becomes Social.  One hour Live Stream Concerts beginning at 7pm.  Ed Willet @ Cheryl Leah.  www.whitewinter.com 715-372-5656
• 05/21/2020
  Cancelled – Ashland Middle School Band Concert Band at 7pm in the AMS Gym. For more information, call 715-682-7087.
• 05/23/2020
  Cancelled – Glidden Annual Walk, Run, Roll. At Historic Marion Park, West Grant St., Glidden. Registration at 7:30am, 5-mile at 8am, 2-mile at 8:30am.  715-264-55967 or visit www.gliddenwi.org.
• 05/23/2020
  Postponed – Northland College Commencement at 2:30pm in the Ponzio Stadium, 1411 Ellis Ave. (Rain location: Chapple Family Gymnasium). For information about the Commencement, Baccalaureate Service and the Buffet Luncheon, visit Commencement 2020 – Northland College. For general information, call 715-682-1339, email commencement@northland.edu or visit https://my.northland.edu/planning/graduation/commencement/.
• 05/24/2020
  Cancelled – VFW Pancake Breakfast at the VFW 7300 Hall, 118th E 1st St Glidden, WI. For more information visit www.gliddenwi.org or visit 715-663-0174.
• 05/24/2020
  Cancelled – La Pointe Center for the Arts Annual Wine Tasting on Madeline Island from 2-5pm. Come meet up with island friends for the first time this year! Taste fabulous wines, accompanied by fruits and artisan cheeses, bid on hundreds of silent auction items, including many exclusive gifts for the Madeline Island aficionado. Tickets are $25 in advance/$30 at the door. For more information, call 888-475-3386.
• 05/25/2020
  Memorial Day ceremonies throughout Ashland county.
• 05/25/2020
  In-person Cancelled, Facebook Live is a go -Memorial Day ceremony at the Bandshell at 9:30am.   The members of the United Chequamegon Veterans take great pride in our annual Memorial Day program at the Bandshell. Every year we are grateful and appreciative  of the large attendance at our program as well as the numbers that attend our somber remembrances at area cemeteries. Unfortunately, this year we have made the decision to not hold the large public program at the Bandshell due to public health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.  In lieu of our traditional program, we will be doing a Livestreamed program from Mt. Hope Cemetery at 9am. The Livestream can be viewed at the Facebook pages of either VFW Post 690 or Sons of American Legion Squadron 90.  We will follow the Mt Hope program with visits to the following area cemeteries where we will render appropriate honors:  St. Agnes  9:40am;  B’Nai Israel: 10am;  Town of Eileen Highland Memorial: 10:20am; Moquah area cemeteries: 11am.
• 05/25/2020
  Cancelled – Memorial Day Remembrance Walk & Veterans Honor Garden Ceremony at Madeline Island. From 11:30am-1pm. For more information call 715-747-2801 or visit www.mihpa.org.
• 05/25/2020
  Butternut Memorial Day salute to veterans at 11am.  After that they will go to each cemetery in Butternut.  For more information, call 715-769-3951 or visit www.butternutwi.com.
• 05/26/2020
  Cancelled – All-String Festival 6:30pm in the AHS Auditorium. For more information, call 715-682-7087.
• 05/28/2020
  White Winter Winery presents Where Anti-Social becomes Social.  One hour Live Stream Concerts beginning at 7pm.  Yasmine Bowers.  www.whitewinter.com 715-372-5656
• 05/28/2020
  Cancelled – Ashland Middle School Choir Concert at 7pm in the AHS Auditorium. For more information, call 715-682-7087.
• 05/29/2020
  Cancelled – “8th Annual Grilling for The BRICK,” at Northwoods Community Credit Union, 121 W. Main St., from 11am-1pm. Sponsored by Northwoods Community Credit Union. For a $6 donation, enjoy a freshly grilled brat or hot dog with all the fixin’s along with chips, baked beans, dessert and a drink. All proceeds go to the “Make A Difference Fund” and will benefit The BRICK Ministries. They will also be accepting donations of goods for The BRICK, such as food items, toilet paper, paper towel, and feminine hygiene products. For more information, call 715-682-9099.
• 05/30/2020
  Cancelled – Bargain Hut Gives Back Sale, 420 Chapple Ave., from 9am-1pm. Items will be for the community to take at no charge. This is open to anyone and everyone within the area. For more information, call 715-682-8522.
• 05/30/2020
  Bayfield Garden Tour from 10am-3pm. Visitors will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with the plants at some of Bayfield’s finest gardens. Maps will be available at the Bayfield Chamber and Visitor Bureau, 42 S. Broad St. Free and open to the public. Call 715-779-3335 with questions.
• 05/30/2020
  ABC Raceway Races:  Raceway located at 2187 Butterworth Road.  Sponsor Northern State Bank.  Regular season races on Saturday night. Hot Laps- 6:15pm. Racing- 7pm. Grandstand opens at 5pm.  For more information, go to www.abcraceway.com.