• Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center-A great place to visit!  Exhibits, lookout tower and walking trails.  Please check out their Facebook Page. 
• Bay City Cycles  …. 2022 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.

2022 Events

• 05/01/2022
  May Day Healing Arts Expo, 1-5pm at the Washburn Meditation Center, 325 Washington Ave, Washburn.  Come experience local Healers and Artists
  *Tammy Campy Birth Path Readings *** Megan Swenson Cacao Alchemy* *Michael Joyner Elemental Grounding *** Betty Sitbon Spirit Paintings*
  *Mary Ann Panke Fused Art Glass *** Beth Roberts Crystals, Chakra Pouches*
  *Valerie Dixon Oracle Card Readings & Clearing Sprays*.   Free Entry. First 10 participants receive a complimentary welcome bag!  Hosted by CrystallineHealingBayfield.com.  715-661-3113 or fb for more information.
• 05/01/2022
  A Night of Encouragement at Salem Church, 400 Salem Drive.  Real Music, honest stories and God’s word with the Garms Family at 7pm.  Free will offering will be taken.  Call Dave with questions 715-413-0068.
• 05/01-30/22
  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.
• 05/03/2022
  Bingo at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Doors open at 5:30pm, Bingo starts at 6:30pm.
• 05/04-27/2022 ( Wednesdays- Sundays)
  Washburn Cultural Center Annual K–12 Student Art Show. Wednesdays–Sundays, May 4–27, 12–4pm. This is artwork by students from the School District of Washburn fills both galleries in the annual K–12 Student Art Show.  The Cultural Center will be open BOTH Saturday and Sunday afternoons, so that family, friends, and community members can appreciate the work of these budding artists. Stop by to view the show and browse our shops.  Family and friends can also celebrate these students’ works at a public reception on Tuesday, May 10, from 5–7pm.  Virtual Exhibition link: https://www.washburnculturalcenter.com/blog/2022/5/4/k12-student-art-show-2022
• 05/06/2022
  Northwood Tech Express Admissions, 11:30am–1:30pm. Whether you’re just considering college, ready to apply, or need to complete your admissions requirements, the Express Admissions event is designed to meet you at whatever stage you’re at. Learn about admissions, financial aid and scholarships. Discover the program for you and apply to Northwood Tech for FREE! Or register for classes and take a campus tour. Northwood Tech is here to help you every step of the way in your educational journey.  Northwood Tech goodie bags and T-shirts to all who attend while supplies last, plus food and refreshments. Most of the event will be held outside, weather permitting.  For more information go to https://www.northwoodtech.edu/admissions/visit-a-campus/campus-events-calendar/ashland-express-admissions-event
• 05/06/2022
  The Knights of Columbus will host an all-you-can-eat fresh Lake Superior whitefish dinner at OLL Social Hall, 201 Lakeshore Drive E. 4-7pm. Cost: $13 for adults; $7 for children ages 5-11; free for children under age 5. Proceeds will go to the Knights of Columbus Scholarship Fund. For more information, call 715-682-9621.
• 05/07/2022
  Spring Vendor and Craft Show, 9am-1pm, at The Gathering Barn, 50467 State Hwy 13, Ashland. Available for purchase, Walking Tacos and Hot Dogs and drinks.  For more information, call 715-292-0845.
• 05/07/2022
  It’s that time of year!!  Power of the Paws and Purses at the Neighborly Bar 10am-6pm.  Mother’s Day weekend. 100’s of purses, garden and outdoor decor, new game “Scoop da Poop”, thousands of prizes, everyone a winner.  Food available for purchase that day.  All money will go to the Chequamegon Humane Association.  For more details, call 715-682-9908.
• 05/07/2022
  Looking for Something to do on Mother’s Day Weekend?  Art, Music and Teachings – North Country Seasons at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center.  3-5pm.  Visit the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center for a Celebration of North Country Season 3pm View the Seasonal Art Show representing over 30 area artists.  4pm Hear a Presentation by Red Cliff Tribal Elder, Rob Goslin, Sr. on “TRANSLATING ANCIENT TEACHING INTO MEANINGFUL LIFE EXPERIENCES” In honoring the four seasons art show displayed at the visitor center he will be speaking and sharing Anishinaabe Teachings related to the creation of the world and respecting Mother Earth.  5pm The Garland City Consort will perform Vivaldi’s “La Primavera”. The Consort, formed in 2016, is one of the few musician-owned cooperative orchestras in the entire world.  The event is sponsored by the Chequamegon Bay Arts Council and the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center with financial support provided by the Wisconsin Arts Board, the State of WI and the National Endowment for the Arts.  Free will offering. For more information call 715-685-9983.
• 05/08/2022
  Mother’s Day!
• 05/09-6/06/2022
  2022 Spring Archery.  Ashland County UW-Extension 4H Youth Development is offering archery for kids ages 10-18 years old.  Cost is $5.  Dates Monday’s not including Memorial Day.  Time Beginner/intermediate 6-7pm and intermediate/advanced7-8pm.  Place Chequamegon Archery Club Outdoor Range, 3501 McDonald Rd, Ashland.  Register online at Spring Shooting Sports Registration Now Open! – Extension Ashland County (wisc.edu) or call Question please contact the Ashland County’s 4H office at 715-682-7017.
• 05/10/2022
  Bingo at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Doors open at 5:30pm, Bingo starts at 6:30pm.
• 05/12/2022
  Learn to make Kimbap with Chef Lars Dukowitz at the Chequamegon Food Co-op, 700 Main St. W. , Ashland.  5 – 7pm.  Cost: $20/$15 owners.  DEMO: Kimbap, which translates to “seaweed rice”, is a Korean style sushi roll. Wrapping rice, fish, and veggies in seaweed takes some patience and gentleness, but it is not as hard as it might look.  For more information call 715.682.8251.
• 05/13/2022
  Northwood Technical College 2022 Commencement Friday, May 13, 4pm and 6pm.  Northwood Tech Ashland Conference Center.
• 05/14/2022
  Ashland Birth Center fundraiser, Catch the Baby 5k Fun Run/Walk, free kids 1/2k run, 10am-12pm, Bay Area Civic Center.,320 4th Ave W, Ashland.  Untimed.
  Penokee Mountain Cooperative School Fundraiser SPRING CARNIVAL right after the race, 11am-3 pm.  Kids games with prizes, henna body art, face painting, temporary tattoo, cake walk, Art raffle, chance raffle, wild rice soup, fry bread tacos, kittens and photo op with the professional photographer.  Raffle drawing is a 3pm.  Run start at 10 am. Kids 1/2k loop 11am.  Family friendly pregnancy/baby related costumes are encouraged. Costume line up is at 9am, awards after the kids race.  Every racing child gets cookies.  Top man and woman gets a prize.  To register follow this link.   If you would like to get a T shirt register before Monday, April 25th.  Please no pets.
• 05/14/2022
  Learn to make homemade chocolate fettuccine with fruit salsa! Chequamegon Food Co-op, 700 Main St. W. , Ashland.  12 – 2pm.  Instructor: Alisa Krizan, MS, RDN.  Cost: $20/$15 owners. HANDS-ON: Improve your knife handling skills by preparing chocolate pasta and fruit salsa from scratch. This is a fun way to add fruit to you diet!  For more information call 715.682.8251.
• 05/14-15/2022
  Northland Elite Basketball Club, Inc. Bash at the Bay-Boys & Girls Basketball Tournament, Grades 5-12 – Travel teams and HS teams welcome.  Games held at Northland College and Ashland HS Fieldhouse.  $350.00 entry fee – 4 game guarantee.  For more information check the website or contact Kyle Bernhoft at 715-379-3932.
• 05/17/2022
  Bingo at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Doors open at 5:30pm, Bingo starts at 6:30pm.
• 05/19/2022
  Garden International Circus Spectacular at the Bay Area Civic Center, 320 4th Ave West.  4:30 & 7:30pm.  Tickets on sale at spectacularcircus.com or 1 hour before show times at the Bay Area Civic Center.  Adults $20;  kids $10 (12 and under).  Ashland Chamber Office has Free kids passes with one paid adult.  1 hour prior to the show ride the exotic animals and meet the circus stars.
• 05/19-21/2022
  14th Annual Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival.   For more information, call 715-682-2500 and visit www.birdandnaturefest.com.
• 05/19/2022
  3rd Thursday!  Wine Walk!  5-8 pm.  Downtown Retail Business will be open until 8pm on 3rd THURSDAY, with specials.  Bargains!! A fun evening of shopping! To order tickets go to https://shop.visitashland.net/15-chamber-store?p=6.  Specials will be posted the week prior.  For more information call 715-682-2500.
• 05/21/2022
  Benoit Cheese Haus, 23920 County Hwy F, will be closed today.  Sorry for any inconvenience.
• 05/21/2022
  The City of Ashland will be observing and hosting an Earth Day Clean UP and Arbor Day Celebration at Beaser Park at 10am. More details to come.
• 05/21/2022
  Northern Wisconsin’s Largest House to House Garage Sale.   8am-1pm.  Sponsored by the Ashland Chamber and the Ashland Daily Press.  Registration Form
• 05/21/2022
  Madeline Island Marathon and Half Marathon from 8:30am-4pm. For more information, call 888-475-3386 or visit www.madelineisland.com.
• 05/21/2022
  Mt Ashwabay Spring Gear Swap 10am-2pm.  Land-Water-All types of gear!  Clean your garage and basement, sell the gear you don’t use much or shop for gear at great prices.  Bargain deals for buyers, with 15% of the purchase price supporting Mt Ashwabay.  Gear Drop off May 18-20, 10am-5pm.  Unsold gear needs to be picked up by May 27th.  Questions call 715-779-3227.
• 05/21/2022
  School + Community Day at the Ashland High School Field House, Beaser Ave.  11am-1pm.  We are inviting students and families to join us for a day of fun with games, prizes, food, and information about summer programming for youth. Community and school organizations will be tabling to get the word out about all the amazing summer programming we have going on in the area.   Questions call 715-682-7087 ext 2118.
• 05/21/2022
  ABC Raceway Season Opener –  WIMI the Storm Teacher Appreciation Night: Raceway located at 2187 Butterworth Road. Stock car racing.  Regular season races on Saturday night. Hot Laps- 6:15pm. Racing- 7pm. Grandstand opens at 5pm.  For more information, go to www.abcraceway.com.
• 05/24/2022
  Bingo at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Doors open at 5:30pm, Bingo starts at 6:30pm.
• 05/25/2022
  Madeline Island Chamber Customer Service Conference, 8am-12noon at the Bell Street Tavern on beautiful Madeline Island.  Fun, food and techniques for success.  Speaker Julie Fox, Regional Northwest Tourism Specialist at Wisconsin Department of Tourism will share techniques on how to achieve great customer service.  Designed for tourism front line workers who operate facilities or serve guests directly.  Call to sign up 715-747-2801.  Space is limited.  Registrations will receive a ferry pass (walk-on), day of the event.
• 05/25/2022
  21st 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.
• 05/28/2022
  Happenings in Glidden this weekend: The Ryan Thimm Run, Walk, Roll starts at 8am, at Marion Park, Glidden.  GADC first annual Community Garage Sale & Craft Sale.  Maps can be found on our website  –  gliddenwi.org/GADC or pick-up  locations at Bear Crossing or at Marion Park during the RTHR run-walk-roll.  Brat Feed to help raise funds for the Glidden Area Emergency Medical Service at the Town Hall at 10am
• 05/28/2022
  Northland College Commencement at 11am in the Ponzio Stadium, 1411 Ellis Ave.  For information visit https://my.northland.edu/planning/graduation/commencement/   or call 715-682-1339
• 05/28/2022
  ABC Raceway Farm Stock Special presented by White River Ag: Raceway located at 2187 Butterworth Road. Stock car racing.  Regular season races on Saturday night. Hot Laps- 6:15pm. Racing- 7pm. Grandstand opens at 5pm.  For more information, go to www.abcraceway.com.
• 05/28-29/2022
  The Inaugural Beau Patrick Nemec Memorial Day (Two-Day Two-Person) Scramble Golf Tournament.  Saturday: play qualifications, Sunday: Flight and match play.  For more information call 715-292-4493 or 715-682-2515.
• 05/29/2022
  La Pointe Center Wine and Beer Tasting FUNdraiser-Lapointe Center Wine and Beer Tasting FUNdraiser with silent auction, wine and beer tasing from 3:30 -5:30pm with Molly O playing following the silent auction. At Bell St Event Center, LaPointe. Tickets will go on sale May 1st. Advance tickets $30, $40 at door.   Want to attend Molly O, but not the winetasting event, the cost is $10.00 at the door. Taste fabulous wines, accompanied by artisan cheeses at the annual La Pointe Center “FUNdraiser”, for the arts! The La Pointe Center has provided grants for creative community projects for over 20 years. There’s also a silent auction with many exclusive gifts for the Madeline Island aficionado.  For more information, call 888-475-3386.
• 05/30/2022
  Memorial Day ceremonies throughout Ashland county.
• 05/30/2022
  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.
• 05/30/2022
  Memorial Day Remembrance Walk and Ceremony at MIHPA Veterans Memorial Garden-Please join the Madeline Island Historical Preservation Association immediately following the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Town Dock, LaPointe from 11:30-12:30pm. We will walk from the Town Dock up Colonel Woods Avenue to the MIHPA Heritage Center. There we will gather around the Veteran’s Honor Garden for a flag raising ceremony, songs by the summer choir and the laying of new pavers in the Honor Garden. Following the ceremony light refreshments will be served.  For more information, call 888-475-3386.
• 05/31/2022
  Bingo at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Doors open at 5:30pm, Bingo starts at 6:30pm.

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2021 Events 

• 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.

Below are Events from 2020:

• 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.
• 05/09/2020
  Cancelled – Ashland Chamber Music Society presents, “3rd Relation Jazz” at 7:30pm at the Presbyterian-Congregational Church, Ashland. For more information, visit ashlandchambermusic.org.
• 05/15/2020
  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
  Cancelled – Ashland Middle School Band Concert Band at 7pm in the AMS Gym. For more information, call 715-682-7087.
• 05/26/2020
  Cancelled – All-String Festival 6:30pm in the AHS Auditorium. For more information, call 715-682-7087.
• 05/28/2020
  Cancelled – Ashland Middle School Choir Concert at 7pm in the AHS Auditorium. For more information, call 715-682-7087.