It’s the party of the summer: Boat Jam on Norwegian Bay! Every year, Shoreline Boat Center puts a bandon a barge, puts the barge on the bay, and celebrates the lake lifestyle. Bring your boat or walk...
I've pedaled through the Colorado Rockies, the New York Finger Lakes, the Natchez Trace, the peanut country of Virginia and many roads between. The familiar route around Green Lake is one of the finest I’ve ever taken. Out here, the tranquil farm roads provide miles of paved biking, pastoral scenery,...
Walk. Saunter. Stroll. Ramble. Wander. Mosey. Amble. Meander. Hike. Visitors can do all these and more while enjoying the picturesque trails and boardwalks established in and around the Green Lake area. Many of my favorite area trails are compiled in a recent publication by the Green...
Shortly after I returned from Vietnam, I marched with the Color Guard leading the Memorial Day parade in Green Lake for the first time. As we turned the corner onto Mill Street, I...
My personal favorite park in town is Playground Park. It’s a great place to visit on Friday afternoons throughout the summer season as there’s place for the kids to play while Mom and Dad check out the local Farmers Market. Just outside of town is Sunset Park,...
For people who are craving outdoors time during winter, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing at the Green Lake Conference Center is a great option! Last winter, albeit with some hesitation, I decided to try my hand at cross-country skiing and I...
Over the course of the winter, parts of the lake can accumulate as many as 36 inches of ice. The most convenient way to enjoy it is on the ice rink in...
House Brew Fest is special because, in one place, over 30 Wisconsin microbreweries come together and put their most beloved flavors forward for guests to taste and choose the best. Whether...
Built in 1910, the Thrasher Opera House served as a community center and venue for the performing arts for three decades, until its conversion into a warehouse during World War II. After the war, the building fell silent and slowly descended into disrepair....
For the last three years, our beautiful, historic courthouse has taken on a new life as a fabulous community center called Town Square, entirely created and supported by the people of the...
The only sightseeing tour on the lake, the Escapade keeps the area’s roots alive. The captains set thescene with tales of early inhabitants, all the way through to families who have lived or vacationed here and left their stories behind. These people and events make Green Lake what...
Come join us down at Deacon Mills Park for a rockin’ bonanza of fun tunes, good food and cold drinks! Taking place on August 15, 2015 from 3:00 pm until 10:00 pm…hear six bands compete for $2000 cold, hard cash and the title of the best Green Lake band! ...