Rural Northeast Wisconsin Families

Find the fun, food, experiences & hidden gems of rural Northeast Wisconsin.

What’s Happening This Week

We made some pretty big changes behind the scenes. In case you missed the Facebook Post where we listed all the changes, here’s a quick list:

The Restaurant Guide – Taken Offline. We’ve only had 2 restaurants in the guide for the past year. That’s not a guide. So, we are still accepting restaurants for the guide, but until we get some new ones, we’re not publishing it.
The Farm Stand Guide – This is what we’ve been working on the most over the past several weeks. We are still accepting more farm stands. Please see our article this week for more information.
Business Directory – With the infrastructure solid for the Farm Guide – we can make the Business Directory Amazing! We’ll have several tiers available depending on what fits each business’s needs. We’ll be revamping the sign-up form for that soon to reflect the new options. Contact us if this is something you’re interested in.
Local Holiday Shopping Guide – we’ve tried to do this numerous times over the past several years – there was a request for me to try it again – I’ll be creating the form to participate soon. We’re hoping to pair this with the Farm Stand Guide and Business Directory as well.
Rural Route Awards – we still want to recognize those amazing small town businesses . I read recently that a customer wrote on a business’s FB post that there should have been an XYZ category and then the business would have won – hands down. Well, that’s what Rural Route Awards is – you nominate the business for the category you think fits them best. Create any category you want. It can even be as silly as the best paint colors on the wall.

But, with all these behind-the-scenes things, I don’t have the time to search for events like I used to. I used to spend 50+ hours every week on just events and I just can’t pay the bills like that. We have a form that is very easy to fill out, particularly for the event hosts. I ask questions that are not normally found on flyers or FB events. We don’t charge to have events on our calendar. We do have optional add-on features available that help pay the bills. We have zero paywalls on the site – 100% free access all the time. But, that doesn’t mean we won’t accept tips and contributions towards our coffee, snacks and internet bills.

While we haven’t been spending as much time entering events, that doesn’t mean we don’t still have a full calendar of events. We work hard to make sure there’s something for all ages and abilities. We’re hoping to continue to add more. That’s part of the reason for the form. We’re hoping to revamp the calendar filters as well.

You can find the event calendar here. We have several views to help you pick the one right for you and the device you’re on. Map, Summary, List, Day and Month.

I know I see this question a lot – We have a small list of AA/NA meetings on the calendar. I do need to update the list soon. We wanted it to be truly anonymous for people to find meetings. If anyone wants a specific location on the calendar, just let me know. If you need it, we know someone else does too.

Keep an eye on the calendar – we’re working on Fall Family Fun all month. We’d love to get some feedback on some of the social posts we’ve started this month.

Have a great week! We’ll keep making improvements and help your family find your local fun!