Rural Northeast Wisconsin Families

AA Meeting
2026-04-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-16 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Clintonville United Methodist Church, 13th Street 24, Clintonville, Wisconsin, 54929, United States

Al Anon Meeting
2026-04-19 19:00 | Salvation Army, New London, Wisconsin

AA Meeting
2026-04-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Christus Lutheran Church, North Main Street 120, Clintonville, Wisconsin, 54929, United States

Awesome Ambassadors at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary every Sunday 2p-3p starting 12/14/25!
2026-04-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, East Shore Drive 1660, Green Bay, WI, 54302, United States
Starting December 14th through April 19. 2026, join us every Sunday 2p-3p at the Observation Building for our Awesome Ambassador program!Learn about the Wildlife Sanctuary’s awesome ambassadors! This fun program allows visitors to get up close with the animals and talk with the animal care staff. Bring your camera!

Buy some corn to feed the outside birds too. ($5/bag). They’re excited for visitors too. (Dress for the weather)

2025-2026 Winter WLS Program Brochure – Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary Printable Program Schedule

Awesome Ambassadors at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary every Sunday 2p-3p starting 12/14/25!
2026-04-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, East Shore Drive 1660, Green Bay, WI, 54302, United States
Join us every Sunday from 2p-3p at the Observation Building for our Awesome Ambassador program!Learn about the Wildlife Sanctuary’s awesome ambassadors! This fun program allows visitors to get up close with the animals and talk with the animal care staff. Bring your camera!

El Tequila New London Food Truck
2026-04-19 10:30 - 18:00 | Fire & Iron Gathering, South Main Street 291, Clintonville, WI, 54929, United States
El Tequila New London is bringing their food truck to Clintonville Every Sunday!

Menu:

**Note** This is last year’s Menu. Today is the First Sunday in Clintonville for the 2026 Season

🥞 American Legion Pancake Breakfast
2026-04-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Legion Hall- Elcho, N11232 Elmo St, Elcho, Wisconsin, United States
Join the American Legion Veterans for an All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast.

Menu:

Biscuits and Gravy

Pancakes and Sausage

🥞 Bear Creek Lions - Pancake Breakfast
2026-04-19 08:00 - 12:30 | Bear Creek Town Hall, Silver Creek Road E9107, Bear Creek, Wisconsin, 54922, United States
The Bear Creek Lions invite you for breakfast! Bring your family and appetite! This event helps fund and support Local Lions Projects.

Menu:

Buttermilk and Potato Pancakes (All You Can Eat)

French Toast

Scrambled Eggs

Sausage

Applesauce

Juice, Milk and Coffee

🔖 Cabin Fever Reliever Sale
2026-04-19 00:00 - 23:59, 2026-04-18 00:00 - 23:59, 2026-04-17 00:00 - 23:59 | Wisconsin
🚨 Spring Cleaning and Tax Break Sale (4/13-5/3) 🚨

It’s Spring Time- We’re Clearing out the Cobwebs and Saving Money! (The Tax Man needs his cut).

Winter is over (finally 🙌)…Parents are DONE with being cooped up…And they are actively looking for things to do, places to go, and businesses to try.

👀 The question is: will they find YOU?

✅ Business Directory Sale

10% off All Business Directory Listings

Perfect For:

🎉 Birthday Party Spots

🧼🫧House-Cleaning Services

🪠🧑‍🔧All Necessary Home Services (Plumbers, Handymen, Appliance Repair, Electricians, Storm Assessment, Roofers, etc)

☔🤸🏃 Rainy Day Play

🐎 Lessons (Music, Horse-Riding, Tutoring, etc)

🚲🎣 Outdoor Recreation

……. and everything else families are looking for right now. (including things they might have forgotten.)

✅ Restaurant Guide Sale

10% off All Restaurant Guide Listings

Let’s help families:

🍽️ Find Your Restaurant

👀 Discover New Places and Menu Items or Hours

👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 Discover your Kids Eat Free deals

🎉🎊Celebration Options:

🎓Surviving Forward Testing and Pre-ACTs (because YES… they deserve it!)

💃🕺Prom

🎓 Graduation

📜👷 College or Job Acceptance

🤰 Mother’s Day/Baby Showers

🧰 Father’s Day/ Grandparents Day/ Holidays

🎉Parties (Birthday, Anniversary, Retirement, just because)

🍱🚚 Food Truck Locations, Menus and Schedules

🚀 Why jump in now?

Because families are:✔️ Planning spring outings✔️ Booking parties✔️ Looking for easy dinner wins✔️ Checking the calendar DAILY 🗓️

👉 And if you’re not listed… you’re getting skipped.

💡 The Best Part?

✔️ Our site is ALWAYS FREE for families✔️ Which means more eyes on YOUR business✔️ And more chances to turn clicks into customers

⏳ Sale ends May 3rd — don’t overthink this

You can keep waiting…OR you can get in front of the families already looking.

👉 Get listed. Get seen. Get customers.

Click Here for the Business Directory Form – Use Code CabinFever26 for your 10% discount.

Click here for the Restaurant Guide Form – Use Code CabinFever26 for your 10% discount.

Farm Market/Stand Guide – Pay What You Can

🔖 Cabin Fever Reliever Sale
2026-04-19 00:00 - 23:59, 2026-04-18 00:00 - 23:59, 2026-04-17 00:00 - 23:59 | Wisconsin
🚨 Spring Cleaning and Tax Break Sale (4/13-4/27) 🚨

It’s Spring Time- We’re Clearing out the Cobwebs and Saving Money! (The Tax Man needs his cut).

Winter is over (finally 🙌)…Parents are DONE with being cooped up…And they are actively looking for things to do, places to go, and businesses to try.

👀 The question is: will they find YOU?

✅ Business Directory Sale

10% off All Business Directory Listings

Perfect For:

🎉 Birthday Party Spots

🧼🫧House-Cleaning Services

🪠🧑‍🔧All Necessary Home Services (Plumbers, Handymen, Appliance Repair, Electricians, Storm Assessment, Roofers, etc)

☔🤸🏃 Rainy Day Play

🐎 Lessons (Music, Horse-Riding, Tutoring, etc)

🚲🎣 Outdoor Recreation

……. and everything else families are looking for right now. (including things they might have forgotten.)

✅ Restaurant Guide Sale

10% off All Restaurant Guide Listings

Let’s help families:

🍽️ Find Your Restaurant

👀 Discover New Places and Menu Items or Hours

👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 Discover your Kids Eat Free deals

🎉🎊Celebration Options:

🎓Surviving Forward Testing and Pre-ACTs (because YES… they deserve it!)

💃🕺Prom

🎓 Graduation

📜👷 College or Job Acceptance

🤰 Mother’s Day/Baby Showers

🧰 Father’s Day/ Grandparents Day/ Holidays

🎉Parties (Birthday, Anniversary, Retirement, just because)

🍱🚚 Food Truck Locations, Menus and Schedules

🚀 Why jump in now?

Because families are:✔️ Planning spring outings✔️ Booking parties✔️ Looking for easy dinner wins✔️ Checking the calendar DAILY 🗓️

👉 And if you’re not listed… you’re getting skipped.

💡 The Best Part?

✔️ Our site is ALWAYS FREE for families✔️ Which means more eyes on YOUR business✔️ And more chances to turn clicks into customers

⏳ Sale ends April 27 — don’t overthink this

You can keep waiting…OR you can get in front of the families already looking.

👉 Get listed. Get seen. Get customers.

Click Here for the Business Directory Form – Use Code CabinFever26 for your 10% discount.

Click here for the Restaurant Guide Form – Use Code CabinFever26 for your 10% discount.

Farm Market/Stand Guide – Pay What You Can

🐊Doc's Zoo - Alligator Feeding
2026-04-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Doc’s Harley-Davidson, Wisconsin 29 w2709, Bonduel, WI, 54107, United States
Come on out and visit Doc’s Zoo! Alligators get fed every Saturday at 11am (sharp). You’ll want to get there early enough to park and find your spot. Leave enough time to wander around the zoo and see ALL the amazing animals. If you run early – check out Doc’s Amazing Breakfast at Doc’s Timeline Saloon served from 7-11.

Be sure to visit the indoor and outdoor animals. If you have older kids, be sure to check out Doc’s Museum as well.

Healthy Kids Day
2026-04-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Wisconsin
Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 18 and join us at the Oshkosh Community YMCA for a morning packed with fun, family, and healthy activities — all FREE and open to the community!

From a bounce house to swimming and ice skating, plus Tot Town, family games, and food trucks, there’s something for kids of all ages to enjoy. It’s the perfect way to kick off summer, get active together, and discover all the amazing programs the Y has planned for the season ahead.

🧑‍🌾🧅🍞 Wausau Winter Market
2026-04-18 09:00 - 12:00 | John Marshall Elementary School, 1918 Lamont St, Wausau, Wisconsin, 54403, United States
Come to the Indoor Winter Farmers Market.

Mushrooms, Fresh Greens via Aquaponics, Blueberries, honey, coffee, fresh bakery, pastries, meat, eggs, cheese, vegetables, Brunch and MORE!

Things to Know Before you go – There is a $2 fee for any debit/credit transaction.

For more information

Winter Farmers Market - Stevens Point
2026-04-18 08:00 - 12:00 | Boys and Girls Club- Stevens Point, 941 Michigan Ave, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States
Join us for Brunch and Shopping!Brunch is a hot meal made with fresh ingredients by local farmers. You can grab-n-go or stay and eat with us.

The farmers market features Local Farmers, Makers, Producers, Local Businesses, Unique Shopping Experiences and MORE!

Who can’t wait for fresh greens?? Or missing blueberries? Live Music may be playing. Vendors change each week.

EBT and debit/credit is accepted

⛈️🌪️ Severe Weather Awareness Week
2026-04-18 00:00 - 23:59, 2026-04-17 00:00 - 23:59 | Wisconsin
This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week!

This is an article we wrote a few years ago with tips and tricks my family used with kids who weren’t fans of tornado sirens or storms.

Some of the items aren’t available anymore and we’ve updated other items to fit the different houses we’ve lived in since then.You can find those items on our Amazon Page – we have 4 lists – feel free to browse. We may earn a commission on purchases made using those links.

Mark the calendar: The Annual Wisconsin Statewide Tornado Drills will be on Thursday, April 16th at 13:45 and 18:45. (Please share with family and friends who may not know, so they are prepared.

🎳 Kids Bowl Free
2026-04-18 00:00 - 23:59 | Wisconsin
It’s that time when families start planning on what they’re going to do for the summer!

Let Kids Bowl Free help! Each registered child (check each center for age requirements) gets to bowl 2 games free every single day! (Check individual bowling alleys for shoe rental details) all summer long at NO Cost to Parents! (But plan for the concessions…. my kids LOVE bowling alley food, just sayin’)

Parents, do you want to bowl with your kids? Then you’ll want to check out the Family Pass! This allows parents, older siblings and babysitters to bowl alongside the registered kids. This is a one-time payment that allows up to 4 adults to bowl 2 games free all summer long, with your Kids Bowl Free registered children. (You can add the family pass on at any time during the season.)

How it works:

Locate a Kids Bowl Free participating location near you (this is the only one covered all summer)

Register – Create your Kids Bowl Free account and register your kids. Decide if the Family Pass is right for your family.

Have Fun – Make Memories – Go Screen-Free — Make New Friends– Bowl 2 games free every day, all summer long!

Things to Note:

Each bowling alley determines the times the program is active. Program begins April 30th! You can find the details here when you choose a location near you. Dates and Times will vary! (I’ve seen some start as early as April 30th and as late as June 1st and end between August 30-Sept 2) I’ve seen only 1 with hours available 7 days a week.

Check each location for age requirements. I’ve seen them range from 2-18 with some ending as early as 15.

I found at least 8 participating centers within 60 minutes of Clintonville.

The Registration is not transferable between the different bowling centers.

Wisconsin Open Enrollment Application Deadline
2026-04-18 00:00 - 23:59 | Wisconsin
The Public School Open Enrollment period is open!Fill out the form for alternative in-person public school options and also virtual and virtual hybrid partnership school options.

Find the form and FAQ here: https://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment

What is Open Enrollment?

The inter-district public school open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend public school in a school district other than the one in which they reside.

Who can apply?

Any Wisconsin resident in 4K to grade 12 may apply to attend a nonresident school district under the open enrollment program. However, a child may transfer to a nonresident school district for early childhood education or 4K only if the child’s resident school district offers the same type of program and only if the child is eligible for that program in the resident school district.

There was a question a while back regarding open-enrollment.

According to the WI DPI, these are the only acceptable reasons a resident district can deny an open-enrollment request.

Please note that it does not say “too many students have applied to out-of-district schools”. It also doesn’t allow attendance records at the resident school to determine open-enrollment status to an out-of-district school.

This is just for Open Enrollment, this does not include the School Voucher Programs.

Deadline for Open Enrollment (public school) is April 30th

Deadline for School Choice (private school) is April 17th.

I also found out that there is a non-profit organization advocating for Virtual and Open-enrollment students. It’s called Parents for School Options. https://www.parentsforschooloptions.org/

Open Enrollment: https://sms.dpi.wi.gov/OEParent/faqs.aspx

Info for the Wisconsin School Choice program can be found here: https://schoolchoicewi.org/school-choice-faqs/

Virtual School Options for Wisconsin Families

Community Craft Connection
2026-04-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Sturm Memorial Library, 130 North Bridge Street, Manawa, WI, 54949, United States
Bring a craft or project to work on while visiting with your neighbors!Fridays January through May 2:00 PM to 4:00 PMNo registration is required. We can’t wait to see what you’re working on!Food and drink are welcome.Clean-up is just like at home. If you make a mess, clean it up. Ask for cleaning supplies when needed.If the meeting room is needed for another library purpose, space for the Community Craft Connection will be provided in the magazine area.Community Craft Connection is self-directed. Librarians will be in the building but not leading this group.

Winter Farmers Market
2026-04-17 09:30 - 13:30 | College of Menominee Nation, Wisconsin 47 N 172, Keshena, Wisconsin, 54135, United States
We have a great lineup of vendors featuring local maple syrup, Christine’s salsa, Bill’s honey, and more. You’ll also find a wonderful selection of handmade jewelry, woodcraft items, and beading supplies.

From 10:00 AM until they sell out, Menominee High School students will have a booth set up to raise funds for their upcoming trip to the Crow Canyon Archaeological Field School in Mesa Verde this spring. Please consider stopping by to support their travel efforts and help them reach their fundraising goal.

Starting at 11:00 AM, we are excited to welcome a new vendor, Sunnie’s Fry Bread by Phylly’s, just in time for lunch!

Campus Map

Free Library Programming
2026-04-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Birnamwood Library, 337 Main St, Birnamwood, Wisconsin, United States

2026 Wisconsin Statewide Tornado Drill
2026-04-16 18:45 - 18:50 | Wisconsin
It’s Severe Weather Awareness week so it’s the best time to check your weather radios and see if you can hear the sirens when severe weather strikes.

This is the link to an article we wrote a couple of years ago with tips our family uses in severe weather cases. We also have links to products and sites to sign up for the wireless alerts and don’t miss the weather spotter classes.

Based on previous years, Phone alerts will NOT be activated.

Inspiring Poems by Danes in America
2026-04-16 18:00 - 21:00 | Holly History and Genealogy Center, 321 S Main St, Waupaca, Wisconsin, 54981, United States
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Waupaca Historical Society will host a program entitled, “Inspiring Poems by Danes in America” on Thursday, April 16 at 6 pm at the Holly History and Genealogy Center.

The program will be presented by Michael G. Koehler, Ph.D., owner of the historic Danes Hall of Waupaca. Koehler will explore the role poetry played in the Danish-American immigrant experience during the peak years of Danish immigration between 1860 and 1910.

As Danish immigrants settled across the Midwest, they faced many hardships while building new lives in America. Poetry and music became important cultural forces that helped unite communities and inspire perseverance. The presentation will highlight the works of Danish-American poets including Adam Dan and F. L. Grundtvig, who frequently visited Waupaca and found inspiration in the Wisconsin wilderness.

Koehler’s own ancestors immigrated from Denmark to Waupaca in the 1860s, and he has spent years collecting and studying the poems and writings that inspired the area’s earliest Danish settlers. Koehler also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn, Iowa.

This program is open to the public. Admission is free, and all are welcome.

For more information, contact the Waupaca Historical Society at (715) 256-9980
