Rural Northeast Wisconsin Families

Support the ADA Kayak Launch on Shawano Lake
2025-04-18 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-04-19 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-04-20 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Chicago) | Cecil Town Hall, 111 E Hofman St, Cecil, Wisconsin, 54111, United States
Kayak launch at risk! Ask the Cecil Town Board to keep the ADA accessible kayak launch in Lakeview Park or find a suitable new place on Shawano Lake (not a remote location.)

Prepare your letters and your experiences!

Together, we can protect it for future generations!

Tuesday, April 22nd

5pm

Cecil Town Hall

Sturgeon Updates 🐟
2025-04-18 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-04-19 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-04-20 00:00 - 23:59 | Wolf River Sturgeon Trail, E8948 Big Eddy's Rd, New London, Wisconsin, United States
Lake sturgeon from the Winnebago System are getting ready to make their spawning run up the Wolf River to the Shawano Dam. Some sturgeon have also been seen staging on the Peshtigo River, waiting for the right conditions to spawn.

Lake sturgeon usually spawn when water temperatures reach about 53 degrees Fahrenheit. However, when water levels are low (like this year), they might not start spawning until water temperatures are closer to 60 degrees. The current water temperatures in the system are hovering around 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

Once the lake sturgeon begin making their spawning run up the Wolf River, there are several locations where they can be seen up close, including:

Wolf River Sturgeon Trail (near New London)

Hwy 156 (near the Navarino State Wildlife Area)

Bamboo Bend at Shiocton

Shawano Dam in Shawano

If you do head out during the spawn, don’t forget to grab a pair of polarized sunglasses. These will help reduce the glare from the water and allow you to get a better look at the lake sturgeon.

Can’t make it out to see them in person? Check out these underwater camera feeds from Bamboo Bend in Shiocton and the Shawano Dam.

In a few weeks, you may also see lake sturgeon spawning on the lower Fox River in De Pere, the lower Peshtigo River in Peshtigo and the Chippewa River.

Daily spawning updates will also be posted to the DNR’s Lake Sturgeon Spawning webpage throughout the spawning season.

You can also follow Wolf River Cam for updates.

Play and Learn at the Library
2025-04-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Weyauwega Public Library, 301 S Mill St, Weyauwega, Wisconsin, United States

Easter Bunny at Dunkin Donuts
2025-04-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Dunkin Donuts, 1209A East Green Bay St, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States
Join us for

Egg Hunt

Basket Raffle (for Special Olympics)

Games

and of course The Easter Bunny

Easter-themed donuts available all weekend.

American Legion Post 63 2025 Brat Fry
2025-04-18 10:00 - 14:00 | BP – Clintonville, 325 S Main St, Clintonville, Wisconsin, 54929, United States

Easter Egg Hunt - Gillett
2025-04-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Gillett Public Library, 200 E Main St, Gillett, WI 54124, USA, East Main Street 200, Gillett, WI, 54124, United States

Fish Fry
2025-04-18 16:00 - 19:00 | Wolf River Lutheran High School, W7467 River Bend Rd, Shawano, Wisconsin, United States
Menu:

Dinners: include Fries, coleslaw, rye bread and dessert

3-piece Fish Dinner $13

3-piece Chicken Strips $11

Kids Meal: 1 chicken strip or 1 piece of fish includes choice of fries or applesauce $5

Includes Beverage

Dine-in or Carry-out available

NWS Green Bay 2025 Skywarn Spotter Talk- Advanced #2
2025-04-18 19:00 - 20:00 | https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8017661226343042141
2025 Spotter Training Schedule

Each year NWS Green Bay provides several online storm spotter training opportunities using GoToMeeting Webinars. These live interactive training sessions are conducted by a NWS meteorologist and available to you at no cost via your computer, or by using the GoToMeeting app on your smartphone or tablet.

To sign up for one of our online classes, simply click on “REGISTRATION LINK” of the class you would like to attend.

Notes:

Each class will have roughly the same content, so you only need to attend one session- but, you may attend more than one class if you wish.

These classes are always 100% free, and are open to new & seasoned spotters/observers alike.

Each class runs about 45 to 55 minutes in length.

The “Standard” talk covers the basics of Spotter Training (e.g. severe weather safety, what to report, how to report, etc.)

The “Advanced” talk covers severe weather safety and focuses more in-depth on the science behind severe weather. It is recommended (but not required) to have attended the Standard Talk prior to taking the advanced talk.

Please register for 2025 Skywarn Spotter Talk- Advanced #2 on Apr 18, 2025 7:00 PM CDT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8017661226343042141

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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AA Meeting
2025-04-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Clintonville United Methodist Church, 13th Street 24, Clintonville, Wisconsin, 54929, United States

97th Annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt
2025-04-19 09:00 - 10:30 | Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School, 1801 16th St S, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States
Join us for our 97th annual Easter Egg Hunt. We will be set up in the Staff Parking Lot(North Side—parallel to the Expressway). Activities will start at 9:00 am and the egg hunt will start promptly at 10:00 am, at the sound of the air horn.We will have:-Pictures with the Easter Bunny-Games

Shepherd's Watch Easter Breakfast and Egg Hunt
2025-04-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Shepherd’s Watch Christian Academy, Stone Avenue 507, Mattoon, Wisconsin, 54450, United States

4th Annual Eggstravaganza Easter Egg Hunt
2025-04-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Marathon Park Ice Arena, 800 Garfield, Wausau, Wisconsin, 54401, United States
🐰🥚 4th Annual Eggstravaganza Easter Egg Hunt! 🎉🌸Hop on over and join us for a fun-filled morning at our 4th Annual Eggstravaganza Easter Egg Hunt! This event is designed for kids of all ages and features a traditional Easter egg hunt along with exciting arts and crafts activities.📅 Date: April 19📍 Location: Marathon Park Ice Arena🎨 Arts & Crafts: 9:00 AM🐣 Egg Hunt – Ages 6 & Under: 10:00 AM🐰 Egg Hunt – Ages 7 & Older: 10:15 AMThis FREE event requires no registration—just bring your Easter basket and get ready for some fun! 🌷🐇A huge thank you to the Wausau Kiwanis Club for their generous sponsorship and support in making this event possible. We can’t wait to see you there! 🎊🥚

City of Manawa Easter Egg Hunt
2025-04-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Downtown Manawa, S Bridge St, Manawa, Wisconsin, United States

Antigo Easter Egg Hunt
2025-04-19 09:15 - 11:00 | City Park, Aurora Street 253, Antigo, WI, 54409, United States
City of Antigo Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held on this Saturday, April 19th!

🐇 Photos 📷 with the Easter Bunny start at 9:15am

🐣Easter Egg Hunt at 10:00am sharp

🥚Over 5,000 stuffed Easter eggs

Chance to win Easter Basket Prizes for each age group

Bring a canned good donation

Annual Easter Egg Hunt
2025-04-19 10:00 - 10:30 | New London Historical Village, 900 Montgomery St, New London, Wisconsin, United States

Easter Egg Hunt - Shawano
2025-04-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Kuckuk Park, Oak Park Drive 700, Shawano, Wisconsin, 54166, United States

38th Annual Easter Egg Hunt
2025-04-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Bucholtz Park, 41 E Morning Glory Dr, Clintonville, WI, 54929, United States
Free family event! Registration the day of the event. Bring your own basket. Candy! Prizes! Cookies! Hot Beverages!Egg hunts promptly start:0-5yr. olds 10:00 AM6-10yr. olds 10:45 AM

1st Annual Easter on the Farm
2025-04-19 10:00 - 14:00 | Wilke’s Dairy Farm and Blooming Kreations, 239403 County Rd W, Wausau, Wisconsin, United States

2025 🚂 OPEN HOUSE
2025-04-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Kress Family Library, 333 N Broadway, De Pere, Wisconsin, United States
This is our 2025 annual spring open house just before the 2025 Title Town Train show!Come check out this amazing layout that sits in the basement of the Kress Family Library. We will have tickets for your Raffle layout available now and as well has get a 1st hands on grabs on our consignment pile!

🐊Doc's Zoo - Alligator Feeding
2025-04-19 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.

🛍 Shop Small Support Local
2025-04-20 00:00 - 23:59 | Wisconsin
We are working on creating a new and improved Rural Northeast Wisconsin Families Restaurant Guide! Let us help make the mealtime decisions easier.

As a hockey family, knowing who is open after games and practices, that serves something for my entire family is a MUST-HAVE! (so any restaurants within a 90-minute drive of Shawano is ideal)

We know a lot of people love to support their local businesses, but may not know all the services that are provided. We’re working on closing that gap by offering a business directory. If you’re interested in becoming part of our business directory, you can find out more here We are also rolling out a Farm Fresh Directory.

We have many affiliate partners where purchases you make with them, will also help our small business. (The following links are affiliate links and we may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you.)

Plant Therapy

Amazon

Think Board – use Code MarieVandenberg to save 20% off site-wide

Lehman’s

Try The World –

Really Good Stuff

Chess. com – my teenager recently discovered a love of chess.

Hockey Monkey

Steve Spangler Science – Save up to 60% off with our Clearance Sale

Naturally Nestled

mSpy – what are your kids doing on their phone/tablet that you can’t see?

Mud/Wtr – Save 20% sitewide with this link (first order only) (My Dr suggested trying this when I suffer consequences from drinking too much coffee. I use both the Mud/Wtr latte and Rest to help at bedtime when I can’t shut my brain off)

Zenni Optical – save $30 when you use my discount link. I’ve been ordering glasses from Zenni for over 15 years. To order from Zenni, you will need the PD number (pupillary distance). For adults, the number shouldn’t change. It will change for kids. Zenni accepts 1 and 2 number PDs.

Purchases made through the above links allow us to earn commissions when you use our links which we will put towards our business expenses, keep our lights on, and keep our content FREE for YOU- our readers and LOW for our local advertisers, and sponsors.

We are hosting one fundraiser. This is an on-going fundraiser.

Mabel’s Labels – (Select Rural Northeast Wisconsin Families as the organization) – NO MORE Lost Mittens (coats, shoes, hats, water bottles, jackets, etc) Follow our Facebook Page– there are often sales and discounts.

The funds earned through the fundraisers will be split. Our portion will be used towards website/calendar upgrades, community events, giveaways, and business expenses.

We will choose a new beneficiary for each distribution check. We’ll take suggestions for our first check. (We still have $50 to go before we’ll get our first check)

If you’d like to donate directly to our fundraisers instead of purchasing from our partners. We can accept cash, Square, or Venmo.

One of the fundraisers is set up as an open-ended so we’ll be able to help several organizations for as long as there is interest in the products.

These are a few of my favorite products. This is my “toolkit” for the Flu Season. It also has some hints about getting started with essential oils.

If you are looking for the fundraising socks that we had available, we do still have them, but you’ll need to make an appointment.

These are a few other ways to support us. Prices range from Free to $30.

Links: Charger Cord Charger with Flashlight without Flashlight Slim Charger Keychain Flashlight Desk Accessory Clock

ICYMI– My dog locked himself in my car. PD’s tools didn’t work for my car. I bought this amazing tool the next day. At under $6, you really can’t beat it. Definitely cheaper than a locksmith or a broken window.

Easter Mattoon-Antigo Church of the Nazarene
2025-04-20 09:00 - 12:30 | Mattoon-Antigo Church of the Nazarene, 230 Elm St, Antigo, Wisconsin, 54409, United States
All are welcome!

Join us for Easter Worship as we celebrate Jesus!

El Tequila New London Food Truck
2025-04-20 11:00 - 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:

Veterans' Day at the Brewers - FREE Veteran Sundays 🇺🇸⚾
2025-04-20 13:00 - 17:00 | American Family Field (Milwaukee Brewers), 1 Brewers Way, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53214, United States

AA Meeting
2025-04-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Christus Lutheran Church, North Main Street 120, Clintonville, Wisconsin, 54929, United States
