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The High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and collegiate-summer level Fond du Lac Dock Spiders will share an alternate identity for one game each this summer. Both teams will play as the Lake Winnebago Shantymen, a tribute to the popular pastime of sturgeon spearfishing that occurs in the Wisconsin winter. The unique arrangement highlights the fact that the teams bookend the lake itself. The Timber…

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Get ready to score extra thrill points and mega-laughs with this irresistible family comedy based on the best-selling book series! Feisty, fearless Judy Moody is looking forward to the most super-duper, double-rare summer vacation ever. But when the road to success seems overwhelming, they’d soon discover that the real key to being a winner is just having fun with your friends. Whether it’s spinning in the annual dance-off or beating a world record, there is nothing these girls can’t try. It’s time to dazzle and dream with Strawberry and her friends as they compete for some berry special prizes. Strawberry Shortcake: Bright Lights, Big Dreams There, he meets Jewel and a menagerie of vivid characters who help Blu fulfill his dream and learn to fly. When Blu, the last of his kind, discovers there’s another – and that she’s a she – he embarks on an adventure to magical Rio. This comedy-adventure centers on Blu, a flightless macaw who acts more human than bird. Popper’s Penguins is a cool blast of fun for all ages! Adapted from the award-winning classic children’s book, Mr. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland - and the rest of his world upside-down. A Very Neenah Shopping Spree - Holiday Editionįor a complete listing of local Fox Cities happenings click here.Take a look at the FOX 2011 Holiday Gift Guide: For KidsĬhill out with the funniest family comedy of the year! Jim Carrey stars as Tom Popper, a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life…until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality.Heart of the Valley Chamber Gift Certificateįox Cities Communities are making it easy and fun to help support local businesses this Holiday season with these fun and safe events: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Ticket Vouchers or Fan Gearįox Cities Performing Arts Center Gift Certificate Give the gift of options! Purchase a gift certificate from a local attraction or to one of our downtowns or chambers that can be redeemed at participating businesses.īuilding for Kids Children’s Museum Gift Certificate For a complete listing of places offering curbside pick up or online shopping click here. Many Fox Cities stores are offering online shopping or curbside pick up to ensure the safety of their customers. Main Street has become home to many local shops offering a variety of clothing, home decor, and specialty items, as well as restaurants and bars. Tailored Hide Custom Leather & Gift Galleryĭowntown Menasha sits along the Menasha Channel and offers a quiet small-town shopping destination.Neenah offers a mix of both intimate, upscale, and family-friendly shopping and dining in its quaint historic downtown setting. With more than 60 unique local shops and 50-plus restaurants, downtown Appleton offers plenty of great shopping and dining options with small-town charm, walkability, and convenience. The Mall has also added "Spot Holder" a service that allows guests to hold their spot in line while waiting to get into a store. The mall offers curbside pick up near the entrance to the Northwoods Cafe, click here to see participating businesses. Christmas will be here before you know it and the Fox River Mall is a great spot to get ahead on your holiday list! This year Fox River Mall has pulled out all the stops to ensure the safety of their guests. This mall boasts more than 130 retailers and restaurants, including H&M, Scheels, Pottery Barn, and many more of the nation’s top retailers. The Fox River Mall is a must-stop shopping destination. Visiting from outside the area? Make a night or weekend of it by visiting our hotels page to find a spot near our mall or in the heart of one of our walkable downtowns to peruse local shops. With Wisconsin's Best Shopping, the Fox Cities have everything from your favorite national retailers and Fox River Mall to quaint downtowns with local boutiques and specialty shops. Some businesses may require patrons to wear a face mask in order to enter their store, please respect the wishes of individual businesses.

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The Fox Cities are a collection of cities, villages and towns along the Fox River, which resides in Northeastern Wisconsin.   I know, it doesn’t seem like thrilling stuff, basically, they’re towns along a slow moving river.  Yet, when you unearth the stories of these communities and the legacies their former inhabitants left behind, its pretty cool subject matter.  I mean, this area was first unveiled by French explorers almost four hundred years ago.  While the towns are not that old, it’s nice to fancy what the explorers saw in contrast to what you find today.  Did they know they were paving the way for a metropolitan area that would champion art, history, education and first and foremost, family?  I think they would have been pretty proud they ignited the immigration to this collection of municipalities.

With that said, I put together a list of places, in these communities, I especially like.  There’s tributes to famous and infamous residents, there’s interesting symbols of  heritage and there’s even a curious tribute to industry.  Of course, there is a ton more than I will mention, like the PAC and the Wisconsin International Raceway, but here’s a few Ideas for visitors to this portion of Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

In Northeast Wisconsin, professional sports are fairly limited.  Among some choices are the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, a junior hockey team known as the Green Bay Gamblers or if you’re in Appleton, minor league baseball.  The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are a minor league affiliate for the Milwaukee Brewers, so if you love the Brewers you could possibly see a future star cutting his teeth on the lower rungs of the ladder. It’s not too early to buy a Christmas package and put tickets into a young baseball lover’s stocking.

Click here to learn about our June experience.

Minor League Entertainment in Appleton

  History Museum at the Castle.

Appleton has had some rather unique individuals call this city, the largest of the Fox Cities, home.   One, if your into Red Scare politics of the 1950’s, would be senator Joe McCarthy.  His bust is permanently on display among the halls of what was once a Masonic Temple.  Also, and probably more noteworthy, the famous escape artist and illusionist Harry Houdini once called Appleton home.  Most of the upper level is full of fun artifacts, interactive exhibits and information you probably didn’t know about this enigmatic character.

I’ve included two blogs about the castle.  The first entry is simply an overview of my first visit.   The second is about the current exhibit that has found a home in the museum.

History Museum at the Castle-Mystery and lore

An Excellent Guitar Exhibit in Appleton

  The Grignon Mansion

It’s approaching Christmas time.  So, I’ll throw in a fun place to visit during the holidays.  The Grignon Mansion offers a tour of the Charles Grignon home, which was known as the Mansion in the Woods, complete with musicians playing Victorian instruments to set the mood.  If you top it off with a carriage ride, hot chocolate and crafts, it turns out to be a festive Victorian endeavor.

Christmas at the Grignon Mansion.

  An Authentic Dutch Windmill.

Little Chute Wisconsin, despite the half English half French name, is actually originally a Dutch settlement.  To celebrate it’s history, some daring souls erected an authentic old world windmill right on Main Street.  It can actually grind wheat into flour, as it harkens back to the technology of the 1850’s in Holland.  Even if it has been constructed by the finest Dutch craftsman, who have been in the industry for generations, the windmill is practically brand new.  To see something that unique, rising towards the sky, in a quaint Midwestern town is actually a welcomed oddity.

Read this to get a better picture of what you might see.

The Ultimate Symbol of Dutch Heritage in Little Chute, Wisconsin

The Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass

I remember discovering this place.  Glass seemed like such an ordinary thing that it struck me as peculiar.  Yet, when I walked in this museum’s fashionable halls, which once played home to Mrs. Evangeline Bergstrom, I couldn’t help but be stunned by her collection.  The museum has added exhibits after her passing, finding colored and shaped pieces that can blow the mind. Some of the older glassworks in this free institution have survived centuries and originated in different continents.  I can’t say how incredible that seems to me. I find I can’t make a dish set last ten years in my own house.

Read this for a detailed tour.

My Wanderings in a Glass Museum

The Hearthstone Historic House Museum

This is a Victorian mansion with a twist.  It was the first home to have been lighted by hydro-electric power.  That novelty, coupled with interesting tales, make this a delightful tour.  Its a standard Victorian home for someone with means, complete with a scullery and servants quarters.  In the basement, there is an interactive demonstration on hydroelectric  power.

This link will tell you all about it.

Appleton’s Hearthstone Historical House Museum-the Victorian age ‘house of the future’

Bubolz Nature Preserve

In Wisconsin, we’ve had snowfall totals that smashed any previous record for the month of November.  Still, we can’t do much with it.  Being fall,  accumulations melt due to above freezing temps before the next 1-3″ falls to the ground. That being said, I feel that we’re in for some white wintry weather in the upcoming months.  So, I thought I’d make a suggestion for an outdoor recreational area that mixes modern and rustic fashionably well.  What I like about this lodge, versus others, is that they rent cross country skis.  Good luck finding another place that can say that!

Snowshoeing is also in the mix!  You click on this link to read about our very cold day of traditional Cross Country Skiing.

Skiing the Bubolz Nature Preserve

Wiess Earth Science Museum

This museum is full of fun rocks, minerals and fossils.  It’s tiny, but the admission price is so cheap that it might as well be free.  What’s great about this place is that if you have a young Dinosaur lover, they’ll think it’s pretty cool.  There is a giant skull of a T-Rex and dinosaur eggs in this little spot…you could tell them they’re about to hatch any moment!

To read a general overview, click this link

Weiss Earth Science Museum

  And that’s my recap for the Fox Cities.  Again, there’s tons to do in the area.  So don’t limit yourself to my suggestions alone.  I also have blogs on bars and restaurants in the vicinity.  So, if you’re looking for other suggestions go to karasexplore.com.

Here’s some great drinking and dining options for you to try also!

Hanging Out at the ‘Stone Arch Brew Pub’

A Couple of Cozy Spots for a Brew and Some Eats

  Safe Travels!

              Are you looking to kill time in the Fox Cities? If so, Here's a couple of suggestions. The Fox Cities are a collection of cities, villages and towns along the Fox River, which resides in Northeastern Wisconsin.

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RATTLESNAKE!

Many archaeologists who have worked among the rocky bluffs of western Wisconsin’s Driftless Area have encountered timber rattlesnakes. These snakes were once common and widespread in the region, but due to fear of this venomous reptile they were hunted for a cash bounty until 1967, and they are now relatively rare and confined to a few locations. Jim Theler and Suzanne Harris were showing visitors a rockshelter in Vernon County this past August when one of the visitors had an encounter of the very close kind, nearly stepping on a 50-inch timber rattlesnake at the shelter entrance. This beautiful animal was not aggressive and just gave its warning buzz-like rattle-- “Keep Away, Don’t Step on Me.” On average there is one rattlesnake bite every four years in Wisconsin, with only two deaths reported since 1900. Most bites occur when rattlesnakes are harassed or mishandled.  Luckily, no one (snake or human) was injured in this close encounter.

This particular rockshelter had been visited many times in past decades, and no rattlesnakes were ever observed.  In fact, it’s thought that a rattlesnake hasn’t been seen since on this property since the 1950s.  Theler and neighbor Loren Cade saw the snake again at the same location two days after the first encounter. Timber rattlesnakes are a Protected Wild Animal in Wisconsin, so Theler placed a call, and a DNR ecologist arrived a few days later to move the snake to a more remote location.

The DNR ecologist suggested that this 50-inch timber rattlesnake was probably a male and may have come from a den that was overgrown and no longer satisfactory for the snake’s life cycle. Moreover, late August is breeding season for timber rattlesnakes, so this one may have been searching for a mate.

One other species of rattlesnake, the eastern massasauga, was once common in the Driftless Area. This species is smaller than the timber rattler and is associated with moist lowlands. Today the massasuga exists in just a few locations and is Wisconsin’s most Endangered reptile.

My name is Austin Johnson and I come from the small town of Gilmanton, Wisconsin which is about 45 minutes south of Eau Claire.  I have a younger sister, Kaitlyn and live with my parents, Mike and Kerri Johnson.  Some of my favorite things include, hunting, snowmobiling, working on our family beef and crop farm and playing or watching sports.  In high school, I played basketball and baseball, was student council president and a member of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America).  My senior year my team and I got the chance to play at Fox Cities Baseball Stadium home to the minor league team the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in Appleton, Wisconsin for the 2017 High School State Baseball Championship where we placed second in state and got to take the silver ball back home.  A big part of my life is working on our family farm. Growing up on a beef farm has molded me into the hard working, dedicated and agriculture appreciating person I am today and I can’t wait to continue farming and providing for American families for the rest of my life.  I have linked a video that I think is very interesting and relates to something I really care about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9b6cqB1AuI

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