Manitowish Waters Visitors Bureau

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Stop by our 24 hr Visitors Center for maps, brochures & more.

11/19/2024

Get ready to kick off the holiday season with The 7th Annual Gobble Wobble the day after Thanksgiving at the Manitowish Waters Athletic Club 🦃

11/18/2024

Gather your friends and join us at the Manitowish Waters Community Center to celebrate the holiday season! We will feature six activity stations for children, followed by a tree lighting ceremony at Koller Park. 🎄
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December 6th, 2024 ☃

11/14/2024

Be sure to be on your best behavior! Santa and Mrs. Claus are coming to town! December 6th! 🎅🤶

11/11/2024

The Manitowish Waters Visitors Bureau would like to honor the men and women who have served and continue to serve our nation. Thank you! 🇺🇸

11/06/2024

11/05/2024

Mark your calendars! Small Town Christmas and the Annual Tree Lighting is coming up! 🎄🎅
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⏰ December 6th, 2024 @ 3:30pm!
📍Manitowish Waters Community Center
5733 Airport Rd.
Manitowish Waters, WI 54545

11/04/2024

Be sure to stop in and buy your tickets for our E-Bike Raffle! The drawing will take place at 6pm during our Open House next week on November 13th. We look forward to seeing you!
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📍5733 Airport Rd
Manitowish Waters, WI 54545

10/31/2024

Our team recently had the opportunity to see the fall colors in Manitowish Waters and surrounding areas from the sky! ☁️ What an incredible view!

Thank you to Jerry with the Friends of the MW Airport! ✈️

10/31/2024

Wishing you all a spooktackular Halloween! 🎃

10/28/2024

🎄SAVE THE DATE 🎄 Our Annual Small Town Christmas Event is Friday December 6th this year!
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Join us as we kick-off the Holiday Season with our Manitowish Waters Small Town Christmas!

🎅Children's Event:
Children participate in holiday themed games, crafts, & activities to complete a postcard to the North Pole. Turn in a completed post card for a chance to win a prize. Stay on your best behavior, Santa & Mrs. Claus will be stopping by! Enjoy homemade cookies by the Women’s Service League. Food & refreshments provided.

🎅Tree Lighting:
Lighting of the Town Christmas Tree followed by a bonfire and Christmas carols.

10/25/2024

Be sure to visit Camp Jorn YMCA tonight for their Haunted Nash! 🎃

10/25/2024

Mark your calendars! Passport to Fitness starts next week!
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Visit Manitowish Waters Athletic Club or mac-mw.com for more information.

10/24/2024

Please join us at our Open House on November 13th from 4 PM to 7 PM. This is a wonderful opportunity to explore our offerings and engage with our community. Additionally, be sure to visit our office to purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to win an exciting E-bike. We look forward to seeing you! 🏠

Our phone lines are currently down. In the meantime, please send a message or email info@manitowishwaters.org to contact...

10/23/2024

Our phone lines are currently down. In the meantime, please send a message or email [email protected] to contact us!

10/23/2024

You're Invited Saturday! Vilas County Women in Business Free Networking Brunch

Women bring something truly special to the way we do business—we thrive on connection, community, and collaboration. Join us Saturday morning at Camp Jorn in Manitowish Waters - a magical location for a fireside brunch with a specially curated fall menu designed to inspire and connect.

Register Today! https://www.vilascountyedc.org/events/vilas-county-women-in-business-social-networking-brunch/

We look forward to seeing you for this exclusive special event!

10/21/2024

Join us this weekend for Trunk or Treat, taking place from 11 AM to 1 PM at Koller Park. We look forward to seeing your costumes! 👻🎃

10/16/2024

Contact Badger Heating & Air Conditioning to ensure that your heating system is functioning properly in preparation for the upcoming winter season. ❄
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715-385-0202
https://www.badgerhvacnorth.com/

10/15/2024

What a wonderful evening at our Annual Dinner and Bravo to Business Awards Ceremony. Thank you to everyone who attended this event at Camp Jorn! 🌟

Congratulations to the following businesses and individuals: 🏆

Emerging Business of the Year: Tip-Ups

Business of the Year: Redman Realty Group

Lodging Property of the Year: Pea Patch Motel & Saloon

Experience Excellence Award: Blue Bayou Inn Restaurant

Community Outreach Award: North Lakeland Discovery Center

Customer Service Award: Bill Dietz at Dietz’s

Outstanding Citizen Award: Jessie Mabie

Address

5733 Airport Road/Hwy 51
Manitowish Waters, WI
54545

Telephone

+17155438488

Website

http://www.manitowishwaters.org/

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Come make a caramel apple with us! 🍏 Stop by the Harvest Festival at the MW Community Center until 5pm today to make your own!

Our new merchandise has arrived just in time for the Holiday Season! 🎄🎁 Shop online or in store. Click the link to shop: https://manitowishwaters.myshopify.com

📍Come with us to visit Twin Rivers Resort in Mercer, WI. About 7 min North of Manitowish Waters.

Country roads take me home. 🏠🌲 I think most of us know we have made it “home” to the Northwoods when we have reached Dietz Service Station. Bill Dietz and his incredible staff are the winners of our Experience Excellence Award this year - providing Manitowish Waters with an exceptional customer experience with every visit. Visit Dietz Service Station just off Hwy W in Manitowish Waters. Bonus - Catch Tip-Ups at Dietz various days throughout the Summer/Fall serving up hot breakfast and homemade donuts on the go! #manitowishwaters #dietzservicestation #upnorth #countryroads

Gather your little ghouls and goblins and head over to Koller Park this Saturday for a spooktacular afternoon of family fun. 🦇

📍Come visit Cranberry Square Farm Market with us located in Manitowish Waters, WI Cranberry Square Market Ocean Spray

Small Town Scarecrow Contest ✨ 🕷Stop by the MW Community Center Grounds to vote for your favorite. Now until October 6th.

NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE MANITOWISH WATERS AREA BUSINESSES! The Bravo to Business Awards Ceremony recognizes outstanding area organizations for the significant role they play in driving the community's business and economic growth. To be considered for one of these awards, the organization must be setting standards for excellence and innovation with their business practices and community involvement. Award applicants will be voted on by the public. The winners will be announced at the Bravo to Business Awards Ceremony at the A Night on the Red Carpet Event on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Submit your nominations and find more information on the Bravo to Business Awards here: https://manitowishwaters.org/a-night-on-the-red-carpet-event/

HAPPENING NOW TIL’ 8:30PM AT THE MW COMMUNITY CENTER - THE JULY NIGHT MARKET! Music: Billy Jack & Melissa Childers Food: Taco Dans & Dublin’s Irish Paddy Wagon & so many great vendors!! See you soon!

POV: Summer Nights in Manitowish Waters ☀️🌲

POV: Summer Nights in Manitowish Waters ☀️🌲 📍Manitowish Waters Night Market

Don't forget to submit your "Live, Work, and Play the American Way" float entry before June 24th! You can mail it, email it, or drop it off at the Chamber! #LiveWorkPlay #manitowishwaters #upnorth #july4th

Happy Flying✈️

Ever wonder what Manitowish Waters look like from a bird’s-eye view? Kelli got to take a ride with Biplane Rides of America and she said “it was AWESOME!” This awesome word might just stick around for the summer! The Biplane Rides are not something you want to miss. They are out today and will be here throughout the summer! See their website www.biplaneridesofamerica.com or call Ted at (608)-751-8000 for more information.

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Our Story

History The Lake Superior Chippewa Indians were the first people to have an impact on this beautiful area. Establishing a camp on the east shore of Manitowish Lake, they made sugar, fished, raised corn, picked berries and buried their dead in the area. In 1860, government officials established township boundaries and noticed the valuable timber resources and chain of lakes convenient for floating logs to sawmills. By 1884, canoe flotillas looking for timber had established the first white settlements in what is now Manitowish Waters, and in 1887-1888 the dam was built to hold chain waters for logging and river driving. In 1927, the Town of Spider Lake was officially established; it was renamed Manitowish Waters in 1940. Then, in 1946, cranberry farming began around Wild Rice Lake, establishing what is now a significant business in Manitowish Waters. Five cranberry marshes operate along Alder Lake Road and Cranberry Boulevard. Manitowish Waters recently made headlines with the Universal Studios production of Public Enemies (released July 1, 2009, starring Johnny Depp) involving historic Little Bohemia Lodge and John Dillinger's 1934 shoot-out with the FBI. Today, the Manitowish Waters area is the ideal spot to "get away from it all." Located in Northwestern Vilas County in Wisconsin's Northwoods, Manitowish Waters is known for its quiet, less stressful surroundings perfect for a family vacation, reunion, romantic getaway, hunting or fishing excursion, or leisure day trip. With a year 'round population of roughly 700, Manitowish Waters sees quite an increase throughout the seasons from a combination of seasonal residents, second home owners and vacationers.