Flambeau Vista Retreat, LLC

06/10/2024

VACANCY FILLED- Due to a cancelation, Flambeau Vista Rereat Cabin 2 is available for the week of July 6-13, 2024. The rate including tax for a party of up to 6 people is $1350.

Mercer Wisconsin vacation cottage, cabin and lodging rental on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage at Flambeau Vista Retreat.

04/25/2024

03/15/2024

Ice is going out on Lake Bastine section of the Turtle Flambeau Flowage.

03/14/2024

3-14-2024 Springstead Landing ice. Photo by Tom502 on Lake-Link.

01/23/2024

01/11/2024

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween! 🎃 ❄️🎃❄️

10/22/2023

We are happy to report that pavement repairs are completed on County Rd FF.

10/12/2023

Hello friends,

10/05/2023

SPECIAL RATE: October 21-26, 2023 a nightly rate of $130 is being offered for Cabin 2. A 3-night minimum stay is required. Contact 715-492-4823 (talk or text).

09/20/2023

This week is no longer available: SPECIAL Rate - Cabin 1 - $125 per night - September 23 through 29, 2023. Fall color is coming on nicely.

09/17/2023

SPECIAL Rate - October 21-26, 2023 - $150 per night - there is a 3-night minimum. Call or text for details 715-492-482three

07/04/2023

Cabin 1 is available for a 3 or 4 night stay with a check in on July 4 or July 5. Check out the morning of July 8, 2023. A special nightly rate of $125, for a party of up to 4 people, is being offered. Call or text 715-492-4823 to reserve.

02/28/2023

Cabin 1 is available for the first weekend in March 2023. Snowmobile trails are in great condition. Contact: 715-492-4823 talk or text

Northern lights on trail 12b. Man those lights are bright on those tractors. Trail Boss Adam and groomer driver Brad doing what they do on Monday night, working in the 8+ inches of fresh snow that fell today. Trails are awesome!!

02/04/2023

I've got cabins available for the weekend of February 10-12, 2023 with direct access to the Iron County, WI snowmobile trail system.

02/01/2023

Snowmobile trailside lodging available for the second weekend of February 2023.

Trail Report as of: February 1, 2023:

Mercer Area Sno-Goers:
8- excellent
8a- great (swamp still not groomed in middle)
9- good (logging)
9a- great
10 & 10a- great
10e- great
11- great
12-poor to fair (travel not advised)(freezing up from cold weather but partially not groomed)
12a&b- good to great
14- good
17n- great
17s- great
19- great
19b- good
20- excellent
21- great
51e- great
182 & 182b poor to fair (conditions are improving from cold weather and we are hoping to get grooming under way this coming weekend.

This cold week has helped to freeze our swamps up and we will be checking the problem areas and attempting to groom them soon.






MECCA Trails as of 1.31:
Groomers were out this afternoon renovating and combing the skate lanes. A short section of the Moose and Homestead Loops were not groomed. Tracks that were set over the weekend are still in great shape; firm and deep. Tomorrow is shaping up to be an enjoyable day to ski with very good to excellent conditions and temps starting to be moderate.

Winman Trails:
Cross-Country Ski: OPEN -North Trails were fully groomed yesterday afternoon and are in great condition. Joel just completed grooming the South Trails. Everything is set and ready for what should be a beautiful day to get outside.
Snowshoe: OPEN - Trail are in great condition. Snowshoeing this season has been nothing short of phenomenal.
Fat Tire Bike: OPEN - We will do a quick pass this morning on the fat bike trails to touch them up. Overall thought fantastic conditions and just a great time of year to be fat biking in the Northwoods.

North Lakeland Discovery Center:
The classic cross-country ski trail will be groomed and tracked again on Saturday, 1/28/23. All trails have been rolled/groomed and trails are in good condition!
Enjoy hiking, biking, skiing, snowshoeing and wildlife watching along our 12-mile trail system. Our trails are OPEN TO EVERYONE, from dawn to dusk. The terrain is gentle and winds through the woods, along the lake, bog and nearby Manitowish River allowing you to explore a variety of habitats each with their own unique plants and animals. In the winter, trails are tracked for classic skiing, and we have snowshoes available for use on site. (In winter, leashed dogs allowed on snowshoe trail only.) Members may use the snowshoes for free, general public pay $5 per pair.

01/07/2023

Check out my website's availability calendar for available dates. Clean and comfortable cabins with direct access to the Iron County, WI snowmobile trail system. I look forward to hosting you!

The trails are in great condition heading into the weekend, please look at our trail report for detailed trail conditions. Our Poker Run is currently going on, please stop by one of fabulous business sponsors and get your sheets. We hope you all have a safe and fun experience on the trails this weekend!

12/15/2022

The Mercer, WI trail system will open Friday, December 16th at 7:00am.

All of Iron County Trail system will be open.

Both clubs - Mercer Sno-Goers and White Thunder Riders will be out today working the trails after last nights storm.
Please stay off the lakes until they are safe and marked, swamps may be wet and you’ll still experience early season riding conditions.

Need a new snowmobile map? Request one here: https://mercercc.com/request-visitor-guide/

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See you all up here!

03/20/2022

Hard to believe our 1 year anniversary is upon us!! Come on out April 9th and help us celebrate!!

03/02/2022

Cabin 1 is available this weekend.

Trail Report- 03/02/2022
All trails are in great to excellent condition. Trail 17 is the only exception and in fair to good condition. We are still running a full grooming schedule. Due to the sun getting warmer and melting road routes we have been busy grooming the sides of roads so trail connections remain good. It’s currently snowing and more snow is in the forecast for this weekend. With late season riding conditions in the horizon we advise all of you to make your plans to get here and ride while you still can. If you ride on the lakes please stay by the markers. These are some of the best late season riding conditions we have seen in years so you don’t want to miss out.






Upcoming Events
02/05/2022- Sled Raffle
02/08/2022- Spring Banquet

02/06/2022

Looking good!

01/31/2022

Trailside lodging available on Iron County WI Snowmobile Trail 9.

01/27/2022

Snow Report 1.26.2022

Mercer Sno-Goers
8-great
8a-good
Plowed at north end for logging operations
9- good
9a- good
10 & 10a- good
10e- good
11- good
12- good
12a&b- good
14- great
17n- fair
17s- fair
19- good
19b- good
20- great
21- good (groomed shoulders)
51e- good
182b- good
182- good
(Poor western end entering price county due to wet area)

Upcoming Events:
January 29th- Breakfast Fundraiser at the Pub
February 1st- Mike Bever’s Club Ride
February 8th- Club Ride
February 19th- President’s Ride
February 26th- BRAAPFEST






MECCA Ski Clubs:
MECCA Trails got 2″ of powder snow today. Groomers were out and combed the skate lanes on the 21K system. Tracks were renovated and reset on Wolf. Tracks in the woods are holding nicely and windblown on Osprey across the flowage. Snowshoe trails through forests and wetlands are ungroomed, well marked and offer 1,2 and 3 mile loops .

Winman:
ALL TRAILS ARE OPEN
Ski Trails are OPEN for Skate and Classic Skiing.
We received 2-3 inches of snow this morning. Underneath is a very firm base. Crew is out this afternoon combing the skate lanes and cleaning things up from the snowfall. Snow is dry and powdery making re-setting tracks challenging. We will set tracks again on Monday morning.
Fat Tire Biking Trails are OPEN.
Trails were groomed Saturday morning. Excellent base and great biking conditions.
Snowshoe Trails are OPEN.
Trails are in great condition and were last groomed on 1/18/22.

North Lakeland Discovery Center:
ur trails are open! Our groomer was out today and all trails have been rolled and/or tracked and are in good winter condition at this time. Happy trails!
We have snowshoes available on site, first come - first served, during open office hours. They are free to Discovery Center members and are $5 per pair for non-members.
Please keep in mind when visiting groomed trails that we do not allow walking/hiking on our groomed trails. Snowshoeing can occur on any trail, we just ask that folks stay to the side of the groomed ski tracks. Pets must be kept on a leash at all times and please pick up after them (no one likes p**p on their skis or snowshoes, and Ryan doesn't like it on the groomer either)- so please be a responsible pet owner!
We recommend the blue River Trail for snowshoeing, or walking with dogs. We do not track this trail for skiing (we do roll it, we just don't track it). Parking is available at the Tower Road parking area for easy access to this trail.

01/20/2022

Doing a little double grooming on some of our heavy hit corridor trails today. They are turning out pretty darn good!

01/14/2022

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01/05/2022

Trail Report 01/05/2022 ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

Last night we received 5-7” of new snow and it's still coming down! All of our equipment will be out today packing down what we received and this has set us up for a great upcoming weekend of riding. Overall our trail system is in Good Condition.

8- Good Condition
8A- Fair Condition- Poor through swamp
Plowed for logging in short spot
9- Good Condition
9A- Good Condition
10- Good Condition
10E- Good Condition
11- Good Condition
12- Fair Condition: not groomed
12A&B- Good Condition
14- Good Condition
17N- Good Condition
17S- Good Condition
19- Good Condition
19B- Fair Condition: not groomed
20- Good Condition
21- Good Condition
51E- Good Condition
182- Fair Condition: not groomed through swamps

Turtle Flambeau Flowage, Fisher Lake, and Lake of the Falls are all marked, please stay by markers.

Still expect early season riding conditions, stay on our marked trails, and have fun.

Our 15th Annual Winter Blast and Vintage Sled Show will be held on January 15th at the Groomer Barn, check out our website for more info.