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Wisconsin's Northwoods

A Vacation Destination Any Time of Year

By Eliza Lynn Taylor, published Nov 29, 2005
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Whether it is spring, summer, fall, or winter, the Northwoods of Wisconsin has something for everyone.  If you like to fish or just to go boating it is available. Fall and winter offer a number of activities from the many festivals and fairs to skiing and snowmobiling. Do you like to camp or hunt?  Camping is plentiful and so is the game; deer, birds and even bear! 

The many lakes and rivers offer fishing at its best or boating for all sizes of vessels.  If you want to be on the big water, just mosey on up to Lake Superior.  

The big boats have no trouble out there and the fishing is fine.  The smaller waterways offer outstanding fishing as well with guided tours if you wish, by knowledgeable fishermen who know where all the best fishing hot spots are.  In the dead of winter you can bring an auger and your winter gear.  People drive right out on the lakes with fishing shanties or huts and catch their limit.  Don’t forget to bundle up though; it gets quite cold, although from what I understand one barely feels it when the fish are keeping you busy!

There are several hundred miles of snowmobiling trails that even when Mother Nature is being a bit on the ornery side and won’t give us the snow we would like, have many miles available for using your ATV instead.  Trails for the ATV enthusiast are open all year long.  Don’t worry about going hungry on the trail snowmobiling.  There are plenty of restaurants and convenience stores open to help you warm you toes and your tummies.  You can even gas up while you’re there.  The friendly wait staff and clerks are always glad to see you.   Hardly a weekend goes by that a snowmobile club, church group, or fire department isn’t hosting a pancake breakfast or a chili supper for the snowmobile riders or hunters.  There is always plenty so you won’t go away hungry, and you can’t beat the camaraderie with the local folks.

Takeaways
  • Northern Wisconsin has hundreds of miles of trails for snowmobiling and ATV riding.
  • There are so many lakes in Wisconsin that many are named using numbers.
  • Northern Wisconsin is an excellent place to visit any time of year.
Did You Know?
When driving down the roads in Wisconsin you have to watch for deer, turkeys, and bears.
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