The best corned beef hash around! Our server was super attentive and the restaurant was super clean.read more

Every year in mid-August, Iron County's fairground located on a back road north of the Iron River's…read moremain street district comes to life. For those of you who are city dwellers and never went to one of these fairs, let me break it down for you. The primary purpose of a fair is for the locals to compete in numerous categories: the best livestock (pigs, chickens, cows, horses, etc.), the best fruits and vegetables, floral arrangements, crafts (needlepoint or quilts usually), and then all the kids artwork done by the local 4H Club. The exhibit barn is symmetrically designed with a separate wing for pigs, goats and sheep, one for the cattle, one for the horses, and yet another for chickens, rabbits and smaller animals. The upper level is for the fruits, vegetables, crafts, and flowers. The judging area is a circular pen in the center of the barn, with seats arranged all around and an upper level viewing deck. Minus the rides and amusements, you can explore the whole fair easily in an hour. What I admire most are the kids who raised the animals, some of whom are just a few years older than my 5-year old son. You see the kids dressed in their best shirt and jeans, proudly leading their animal into the judging arena. The judge watches the animals and their appearance, their gait, and physical attributes. He then calls out the winners and what he likes about the particular animals. The winners are often purchased by the local grocery stores or meat shops, who display their name next to the market steer or lamb. For the non-winners, he offers advice on what they need to work on for the next year or what he found undesirable about the animals. Besides the competition, there's a carnival too, with all the rides and foods associated with carnivals, right down to the inbred-looking ride operators with bad teeth, fading blue tattoos and permanent sunburns. OK, so the rides are fun, but what better way to tell your kids about the importance of a good education so they don't end up like one of these guys. OK, so some of the rides are fun. This was the first year my 5 year old was able to go on some of them since he's tall enough. Iron County's fair is small compared to the one in Marquette or Dickinson County. However, for the 5 days it lasts, it is a point of pride all around town. On the Saturday night of the fair, the highlight is the Demolition Derby. In the days leading up to the derby, you begin to spot these beat-up junkers parked in driveways and lots around town. Then on the day of the derby, around mid-afternoon you'll see a procession of these cars rumbling towards the fairgrounds. By late afternoon, the town is shut down as everyone is at the fair. And just for a few hours, all the worries of everyday life disappear as the townspeople gather in the grandstand bleachers for the main event.

This event continues to be fabulous! (I base this on continued attendance with my wife.) Circle…read moreSEPT. 8 and SEPT. 9 on your calendar. I did some research and the Center for Visual Arts indicates that their venue will be open too. I don't know exactly what their hours will be. The CVA is across the street from the east side of the 400 block. I also see that the downtown venue, aka the Festival of Arts, will have artists whose work encompasses 11 mediums! We've had lots of rain lately but not as much as the Madison area. Let's all hope for a sunny, warm weekend.

A really great event! I hate to say this but, coming from two much larger cities, we weren't…read moreexpecting it to be as awesome as it was! So many artists - such a variety of beautiful items from photography, paintings, woodwork, clothing, jewelry, music and so much more. Loved seeing the large turnout of people too! Was truly a lovely event and we look forward to going back next year!

The Eagle River ice castle is a crowd pleaser! People taking pictures at all hours of the day &…read morenight, snowmobile's & vehicles everywhere. Come on down & check it out before the warm weather melts the castle! A big thanks to Eagle River fire department for constructing & allowing me to volunteer in the building of the ice castle. Constructed of 2250 ice blocks harvested from Silver Lake to create this masterpiece.

Happy to have this place on the hill :) people are very helpful and friendly. Limited selection,…read morebut a good selection :)

If you have a wound from the war, it's a War-sore. And this town is named after your injury…read more I'm not sure if it's actually named after the capital of Poland and I have no way of knowing that or verifying that information, but the one thing I am sure of is that I had one of my best concerts in Wisconsin up here out in the middle of nowhere so I'll always have a connection to Wausau and I think the people up here were really nice especially considering how freaking insanely cold it is almost all the year long although I suspect if I didn't look white enough they might not be as welcoming because I mean have you seen what people around here generally vote for okay I rest my case as it is unfortunately extremely ethnically homogenous but that's Middle America small cities for you. So I do like it up here and I will definitely come back here again to play a show. I didn't find any amazing food in this city but hopefully next time I can try some more stuff.

If your traveling Highway 2 across the Upper Penisula of Michigan figure out the logistics so your…read moreat Alice's Supper Club in Iron River! Seriously I have already made my plans for next year. They make all their own pasta and Alice's special meat sauce is fantastic! . The service was as excellent as it was friendly.

The best Italian food, great super club atmosphere and tasty beverages. Can't miss at Alice's.read more

Pros: Sell unique cranberry products like cranberry corn, which is similar to popcorn…read more Cons: Best to tour during harvest time, which is late September, otherwise the informative video will have to do.

Amanda was awesome! She is a great server. The food was…read more great. We had the chicken Parmesan and the arancini and Caesar. It was a good meal at a good price, I highly suggest you try it.

New favorite in Wausau. Everything we ate was very good. Loved the restaurant and our waiter was…read morea lot of fun. I started with a crock of French Onion Soup which was a great combo 0f melted cheese and a tasty, buttery and salty broth with plenty of onions. I also ordered a Wedge Salad to split and it was one of the better wedges I've had. The blue cheese dressing was really tasty and everything was so fresh. My wife had an appetizer for dinner, it was the oysters lobterfeller (oyster Rockefeller with lobster bites in the mix) she loved it! My choice was the meatballs with made from scratch noodles which was also perfect. So much food I had to take some home. Was great the next day too!