Events and Festivals

The Seeley Hills Classic is the second largest annual cross country ski event on the American Birkebeiner Trail.  The 46K race is a qualifying race for the American Birkebeiner.

The ski race starts at 10:00 am. at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead in Cable, WI.  A high school and middle school race is also part of this event. The 46K race will ski south on the Birkie Skate Trail, turn around at OO, and return north on the Classic Trail. The 20K race will ski south on the Birkie Skate Trail to the Highpoint, then make its way back to the American Birkebeiner Trailhead on the Classic Trail.

Awards, registration and more information can be found at http://www.seeleyhillsclassic.com/#

This Lions Club Fundraiser and FUN race has no equal when it comes to preparing one mentally and physically for the American Birkebeiner. In other words, once you have completed the Pre-Birkie you will have the confidence to take on the mother of all XC marathon races, the American Birkebeiner.

Every skier will receive a special Pre-Birkie sweatshirt and all skiers who pre-register prior to Jan 15 will get their sweatshirt at the spaghetti feed/late registration or on race day late registration at the VFW. Come and enjoy the day with the Hayward Lions at our Pre-Birkie the “Best Birkie prep race in the Midwest”.

http://haywardlions.com/pre-birkie/

Walleyes for Northwest Wisconsin accomplishes this by supporting conservation practices, focus on water quality, improving our fish habitat by involvement with weed control projects and working with the WDNR as needed to accomplish mutual goals.

For more information please visit http://www.wfnw.net/

Celebrate "Birkie" week in Hayward and Cable! Lots of fun and festive celebration planned for the week.

Call 715-634-5025 or visit http://www.birkie.com for ALL EVENTS scheduled, including the big race on Saturday.

On the World Famous Birkie Trail in Cable, Wisconsin, the Fat Bike Birkie is the premier on snow bike event in North America. Riders test their skill and endurance on the professionally groomed American Birkebeiner Ski Trail!

Two days of fun:
Friday, March 6 – Check out the Fat Bike Birkie EXPO and Fat Bike Demos!
Saturday, March 7 – Race day and a Post-Race Party in the Great Hall!

For registration and more information see: http://www.birkie.com/bike/events/fat-bike-birkie/

The 2020 Event has been canceled. Please call 715-634-4447 with any questions. 

Kids 1k Race begins at 9:50 am
5k Race begins at 10:00 am
The race takes place on beautiful Main Street Hayward, WI
A Portion of Registration Going to Support the Nordic Kids of Hayward

The first 250 Entrants receive a FREE T-Shirt
5k Run/Walk $30 per person
1k Run/Walk $22 per person
Kids 1K 10yrs. and Under FREE

To register or for more information visit:  https://outdoorventureshayward.com/pages/shamrock-shuffle

Beat the winter blues with a fun & formal night out for dinner, live music, and a great cause! The 1st Annual Spring Gala will include dinner and music held at the Steakhouse & Lodge. Doors open at 5:30 with music by Molly & The Danger Band starting at 8. Limited tickets are available starting January 30.

Your ticket enters you in for cash prize drawings: 1 $500 grand prize and 5 $100 prizes.

Free will donation throughout the evening for HORSE SPIRIT
www.wisconsinhorsespirit.com
For more information call the Hayward Area Chamber office at 715-634-8662

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR 2020. If you've registered for the event your event fee can be kept for the 2021 Event. If you would prefer a refund please contact 715-634-3185 and we will process your request.

The Annual Fishing Event where FHNB takes 100-150 people fishing on Friday & Saturday on the Chippewa Flowage. These are two jam-packed days filled with friends, fishing, evening meals and lots of fun!

FHNB asks that anyone wishing to participate or volunteer for the event download the forms from this website: www.haywardfhnb.org or contact their office.

Phone: 715-634-3185 x 4
Email: hayfhnb@cheqnet.net

Fishing Has No Boundaries
PO Box 375
Hayward, WI 54843

CANCELED FOR 2020

After exploring various options and considering a number of factors, our Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Musky Festival due to the uncertainties associated with the current pandemic and the gathering of large groups. The health, safety and well-being of the Hayward area community, festival attendees, participants, sponsors, volunteers and staff have remained our top priorities as we have monitored the COVID-19 situation.

While we are saddened by this news, it has also reminded us how extremely fortunate we are to live in an area that offers an abundance of options to enjoy, even in the incredible times we find our world in. Shopping within our small businesses can be done safely and our local restaurant take-out options are endless. Taking the boat out on the lake and breathing in the pure Northwoods air is still as refreshing as it gets. Exploring our abundant trail systems is social distancing at its best – and way, way before the term was en vogue. The fact of the matter is, it’s being proven that our Northwoods life is as resilient as they come and for that, we are grateful.

Even with uncertainty in the world, we know how determined our community is to move ahead to make the very best of the days, weeks and months to come, and that is absolutely what is going to happen. It will simply not include large festivals for the time being. We look forward to coming together for next year’s 71st Musky Festival scheduled for June 25-27, 2021. In the meantime, we know that all will find ways to safely enjoy our beautiful ‘Neck’ of the Woods as we lift one another up!

muskyfest.com

2020 LCO HONOR THE EARTH HOMECOMING CELEBRATION AND POWWOW is canceled. Instead we are planning a one day online version. More information and community input will be sought and given after Wednesday, May 20. Tribal council and the Pow Wow committee regret canceling however our lives matter and we will still do honor towards why we have HTE every year. Stay tuned and perhaps we will have our Facebook HTE page back up and running very soon. We are looking forward to a great LCO VETERANS powwow and/or New Year's celebration. Miigech.

Ojibwe tradition and celebration are the centerpieces of the homecoming. Music, dancing, crafts, and food create an authentic tribal experience.

For more information, call 715-634-8934 or visit http://lco-nsn.gov

POSTPONED TO JULY 29-31, 2021.

The world's best lumberjack athletes compete to determine the best in the World! Preliminaries Thursday and Friday with the finals Saturday. No Sunday performance.

Please visit http://www.lumberjackworldchampionships.com or call 715-634-2484 for more information.

2020 EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Proudly sponsored by the Grand View Volunteer Fire Department in conjunction with their Annual Homecoming Picnic weekend, the Firehouse 50 is a bicycle road race of 50.5 miles beginning and ending in Grand View, Wisconsin. This wonderfully scenic race takes you on blacktop roads winding through the pristine Chequamegon National Forest around Lake Namakagon and Lake Owen. This is also a full weekend of music, food, and fun, including: Ride the Divide, a shortened version of the Firehouse 50, individual or team time trials that let you tackle the course at your own pace, a 15K and 2-Mile Fun Run, live music, concessions, beer stand, a raffle and games for all, and a variety of merchandise and clothing to browse.

Check the Schedule of Events for details, and the Online Registration Page to sign up for your race.
For more information visit www.firehouse50.org or please call (715) 763-3311.

www.sawyercountyfair.org or the Fairgrounds Office 715-934-2721

For information, including online registration visit http://seeleylions.org/pre-fat-bike-race/

POSTPONED WITH A DATE TBD.

Share an amazing ride experience between two iconic northern towns - a historic lumbering town surrounded with beautifully clear inland lakes and a historic fishing village on the beautiful shores of the largest fresh-water lake in North America, with a purpose to benefit healthy lifestyle through clean sport and cycling.

The Gitche Gumee Gran Fondo is a mass-start cycling event in the spirit and tradition of the great Italian cyclosportives. Launched in 2017, riders gathered at the start in one of the Midwest's most popular vacation destination towns of Hayward, Wisconsin to embark on an adventure route through the northern Wisconsin forests to the historic fishing village of Bayfield, Wisconsin.

The ride will start in Hayward, Cable or Drummond depending on your ride route and wind along 100, 80 or 60 miles of scenic, paved Wisconsin back-country roads, several river crossings, and traverses the Continental Divide. The ride starts at 8 am in Hayward and finishes on Bayfield’s Lake Superior shoreline. Return-Transportation provided; Cyclists of all abilities/ages welcome!

Visit www.gitchegumeegranfondo.com/ for more information or to register today!

To enthusiastic off-road bicyclists from across the country, the annual trek to the Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival presented by Trek means fat tire racing and fat tire fun. Each year in mid-September, thousands of mountain bikers descend on the towns of Cable and Hayward in northwestern Wisconsin to take on the off-road bicycle tests of endurance and agility offered throughout the weekend.

www.cheqmtb.com
Email: pspencer@lt.life or daytime phone number is 952-229-7330

New venue in 2020! The Birkie Trail Run Festival will start & finish at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead, in Cable, WI!  The nine events will traverse the rolling hills and twists & turns of the famous Birkie Trail, as well as single-track sections of the CAMBA trail system.  You’ll see beautiful vistas from atop Mt. Telemark, run by crisp cool waters, all amidst the beautiful forests of northwest Wisconsin.  The Birkie Trail Run Festival has a friendly north woods vibe, awesome Vendor Fair, a finish-line party with hot lunch, cold Earth Rider craft beer, root beer, on-site camping, bonfires, and much more.  Make it a weekend of fun with family and friends!  If you love to run on a great trail in the midst of nature, this is the event to put on your calendar NOW. Hills for breakfast anyone? See you in September!

Visit www.birkie.com/run/events/birkie-trail-run/ for more information on registration and race day festivities.

The Hayward Fall Festival is an annual tradition that celebrates the changing of the seasons with fine art & craft booths, sidewalk sales, wonderful food vendors, a brat, beer and wine tent, kids activities and live music in downtown Hayward. Relay for Life of Sawyer County also hosts a 5K Run/Walk - visit their website to register! Thousands of people from all over help our area celebrate during this one-day event.

Art & Craft Vendor Application
Non-profit Vendor Application
Food Vendor Application

The fall colors won't be the only things bursting to life this fall. The Cable Area Fall Fest, held annually the last weekend of September, offers visitors of every age entertaining opportunities sure to make this your favorite festival of the year. Cornstalks, hay bales, and pumpkins line the roads throughout the Cable community. Live music, car, motorcycle and truck show, arts and crafts vendors, and incredible food vendors fill the streets all for your enjoyment.

For more information or a detailed schedule of events, contact the Cable Area Chamber of Commerce (800-533-7454)
http://www.cable4fun.com

CANCELED for 2020. See you next year - Oct. 2, 2021!

Stone Lake hosts over 30,000 guests on this day of festivities and fun. Our volunteer festival staff will be ready to serve you by taking care of all the details of the event.  The cranberry marshes will be ready once again to show off their operations for they have much to boast about.  On the first Saturday in October Over 300 vendors, artisans, crafters, food and hospitality areas will be ready to take good care of you.

Because of continued support from wonderful people like you, over the last three years alone our organization donated over $100,000 to local area youth and non-profit organizations in Sawyer and Washburn Counties.  Your support made this happen. THANK  YOU AND HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE FEST!!!!

http://www.stonelakecranberryfestival.com
715-865-3378 (seasonal phone line)

Founded in 2010, A "Lure" of Lights makes Hayward shine even brighter because it paints the downtown in lights. Families visit the area to create new memories and holiday traditions.  Each year A "Lure" of Lights strives to create family-centered events, parades, light shows, and contests that draw visitors to the area to experience the true beauty of Hayward and become a destination during the holiday season.  A "Lure" of Lights is solely run by the Downtown Business Improvement District, volunteers and funded through donations.

Visit www.alureoflights.com or www.facebook.com/ALureOfLights/ for a schedule of events.
Please click the image below to view the 2020 Schedule.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, racers will experience a more physically distanced start area, less congestion on course, and separate race times for the 22K and 42K races. No indoor spaces will be available and there will be no post-race party. However, there will be epic skiing on the Birkie Trail- and the course will start and finish in Seeley at OO!

The Seeley Hills Classic is the second-largest annual classic cross-country ski event on the Birkebeiner Trail. The 42K race is an American Birkebeiner qualifying race.

For more information visit https://seeleyhillsclassic.com/#

For a complete list of events and Birkie protocols for 2021 please visit:
www.birkie.com/

• Hosted over 5 days from Wednesday, February 24 through Sunday, February 28:
  • Wednesday, Feb. 24: SKATE 43K
  • Thursday, Feb. 25: SKATE 43K
  • Friday, Feb. 26: CLASSIC 43K
  • Saturday, Feb. 27: SKATE 43K
  • Sunday, Feb. 28: CLASSIC 43K

Event has been postponed from 2/13/2021 due to extreme cold weather temperatures.

This Lions Club Fundraiser and FUN race has no equal when it comes to preparing one mentally and physically for the American Birkebeiner. In other words, once you have completed the Pre-Birkie you will have the confidence to take on the mother of all XC marathon races, the American Birkebeiner.

The race will start and end at Birkie Ridge Trail Head, north of Seeley on Hwy 63.  The short course will go to OO and back, and the long course will go to Gravel Pit Road and back.  Skiers will be able to start on a staggered, socially-distanced basis.

Every skier will receive a special Pre-Birkie sweatshirt. Come and enjoy the day with the Hayward Lions at our Pre-Birkie the “Best Birkie prep race in the Midwest”.

prebirkie.com

The Fat Bike Birkie, Presented by Freewheel Bike, is the premier on snow bike event in North America. Riders test their skill and endurance on the professionally groomed American Birkebeiner Ski Trail!

THREE events to choose from: The Big Fat 47K, The Half Fat 21K, and the un-timed Fun Fat 10K Tour – there is something for every rider!

For registration and more information see: http://www.birkie.com/bike/events/fat-bike-birkie/

The 2021 event has been canceled due to ongoing COVID concerns.

This is the “Granddaddy” of all the FHNB events. Hayward, WI is the home of the very first Fishing Has No Boundaries event, which was held in 1988 on the Chippewa Flowage. Thirty years later, the Hayward Chapter continues to hold their event at the Lake Chippewa Campground on the Chippewa Flowage.

This two day event hosts anywhere from 120-140 participants plus volunteers for the unique fishing experience that once was only a dream to some. All participants will receive a unique fishing experience on a boat or pontoon. Awards and prizes are given throughout the weekend.

For more information visit: fhnbinc.org/chapters/hayward-wi/

Phone: 715-634-3185 x 4
Email: hayfhnb@cheqnet.net

Fishing Has No Boundaries
PO Box 375
Hayward, WI 54843

The largest community festival in Hayward is proud to celebrate 70 years of great fishing tradition, family, fun, and the beautiful Wisconsin Northwoods.

The festival weekend kicks off with something for the whole family: a carnival and children's games, sidewalk sales, a large handmade art & craft show, live music, and mouth-watering food booths! The celebration continues with a catch & release fishing contest, fishing photo contest, and large street dances featuring Midwest known music groups on Friday and Saturday nights. The whole weekend concludes on Sunday with a 5K run/walk, a 10K run, as well as a kid's Minnow  Run for those 12 and younger, and finally the Grand Parade in historic downtown Hayward.

muskyfest.com

Ojibwe tradition and celebration are the centerpieces of the homecoming. Music, dancing, crafts, and food create an authentic tribal experience.

For more information, call 715-634-8934 or visit http://lco-nsn.gov

Sunday, July 23 shows are at 2:00 and 4:30 pm 

For 32 weeks of the year, The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus brings an action-packed 90-minute show to over 200 towns in 17 different states! We specialize in affordable, family-friendly entertainment. Our show is truly enjoyable for children of all ages! Bring the toddlers, kids, teenagers, AND Grandparents!

Sawyer County Fairgrounds will serve as a terrific venue!!

Advance tickets are available at the Hayward Information Center and Marketplace Foods
 $13 for adults and $8 for children 2-12 yrs of age and seniors 65+

The world's best lumberjack athletes compete to determine the best in the World! Preliminaries Thursday and Friday with the finals Saturday. No Sunday performance.

Please visit http://www.lumberjackworldchampionships.com or call 715-634-2484 for more information.

The 2021 Firehouse 50 event will be held in a social setting due to Covid19 and road construction. The Social Firehouse 50 bicycle ride will begin at 10 AM on Sunday, August 1, traversing the 33-mile Great Divide Ride route, which uses portions of Highway D, Pioneer Road, Lake Owen Drive, and Highway 63 between Drummond and Grand View. The social ride will depart from the pavilion next to the Grand View Fire Hall. A community picnic will be held Sunday afternoon at the Grand View Town Park with music, food & beer from noon - 4pm.

Check the Schedule of Events for details, and the Online Registration Page to sign up for your race.
For more information visit www.firehouse50.org or please call (715) 763-3311.

www.sawyercountyfair.org or the Fairgrounds Office 715-934-2721

25 Mile Expert ~ 17 Mile Sport ~ 10 Mile Citizen ~ 17 Mile Fat Bike + a Kids Race Cub Event Race
Awards - Silent auction - 3 person Team competition - Bike Expo & Demo Friday Night - Complimentary Lunch and Beverage

The PreFat is the Seeley Lions major annual fundraiser that allows us to carry out the many yearly projects we carry out to provide help and service to our local community. Our sponsors and you participants make this possible!

We are confident that the 2021 Seeley Lions PreFat Mountain Bike Race will take place. Following are our current plans. Obviously, we intend to hold an event that is safe and fun for all participants and our volunteers. For those reasons. the event format may be adjusted as we move forward. We will update the following webpage as needed to assure that everyone is immediately aware of any changes that are needed.

Additional race information and registration can be found at seeleylions.org/pre-fat-bike-race-3-21/

To enthusiastic off-road bicyclists from across the country, the annual trek to the Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival presented by Trek means fat tire racing and fat tire fun. Each year in mid-September, thousands of mountain bikers descend on the towns of Cable and Hayward in northwestern Wisconsin to take on the off-road bicycle tests of endurance and agility offered throughout the weekend.

www.cheqmtb.com
Email: pspencer@lt.life or daytime phone number is 952-229-7330

The Birkie Trail Run Festival will start & finish at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead, in Cable, WI!  The nine events will traverse the rolling hills and twists & turns of the famous Birkie Trail, as well as single-track sections of the CAMBA trail system.  You’ll see beautiful vistas from atop Mt. Telemark, run by crisp cool waters, all amidst the beautiful forests of northwest Wisconsin.  The Birkie Trail Run Festival has a friendly north woods vibe, awesome Vendor Fair, a finish-line party with hot lunch, cold Earth Rider craft beer, root beer, on-site camping, bonfires, and much more.  Make it a weekend of fun with family and friends!  If you love to run on a great trail in the midst of nature, this is the event to put on your calendar NOW. Hills for breakfast anyone? See you in September!

Visit www.birkie.com/run/events/birkie-trail-run/ for more information on registration and race day festivities.

The fall colors won't be the only things bursting to life this fall. The Cable Area Fall Fest, held annually the last weekend of September, offers visitors of every age entertaining opportunities sure to make this your favorite festival of the year. Cornstalks, hay bales, and pumpkins line the roads throughout the Cable community. Live music, car, motorcycle and truck show, arts and crafts vendors, and incredible food vendors fill the streets all for your enjoyment.

For more information or a detailed schedule of events, contact the Cable Area Chamber of Commerce (800-533-7454)
http://www.cable4fun.com

The Hayward Fall Festival is an annual tradition that celebrates the changing of the seasons with fine art & craft booths, sidewalk sales, wonderful food vendors, a brat, beer and wine tent, kids activities and live music in downtown Hayward. Relay for Life of Sawyer County also hosts a 5K Run/Walk - visit their website to register! Thousands of people from all over help our area celebrate during this one-day event.

www.haywardareachamber.com/fall-festival/

Stone Lake hosts over 30,000 guests on this day of festivities and fun. Our volunteer festival staff will be ready to serve you by taking care of all the details of the event.  The cranberry marshes will be ready once again to show off their operations for they have much to boast about.  On the first Saturday in October Over 300 vendors, artisans, crafters, food and hospitality areas will be ready to take good care of you.

Because of continued support from wonderful people like you, over the last three years alone our organization donated over $100,000 to local area youth and non-profit organizations in Sawyer and Washburn Counties.  Your support made this happen. THANK  YOU AND HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE FEST!!!!

http://www.stonelakecranberryfestival.com
715-865-3378 (seasonal phone line)

The Seeley Hills Classic, started in 1992, is the second-largest annual classic cross-country ski event on the Birkebeiner Trail. The 42K race is an American Birkebeiner qualifying race.

Steeped in history and local ties, the race has served as a major fundraiser for the Seeley Ski Club, allowing it to promote skiing in a number of ways. The club was responsible for lighting the Birkie Trail at the Highway OO area, and developed 15K Sawyer County Ski Trail in the Seeley area, which it maintains and grooms. Today, with the help of the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, the Seeley Hills Classic legacy will continue to keep skiing strong in the Seeley area.

For more information visit www.birkie.com/ski/events/seeley-hills-classic/ 

The 40th Annual Hayward Lions Club Pre-Birkie! RACE START DELAYED BY ONE HOUR (updated 2/11/22 at 1:30pm)

On Saturday, February 12th, 2022, skiers will have the choice to race the short (about 25k) or long (about 43k) on the world class American Birkebeiner Trail.  All racers will receive a race sweatshirt, brat, beverage and local sweets.  All proceeds for the race will benefit the variety of service projects and organizations the Hayward Lions Club supports.

This Lions Club Fundraiser and FUN race has no equal when it comes to preparing one mentally and physically for the American Birkebeiner. In other words, once you have completed the Pre-Birkie you will have the confidence to take on the mother of all XC marathon races, the American Birkebeiner.

Every skier will receive a special Pre-Birkie sweatshirt. Come and enjoy the day with the Hayward Lions at our Pre-Birkie the “Best Birkie prep race in the Midwest”.

Sign-up HERE!

We’re looking forward to Birkie 2022 with excitement as we return to a traditional Slumberland American Birkebeiner experience.  Skiers will start at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead in Cable, WI, as they ski their way through the forest on the Birkie Trail, glide across Lake Hayward, cross over the American Birkebeiner International Bridge, as they head toward the finish line on Hayward’s snow-covered Main Street.  We’ve heard it time and time again, once you ski a Birkie you’re forever changed and return to experience this amazing event year after year.  We hope to see you on the finish line! #Birkie2022

For a complete list of events and Birkie protocols for 2022 please visit:
www.birkie.com/

Note – Delayed Race Time! Races now starting at 10:00, 10:15, and 10:30 am. 

The Fat Bike Birkie, Presented by Freewheel Bike, is the premier on snow bike event in North America. Riders test their skill and endurance on the professionally groomed American Birkebeiner Ski Trail!

THREE events to choose from: The Big Fat 47K, The Half Fat 21K, and the un-timed Fun Fat 10K Tour – there is something for every rider!

For registration and more information see: http://www.birkie.com/bike/events/fat-bike-birkie/

This is the “Granddaddy” of all the FHNB events. Hayward, WI is the home of the very first Fishing Has No Boundaries event, which was held in 1988 on the Chippewa Flowage. Thirty years later, the Hayward Chapter continues to hold their event at the Lake Chippewa Campground on the Chippewa Flowage.

This two day event hosts anywhere from 120-140 participants plus volunteers for the unique fishing experience that once was only a dream to some. All participants will receive a unique fishing experience on a boat or pontoon. Awards and prizes are given throughout the weekend.

For more information visit: fhnbinc.org/chapters/hayward-wi/

Phone: 715-634-3185 x 4
Email: hayfhnb@cheqnet.net

Fishing Has No Boundaries
PO Box 375
Hayward, WI 54843

The largest community festival in Hayward is proud to celebrate 72 years of great fishing tradition, family, fun, and the beautiful Wisconsin Northwoods.

The festival weekend kicks off with something for the whole family: a carnival and children's games, sidewalk sales, a large handmade art & craft show, live music, and mouth-watering food booths! The celebration continues with a catch & release fishing contest, fishing photo contest, and large street dances featuring Midwest known music groups on Friday and Saturday nights. The whole weekend concludes on Sunday with a 5K run/walk, a 10K run, as well as a kid's Minnow  Run for those 12 and younger, and finally the Grand Parade in historic downtown Hayward.

muskyfest.com

Ojibwe tradition and celebration are the centerpieces of the homecoming. Music, dancing, crafts, and food create an authentic tribal experience.

For more information, call 715-634-8934 or visit www.lcotribe.com/

The world's best lumberjack athletes compete to determine the best in the World! Preliminaries Thursday and Friday with the finals Saturday. No Sunday performance.

Please visit http://www.lumberjackworldchampionships.com or call 715-634-2484 for more information.

25 Mile Expert ~ 17 Mile Sport ~ 10 Mile Citizen ~ 17 Mile Fat Bike + a Kids Race Cub Event Race
Awards - Silent auction - 3 person Team competition - Bike Expo & Demo Friday Night - Complimentary Lunch and Beverage

The PreFat is the Seeley Lions major annual fundraiser that allows us to carry out the many yearly projects we carry out to provide help and service to our local community. Our sponsors and you participants make this possible!

Additional race information and registration can be found at seeleylions.org/pre-fat-bike-race-3-21/

To enthusiastic off-road bicyclists from across the country, the annual trek to the Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival presented by Trek means fat tire racing and fat tire fun. Each year in mid-September, thousands of mountain bikers descend on the towns of Cable and Hayward in northwestern Wisconsin to take on the off-road bicycle tests of endurance and agility offered throughout the weekend.

www.cheqmtb.com
cheqmtb@ltevents.zendesk.com or (952) 229-7330

The events will traverse the rolling hills and twists & turns of the famous Birkie Trail.  You’ll see beautiful vistas from atop Mt. Telemark and run on challenging hills, all within the beautiful forests of northwest Wisconsin.  If you love to run on a great trail in the midst of nature, this is the event to put on your calendar NOW. Hills for breakfast anyone? See you in September!

The Birkie Trail Run Festival will start & finish at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead, in Cable, WI.

The ABSF is pleased that the Birkie Trail Run Festival’s half marathon has once again been named the USA Track and Field 2021 Half Marathon Trail Championship!

Visit www.birkie.com/run/events/birkie-trail-run/ for more information on registration and race day festivities.

The Hayward Fall Festival presented by Northern Lakes Cooperative is an annual tradition that celebrates the changing of the seasons with fine art & craft booths, sidewalk sales, wonderful food vendors, a brat, beer and wine tent, kids activities and live music in downtown Hayward. Thousands of people from all over help our area celebrate during this one-day event.

www.haywardareachamber.com/fall-festival/

The Seeley Hills Classic, started in 1992, is the second-largest annual classic cross-country ski event on the Birkebeiner Trail. The 42K race is an American Birkebeiner qualifying race.

Steeped in history and local ties, the race has served as a major fundraiser for the Seeley Ski Club, allowing it to promote skiing in a number of ways. The club was responsible for lighting the Birkie Trail at the Highway OO area, and developed 15K Sawyer County Ski Trail in the Seeley area, which it maintains and grooms. Today, with the help of the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, the Seeley Hills Classic legacy will continue to keep skiing strong in the Seeley area.

For more information visit www.birkie.com/ski/events/seeley-hills-classic/ 

Skiers will have the choice to race the short (about 25k) or long (about 43k) on the world class American Birkebeiner Trail.  All racers will receive a race sweatshirt, brat, beverage and local sweets.  All proceeds for the race will benefit the variety of service projects and organizations the Hayward Lions Club supports.

This Lions Club Fundraiser and FUN race has no equal when it comes to preparing one mentally and physically for the American Birkebeiner. In other words, once you have completed the Pre-Birkie you will have the confidence to take on the mother of all XC marathon races, the American Birkebeiner.

Every skier will receive a special Pre-Birkie sweatshirt. Come and enjoy the day with the Hayward Lions at our Pre-Birkie the “Best Birkie prep race in the Midwest”.

Sign-up HERE!

We’re looking forward to Birkie 2022 with excitement as we return to a traditional Slumberland American Birkebeiner experience.  Skiers will start at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead in Cable, WI, as they ski their way through the forest on the Birkie Trail, glide across Lake Hayward, cross over the American Birkebeiner International Bridge, as they head toward the finish line on Hayward’s snow-covered Main Street.  We’ve heard it time and time again, once you ski a Birkie you’re forever changed and return to experience this amazing event year after year.  We hope to see you on the finish line! #Birkie2022

For a complete list of events please visit:
www.birkie.com/

The Fat Bike Birkie, Presented by Freewheel Bike, is the premier on snow bike event in North America. Riders test their skill and endurance on the professionally groomed American Birkebeiner Ski Trail!

THREE events to choose from: The Big Fat 47K, The Half Fat 21K, and the un-timed Fun Fat 10K Tour – there is something for every rider!

For registration and more information see: birkie.com/bike/events/fat-bike-birkie/

This is the “Granddaddy” of all the FHNB events. Hayward, WI is the home of the very first Fishing Has No Boundaries event, which was held in 1988 on the Chippewa Flowage. Thirty years later, the Hayward Chapter continues to hold their event at the Lake Chippewa Campground on the Chippewa Flowage.

This two day event hosts anywhere from 120-140 participants plus volunteers for the unique fishing experience that once was only a dream to some. All participants will receive a unique fishing experience on a boat or pontoon. Awards and prizes are given throughout the weekend.

For more information visit: fhnbinc.org/chapters/hayward-wi/

Phone: 715-634-3185 x 4
Email: hayfhnb@cheqnet.net

Fishing Has No Boundaries
PO Box 375
Hayward, WI 54843

The largest community festival in Hayward is proud to celebrate 73 years of great fishing tradition, family, fun, and the beautiful Wisconsin Northwoods.

The festival weekend kicks off with something for the whole family: a carnival and children's games, sidewalk sales, a large handmade art & craft show, live music, and mouth-watering food booths! The celebration continues with a catch & release fishing contest, fishing photo contest, and large street dances featuring Midwest known music groups on Friday and Saturday nights. The whole weekend concludes on Sunday with a 5K run/walk, a 10K run, as well as a kid's Minnow  Run for those 12 and younger, and finally the Grand Parade in historic downtown Hayward.

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Ojibwe tradition and celebration are the centerpieces of the homecoming. Music, dancing, crafts, and food create an authentic tribal experience.

For more information, call 715-634-8934 or visit www.lcotribe.com/

The world's best lumberjack athletes compete to determine the best in the World! Preliminaries Thursday and Friday with the finals Saturday. No Sunday performance.

Please visit lumberjackworldchampionships.com or call 715-634-2484 for more information.

25 Mile Expert ~ 17 Mile Sport ~ 10 Mile Citizen ~ 17 Mile Fat Bike + a Kids Race Cub Event Race
Awards - Silent auction - 3 person Team competition - Bike Expo & Demo Friday Night - Complimentary Lunch and Beverage

The PreFat is the Seeley Lions major annual fundraiser that allows us to carry out the many yearly projects we carry out to provide help and service to our local community. Our sponsors and you participants make this possible!

Additional race information and registration can be found at seeleylions.org/pre-fat-bike-race-3-21/

To enthusiastic off-road bicyclists from across the country, the annual trek to the Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival presented by Trek means fat tire racing and fat tire fun. Each year in mid-September, thousands of mountain bikers descend on the towns of Cable and Hayward in northwestern Wisconsin to take on the off-road bicycle tests of endurance and agility offered throughout the weekend.

www.cheqmtb.com
cheqmtb@ltevents.zendesk.com or (952) 229-7330

The events will traverse the rolling hills and twists & turns of the famous Birkie Trail.  You’ll see beautiful vistas from atop Mt. Telemark and run on challenging hills, all within the beautiful forests of northwest Wisconsin.  If you love to run on a great trail in the midst of nature, this is the event to put on your calendar NOW. Hills for breakfast anyone? See you in September!

The Birkie Trail Run Festival will start & finish at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead, in Cable, WI.

The ABSF is pleased that the Birkie Trail Run Festival’s half marathon has once again been named the USA Track and Field 2021 Half Marathon Trail Championship!

Visit www.birkie.com/run/events/birkie-trail-run/ for more information on registration and race day festivities.

The Hayward Fall Festival presented by Northern Lakes Cooperative is an annual tradition that celebrates the changing of the seasons with fine art & craft booths, sidewalk sales, wonderful food vendors, a brat, beer and wine tent, kids activities and live music in downtown Hayward. Thousands of people from all over help our area celebrate during this one-day event.

www.haywardareachamber.com/fall-festival/