We all know that winter
in Wisconsin is filled
with natural beauty
and opportunities
for fun activities.
But whether you're craving
speed or serenity,
there's no better place
to experience winter
fun than right here
in Marinette County.
You know, skiing
and snowshoeing is a
great way to experience
all the natural beauty here
in Marinette County.
Trails will weave
through forests
and around lakes,
and there's over 230,000
acres of state and county
forest land to explore.
Marinette County
is famous for its
plethora of waterfalls,
about 15 of which are
easily accessible via
the trail system.
Now the waterfalls are
popular all year long,
but in the winter
they're especially gorgeous
because the water carves
these ice formations
on the pike.
Peshtigo Thunder
and Menominee Rivers
right here.
This is veterans falls
along the Thunder River,
easily accessible
through Veterans
Memorial Park.
You know, we have
the greatest winter
in Wisconsin
because it lets us drive
one of
our favorite vehicles,
the snowmobile.
Now,
Marinette
County has over 750
miles of groomed trails
and many connect
to the state system.
And you also might find
a few just outside
your front door.
The radar run at High Falls,
flowage is all about speed.
It's crazy how fast
some of these guys go.
So the whole point of
this is to have fun
and just kind of
wind out your snowmobile.
Yeah, yeah, pretty much.
You start
at the end of a span
of 800 foot dragging.
Top speed by the time
you get to the end
and stop speed wins.
My favorite part
is seeing all the
the highly modified stuff
and everyone,
you know, running well
over a hundred miles
an hour.
So you come up here
every year to do this?
Yeah.
We've been coming up
here for 20 plus years.
Same place.
What do you love
about coming up to
Marinette County
and doing the radar run?
The snow, the people freshly
watching,
the little kids on the run,
the adrenaline going a lot
and going back to seeing
who can beat who.
Marinette County
has a ton of lakes
and a lot of ice
fishing possibilities.
Plus a lot of competitions.
In fact,
winterfest hosts
both the radar
run and fishorama
on the same weekend.
Generally to slow things
down a little bit.
You don't have to leave
high falls flowage.
You can just hang out
at a nice ice chanty.
This is awesome.
Jimmy, thanks for
having me in here.
Well, no problem.
So what do you love about
just the experience
of being in High
Falls, flowage and ice
fishing in the wintertime?
Well,
just really nice
to come out here
and get those opened up
and see if we can
catch some fish.
All my buddies have
their own jags around.
So it's a community event.
Sure is an event
for a
good chunk of the winter.
It does right.
1st of January, it's
all the 15th of March,
usually. Nice day.
A friend's family.
A couple of generations
here? Yup.
Three generations in here
today. Beautiful. Yeah, very
good.
Doesn't get much
better than this.
Oh, that was a fun,
a full day outside.
But I'm ready to warm up
and have a delicious meal
here at Rene's dining room
right across
from Pop's resort
here in High Falls Flowage.
So Pops is kind of
a legendary
resort around here.
He used to be part of Pops.
Now
you're just next door
to him.
My grandma and grandpa
bought this place
from the pop family in 1961
and renamed it
Renee's Dining Room.
Well, without a doubt,
our house
specialty is our filet
mignon tenderloin type
steak that we offer
in three different sizes.
All of our steaks come on.
Sizzling platters.
We also have
chicken and seafood.
Combination meals.
Sandwiches.
Nice.
What about your drinks?
Oh, there's the old
fashioned as well.
Without a doubt.
A house specialty.
Homemade.
Got a little special
recipe in there.
We've got probably about 15,
20 different kinds
of ice cream drinks.
That's a lot
of different kinds
of ice cream drinks.
Okay, so an old fashioned
for an appetizer,
then a food appetizer,
then your meal,
then an ice cream
drink for dessert?
Yes.
Yeah. Like this.
We can hook you up.
One of the
most beautiful Wisconsin
Northwoods experiences
is a midwinter candlelight
hike through Governor
Thompson State Park.
So the event is an evening
of candlelit recreation
and the park and the trails
are going to be lit by over
800 candle luminaries.
Skiers can take a
one mile loop trail
and snow shoers and hikers
can go out to the little
picnic area and back,
which is also about a mile.
And then afterwards, people
can warm up with hot
chocolate by campfires
or they can warm up
inside the shelter
by woodstove.
The beauty of winter
in Wisconsin is so amazing,
and I love the serenity
of the beautiful
waterfalls right here.
No matter what kind of fun,
an adventure
you're looking for
Marinette County,
the real North
has it for you.
So come check it
out for yourself.