August

Aug. 13-17 PHILLIPS  Event: Price County Fair with live music, rodeo and demolition derby. Price County Fairgrounds 715-339-2397 www.pricecountyfair.com

Aug. 15 BAYFIELD Concert: Three Dog Night at Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. 888-244-8368 www.bigtop.org 8:15 p.m.

Aug. 15-17 EAGLE RIVER  Tournament: National Championship Musky Open with sport show, trophies and food. Vilas County Fairgrounds 800-359-6315 www.eagleriver.org

Aug. 16 BAYFIELD  Concert: Warren Nelson & Friends. Big Top Chautauqua. 715-373-5552 www.bigtop.org 8:15 p.m.

Aug. 16 CABLE  Event: Growing Green – Summer Wildflower Hike with plant identification and folklore. Forest Lodge Nature Trail. 715-798-3890 www.cablemuseum.org 9 a.m.

Aug. 16 FREDERIC  Event: Art and craft fair including soaps, lotions, baskets, pottery and woodwork. 715-327-4836 www.frederic-wi.com

Aug. 16 SOLON SPRINGS Concert: Steve Lippia & the Randy Lee Jazz Band for Music in the Park series. Lucius Woods Performing Arts Center 715-378-4272 www.lwmusic.org 7 p.m.

Aug. 16-17 RICE LAKE  Event: Northwest Wisconsin Gem & Mineral Show with unique specimens, flint knapping demonstrations, door prizes and a replica of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. University of Wisconsin-Barron County Gymnasium 715-234-2126 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Aug. 17 BAYFIELD  Performance: Best of the Big Top. Big Top Chautauqua. 715-373-5552 www.bigtop.org 8:15 p.m.

Aug. 19 RHINELANDER Race: Northern Vintage Snowmobile Race Series grass drags and swap meet. Sugar Camp Midway 715-362-4182 Race 11 a.m.

Aug. 20 BAYFIELD Historical program: Bob Mackreth presents “Shipwrecks of the Apostles.” Bayfield Heritage Center 715-779-5958 www.bayfieldheritage.org 7 p.m.

Aug. 20 SHELL LAKE  Presentation: Showing of the film “The Bee Files” and a presentation about beekeeping by Ron Wilson and Marvin Schaefer. Shell Lake Senior Center. www.happytonics.org 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 21 BAYFIELD Concert: Gaelic Storm at Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. 888-244-8368 www.bigtop.org 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 21 DANBURY Event: Garden Tea offers an afternoon of high tea in an elegant northwoods setting. Reservations recommended. Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park 715-866-8890 www.theforts.org

Aug. 21-24 IRON RIVER  Event: Bayfield County Fair with horse shows, demolition derby and carnival. Bayfield County Fairgrounds 715-373-6104 www.bayfieldcounty.org/fair

Aug. 22 BAYFIELD Concert: Steppin’ In It and Trampled By Turtles at Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. 888-244-8368 www.bigtop.org 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 22-23 SUPERIOR Festival: Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival, an annual fundraising event organized by Superior Rotary Club and Harbortown Rotary Club of Duluth, with music, food and beverage vendors along with the races. Superior Bay off Barker’s Island 866-336-1107 www.lakesuperiordragons.com

Aug. 22-24 ODANAH Event: Bad River Ojibwa Manomin Powwow celebrates wild rice harvest with 4k run, boat races and feasts. Powwow grounds. 715-682-7111

Aug. 27 SHELL LAKE Event: Showing of the film “Pointless Pollution” and a presentation about aquatic invasive species by Shannon Reinert, Lisa Gabriel and Randy Baker. Morph Your Mind! Environmental Education Series, Shell Lake Lakefront Pavilion 715-468-2097 www.happytonics.org 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 28-31 BAYFIELD  Festival: Celebration of Song with Bill Staines, Michael Smith, Buddy Mondlock, Karen Mal and Bill Isles. Big Top Chautauqua. 715-373-5552 www.bigtop.org

Aug. 28-Sep. 1 MARENGO Fair: Ashland County Fair with carnival rides, free entertainment, horse show and pony rides. www.ashlandcountyfair.org

Aug. 29-31 SUPERIOR  Rodeo: Great Northern Classic Rodeo with steer wrestling, calf roping and bull riding. Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds 218-726-6336 www.greatnorthernclassicrodeo.com

Aug. 30 HURLEY Festival: Festival Italiano with crafts and food booths, flea market, music and demonstrations. Downtown 866-340-4334 www.hurleywi.com

Aug. 30 PORT WING Festival: 50th annual fish boil with arts, crafts, music and dancing.  Town Hall Pavilion www.portwingwi.com

Aug. 30 WASHBURN Concert: Café Accordion Orchestra performs a mix of vintage swing, Latin, American and French Café music. StageNorth 715-373-1194 www.stagenorth.com 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 30-31 CABLE Art: Blue Moon Art Tour allows visitors to tour the studios of Sara Balbin, Sara Qualey, Diana Randolph and Reg Behrends, with demonstrations and door prizes. Blue Moon Road between Drummond and Cable Contact Cable Area Chamber of Commerce for information and to receive a brochure with map 715-798-3833 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Aug. 30-31 EAGLE RIVER  Festival: Apple Harvest Craft Festival includes family entertainment, craft vendors and food. Vilas County Fairgrounds 715-675-6201 www.eagleriver.org 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Aug. 30-31 PHILLIPS  Event: Ultra-lights & powered parachutes fly-in. Price County Airport 715-339-3701 www.pricecountywi.net

Aug. 31 FIFIELD  Event: 28th annual Pike Lake Fun Day with horseshoe tournament, games, cash drawings and live music. Pike Lake Fire Hall 715-762-1765 www.tn.fifield.wi.gov Noon-10 p.m.

Aug. 31 PORT WING  Festival: Fall Festival with kiddie parade, 5k walk, 10k run, flower show and bingo. South Shore Lions Club 715-774-3123 www.portwingwi.com 7 a.m.-4 p.m.

September

Sep. 3-20 BAYFIELD Cruises/tours: 13th annual Apostle Islands Lighthouse Celebration with special cruises and tours. 800-779-4487 www.lighthousecelebration.com

Sep. 6 SARONA Event: “Cakes at the Lake” features pancake breakfast followed by wildlife specialist Chris Cold’s presentation on beavers and other furbearing animals. Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary 715-635-6543 www.hunthill.org Breakfast 8:30 a.m., program 10:30 a.m.

Sep. 12-13 EAGLE RIVER  Event: Run to the Eagle motorcycle rally with poker run, camping and entertainment. Eagle River Derby Track 715-479-4424 www.eagleriver.org

Sep. 12-14 CABLE  Event: Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival with pasta feast, bike race and awards ceremony. Telemark Resort 715-798-3999 www.cheqfattire.com

Sep. 13 BOULDER JUNCTION Event: 16th annual Colorama celebrates autumn with farmer’s market, crafts and wild game sandwiches. Community Center 715-385-2400 www.boulderjct.org 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Sep. 13 SUPERIOR  Event: “McDougall’s Dream” dinner and silent auction with all proceeds for restoration. S.S. Meteor Maritime Museum 715-394-5712 www.superiorpublicmuseums.org 5 p.m.

Sep. 19-21 WASHBURN Festival: Big Water Film Festival with prizes awarded to winning entries. Stagenorth 715-373-5565 www.bigwaterfilmfestival.org

Sep. 20 CABLE  Event: American Birkebeiner Trail Run and Relay with 5k run, marathon and half marathon. Birkebeiner Trail 715-634-5025 www.birkie.com

Sep. 20 SUPERIOR  Festival: Annual Scandinavian Festival with live music, woodcarving, baked goods, rosemaling and quilters. Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds. 715-378-2831 www.twinportsrosemaling.org 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sep. 21 LAKEWIDE Beach Sweep: The annual volunteer clean-up of Lake Superior’s shoreline. Contact local Information Centers

Sep. 21-26 SUPERIOR Elderhostel: “Raptor Migration around Lake Superior and Shipwrecks and Lighthouses around Lake Superior” with trips to Gooseberry Falls and Split Rock Lighthouse. Center for Continuing Education/Extension at University of Wisconsin-Superior 715-394-8055 www.elderhostel.org

Sep. 24 MELLEN  Event: Harlem Ambassadors Tour presents Harlem-style basketball with slam-dunks, ball-handling tricks and comedy routines. Mellen High School. 715-274-2330 www.mellenwi.org 7 p.m.

Sep. 26-27 ASHLAND  Event: Red Clay Classic race. ABC Raceway 715-682-4990 www.abcraceway.com

Sep. 26-27 CABLE  Festival: Cable Area Fall Festival with pumpkin pecan pancake breakfast, corn maze and wine and cheese tasting. Downtown 715-798-3833 www.cable4fun.com Sep. 26, 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Sep. 27, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Sep. 26-27 MINOCQUA Festival: Beef-A-Rama includes cook-off, live music, craft show and beef parade. Torpy Park 715-356-5266 www.minocqua.org Sep. 26 6-9 p.m.; Sep. 27 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sep. 27 MANITOWISH WATERS  Festival: Cranberry Colorama with cranberry marsh tours, cooking contest and pontoon cruises. Community Center 715-543-8488 www.manitowishwaters.org 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Sep. 27 PHILLIPS  Festival: Fall Harvest Festival with sidewalk sale, pumpkin decorating, beer tasting and food. Main Street 715-339-4100 www.phillipswisconsin.net 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sep. 28 LA POINTE  Event: Open house honoring the signing of the Treaty of 1854. Madeline Island Museum 715-747-2415 www.wisconsinhistory.org 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sep. 30 CORNUCOPIA  Fair: Art crawl with work such as jewelry, painting, pottery and wood crafting. 715-742-3663 or 715-742-3388. www.cornucopiawisconsin.net. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

October

Oct. 2-3 CABLE  Conference: Northwest Wisconsin Children’s Book Conference with keynote speaker Nancy Pearl. Telemark Lodge and Resort 715-798-3999 www.telemarkeducation.com/book_conference.html

Oct. 4-5 EAGLE RIVER Festival: 29th annual Cranberry Fest includes tours of wineries, arts and crafts show, cranberry cook-off, world’s largest cranberry cheesecake, quilters’ show and sale, entertainment and farmers’ market. Vilas County Fairgrounds 800-359-6315 www.eagleriver.org Oct. 4 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Oct. 5 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Oct. 9-12 HURLEY  Event: 6th annual Pumpkin Run ATV Rally with poker run and ATV parade. 866-340-4334 www.hurleywi.com

Oct. 10-11 ASHLAND  Marathon: Whistle Stop Marathon and Half Marathon from Iron River to Ashland. Enjoy blues music, fish boil and pasta feed. 800-284-9484 www.whistlestopmarathon.com

Oct. 18 LA POINTE Festival: Madeline Island Fall Festival celebrates local art, fall color and the community. 715-747-2801, 888-475-3386

Oct. 20 LAKEWIDE 14th Annual Lake Superior Photo Contest deadline for entries. Check website for details and rules: www.lakesuperior.com/ Mail to Lake Superior Photo Contest, Lake Superior Magazine, P.O. Box 16417, Duluth, MN 55816.

Oct. 25 ST. GERMAIN  Festival: Annual Oktoberfestival with exhibitions, beer, German music and fall colors. Black Bear Lodge. 800-359-6315 www.eagleriver.org 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

December

Dec. 29 HAYWARD  Event: Double Pole Birkie, a non-competitive 90-kilometer endurance race. Hatchery Creek Park to Telemark Resort and back. 715-798-3571 8 a.m.

January

Jan. 3 BOULDER JUNCTION  Festival: Winter Park Celebration with chili dump, bonfire, ice-skating, cross-country skiing and music. Boulder Junction Winter Park. 715-385-2400 www.boulderjct.org

Jan. 11 EAGLE RIVER  Event: Loadmaster Classic Vintage Weekend with vintage classic snowmobile races. Eagle River Derby Track. 715-479-5421 www.derbytrack.com

Jan. 30-Feb. 1 BAYFIELD  Race: Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race with races for different skill levels and multiple spectator locations. 715-779-3335 ext. 12 www.bayfield.org

February

Feb. 2 PHILLIPS  Event: 17th annual candlelight ski on the Flambeau Hills Ski trail, a 1.8-K loop illuminated by over 600 candles. 715-332-5271 www.pricecountywi.com 6 p.m.

Feb. 14 ASHLAND  Race: Book Across the Bay invites participants to cross-country ski or snowshoe across Chequamegon Bay. 800-284-9484 www.batb.org

Feb. 28 BAYFIELD  Race: 16th annual Run on Water invites people of all skill levels to run, walk, ski or snowshoe from Bayfield to Madeline Island and back. 800-447-4094 www.bayfield.org 11 a.m.