Hodag Park

The current goal is for the splash pad to be put in this summer and the playground next year.

The Kiwanis Club of Rhinelander is spearheading a fundraising campaign to build a new playground and splash pad at Hodag Park.The Rhinelander City Council approved moving forward with the plan at its recent meeting.

In providing an update to council, Reagan said there appeared to be a “disconnect” between former public works director Randy Myrum and the skate park group over where the park should be located.

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, and holiday light displays are on their way to the Northwoods. The display at Hodag Park in Rhinelander will light up for the first time this Friday.

Construction on Rhinelander’s Hodag Park stage and amphitheater is nearly complete. The community is celebrating Wednesday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting and its first live music event at the venue.

Not many people can say they’ve seen a hodag on water skis, but soon, that will be a common sight in Rhinelander. A new mural coming to Hodag Park with feature the mythical creature supporting the local water ski team.

This contribution gets the city 85% of the way to the matching grant from the Rhinelander Community Foundation.

So far, the community has raised roughly $118,000 getting the city closer to its $400,000 goal to start phase one.

The City of Rhinelander has big plans for Hodag Park.Since 2014, the city has been working with the community and user groups to form a master plan for…