winter sports

The facility is preparing to host its third tournament in the first three weeks of the new year when the Wisconsin State Curling Association brings the Men’s Senior Championships to the club

While athletes around the world were striving for gold in the Beijing Olympics, students in Lac du Flambeau were competing in their own winter games. The Ojibwe Winter Games give elementary schoolers the chance to play games that were once common in Wisconsin’s tribal communities.

Iron River’s Nick Baumgartner, along with Lindsey Jacobellis, set a record at the Winter Olympics’ first ever mixed team snowboard cross competition.

As snow slowly accumulates, snowmobile trails throughout the Northwoods are beginning to open.The trails in Iron County, WI opened on Christmas…

Many Northwoods communities are reporting an uptick in visitors this winter. Boulder Junction room tax receipts were up eight percent for last year’s…

Boulder Junction is celebrating winter this weekend with its Frozen Tozen festival.As Chamber Director Theresa Smith explains, it starts with an ice…

This week’s cold front has many of us in the Northwoods ready for spring. But John Heusinkveld, Assistant Director of UW Stevens Point’s Treehaven, has…

Opening ceremonies are taking place Friday night for the Paralympic Nordic Ski World Championships in Cable, Wisconsin. Events include sprint and distance…

The World Championship Snowmobile Derby take places in Eagle River this weekend, with the vintage classes wrapping up last weekend. WXPR’s Emily Bright…