Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Snowmobiles are everywhere you look in Eagle River.
The
Northwoods Children's Museum
(346 W. Division St., 715/479-4623, 10am-5pm
Mon.-Sat., noon-5pm Sun., $7) has lots of hands-on activities for kids; they can even har-
vest cranberries from a bog.
InThree Lakes, southoftown,
Three Lakes Winery
(6971Gogebic St.,715/546-3080,
www.tlwinery.com.com
,
9am-5pmdaily,shorterhoursfortours)isinanoldrailroad depot.
Tours and tastings are free, and there are some fantastic local cranberry wines.
Three Lakes was voted the “Single Best Town” by Disney/Kraft Foods in a contest. The
little community's charming downtown and phenomenal outdoors floored the judges. In
fact, the
Northernaire Resort
(WIS 32, 715/546-2700) was among the first North Woods
resortsinWisconsin(evenBobHopeappearedhere).There'sacuteQuonset-hutartscenter
and two small museums, one of which features gas station memorabilia.
Festivals and Events
A follow-up event to the snowmobile world championships is the
Klondike Days
festival,
generallyheldattheendofFebruary.EveryonecomestoseetheWorldChampionshipOval
Sled Dog Sprints—billed as “the fastest sled dog racing in the world”—on the same track