MAVCB 2009 Digital Photo Contest Winners Announced
The Manitowoc Area Visitor & Convention Bureau (MAVCB) is pleased to announce the winners of the First Annual MAVCB Digital Photo Contest, according to Kathleen Galas, President of the MAVCB. Click here to read more.
Dr. Dawg Restaurant Opens in Manitowoc
Rogers Street Days focuses attention on restored light
The historic fishing village will be celebrating the restoration and return of that light during Rogers Street Days on Friday and Saturday, August 8 & 9, at the corner of 22nd and Jackson streets. The public is invited to see the light, which will be on display in the village's museum, and to enjoy a host of activities at this major fundraiser for Rogers Street. Click here for more information.
Walking from the S.S. Badger Carferry dock in Manitowoc to the historic Downtown
If you're sailing across Lake Michigan via the S.S. Badger "without a car" and want to explore our downtown area, you'll find our Walking Excursion Itinerary of Manitowoc especially helpful. Our walking adventure starts at the new Quay Street that hugs the Manitowoc River and goes into our historic downtown. Along the way, you'll see a spectacular view of the USS Cobia WWII Submarine, coffee shops and ice cream shops, a restored vaudeville theatre, our 100-year-old courthouse, the Farmers Market, the Manitowoc Public Library, eateries, gifts shops and more! Click here to get more details!
Two Rivers Carp Tournament Reels In Anglers
On this last Sunday in May, two dozen anglers lined the shores of the East Twin and West Twin rivers. Dozens of curious residents gathered in Veteran's Park to watch the action along the West Twin. The prospect of releasing carp is foreign to many Wisconsinites. Introduced to the U.S. in the 1800s, carp have spread widely, often to the detriment of native fish. But viewed from an international perspective, carp is far from a trash fish. Not well-known to the average American, carp fishing is huge business around the world. In Europe alone it accounts for $12 billion of annual economic impact...Click here to read MORE
Hampton Hotels selects Washington House for restoration
The Washington House in Two Rivers has been selected as one of Hampton Hotels' "All-American Landmarks" that will be "saved" in 2009 by its Save-A-Landmark Volunteer program. MORE...
Manitowoc: Enjoy a taste of the water, or fall for Sputnikfest
All along the coast, Lake Michigan has been the defining feature for many communities. But Manitowoc earns the title of "Wisconsin's Maritime Capitol" for so many reasons: Its shipbuilding history, a museum devoted to maritime history and a busy ferry that shuttles travelers across Lake Michigan.
Not only that, but Manitowoc's Visitor and Convention Bureau had the title trademarked, thereby owning the rights to the nickname. So there. MORE...
Manitowoc's First City-Built Rain Garden
Manitowoc's first city-built rain garden is located at the Visitor Information Center, complete with signage to demonstrate the effectiveness of a rain garden. The Wisconsin DNR strongly promotes rain gardens as a way to reduce the amount
of pollution from runoffs such as fertilizers entering the storm sewers.
Click here to read an article from the Herald Times Reporter August 18, 2008
Devil's River State Recreation Trail Ready for Use!
Manitowoc County's newest multi-purpose trail is partially open and ready for use. The scenic trail will stretch fourteen miles from Rockwood Road to the Village of Denmark. Currently only eight miles are developed for public use, which runs from Rockwood Road to Greenstreet Road. The trail can be accessed year round for walking, running, bicycling, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. Dogs are allowed on the trail, but should be leashed.
Views from the Trail are extraordinary, especially when crossing over the 38' and 56' steel trestle bridges, which cross the Devils River and a small tributary leading to the river.
The trail is great for avid bird watchers and nature advocates. Many different bird and wildlife species can be seen along the trail.
New Sport Fishing Simulator at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum (posted summer 2008)
Ever wondered what it's like to have a Chinook salmon on the line? Without bringing any fishing gear, you can find out at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum on their new Great Lakes Sport Fishing Simulator.
The new exhibit places fishermen and women in the stern of a boat, with a rod in their hand and a virtual fishing experience in front of them on a large monitor. Surrounded by a lake mural, players will see the fish hit the lure, feel the strike of a Great Lakes trout, salmon, bass or other fish, hear the line reeling off as the fish runs, and then fight to bring the fish in. Players can lose the fish or break the line if they are too aggressive or careless. On-screen scoring will rate the skill of each player. The sport fishing simulator is ADA accessible.
Funding for the new exhibit was provided by Dominion, one of the nation's largest energy producers, which owns and operates the Kewaunee Power Station. Educational portions of the exhibit related to threats to Wisconsin's native game fish were funded by a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Located at 75 Maritime Drive in Manitowoc, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum
is open seven days a week, year round. The museum's summer hours are 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. For additional information, please call 1-866-724-2356.
Manitowoc in Top 25 'Dreamtowns'
According to a July 21, 2008 article on the Bizjournals Web site, Manitowoc was ranked No. 24 out of 140 micropolitan areas by the Bizjournals.
The article said the journal compared a list of 140 micropolitan areas using 20 statistical categories from data given by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The article describes a micropolitan as a central community with a population of 10,000 to 50,000 people and is surrounded by countryside.
I think it's great that more attention is now being paid to areas of our economy that range in size from 10,000 to 50,000 people, said Mayor Kevin Crawford, during his Three Minutes with the Mayor on Monday. According to many theories, areas like ours are where the most jobs and new economy will be developed as we move into the future. And for good reason, people really want to live where the quality of life is the highest.
What Happened in Manitowoc in September 1962?
On a recent "Millionaire" game show, the $100,000 question asked what
happened in Manitowoc in September 1962. The crash of the Sputnik was
one of four choices. The contestant didn't know the answer
The SPUTNIK IV was launched at Balkanur, USSR, May 14, 1960. However, SPUTNIK IV could not be recovered due to the failure of the ship's orientation system and it began a slow plunge to Earth, with a 20 cm by 8 cm piece landing on Manitowoc's North 8th Street in front of the Rahr-West Art Museum.
With the success of the first Sputnikfest in Fall of 2008, the event will again be
held September 11 & 12, 2009 to commemorate the historic moment that occurred in Manitowoc back in 1962.
Sputnikfest 2009 will include:
- Fine and indie artist craft fairs
- Food and refreshments, including specially brewed Sputnikale
- Live music
- Sputnikfest merchandise
- Dunk a local celebrity in the "Splash Down" dunk tank
- Family Space Walk and prizes for best costume
- Cosmic Slide
- "Alien Operation Game" and more!
Sputnikfest is held outside the Rahr West Art Museum, where a brass ring in
the middle of the street marks where the fragment was found imbedded in the pavement. An exact replica of the SPUTNIK IV fragment is on display at the
Rahr-West Art Museum and at the Visitor Information Center.
Click here to read an article from USA Today about the launch of SPUTNIK I
(Oct. 4, 2007)
Manitowoc County is also home to the second largest vegetable cannery in the country - Lakeside Foods - and hosts Wisconsin's third largest Farmers Market in Manitowoc.
