Whether you are thinking about moving into the area, vacationing here or you used to live here, there isn’t much video out there on the world wide web of the Tomahawk area. Some of these videos you will find on this blog in the near future, will include talking and getting to know several of the many interesting people whom live here. Next I will show and tell  you of  places to go in and around the area that you can enjoy with your family and last but certainly not least, I will bring you some glimpses of the many area wide events that happen here in the Northwoods of Wisconsin thus giving you a visual reference to see with your own eyes what Tomahawk and the  surrounding area have to offer. Taste of Tomahawk 1

Now all you have to do is sit back, relax and click on the highlighted text and we will show you  a bit of what the town looks like and how some of our residents enjoy themselves throughout the summer.

ATVs have outdistanced snowmobile registration in Wisconsin about three years ago. Iron County has been leading the way  making ATVs feel at home with over 200 miles of interconnecting trails, which have brought in a considerable revenue stream to the area. The City of Tomahawk has now given its blessing to the growing popularity of the sport. The Tomahawk Common Council has passed a new ordinance, which opens some city streets to ATV use.

Members from Area ATV Clubs are busy posting signs on the new route that will provide access into the city.

As soon as all the signage is posted the city will officially open the new designated streets for ATV use “signage is expected to be done by the end of the week”. The new ordinance puts in place a designated route in and around the city that allows ATVers to use some city streets. The signed route will connect to county highways that have also been designated as ATV routes that connect to area ATV club trail systems in and around the Tomahawk area. A number of townships have also designated various town roads so ATVs can access club trail systems easily, those townships are Wilson, Tomahawk, Somo, Nokomis, Little Rice, the Harrison Hills area and the town of Bradley which has designated four roads. Designating these roads, streets and county highways will provide a connecting link  so ATVs will have easier access to ATV Club trails in those areas.

There are reasons in the city of Tomahawk that remain closed, including parks and most sidewalks. Additional areas off limits to ATV use (unless designated) include portions of state highway 86, North Fourth Street from Wisconsin Avenue to River Street and Wisconsin Avenue in the downtown area, although ATVs will have access to the downtown businesses by using alleyways. ATV use is allowed in SARA Park, on the Mirror Lake Road in Bradley Park and at both City Garage sites. The city amended the designation ordinance to allow ATV use on a portion of sidewalk north of Frenchtown so ATVs could get from a blocked off portion of the city to access the main route.

It is highly recommended that all ATV drivers read and understand both the city ordinance and state ATV handbook and obey all the rules and regulations which will help enable both ATVs and the general public  have a safe and enjoyable atmosphere in which to co-exist.

There were ballerinas on the water and highflying boys sailing through the air last weekend at Kwahamot Bay as Tomahawk played host to the 2011 Division 2 Show Ski National Championships. An estimated 5,000 spectators showed up to cheer on their favorite water skiers with over a dozen teams competing with Iowa, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin all being represented.

The stands were full most of the day and early evening with a couple of brief rain delays slowing things up on Saturday afternoon but with a little luck and rescheduling all the events were competed. In the team competition the winners were as follows. The Hartwick Huskys of Delhi, Iowa, won the overall team championship, along with top awards for Towboat Driving and High Individual Club Act with a total of 1,298.4 points. The Chetek Hydroflites “Chetek, Wis.” finished second with 1,272.06 points and the Badwater Ski-Ters “Florence, Wis.” rounded out the top three with 1,261.2 points. Other team scores in order of finish were: Silver Lake “Fenton, Mich.”, 1,247.73; Shermalot “Rome, Wisc.”, 1,211.13; Lauderdale Aqua Skiers “Elkhorn, Wis.”, 1,198.3; Ski Sprites “Eau Claire, Wis.”, 1,196.51; Rochester Ski Club “Rochester, Minn.”, 1,181.87; Lake City Skiers “Warsaw, Ind.”, 1,138.53; Waupaca Chain Skiers, “Waupaca” 1,1111.58; Plum Ski-ters “Sayner, Wis.”, 1,079.83; Chain Skimmers “Conover”, Wis., 999.47; Kwahamot Show Ski Team “Tomahawk”, 929.38, the Kwahamot Water Ski Team’s (Ryan Koth, Scott Koth and Greg Hilgendorf) won team jumping, scoring 48.00 points; and Min-Aqua Bats (Minocqua), rounded out the fourteen teams with 787.52  points.

The Division 2 Show Ski National Championships also has an individual competition element with events in adagio doubles, swivel, multi-jumping and free style jumping. Here are the some of the top finishers. Jillian Langer “Crivitz” swivel, with 13.67 points; Sarah Parbs “Reeseville” and Andrew Weinheimer “Horicon” doubles champions with 11.87 points, and The host Kwahamots’s Ryan Koth took the freestyle jump competition.

After the event was over there were smiling faces on the skiers, fans and the town Tomahawk. It should be noted that the Kwahamots have applied to host the Division 2 Show Ski Nationals again in 2013. See ya then.