Dairy Queen's last days

Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger, Chips, no Coke, Pepsi. While not the Olympia Restaurant from the Saturday Night Live Skit, the Tomahawk Dairy Queen, Huey’s Drive In and whatever other names the business has had during its existence, it has left an indelible impression in my mind. It is with a tear in my eye today that I sat across the street watching as the building breathed its last breath.

Since the late 70s this building/business has been serving up ice cream, fast food and memories to generations of people from Tomahawk. I can remember being one of a line of cars leaving the high school parking lot during fourth hour study hall as we used our senior privileges to take a two hour lunch and be the first to get their Special of The Day at the old  Huey’s Drive In. I believe that on occasion there may have been some of us who even broke the speed limit getting there. I also remember when I asked one of my best friends to throw me the ketchup, and he did.

Passing into the Night

Progress happens around us everyday and from the rumors I have heard, new gererations of tourists and Tomahawk youth will have their chance to get a tasty treat and make some memories of their own at a new Dairy Queen Grill & Chill?

It is great to see this small town slice of Americana live on, but it is with a tear in my eye that I bid the old lady next to the river a fond adu.

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.