Join the Manitowish Waters Historical Society Zoom presentation and celebrate 100 years of amazing service and fun at the Win-Mar or Pea Patch. Explore the 1888 building of the Rest Lake Dam as well as the Mississippi River Logging Company camp, which established the first MW commercial operation in 1889.  Learn how Winne Johnson Young,…

Join us for the fifth program in our Sense of Place series.  The axe and saws of lumberjacks along with railroad operations dramatically transformed Northwoods around the turn of the 20th century. Join Jim Bokern, Manitowish Waters Historical Society, and discover how lumber companies, pioneer families, and railroads spurred new communities as the Northwoods transitioned from…

Join us for the sixth program in our Sense of Place series. Since the original surveyors mapped the township in 1862 to post WWII, Manitowish Waters has emerged as a robust Northwoods community. Join Jim Bokern, Manitowish Waters Historical Society, and discover how Indigenous communities, early pioneers and visitors came to prize our remote lakes, forests…

This annual family-friendly event features airplanes, classic cars/trucks, vintage boats, motorcycles and more on display. Great food, live music, kids' activities and more! 10am-3pm at the MW Community Center Grounds. Come visit the MWHS booth to learn about the historic impact of Wheels, Wings & Watercraft on the area.

Imagine the Manitowish Waters chain of lakes 16.5 feet higher than today’s summer water levels! That was the original plan created by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1878. Join us at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29st at the MAC and discover how the river drive logging era and Rest Lake Dam became the…