Posts tagged Hayward

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Lumberjack Games:

Every July, some of the burliest and nimblest men and women from around the world descend on Hayward to chop, saw, and run across spinning logs. Writer Lew Freedman shares the story of the Lumberjack World Championships.

Lew Freedman is a sports writer and the author of Timber! The Story of the Lumberjack World Championships.

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Big Spider Lake:

For a lot of midwesterners, summer is the time to head “Up North” to a lakefront cabin or camp on one of Wisconsin’s pristine northwoods lakes. For five generations, commentator Marnie Mamminga and her family have returned to Big Spider Lake near Hayward – to the cabin her grandparents built. It’s a place that holds a lot of history.

Marnie Mamminga has just written a memoir about the place – called “Return to Wake Robin: One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts.”

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Cross-Country Skiing:

Skiers from around the country take to the trails this weekend for the 39th annual American Birkebeiner near Hayward and Cable. While the Birkie is the state’s premier racing event, the pleasures of cross-country skiing can be found all over Wisconsin. Commentator Erika Janik reflects on what cross-country skiing has meant to her.

Erika Janik is the editor of Wisconsin Life and the author of several books, including Odd Wisconsin and Apple: A Global History.

Birkebeiner:

Thousands of skiers will take to the trails this weekend for the legendary American Birkebeiner. It’s the largest cross country ski marathon in North America, running 50 kilometers from Cable to Hayward, Wisconsin. Now, climate change, including warmer winter temperatures, threatens the future of the Birkebeiner. Finn Ryan produced this portrait of last year’s race.

Visit Climate Wisconsin for more stories about climate change in Wisconsin.