Wednesday, July 30, 2025

August 16th, 2025 Small Town Experience

Looking for a last-minute trip to end your summer right?

Come stay at Palmquist Farm the weekend of August 16th, 2025 and dive headfirst into real small-town fun. We’re talking:

🥩 Steaks for Kids Steak Cookoff — Tomahawk, WI

📅 Date: Friday & Saturday, August 15–16, 2025
📍 Location: SARA Park, 900 W Somo Ave, Tomahawk, WI
Hosted by the Steak Cookoff Association

🎖️ Why It’s Worth the Trip
  • Certified judges, multiple cookoff categories, and lively competition
  • A strong community vibe with local grills, kids’ participation, and a casual crowd
  • Proceeds go to Benefit Kinship of Tomahawk   

🚗 Friday Night Cruise-In @ Gangster Park

📅 Friday, August 15, 2025 
⏰ 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Bonnie & Clyde’s Gangster Park, Harshaw, WI (on Hwy 51, just north of Tomahawk)

🎉 What to Expect

A classic car cruise-in featuring vintage cars, trucks, and custom rides
Live music by Doug Kroening setting a lively, laid-back vibe
Food & drinks available, including Wisconsin-style fish fr

🎖️ Why It’s Worth the Trip

It captures the quirky charm of small-town Northwoods life with music, classic cars, good food, and friendly faces.

🌽 Corn Fest & Customer Appreciation

📅 Saturday, August 16, 2025 • 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 Maple Bear Campground, N9350 County Rd H, Tomahawk, WI

🎉 What to Expect:
  • Free sweet corn served starting at 1:00 PM (while supplies last).
  • Corn hole tournament kicks off at 4:00 PM with prizes.
  • Live music with Mark Wayne from 5 PM to 7 PM to wrap up the day.

🎖️ Why It’s Worth the Trip
  • Family-friendly celebration with a classic Northwoods vibe.
  • A laid-back afternoon of good food, yard games, and community.


🎉 Customer Appreciation & Sidewalk Celebration

📅 Saturday, August 16, 2025 — 10 AM to 2 PM
📍 Downtown Tomahawk (Dunn Financial lot + surrounding businesses)

🎉 What to Expect:
  • A hearty community cookout with volunteers grilling up free food for everyone
  • Live music, casual outdoor fun, and prizes for attendees
  • A bounce house open from 10 AM to 2 PM — great if you’ve brought kids
  • Local shops joining in with sidewalk sales and special offers
🎖️ Why It’s Worth the Trip

🚤 Kwahamot Water Ski Show

📅 Saturday, August 16, 2025 • 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Kwahamot Bay, Deer Park Rd, Tomahawk, WI 54487
Free family-friendly water‑ski exhibition on the Wisconsin River, hosted by the Kwahamot Water Ski Club—live performances every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

🎉 What to Expect:
  • Skiers perform impressive routines on skis, barefoot skis, and more—all free to watch
  • Beautiful riverside viewing with bleacher seating, snacks & drinks available onsite
  • Great atmosphere for both kids and adults, with colorful tricks, music, and community fun
🎖️ Why It’s Worth the Trip
  • Perfect excuse to head into town after your stay—enjoy the quiet farm morning, then catch the show at sunset
  • Just 30 miles from the farm, and great to pair with the day’s Corn Fest and Sidewalk Celebration
  • A beloved local tradition since 1960, run by a championship-winning ski club (six-time state champs!)







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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

We are Hiring!

  Job Title: Cabin Cleaner & Kitchen Help 

 Location: Palmquist Farm, Brantwood WI 

 Position Type: Part-Time/seasonal 

 About Us: 

Palmquist Farm is a warm and inviting family-owned resort dedicated to providing our guests with a memorable and relaxing experience. Located in a picturesque setting, we offer cozy cabin accommodations and a delightful on-site restaurant. We are looking for a versatile and hardworking individual to join our team who can contribute to both our cabin maintenance and restaurant operations. 

 Job Description: 

We are seeking a dedicated Cabin Cleaner & Kitchen team member who will play a vital role in ensuring the comfort of our guests. This role involves a combination of cleaning and maintaining our cabins, as well as assisting with food preparation, dishwashing, and serving guests in our main restaurant. 

 Key Responsibilities: 

 Cabin Cleaning: 

  • Clean and sanitize cabins, including bathrooms, bedrooms, and common areas. 
  • Change linens, make beds, and restock towels and toiletries. 
  • Dust, sweep, mop, vacuum, and ensure all cabins are well-maintained. 
  • Report any maintenance needs or damages to management. 

Kitchen Help: 

  • Assist with food preparation tasks such as chopping, prepping ingredients, and organizing the kitchen.
  • Wash dishes, utensils, and kitchen equipment, ensuring cleanliness and hygiene standards are met. 
  • Help serve guests in the restaurant, including overseeing the buffet, keeping drinks filled, serving dessert, and clearing tables. 
  • Assist with keeping the dining area clean and presentable. 

 Qualifications: 

  • Previous experience in cleaning, housekeeping, food preparation, or customer service is a plus but not required. 
  • Strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining cleanliness. 
  • Ability to multitask and work in different areas of the resort as needed. 
  • Good communication skills and a positive attitude when interacting with guests and team members. 
  • Reliable transportation to and from the resort. 
  • Physical ability to perform cleaning and kitchen tasks, including standing for extended periods, bending, and lifting. 

 Why Join Us? 

  • Become part of a close-knit team at a family-owned resort. 
  • Work in a beautiful, natural setting and meet people from all over the world. 
  • Enjoy a variety of tasks that keep the workday interesting. 
  • Pay starts at $15/hour and includes quarterly tips. 
  • Kitchen shifts include free meals. 

 How to Apply: 

If you’re a flexible and hardworking individual looking to contribute to a friendly and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you! Please send a message of interest to anna@palmquistfarm.com or call Helen at 715-564-2558 to set up an interview.

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Thursday, December 14, 2017

Winter Updates and Snow Reports


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Thursday, May 04, 2017

Finish Dinner and A Show at Palmquist Farm

Eino and Toivo: A Three Act Country Comedy

Where: Pickaroon Saloon at Palmquist Farm
When: 7:00pm June 16th and 17th, 2:00pm June 18th
Play Price: $7/seat
Reservations required: call 715.564.2253 or 715.564.3350 

Traditional Finnish meal served by Palmquist Farm 

Where: Farm house at Palmquist Farm
When: Before each show
Meal Price: $15/adult, $7.50/child (ages 4-12)
Reservations required: call 715.564.2558

 Palmquist Farm is also taking reservations for overnight guests who want to make a weekend of it!

On Saturday June 17th there will also be a Finnish Day Centennial Celebration in Brantwood 2:00-5:00pm. Includes speakers and Finnish Wood Carving Exibit!

Play Description 

A comedy that tells the story of a fence that was never finished, the great conflict between Toivo and Eino, the love between their children, and the story about the black bull and red cows! 

Why this play? How'd it all come about? 

by Bill Hoffman
Several years ago while I was researching some history of Brantwood, Wisconsin, I ran across an item showing that a play was performed in Finnish at the Brantwood Hall on July 2, 1950 for the Knox Town Golden Jubilee.
A couple years ago I became aware of the centennial of Finland to be celebrated in 2017. I brainstormed that it would be nice to perform that play again for the event in 2017.
While researching the play I was unable to find an actual playbook for the play, but did discover that the play was written by Gustaf af Geijerstam as a play in Sweden in 1894, under the title Lars Anders och Jan Anders och Deras Barn (Lars Anders and Jan Anders and Their Children).
As stated by Mr. Geijerstam, this is a country comedy in three acts "about a fence which was never finished, about the great conflict between Jan Anders and Lars Anders plus the unhappy love between their children, further about the great and well known fight in Lars Ander's cottage, plus the satirical song about the miserly old timers, about how Jonas got his widow plus about the black bull and the red cows, along with other entertaining adventures."
The play was translated into Finnish in 1925 by Kaarle Halme with the title Junula ja Tanula. It was this version that was performed in Brantwood, in 1950. The play cast included Adolph and Hannah Hendrickson, Sylvia Wasti, William Luhtala, Vilda Isaacson, William Jokela, Oscar Wiita and Vienna Kaski.
I googled the original title and discovered that the play was somewhere in cyberspace on the internet in its entirety. I then contacted a Swedish translator in St. Paul, Stefan Sylvander, and had him translate the play directly off the internet into English in 2015.
The play has now been adapted for local production under the name Eino and Toivo. This will be the world premiere of the English language version of the play.
Included in the play cast this time around will be Terry Wasti, son of Sylvia who was in the production in 1950. The play is being directed by Joyce Summers, who has directed plays for many years.
This is a community supported event. Supporting organizations include the Brantwood Credit Union, Central Wisconsin Finnish American Club, German Settlement History, Inc., Jump River Valley Historical Society, Knox Creek Heritage Center, Koskela House Finnish Museum, Price County Genealogical Society and the Price County Historical Society.

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Tuesday, March 07, 2017

March Melt Down

Snow Report: As you can see, our winter season has transformed into a giant puddle. Buster's still having fun! Thank you to all our winter guests for making it a great season! See you soon!

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Friday, March 03, 2017

SNOW REPORT: The Last Ski Weekend

Our trails are still ski-able. With 3 inches of fresh snow yesterday, we will have freshly groomed trails for the weekend. There are a few places with grass poking through. It looks like this will be the last weekend for skiing.

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Saturday, February 25, 2017

We Have SNOW!!!!

It's a Christmas Miracle!!


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