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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