April 26th & 27th, 2008 in Brooklyn
A heritage festival celebrating the role that the railroad played in the community dating back to 1861. Model railroad displays, speeder car rides on a C&NW track, parade Sunday at 1PM, nature adventures, and concessions including Sunday pancake breakfast. See and interact with hobbyists' layouts of model railroads. Plenty of local foods and a bargain hunter's dream with a city-wide garage sale. Raffle prize: Lionel City Center Wooden Train Set by Maxim Enterprises (125 piece set).
Sat: 10AM-5PM, Sun: 10AM-4PM.

April 26th & 27th, 2008 Wausau
Building a new home? Here is an event designed for homeowners in all stages of remodeling, landscaping and decorating their homes. Stop down and find everything you need in one location including the latest in construction and building information. Homeowners will find countless ideas on enhancing their home's comfort and functionality, as well as its aesthetic appeal and overall value. Nominal admission ages 12 and older. Sat 10AM-6PM, Sun 10AM-5PM. Greenheck Field House, 6400 Alderson Street, Weston.

April 26th & 27th, 2008 Wautoma
Celebrating Wautoma's rich history of sausage making. This two day event is filled with great food, family fun, exciting contests, and interesting events. Parade, fireworks, bike race, 5K & 10K Bun Run/Walk, Kite Fly In & kids' Kite Clinic, sausage making tours, giant Food Drive Competition, polka street dance, arts, crafts, Log Carving demonstration, American Legion Gun Raffle, Community Wide Rummage Sales, sausage Bingo, King of the Grill Contest, Kids Coloring Contest, Ugly Grill Contest and much more. Throughout Wautoma.

April 27th, 2008 Fredonia to Grafton
Fourteen mile canoe run down the Milwaukee River from Fredonia to Grafton. Men's, Women's, Tandem and Co-ed divisions. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for each division (based on number of entrants). Food and concessions available at Grafton's Veteran's Memorial Park. 10AM start, rain or shine. Pancake Breakfast 7:30AM-12:30PM by Fredonia Lions at Ozaukee High School. Registration-Advanced: $20 per person, Day of Race: $30. (Includes T-Shirt for each entrant). Waubedonia Park, 1155 Fredonia Avenue with the finish at Veteran's Memorial Park, Grafton.

May 1st, 2008 Sparta
In honor of his many contributions to Wisconsin, a 2007 law names the Wisconsin State Trail System the "Aldo Leopold Legacy Trail System." Totaling more than 1,700 miles, Wisconsin's 42 state trails have a variety of surfaces, open to a wide-variety of activities. A ribbon cutting and open house will take place at the Sparta Chamber Depot at noon on May 1st. The Chamber office - in a restored Northwestern Railroad Depot built in 1903 - serves as an information and welcome center for visitors and the thousands of bicyclists that ride the State Trails. 111 Milwaukee Street.

May 3rd & 4th, 2008 Milwaukee
Cinco de Mayo is an important date in Mexican history. On May 5, 1862, in the village of Puebla, the villagers and the Mexican army, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated the French army. Two Stages: An Entertainment Stage featuring Mexican Music & Dance, as well as a Children's Stage. Mexican food, carnival rides, children's area with games, piñatas and face painting, El Mercadito with merchandise vendors, Passport Fair, Child ID Kits, Survive Alive Fire House, community resources booths and much more. Free family fun. UMOS Center, 2701 South Chase Avenue.

May 3rd, 2008 Trempealeau
As part of its Stars Under the Stars Series, the Trempealeau Hotel starts its season with this annual event. Three great Reggae bands perform: 2-5PM: Tony Brown & The Landing Crew, 5-8PM: Indika, and from 8-11PM enjoy the International Reggae All-Stars. Outdoor food stands serve Jamaican cuisine as well as their famous walnut burger. Bring your blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the music in this unique riverside concert area. Event starts at 2:00PM and ends at 11:00PM. Historic Trempealeau Hotel, 150 Main Street.

May 3rd & 4th, 2008 St. Croix Falls
Annual art tour to visit the studios of more than 30 member artists of the Earth Arts Group of Polk County. Studios will be open; browse through them, watch demonstrations, visit with the artists, and take some beautiful artwork home with you. Earth Arts unites artists and artisans in the upper St. Croix valley to promote creativity, mutual support & awareness of the arts. The members promote special events such as this tour and many give regular community education classes. Maps for this event can be picked up at the information center in St. Croix Falls. 710 Hwy 35 South. 10AM-5PM.