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Offering security and value, Buck's Crossing has it all from Snowbirds to Weekend Escapers. Family oriented. Extend your camping season with year round usage. City water and sewer. Buck's Crossing RV Resort & Sales is your Park Model Headquarters. Stop out for our open house. Amenities include playground, horseshoes, volleyball, basketball, shuffleboard and a heated swimming pool. New to Buck's Crossing will be a clubhouse, pool becomes indoors. Call for appointment. Located 7 miles west of Wisconsin Dells on Hwy 12, east of Lyndon Station.

July 11th & 12th, 2009 Madison
Art Fair on the Square has grown into a can’t-miss-it summertime destination for fine arts enthusiasts from across the Midwest. The 51st annual summer art fair, organized by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, will feature music, entertainment, and outdoor dining, as well as the work of nearly 500 artists exhibiting works in mixed media, ceramics, drawings, graphics, prints, fiber, leather, furniture, glass, jewelry, metalworks, paintings, photographs, sculpture, 3D mixed media, and wood.Capitol Square, 2 E. Main Street.

July 11th thru 17th, 2009 Cable
This northwoods adventure is a brand new loop tour that starts in Cable at the Telemark Resort and continues on to Mellen, Washburn, Port Wing, Superior, Solon Springs and ending back in Cable. Cyclists will enjoy the scenic Chequamegon Bay, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Amnicon Falls State Park, Pattison State Park and journey through the deep woods of Northern Wisconsin. You might even stumble upon the self-proclamined World's Biggest Ball of Twine-weighing in at 10 tons. Average of 60 miles per day. Rider limit: 400. Telemark Resort.

July 11th & 12th, 2009 Wausau
ChalkFest Wausau will be held Saturday, July 11, from 8AM to 8PM and Sunday, July 12, from 8AM to 4PM. The City Square will once again be transformed by artists and their colorful pastel art drawings. This is the 6th year for this sidewalk art festival for artists of all ages and levels of ability to participate, and for art enthusiasts to observe and enjoy. Local artist Mort McBain will do a special drawing for the Balloon Rally & Glow on Friday, July 10th and will teach free pastel on sidewalk technique classes on Wednesday, July 8 at 1PM and 3PM. 400 Block downtown.

July 11th, 2009 Campbellsport
You can be a walker, runner, or sponsor a walker for Kenny's Kettle Moraine Walk/Run for Parkinson Disease. Start your own team or volunteer for this event on July 11, 2009, the morning of Dundee Days. Take a beautiful scenic jaunt on the trails of the Kettle Moraine forest. You will have a great time and make a real difference in the lives of the thousands of people affected by Parkinson Disease. All funds raised will go to the Wisconsin Parkinson Association for patient education and support and for research. Help fight this debilitating disease.

July 17 thru 19th, 2009 Grantsburg
Two days of racing features the top racers from the United States and Canada, each hoping to capture the World Champion honor and the large cash purse. The three-day event features something for everyone! Spectators enjoy a panoramic view of the Memory Lake racing area, during beautiful July weather. There is plenty of spectator room, plus camping facilities, displays, vendors, wrist wrestling championships, food booths, and activities. Whether you're a snowmobile enthusiast or not, Watercross will provide you with a most unusual and enjoyable summer experience. Memory Lake Park.

July 18 & 19th, 2009 Williams Bay
Puccini's poignant "Madama Butterfly" will break your heart, and thrill you with a moving story of love and loss. A remarkable young cast will make the saga of an American navy lieutenant and a young Japanese geisha in a star-crossed romance, come alive as never before. The lakeside location, as on the shores of Lake Nagasaki, will transport you to another time and place where the weeping cherry blooms. Saturday, July 18: 7:30PM. Sunday, July 19: 4PM. George Williams College of Aurora University.