You are invited to ICF's first annual, Cranes of the World Festival on Saturday, September 26, 2009! This event celebrates the world's cranes with fun and learning for everyone! Free admission for all members - standard admission for non-members. The day will include: Cranes of the World guided tours; Wildflower and Prairie Restoration Hikes; Renowned wildlife humorist, David Stokes with his live animals, and Tours of Crane City - ICF's 12 acre breeding facility (members only). ICF, E11376 Shady Lane Road, Baraboo, WI 53913.

When you sign up for our monthly email deals, you are automatically entered to win a free night at a different property every month! Our next drawing is for a night at the Pointe Hotel & Suites in Minocqua, WI. Past drawings have included hotels in Milwaukee, waterparks in Wisconsin Dells and rustic cabins in the Northwoods.
Brought to you by the Wisconsin Innkeepers Association.

September 18th thru 20nd, 2009 Wisconsin Dells
A festive celebration of autumn, Wo-Zha-Wa Days Fall Festival is filled with free family activities, including an arts and crafts fair (Fri 12-5PM, Sat 9AM-5PM, Sun 9AM-3:30PM), antique flea market (Fri & Sat 7AM-7PM), Maxwell Street Days (Fri & Sat 7AM-5PM), live entertainment and a spectacular 100-unit parade on Sunday (1:30PM). Visitors are also invited to participate in a street carnival with refreshment concessions and the Wo-Zha-Wa Run. All activities take place throughout downtown Wisconsin Dells and Bowman Park.

September 17th thru 20th, 2009 Tomahawk
The 29th Annual Tomahawk Fall Ride brings in more than 40,000 motorcycle enthusiasts and others to the area each September. The event not only brings in entertainment (this year's headliner is Edgar Winter!) and the newest motorcycles and accessories from Harley-Davidson Motor Company, but it also raises money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). In fact, the Tomahawk Fall Ride is the largest local fund raiser for MDA in North Central Wisconsin. A huge event for a great cause! Downtown.

September 19th, 2009 Appleton
The Paper Discovery Center offers free admission to each family that brings in an outdated phone book for recycling on Saturday, September 19th from 10AM - 4PM. This Project ReDirectory is sponsored by AT&T Real Yellow Pages, Recycle More WI, and Outagamie County Recycling. Learn more about recycling from presentations and displays! Have fun making recycled art using old phone books! Make a sheet of paper by recycling the yellow pages! First 100 visitors get free t-shirts and other giveaways. Paper Discovery Center, 425 W. Water Street.

September 19th, 2009 Gays Mills
Enjoy a bicycle ride through the Driftless landscapes of Crawford County. Routes take you through the Kickapoo countryside - with ridge views and river valleys that will take your breath away. The event features 20 - 80 mile routes along rural roads (some gravel) for both beginners and experts. Dinner on Saturday night features locally produced foods. $35 registration fee includes dinner, t-shirt, and gift bag. 9AM mass start. Downtown.

September 25th thru 26th, 2009 Cable
Friday - Stores' sidewalk sales. Friday Night - Pumpkin dessert contest, live music, authentic corn & fish boil and fireworks. Saturday - FREE Lumberjack Shows and Camps, Arts, crafts, food, corn maze, live music, pumpkin pecan pancake breakfast, wine & cheese tasting, car/truck show, hay wagon rides, Chili cook-off, kid's activities, farmers' market, street dance, Wine & Cheese Tasting, Classic Car & Truck Show, Pumpkin Dessert Contest, Family Haunted House, Kids Carnival, and much more. Downtown.

September 26th, 2009 Manitowish Waters
Celebrate the start of the autumn and cranberry harvest seasons, featuring free bus tours to a local marsh, fresh cranberry sales, craft booths, live music, 11th annual Cranberry Cooking Contest, cranberry juice and sweetened dried cranberry samples, "Taste of Harvest" featuring some of the area's fine restaurants (11AM-2PM), live music, suggested fall color routes, MW Lakes Association complimentary pontoon cruises on the chain (weather and lake levels permitting), and more. Manitowish Waters Community Center. 9AM - 3PM.