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Snow Returns To The Baraboo Hills

After some amazingly warm January days, winter has returned with fury this morning. Forecasters are predicting between 5-7 inches in the Baraboo area today. We can tell you that while city streets were not too bad this morning, roads up in the Baraboo hills were already snow covered and slippery by dawn. ...

Candlelight Hike Confirmed

There has been some confusion about tomorrow night's candlelight hike/ski at Mirror Lake State Park. We have just confirmed with the park office this morning that the event will go on as planned, sans skis. The unseasonably warm weather has us leaving our skis at home, but it will be a warm, ...

100 Miles On Devil's Lake

Here it is 2012 already and Devil's Lake State Park's centennial year is over. On Christmas morning local resident, Derrick Mayoleth completed his 100 mile paddle around Devil's Lake to mark the anniversary. What does it take to paddle 100 miles around Devil's Lake.. Well, persistence and a willingness to paddle in ...

Local Shopping Events For Great Gift Ideas

If you're the type that happily avoids Black Friday and Cyber Monday in search of more unique and meaningful gift ideas, we've got some great local shopping ideas for you. Coming up this Friday & Saturday you may want to check out Goat Crossing Studio's Open Studio event. Goat Crossing Studio features the work ...

Lodging – Take your pick! Baraboo & Wisconsin Dells area hotels & motels, lake front vacation homes, rustic cabins & B&Bs. Check out our featured sections or browse our online reservation inventory.

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Campgrounds – The Baraboo hills area offers a wide variety of campgrounds for every taste including state & county parks as well as private campgrounds. From Rustic to down right Luxurious…

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Events - From the Sauk County Fair to the Faire on the Square we have your 2010 events information right here. There is usually one fun event going on every weekend all summer long!

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Attractions - Hey, We love Water Parks, but there’s much more to our part of the state. There’s farm markets, museums, historic tours, antique shops, bike trails and so much more. We’ve picked out many of our favorites to share.

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Nature – Of course here at Skillet Creek, we’re all about the great outdoors. The big secret is that beyond just Devil’s Lake State Park, our area has hundreds of acres of public land just waiting for you to explore. Bring your bike, hiking shoes & swim suit.

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The Arts – We live in the heart of a thriving arts community. Just mention Spring Green and your thinking “The Arts”. Now add the Fall Art Tour, The River Arts Center, all the local galleries and shops and you’ve got a lot to keep an art lover busy!