We’re Building Bluebird Boxes in March! Get ready to roll up your sleeves and make a difference for local wildlife! We’re thrilled to announce a special hands-on Bluebird workshop at the Bethel Horizons Nature Center, in collaboration with the Bluebird Restoration Association of Wisconsin (BRAW) This engaging, family-friendly event is perfectContinue Reading

Join Us! We invite everyone—aspiring and accomplished musicians, poets, and storytellers, as well as appreciative audience members—to join us in celebrating our local talent. Enjoy a traditional open mic format in our main hall, complete with a cozy coffee house ambiance. A piano is available for use. Coffee and teaContinue Reading

Join us at the maple woods for a snack-tastic 5K through our woods during syrup season! Adults $25 in advance, $30 day of; Youth 11-17 $10; Children 10 and under free. This is a slippery, muddy, non-competitve 5K with 1000 feet of elevation and tasty maple-based snack & cocktail stopsContinue Reading

Join Us! For nearly two decades Donavon Frankenreiter has been traveling the globe, first as a professional surfer and now as a musician. Born in Southern California, Donavon spent most of his youth chasing waves, turning pro at the age of 16. These days instead of surf competitions, it’s concertContinue Reading

Join Us! This series features a thoughtful combination of accessible strength-building sequences, exploration of the nervous system within postures and steady movement appropriate for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. Each week we’ll focus on what it means to link breath with movement, intelligent use of props, and accessing mindful meditationContinue Reading

Join Us! Since 2011 Shake Rag Alley has provided residencies to award-winning Wisconsin writers, offering time and space to create. In 2025, we’re partnering with Wisconsin People & Ideas, the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission through the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, Arts + Literature Laboratory, and the WisconsinContinue Reading

The Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Wisconsin is our largest and most unique grassroots fundraiser. Plungers show their commitment to inclusion by raising funds for the cause, then jumping into icy waters.  In 2025, eight Polar Plunge events will take place across the state or participants can choose to includeContinue Reading

Join Us! Calling all space enthusiasts and future astronauts! Come to the museum and work your way through our Astronaut Academy. Learn how astronauts need to eat and dress, design your own spacecraft, and soar through the stars in our planetarium shows. This day will be out of this world!Continue Reading

The Ramp Romp is a playful exploration of our watershed and the unique, delicious and interesting ecosystem we are a part of, by bike and foot. The route is mostly paved country roads, with off-road and single track segments, and stops for foraging and exploration. Admission includes two nights ofContinue Reading

Golfers will be able to play an 18 hole scramble as a team of four as well as participate in raffles to win prizes from all over the La Crosse area. **Registration Info:**-Price of registration is $70 per person, or $280 dollars per team.-There are a total of 44 teamContinue Reading

Join Us! Known as the “Biggest Small Town Race in the USA”, the Eau Claire Marathon impresses runners year after year. The Eau Claire Marathon is well organized, supports our community, is family-friendly, and has a beautiful course which makes this one of the BEST races in the Midwest.  Eau Claire Marathon RaceContinue Reading