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Interactive Calendar
| All Lake Mills businesses and organizations are encouraged to add all of their activities to the interactive community calendar. You can access the calendar through the Chamber website or the Main Street Program website - it's the same calendar! Click on the link under the calender and add your event!
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Cars and Coffee
Don't miss the most incredible car show around! 2shores Classic Cars hosts Cars and Coffee the first Sunday of each month, May through October. As the fastest-growing car meet in the Midwest, it is open to classic and collector car enthusiasts for all makes and models. Mark your calendars for: - August 7
- September 4 - SUPER Cars and Coffee, part of the 175th Lake Mills celebration weekend
- October 2
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Rock Concert
August 5, 7pm
The Lake Mills Main Street Program presents Flight, an Eagles tribute band! Join us on August 5 at 7pm in Commons Park to rock out to the songs of one of America's favorite bands. Admission is free.
The evening is sponsored by Watson Ace Hardware. | |
Ladies' Day Into Night
Saturday, November 19
Check out the Charming Connection website and see how Lake Mills is participating by hosting the final weekend of a year-long Southeastern Wisconsin Main Street Community event! | |
2011 Calendars
The 2011 Historic Lake Mills Calendar is now on sale for $6. Be sure to get your copy before they are completely gone! The pictures are priceless...
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12 Days of Classic Christmas
While it's waaay too early to start the Christmas countdown, we thought you'd like to know that the annual Classic Christmas weekend has been extended a bit - to the 12 Days of Classic Christmas. From the first weekend of December THROUGH the second weekend, look for workshops, cookie walks, craft shows, wagon rides, caroling, and great retail events!
The annual Tree Lighting ceremony will move from the day after Thanksgiving to the first Friday of December.
And most exciting of all? The Lake Mills Tour of Homes is back! This beloved annual event will now be sponsored by the Rock Lake Activity Center, and we can't wait to see those beautiful homes again! | |
175 YEARS
Mark your calendar for Labor Day Weekend - September 2-5, 2011. That's when we'll kick off a year-long celebration of 175 years for Lake Mills! That's a LOT of candles...
Want to get involved? We are currently meeting once a month at City Hall. We'd love to have you join us in the planning of this event!
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, 8/10/11 at 5:30pm at City Hall - please join us!
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Tyranena TV
Forget HULU TV - Lake Mills has its own channel!
Check out Tyranena TV to catch past and present episodes of What's Up Downtown, a series by our own Main Street Director, Jill Nadeau, highlighting a different business each month.
You will also find City Council sessions, school sessions and more. | |
WANTED:
YOU!
Would you like to volunteer to help with one of the fun events sponsored by the Lake Mills Main Street Program?
Call Jill at 920-648-2344 for lots of great opportunities. Whether you volunteer for a committee or for a day at a particular event, we know you'll have a fantastic time helping our community!
Here are just a few options:
Are you interested in the old photos of Lake Mills? We have a team of people scanning the photo archives at the Library - if you're interested in getting involved, email Deborah Faupel.
Committees:
Design
(contact Katie Otto)
Organization
(contact Sarah FitzGibbon)
Economic Restructuring
(contact Randy Otto)
Promotions Committee
(contact Hope Oostdick)
Volunteers are needed for the following upcoming events:
175th Celebration - 9/2-9/5
Classic Christmas -
12/2 - 12/11
Please call Jill Nadeau at 920-648-2344 if you would like more information on volunteering with the Lake Mills Main Street Program.
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Our Mission Statement
The Lake Mills Main Street Program is a non-profit organization devoted to the preservation, growth and vitality of Lake Mills through public events and active community involvement.
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Greetings!
July means the Lake Mills Arts Festival in beautiful downtown Commons Park. And we're gearing up for the celebration of the century - Lake Mills' 175th birthday! Read below for all of the scoop, and don't miss a thing!
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Lake Mills Arts Festival - July 16
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Join us this Saturday for the 6th Annual Lake Mills Arts Festival in Commons Park from 10am - 4pm. The festival will feature over 45 regional fine artists specializing in all types of media - painting, sculpture, fiber, mixed media, pottery and jewelry. There will be live music, food, and activities for the children all day. Thanks to this year's festival sponsors: Daybreak Foods, Ephraim Faience Pottery, Greenwoods State Bank, Bank of Lake Mills, CV Hair Company and Lewis Station Winery. Don't miss this popular festival - plan to spend the day in downtown Lake Mills this Saturday!  | | Artist: Emily Roedl |
Check out the Lake Mills Arts Festival Facebook page to see photos from many other participating artists. 
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175th Anniversary - Labor Day Weekend
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Mark your calendars for a wonderful celebration over Labor Day weekend. Events include a parade, entertainment for all four days, a quilt show, historic presentations and numerous contests including a Rock, Paper, Scissors game and a cake baking contest. More details are coming soon - if you'd like to volunteer or have an activity please contact the Main Street Program or the Chamber of Commerce. Although we are still tweaking the schedule, here is an idea of what you can expect: 
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The Lake Mills Arts Center and Eli Wedel Photo & Design are teaming up to give Lake Mills one of her best birthday gifts ever. Starting August 1st, you can submit your favorite past and/or present photo(s) of people, places, events and other happenings in and of Lake Mills to Eli at his studio. Whether you search in your attic for photos, or you have recent images, as long as they can be identified as "Lake Mills" they can be submitted and will be displayed in a huge photo mosaic at the Lake Mills Arts Center. A smaller, poster-size mosaic will be available for purchase that weekend. The photo show will be open to the public for viewing on Saturday, September 3rd, and Sunday, September 4th from noon-5pm. Additional information and the photo entry form can be found here. |
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Quilt Entries Needed
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A Quilt Show at the Middle School Gym is being planned as one of the festivities for the 175th Celebration. Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, quilts will be set up at the Middle School to view.
Do you have a quilt (or two or three) that you would like to display? This will not be a juried show - just a chance to display quilts that were made in Lake Mills ~ or just live in Lake Mills right now. Heck, we will take quilts from anywhere in Jefferson County if you're interested in displaying it.
Quilts can be new, old or in-between. The most fragile of the antique quilts will most likely be displayed on a bed, and several "Bed Turnings" will be scheduled throughout the two days.
If you would like to show your quilt, please download the application. One application/entry form per quilt please. We do require a 4" sleeve on the back of each quilt for hanging.
Application deadline: August 1, 2011.
Admission to view the quilts at the Quilt Show is FREE. We will also be hosting tables of Lake Mills memorabilia as well as information about Rock Lake, sponsored by the Rock Lake Improvement Association, in the cafeteria.
Oh - and did we mention that the Middle School is air-conditioned?? |
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Lake Mills Cheese, Please Recipe Contest
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Lake Mills Cheese, Please Recipe Contest Presented by Crystal Farms Cheese Lake Mills is legendary for its mysterious Rock Lake, its scenic bike trail, its historic state park, and its picturesque downtown. But it's Lake Mills' rolling hills, bucolic pastureland, and the Crystal Farms Cheese packaging plant that have established the community's long-standing and enthusiastic cheese heritage. As Lake Mills commemorates its 175th anniversary, Crystal Farms Cheese is proud to present the Lake Mills Cheese, Please Recipe Contest, a contest that will celebrate a town where residents are proud of their cheese and that will crown one lucky participant Lake Mills' Cheesiest. Participants in the Lake Mills Cheese, Please Recipe Contest Presented by Crystal Farms Cheese will enter a recipe in any of three categories: - Hot cheese dips/fondues
- Cold cheese balls/spreads
- Macaroni and cheese
Recipes will be judged on four criteria, including taste, texture, appearance and creativity by a panel of judges including Russ Roedl with Crystal Farms Cheese; Brett Olstadt, executive chef at Madison's Restaurant Muramoto; and Ed Grunden, president of the Lake Mills City Council. A first, second and third place winner will be named in each category, and one individual will be named Grand Champion-Lake Mills' Cheesiest. All winners will receive a ribbon and a Cheese, Please t-shirt. In addition, third place winners will receive a discount coupon for a future Crystal Farms cheese purchase; second place winners will receive a six-month supply of Crystal Farms cheese; and first place winners will receive a one-year supply of Crystal Farms cheese. This event is free and open to the public. Enter to win or just come enjoy the festivities, which begin at Noon on Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Gazebo in Commons Park. Please click here for more information. 
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Welcome Lewis Station Winery!!
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The much-anticipated Lewis Station Winery opened their doors on July 1, and we could not be more excited! The formerly forlorn corner of Main and Madison has been transformed into the newly relocated retail outlet of The Wine Vineyard, as well as a 99-seat tasting room/theatre, an outdoor wine garden, and the new home of Rob's Lewis Station Winery label. 
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Destination - Lake Mills, WI
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Coming soon, we have TWO new antique stores opening up in Lake Mills!
Mill Pond Antiques and Legendary Antiques, both opening later this month, will share the corner of Main and Lake Streets - the storefront recently vacated by The Wine Vineyard. Mill Pond Antiques will have the front of the store, and Legendary Antiques will be in the old Tasting Room, facing Lake Street. Once the new location for Mill Pond Antiques has been completely renovated (watch the progress just west of Jensen Plumbing and Heating), Legendary Antiques will take over the entire store on the corner of Main and Lake Streets. Welcome to you both - we are looking forward to two more fantastic stores that help Lake Mills enhance our reputation as a Destination Location! |
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Pie Contest Winners
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The 4th Annual Main Street Pie Baking Contest was a great success again this year. The contest, sponsored by the law offices of Neuberger, Wakeman, Lorenz, Griggs & Sweet, had homemade pies entered in four different categories, and were auctioned off after the winning pies were announced.
 | | Kris Paape - she can barely hold all of her ribbons! |
The Grand Champion and the Reserve Champion winner ribbons both went to last year's Grand Champion winner, Kris Paape of Waterloo. Paape's "Hunka Hunka Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Cream Elvis Pie" won the Grand Champion ribbon as well as winning the Cream Pie category.
The Reserve Champion pie was Blueberry Almond Crumble Pie and this pie also won in the Fruit Pie category.
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Winning in the "Other" category was Stephanie Bruns of Kenosha. Her entry was a Buttermilk Chess Pie. In the Kids' category, Katie Paape followed in her mother's footsteps by winning first place with her Raspberry Chocolate Chunk Cheese Pie.
Milwaukee radio and TV personality (and unabashed fan of Lake Mills) Gino Salamone was once again our auctioneer. Judging the pies were Anne Jackson, Seth Habhegger, Sue Haviland, Kristin Cramer and Mark Sweet. Pie contest volunteers included Katie Otto, Heather Kent and Amanda Thompson.
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Death by Chocolate Winners
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Six delicious chocolate concoctions were given first place honors at the 3rd Annual Death by Chocolate baking contest held during the Lake Mills Farmers' Market on June 8. The entries were grouped into categories for cakes, cookies, brownies, bars, kids and "other." The Grand Champion award was given to Susan Drager, for her amazing Flourless Chocolate Marble Cake. Drager's dessert also won first place in the cake category. The Reserve Champion ribbon went to Brooke Behm. Her winning recipe was for Chocolate Cherry Coke Cupcakes. Behm also won the kids' category with her recipe. The other winners were Alise Sjostrom for her Rax-Express Chocolate Cookies, Janice Tubbs for Black Forest Brownies, Noelle Burns for Creamy Orange Chocolate Truffle Bars, and Viviane Henaux for her Chocolate and Pear Charlotte. The difficult job of judging these entries went to courageous taste-testers Sue Haviland, Brad Glassel, Kevin Hicks and Kristi Wendt. Serving as auctioneer was Steve Bower. Lewis Station Winery sponsored this event. The entries were auctioned off after the winners were announced, with half of the proceeds going to the Lake Mills Main Street Program and half to the baker. The entry with the highest bid was Viviane Henaux for her Chocolate and Pear Charlotte.  | | Susan Drager - Grand Champion |
 | | Brooke Behm - Reserve Champion |
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Save These Dates!
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Here's what's coming up in 2011 - save the dates so you can be part of the fun! |
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Please Support our Local Businesses
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2shores Classic Cars ~ All State Appraisal ~ American Legion Post #67 ~ Anderson Chiropractic ~ Anderson Group, SC ~ Anne's Cafe' on the Park ~ Associated Bank ~ Assured Mortgage ~ Aurora Pharmacy ~ Bank of Lake Mills ~ Bliss Power Yoga ~ Blue Moon Pizza and Restaurant ~ BP Amoco ~ Bradley J. Glassel Agency (American Family) ~ Bruce Johnson Clay Studio ~ Bungalow Pros/Bungalow Jo's ~ Bumper to Bumper ~ Calamity Jane's ~ Carp's Landing ~ Century 21 Real Estate ~ Cherie Miller, CPA ~ Comprehensive Financial Planning Services ~ Tony Cooke ~ Countryside Jewelers & Engravers ~ Cream City Marketing ~ CV Hair Company ~ Dance Studio 3D ~ Denny's Hairstyling ~ DMM Promotions ~ Do IT Smarter ~ Dr. Roots, DDS SC ~ Drescher & Associates ~ Dutch Designs ~ Edward Jones ~ El Mariachi Restaurant ~ Eli Wedel Photo and Design ~ Ephraim Faience Pottery ~ Family Resources Associates ~ Financial Foundations 101 ~ Garage Door Repair Techs ~ Greenwood's State Bank ~ H&R Block ~ Hughes Communications ~ James C. Huska, CPA, LLC ~ I Was Framed! ~ Insurance Service Center ~ Jensen Plumbing, Heating & AC ~ Kaleidescope Fibers, LLC ~ Kansas City Life/Sunset Financial ~ Kiessling & Lesperance ~ Lake Mills Arts Center ~ Lake Mills Athletic Club ~ Lake Mills Chamber of Commerce ~ Lake Mills Chiropractic ~ Lake Mills Eye Care ~ Lake Mills Fire Station ~ Lake Mills Laundromat ~ Lake Mills Leader ~ Lake Mills Municipal Bldg ~ Lake Mills Police Department ~ Lake Mills Post Office ~ Lake Mills Restoration ~ Lake Street Emporium ~ L.D. Fargo Public Library ~ Leader Printing Company ~ Legendary Antiques ~ Leverton Law Offices ~ Lois Beauty Salon ~ Mill Creek Studio ~ Ming's Garden ~ Neuberger, Wakeman, Lorenz, Griggs, & Sweet ~ Nicole Cooke Photography ~ Ooh La La Hair Styling ~ Opera House Antique Mall ~ Oral Health Clinic of Lake Mills ~ Patti's Beauty Salon ~ Penguin Productions ~ Pyramid Driving School ~ RE/MAX Community Realty ~ Renaissance Theatre ~ Rock Lake Activity Center (RLAC) ~ Ryan's Auto Care ~ S&S Plumbing ~ Sentry Food Store ~ Solutions Floral & Executive Realty ~ Sportsmans Pub on the Park ~ State Farm ~ Steve J. Fahsel, DDS ~ Steve's Car & Truck Service ~ Sweet Lips Art & Gift Gallery ~ The Rose Gallery ~ The Write Approach ~ Timber Creek Pizza Company ~ Traveler's Alley Studio ~ TT's Time Out ~ Wallace Design Studio ~ Water House Foods ~ The Wine Vineyard ~ Verizon Communications ~ Wendt Insurance ~ Wisco Farm Co-op |
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