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 Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Many, many millions of
years ago, the glaciers began to retreat back to the north, exposing
once again what we now know as the state of Wisconsin. Those sheets of
ice may have shaved away most of the rich topsoil from the state, but
they also sculpted some of the prettiest areas the country has known.
One of those areas is Barron County, unique because of its majestic
stands of conifer and rare hardwood forests, spruce and tamarack bogs,
rolling farmland, free-flowing rivers, and jack pine barrens not to
mention the 360-plus lakes and almost 18,000 acres of water! The woods
are full of berries and wildflowers and animals both large and small and
the waters are full of game fish. Read more
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Rice
Lake, Wisconsin Ice Fishing
I have been posting fishing reports for
the area's lakes for the past year or so; they have finally piqued
my interest. Not caring what time of year it was - it seemed
to me to a great excuse to try some more ice fishing - I made
several phone calls, booked two nights at the Best Western and
Heidi and I planned a weekend getaway. |
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National
Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame (Hayward, WI)
The place was brimming with record fish of all varieties. But
there was so much more to see. One of my favorite displays
included an outboard motor that was identical to the first one that
I ever owned as a kid. I havent seen another since my mom
sold mine at a garage sale before we moved. |
 Rice
Lake area Fishing Report
March 2, 2008:
Gamefishing season on most all inland lakes in
Wisconsin (walleye, northern, bass etc.) is now closed until
Saturday, May 3, 2008. HOWEVER, most of the waters in the
Wausau/Central Wisconsin area remain OPEN for gamefishing
year-round.
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(This report for the Rice Lake Tourism Commission based on Creative
Brilliance interview with Frank Zumpf of Rainbow Home Center in Rice
Lake).
Rice Lake,
cont.
Located in the eastern
portion of the county in the Red Cedar River valley is the City of Rice
Lake, the largest community in Barron County. British explorers
first claimed this area; French explorers set up an early trading post
at Rice Lake dealing with the Sioux Indians. In 1864, Knapp, Stout and
Company a famed Menomonie logging firm constructed a storage dam on
the site of an earlier Indian village and a wild rice bed, and Rice
Lake, Wisconsin was born.
I liked the city
from the first time that I saw it more than 50 years ago traveling
north for our annual summer vacation. Today, Rice Lake is not much
different, although State Route 53 passes alongside the town instead of
through it. But the area still offers just about all that a vacationer
could ask: great fishing, unlimited outdoor recreation in all seasons
and plenty of events and festivals. It is also a center for the arts and
cultural events, offers excellent restaurants, great lodging, unique
shops, and even a four star golf course! It is an easy place to get to
and a hard place to forget. |
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