Appleton Downtown received these photos from the winner of the Fox River Parkways Pontoon Boat Ride in our Golf Outing Raffle. The boat ride was courtesy of Fox Wisconsin Heritage Parkway.
Here is her quote and a photos.
What an amazing trip! A side of the area we’ve never seen before. Beautiful! So much to be thankful for right in our own backyard!
FOURTH ANNUAL HAPPY TRAILS EVENT
ADDS NEW FEATURES
Fox River Environmental Education Alliance is happy to share the Happy Trails Event happening along our Fox Riverfront.
The fourth annual Happy Trails event will be held at Telulah Park on Saturday, May 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. This year, the run/walk course will travel across the College Avenue bridge into the Lawrence University area, down South Lawe St. onto the riverfront North Island trail and then return to Telulah Park via the Newberry Trail. The new course was designed to avoid construction on the Newberry Trail near the park.
Fox Cities Greenways is teaming with Lawrence University, Downtown Appleton Inc. and other groups from the Appleton community to help share the story of the Fox River with local trivia placed along the course.
Also new this year will be live music along the route, including Appleton’s Steven Walsh playing the bagpipe. The Appleton Rock Band will provide live music at Telulah Park following the run/walk.
Happy Trails was launched in 2011 to showcase Appleton’s Downtown scenic riverfront trail system and the new water trail portages on the Fox River. The event includes a 6K (3.66 miles) run/walk along the riverfront trails and a 10-mile bike ride from Telulah Park along the CE trail. Participants can choose to do one or the other, or both.
Once again, Happy Trails will feature a kids’ bike rodeo for ages 5-12, kids’ bike helmet giveaway, and rowing demonstrations by the Fox Valley Rowing Club. Displays and refreshments will be featured at Telulah Park, along with chances to win prizes from event sponsors.
Other features include free refreshments and t-shirts for participants, a face painting station, handcrafted soda by Stone Cellar Brewpub, and trail map displays.
Event organizer and avid runner Gordy McDaniel said, “The great thing about these trails is that they connect neighborhoods to other places in the community: Downtown Appleton, Lawrence University, restaurants, parks. It is so much easier to get places without having to drive,” he added.
Proceeds from event registrations support the Fox Cities Greenways, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and preservation of trails.
Registration forms can be found at: http://www.focol.org/greenways/
or the day of the event from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m at Telulah Park. For more information, contact Gordy McDaniel at 920-788-9545.
Thanks to the Focus on the Fox for this article about our downtown riverfront.
Some winters can seem to drag on forever in Wisconsin, but experts agree that the best way to get through the colder months is to embrace it! Fortunately, more and more winter activities are springing up along the Fox River than ever before.
Even if you are not a fan of winter sports, there are plenty of other outdoor and indoor activities and events that you can enjoy. If you missed some of these events this year, be sure to put it on your calendar for next year! There are still some you can take advantage of before winter melts away.
The third annual Happy Trails event will be held at Telulah Park on Sunday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to Noon. This year, Fox Cities Greenways is adding rowing demonstrations, a bike safety rodeo and free helmet giveaway to annual bike/run event.
Happy Trails was initiated in 2011 showcase Appleton’s riverfront trail system and the new water trail portages on the Fox River. The event includes a 5K run/walk along the riverfront Newberry Trail and a 10-mile bike ride from Telulah Park along the CE trail. Participants can choose to do one or the other, or both.
Displays and refreshments will be featured at Telulah Park, along with chances to win prizes from event sponsors. New this year will be a bike rodeo and youth helmet giveaway. A limited quantity of free bike helmets will be awarded to kids (ages 5-12) who complete the safety clinic, provided by Neuroscience Group. Also new will be on-the-water rowing demonstrations by the Fox Valley Rowing Club.
Event organizer and avid runner Gordy McDaniel said, “This event is a great opportunity for people to get some exercise while learning about our existing trail system.”
“The great thing about these trails is that they connect neighborhoods to other places in the community: parks, Downtown Appleton, riverfront restaurants. It makes it so much easier to get to where you need to go without having to drive,” he added.
Other features include free refreshments and t-shirts for participants, a face painting station, bicycle-powered smoothie makers, oragami craft station, handcrafted soda by Stone Cellar Brewpub, trail map displays, and prize drawings from Run Away Shoes, Recyclist Bicycle Company, Midwest Sports Events, Neuroscience Group and Eagle Flats.
Proceeds from event registrations support the Fox Cities Greenways, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and preservation of trails.
Registration forms can be found at: http://www.focol.org/greenways/
or the day of the event from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m at Telulah Park. For more information, contact Gordy McDaniel at 920-788-9545.
Ten ways to warm up on the riverfront
by Renee Torzala
What’s New at Paper Discovery Center
Make an Eagle paper puppet and take a look at our flying visitors from the comfort of our always warm and cozy viewing area.
Make a homemade Valentine’s Day Card or Dancing Heart Dude in our Paper Lab.
Paper Industry International Hall of Fame
Paper Discovery Center
425 W. Water St. – on the Fox River
Light Up the Fox is celebrating Thomas Edison’s birthday!
Monday, February 11th
5 pm – 6:30 pm
at Stone Cellar Brew Pub
Birth cake, specials and more!
Light up the Fox is hosting a community candlelight procession at 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. The event kicks off in the parking lot near Lock 3 and Newberry Trail (Lawe Street entrance) and includes a loop around Eagle Flats and back.
The group is hosting the processional to celebrate Appleton’s rich history while reflecting upon the past, present and future of the riverfront. Candles will be distributed to all participants and the procession will be ceremoniously led along Lawe, Vulcan, Eagle Flats Parkway, and Oneida Streets, and returning to the origin along the Newberry Trail.
Prior to the walk, a short presentation about the Native American medicine wheel will be given to recognize the Fox River’s early ancestors. Native American cultures used the medicine wheel to seek balance among the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of life. The circular shape of the wheel reflects nature’s circular patterns and cycle of the seasons.
Event goers are asked to bring flashlights to help light the way. For more information, go to: Candle Light Walk
The Paper Discovery Center is pleased to announce that two new educators have joined the Paper Discovery Center. Please join us in welcoming Jennifer Breining and Amber Hamilton.
Jennifer joins The Paper Discovery Center with a degree in Chemistry and has done graduate work in paper science at the Institute of Paper Chemistry. She worked in research at Kimberly Clark for four years before staying home to raise her family. She is a mother of three, and has experience working with groups of children as a volunteer with Girl Scouts and in her children’s classrooms.
Amber has a degree in Environmental Education from UW Stevens Point. She has experience working as an educator with the Brillion Nature Center and Mosquito Hill Nature Center.
The Paper Discovery Center is thrilled to have both of them join our staff. They will contribute to the rich and varied programs we will be offering throughout the Spring Semester and into the summer. Please watch future newsletters for more details.
Fox Banquets Rivertyme Catering
This article originally appeared in the Focus on the Fox newsletter.
Debra Michiels opened Fox Banquets Rivertyme Catering 26 years ago in the former Appleton Elk’s club overlooking the Fox River. Her business is still going strong, serving as a banquet facility and catering service for groups of 25 and up.
“Our building has a capacity of 450, but we have catered to groups as large as 3,500 at other locations,” said Michiels. She attributes her catering success to the quality food and service provided by her staff and head chef, Bruce Petrie.
About 33% of Fox Banquets’ business is off premise, according to Michiels. Yet, their facility is often booked several times per week. It is a favorite among many Fox Valley residents because of its centralized location and grand views of the Fox River.
Michiels is located at 111 East Kimball Street in Appleton, just up the hill from the Fox River Mill apartments and tucked behind the YMCA lot. The property serves as an important link between the riverfront flats area and Downtown Appleton because of its staircase at the edge of the parking lot. “A lot of people use the staircase to come up to the Farmer’s Market or other Downtown events,” said Michiels.
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