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Green Lake Community members work to decorate downtown Green Lake with festive fall decorations in preparation for the city’s biggest event of the year, Harvest Fest. Maic D’Agostino photo by Hannah Tetzlaff When the sky turns gray, the air becomes crisp and the trees are decorated in splashes of red, […]

Splash: End of summer? No worries! Fall fun has just ...

County Road K poses as risky route for cyclists due to the lack of shoulder. With the inclusion of the Camp Grow property to the Loop the Lake route, this may change. Aaron Becker photo by Hannah Tetzlaff Biking came fairly easy to me as a kid. I was like […]

Splash: Pedaling toward an improved Loop the Lake bike route

Jeanna Powell, left, and Steve Joas show off their traditional German clothing while polka dancing at last year’s Volksfest. submitted photo by Hannah Tetzlaff When Jeanna Powell attended Waupun’s Volksfest — a German festival — more than four years ago, she witnessed a scene that inspired her. A woman and […]

Splash: Half-stepping and twirling, Volksfest polkas into town

Erik Ugland, right, tosses the Frisbee as his son, Gus Ugland, 13, jumps off a pier at Hattie Sherwood beach. Tim Lyke photo by Hannah Tetzlaff Living in this unbearably sultry oven this July, I wish for nothing more than to jump into a cool lake. Luckily, in Green Laker […]

Splash: Too hot? You bet. So time now to … ...

Caestecker Public Library Director Linda DeNell and Assistant Director Christina weed and prune some of the flowers, herbs and vegetables in the demonstration garden. Hannah Tetzlaff photo by Hannah Tetzlaff It may be hot and humid in July, but it felt like Christmas to me. Outdoor adventure backpacks, metal detector, […]

Splash: Books? That’s just the beginning of Caestecker check-outs

Jillian’s Corner Cottage employee Joan Giese admires the flower baskets in the front yard of the gift shop, 102 South Fulton St., Princeton. Hannah Tetzlaff photo by Hannah Tetzlaff The ring was round and small, like a baby-sized ring. It was passed down from one generation to the next and […]

Splash: Customers get their own month at Jillian’s Corner Cottage

Hannah Tetzlaff and Rosie Alsum stand before the surrey bike they rode around the city of Green Lake, a fond memory for both of them from the summer of 2016. Rosie Alsum photo by Hannah Tetzlaff Little did I know that when I hit the last keystroke on my computer […]

Splash: Two years wiser, Hannah’s ready for more summer nonsense

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE Thrasher Opera House show their American spirit while chanting from their parade entry, driven by Dan Jorndt, at last year’s Fourth of July celebration in Green Lake. Jorndt’s co-pilot is his grandson while other grandchildren help out from behind. Reagan Zimmerman photo by Maic D’Agostino Summer, maybe […]

Splash: Hungry for fun? Take a bite of Green Lake ...

Doo-wop group the Alley Cats decked the halls of Green Lake schools in December. The cool cats were one of the fun acts snowbirds missed this winter in Green Lake. Maic D’Agostino photo by Maic D’Agostino Welcome back to Green Laker Country, snowbirds! As you can see, the snow is […]

Splash: What did the snowbirds miss? Music, mayhem and, uh, ...

A pumpkin carved into a mythical monster leers back at visitors to last year’s Harvest Fest in Green Lake. Although you may be making this face at the thought of colder weather, be cheered by the many activities, such as Harvest Fest, you can cozy up to this fall in […]

Splash: Summer’s done — but Green Laker Country still heaps ...

Mary Ernest waters a floral arrangement in front of Jillian’s Corner Cottage in Princeton with rainwater the shopkeepers collect in barrels. Like many items for sale at Jillian’s, each flower arrangement is unique and depends upon who created it. Maic D’Agostino photo by Maic D’Agostino Sometimes you walk into a […]

Splash: Jillian’s customers bring home smiles and unique finds

A glass case displays some artifacts from this ancient era, some of which have connections to Green Laker country. The shoe, for instance, belonged to Kramer, but first made its way to Green Lake after local gal Sue Eggleston’s husband — some other footballer named Fuzzy — donated used Packers […]

Splash: Packers 101 from a Green Lake guy who knows ...

New Berlin Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Shae Stangl is hoping to revamp more than the chamber’s new digs at 104 E. Huron St., which now features a new logo along with the chamber’s new face. Maic D’Agostino photo by Maic D’Agostino They say, “Do what you love.” For the […]

Splash: Berlin’s chamber director has her cake and decorates it, ...

Marc Dosogne points to the only piece of graffiti at Camp Grow he didn’t clean up when he was the camp manager: A heart he and his summer of 1972 sweetheart, Joannie, carved into the post of the cabin where Marc lodged as camp lifeguard from 1971-73. Marc called the […]

Splash: Memories arise as Camp Grow’s future is uncertain

Bike safety is of paramount importance to many in Green Laker Country — not just avid cyclists such as Mike Schattschneider, left, who was hit by a car last August while riding on County Road T, and Lauree Renaud, right, of Green Lake Greenways. It’s also important to safety officials […]

Splash: Sharing is caring — but it’s also the law

A secluded home on the shores of Green Lake is one that lake tour guides jokingly tell unsuspecting journalists belongs to such luminaries as Oprah Winfrey. Maic D’Agostino photo by Maic D’Agostino I’m not much of a boat person. I know that horrifies some people in Green Laker country, but […]

The Splash: Do famous residents really live on Green Lake?

Green Lake Resident Brittny Gerig says she snapped this photo of a bear (circled) June 5 near the Puchyan River on Highway 23. submitted photo by Maic D’Agostino I wish I could say it was journalistic instinct. But when I heard Green Lake Police Chief Mike Ratter utter the word […]

The Splash

Matthew Orto skates a quarter pipe at a skatepark in Rockford, Ill. Matthew is trying to bring a skatepark to Princeton. submitted photo by: Maic D’Agostino Skateboarders should be seen AND heard. That’s why Princeton residents Katie and Daniel Orto and their skateboarding son, Matthew, have been working since last […]

Splash: Princeton skatepark project wants kids to be seen and ...

Pipes and nozzles for Ripon’s new splash pad wait to be unwrapped and squirt back as they sit in the rain May 17. Maic D’Agostino photo by Maic D’Agostino A couple weeks ago, my 5-year-old daughter and I stepped outside on our way to school. “It’s warmer than I thought […]

Splash: Warm up to summer by cooling off in Laker ...

by Ian Stepleton Here it is again. The end of the road. Or is it the beginning? Well, one thing is for certain. Summer is over. But, as I try to remind readers each fall, that doesn’t mean that the fun must come to an end around Green Laker country. […]

Splash: ‘Hey Santa, GL Country is fun year ’round!’