Archive for February, 2010

Best of Luck to the Milwaukee Winter Club, Waukesha Warhawks, and Arrowhead Youth Hockey!

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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Good luck to the Milwaukee Winter Club, Waukesha Warhawks, and Arrowhead Youth Hockey teams this weekend!  All three clubs are staying here at Wild Eagle Lodge over the weekend and competing in the Eagle River Recreation Association’s Squirt 1A/2A tournament.  If you happen to be out at the tournament this weekend, stop by the concession stand Saturday morning to say hello to Wild Eagle Lodge staffer, Julie Szafranski, who will be volunteering for the morning!   

 All the best- Heather Beach, Director of Group Sales

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Upcoming Weddings at Wild Eagle Lodge

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

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Hello brides to be!

As each new bride and groom begin planning their wedding details I meet with them at Wild Eagle Lodge a few months before their big day.  I adore meeting with each of the bride’s to hear to their wedding day details as each one has her own unique and creative ideas!      

This week I met with the first bride of the summer season and her mother.  Kjirsti had a lot of great questions and her plans are all falling into place beautifully.  From the complimentary rehearsal picnic to be held at our campfire/picnic area located on Lynx Lake; to the complimentary gift opening to be held in her event tent the day after, I can easily envision what her special day will entail. 

I have a question that I would like to ask all of you newlyweds or newly engaged!  How many of you either had a champagne fountain at your reception or how many would like to have a champagne fountain at your reception?  I would love to hear back from anybody about their opinion on this topic as it will help me with future wedding receptions!

 Thanks & have a wonderful day! 

Tammy, Group Sales Representative

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A look ahead to spring….

Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Spring at Wild Eagle Lodge

Spring at Wild Eagle Lodge

Another successful Klondike Days is in the books! The weather cooperated with us for a beautiful weekend. With spring and the Easter holiday in the near future, I wanted to remind everyone about our Easter package we are offering starting this year. If you have not made any plans yet, come up and visit us here at Wild Eagle Lodge. Also new this year, we will be having an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4th for our younger guests. We will be hiding some plastic eggs around the resort filled with goodies and will give the kids a sheet of clues to help them find them. We hope to see you all there!

-Justin

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Team building activities for business groups, clubs, and associations!

Friday, February 19th, 2010

I was just visiting with an upcoming business retreat organizer today about different team building activities at Wild Eagle Lodge and in the Eagle River area.  There really is a big array of activities offered here in the Northwoods of Wisconsin!  Many of our business retreat clients enjoy taking the resort’s canoes and kayaks out onto the Chain of Lakes for a morning or afternoon group excursion, sand volleyball games and softball games are also very popular choices!  For those looking to venture off the resort golf, tubing the Wisconsin River, fishing the Chain of Lakes, and hiking are popular choices.  In addition, Wild Eagle Lodge is happy to offer ideas for indoor team building activities and games to our groups!

I would love to hear from you!  Please let me know what your favorite team building activities are!  All the best- Heather

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Trail Conditions in Eagle River, WI

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Klondike Days Festival in Eagle River, WI

Klondike Days Festival in Eagle River, WI

Klondike Days weekend is here! If you are looking for something to do this weekend Klondike Days is a great family festival. For more information about Klondike Days you can visit their website. Wild Eagle Lodge is offering great weekend specials, visit our Last Minute Deals page for more information. I was out riding yesterday and the trails were in good to great condition for the most part with stretches where they were in fair condition. The temperatures were in the low 30′s, so by the afternoon the trails were a little soft. Don’t worry though the cold temperatures at night re-freeze the trails and allow for the groomers to go out. Also if you are looking for a place to spend the Easter holiday come up and visit us here at Wild Eagle Lodge. We have a great Easter Package and will be having an Easter egg hunt on the holiday weekend for the kids to enjoy.

Have a great weekend – Justin

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Here is the official Eagle River Snowmobile Trail Report:

It was 10 degrees this morning with sun. Trails right now are in GOOD condition.

Groomers were out again last night in Sno-Eagles Country. The drivers just got in and reported no problem areas. Log hauling continues on Trail 10/13 so as I have been reporting that area is icy and thin on snow. This is only the section where Trail 10 and 13 runs together.

The hard frozen snow base is in place with loose SNOW on top. With the sun out today conditions will vary from trail to trail. We will have to wait & see how things fair at the end of the day.

Catfish Lake Loop and Eagle Lake Trail are both smooth and covered with lots of SNOW. Stay by the orange marker barrels.

Snowmobile Trail Update

Monday, February 15th, 2010
Trail 1 South near Wild Eagle Lodge 2/15/10

Trail 1 South near Wild Eagle Lodge 2/15/10

We got 4” of snow last night and are suppose to get another 2-4” during the day. Checkout the current trail conditions here. The trails look great. You will want to take one of our self guided snowmobile trips on your next visit.

Join us this spring with our new Easter Package. We are  planning an Easter egg hunt for the kids on the resort Easter weekend.  It is  going to be fun and you won’t want to miss it.

-Julie

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Great Trail Conditions In Eagle River

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Great trail conditions in the Eagle River Area

Great trail conditions in the Eagle River Area


It’s Thursday and the trails in Eagle River are in GOOD to EXCELLENT condition. New Snow over the last few days and the return to COLD temperatures have improved the trails even more.

Full grooming schedule continued last night. Hard frozen snow base with loose snow on top. The hard snow base is icy in many areas so slow down not only in the corners, but everywhere. Even if you have picks on your track. Remember to stay on your side of the trail.

Catfish Lake Loop & Eagle Lake Trail in Sno-Eagles Country are safe by the orange reflective barrels. Snow covered and very few rough stops if any.

Log hauling continues on Trail 10/13 west of the snowmobile bridge. Virgil & Kevin from Iowa rode out in that area & told me that they would rate it as FAIR. That’s a great improvement.

Pond Hockey Championships starts Friday on Dollar Lake by the Chanticleer. You can ride there by sled using Trail 10E to Trail 1 which runs alongside of Dollar Lake Rd.

THINK SNOW & COLD!

See ya on the trails!
Holly Tomlanovich
Sno-Eagles, Inc.

Valentine’s Day Weekend Specials

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

It’s not to late to treat your sweetheart to a two night stay in a whirlpool lodge home, with roses, a bottle of wine, chocolates and a $50 gift certificate to the Riverstone Restaurant this weekend for a package price of $399. Additional nights available at reduced rates.

The snowmobile trails are listed in good condition so pack up your sled and take advantage of our Snowmobiler’s Special running this weekend, stay two or more nights in a two bedroom lodge home at $189/night.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope to see you this weekend.

-Julie

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Super Bowl Trivia

Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Wild Eagle Lodge after a snow storm

Wild Eagle Lodge after a snow storm

In honor of the game tonight we are going to have a Super Bowl themed trivia question. I have also been talking to the snowmobilers as they are leaving today and the reports on the trails are good. They are still in fair to good conditions; there have been a lot of snowmobiles out on the trails this weekend. We have snow in the forecast for tonight, tomorrow, and Tuesday. The groomers will be out tonight smoothing the trails out and with some fresh snow the trails will be in great condition for the week. I prefer to ride during the week because the trails are a less crowded, if you are the same way take advantage of our midweek snowmobile package. Here is our trivia question for the day: How many teams have not won a Super Bowl title as an NFL team? The first person to send me an email with the correct answer will win a Gift Certificate from Wild Eagle Lodge. Hope everyone has a great Super Bowl Sunday

Justin

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A Great Ride Today

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

There is nothing better than to be out on the snowmobile trails on a frosty morning after a snowfall. The trees that did not have snow on their branches were covered in frost. The trails were in the best condition I have seen them this season. I took the same route I did last week over to Boulder Junction so I could see how the trails have improved. All of the trails had loose snow over a nice base. The groomers have been out so they were all nice and smooth for the ride. I took route 3 north into Conover and then route 12 west to 8 west. Last week route 3 had some rough patches, but they were all cleared up and it was in good shape the whole way. The trails were in good condition for the most part with just a few spots were the trails were in fair conditions. This was the busiest day I have seen out on the trails this year as a number of other snowmobilers were taking advantage of the good conditions. Check out the pictures from my ride below and take advantage of these conditions and hit the trails.

Justin

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