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One Week in Rice Lake – The Classic Northern Wisconsin Community
A Sample Vacation Itinerary
Discover northern Wisconsin’s classic resort community—Rice Lake, Wisconsin!
Rice Lake is the perfect home-base for all your outdoor adventures. Go boating, fishing and paddling on dozens
of area lakes. Ride your ATV on the 104-mile Wild Rivers State Trail and the 74-mile Tuscobia Trail. Hike and
mountain bike the scenic Blue Hills Trail System. Go birdwatching and enjoy wildlife at the Hunt Hill Nature Center
and Audubon Sanctuary. Play one of Rice Lake’s seven excellent golf courses. It’s a fantastic mix of activities, with
something for everyone in your group.
Best of all, Rice Lake offers you a vacation that won’t break the bank. The estimated cost for a one-week vacation
is between $650 and $800 for a couple. For a family of four, the estimated cost would be between $800 and
$900. Local lodging properties offer a variety of affordable getaway packages for fishermen, golfers and families,
particularly during the fall, winter and spring.
What would one week in Rice Lake look like? Here’s a sample itinerary.
Day 1: Arrive in Rice Lake
3pm – Check into Your Lodging. Choose from these affordable Rice Lake lodging options:
Currier’s Lakeview Lodge
2010 East Sawyer
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All of our rooms face the lake and feature large
windows to enjoy the view, and pets are welcome.
Pullman Motel
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Super-clean, well-maintained, on ground level,
ample parking, with car plug-ins.
Rice Lake AmericInn
3906 Pioneer Ave. South
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Heated pool, hot tub, cable TV, Continental
breakfast, easy access to snowmobile trails.
Rice Lake Best Western Inn
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Heated pool, hot tub and sauna. Smoke free cocktail
lounge, easy access to snowmobile trails, full
continental breakfast.
Days Inn Rice Lake Lodge & Banquet Center
1710 South Main Street
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50+ rooms, indoor pool and full bar.
Rice Lake Microtel
2771 Decker Drive
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Recreation fitness room, Continental breakfast,
meeting facilities, free newspaper, free wireless
access, free local and long distance telephone calls.
Rice Lake Super 8 Motel
2401 South Main Street
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Queen, king, double queen, and suite, Continental
breakfast, adjacent to restaurants, cable TV with
HBO and ESPN, high speed internet in lobby,
snowmobile trails from parking lot.
5pm – Dinner. Nearly 40 different Rice Lake restaurants offer great food and friendly service.
7pm – Live Theatre. Enjoy a live theatre performance by the talented actors of the Northern Star Theatre Company.
Performances take place at the Northern Star Center for the Arts in beautiful downtown Rice Lake. For show and
ticket information, visit www.northernstartheatre.org or call 715-736-4444.
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Day 2: Fishing
6am – Breakfast. Grab a quick breakfast before we head out for our day of fishing.
6:30am – Walleye Fishing. Rice Lake area lakes are noted for musky, walleye, crappie, bass and bluegill. The
best way to enjoy the area’s outstanding fishing is getting out when the fish are biting—and that means being on
the water early. The most consistent fishing year-round comes from the area’s bluegill and crappie populations.
Musky fishing on area lakes is very good. Bass fishing in the area is exceptional—both largemouth and smallmouth
populations are strong. But walleye probably bring more anglers to the Rice Lake area than any other fish species—
and for good reason: the fishing is excellent, with large numbers of trophy-sized fish. We’ll fish for walleye this
morning.
Noon – Lunch. We’ll head back to the dock and go grab lunch.
Afternoon – Bass Fishing. For bass fishing action, you can’t beat
Rice Lake. Both largemouth and smallmouth bass are numerous on
area lakes. The best thing about bass is their willingness to bite even
during the middle of the day—which makes them the perfect fish for
us to target this afternoon.
6pm – Dinner. After a full day of casting, treat yourself to a nice
dinner.
7pm – Movie. You’ll find a Cineplex right in Rice Lake showing firstrun films.
Day 3: Biking
8am – Breakfast. After breakfast, where a picnic lunch for today’s mountain biking trip.
9am – Head to the Blue Hills Trail System. Rice Lake offers exceptional biking on the 20-mile Blue Hills Trail
System. Located just east of Rice Lake, the rolling terrain and untouched beauty of the Blue Hills offers an
unforgettable trail experience. Our goal is to ride 10 miles before we stop for lunch.
(If ATVing is more your style, Rice Lake has
everything you need for a great ATV adventure. Ride
the 74-mile Tuscobia Trail, the 104-mile Wild Rivers
State Trail, the 17.8-mile Cattail Trail and other area
ATV trails. For more trail information, visit www.
ricelaketourism.com.)
Noon – Lunch. Pick a scenic spot and enjoy a picnic
lunch.
Afternoon – Back to the Trails. We’ll ride the rest of
the trail system this afternoon.
6pm – Dinner. Nothing whets your appetite like a
day of mountain biking.
7pm – Live Theatre. We’ll catch a live production
at the Red Barn Theatre. For ticket information and
show schedule, call 715-234-8301 or visit www.
redbarntheatre-ricelake.com.
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Day 4: Hiking
8am – Breakfast.
9am – Head to the Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary. The trails of the Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary is a favorite with
hikers and birdwatchers. Located in nearby Sarona, the Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary is an environmental learning
community with over 450 acres of wooded glacial hills, mature maples, groves of ancient white pines, meadows of
grasses and wildflowers and black spruce and tamarack bogs. Two small lakes provide a home for a wide variety of
other plants and animals.
Noon – Lunch in Rice Lake.
1pm – Head to the Ice Age Trail. Located just north of Rice Lake,
the Ice Age Trail offers scenic hiking through a landscape of
geological formations carved by ancient glaciers. It’s a great place
for a hike.
6pm – Dinner.
7pm – Bowling. Rand’s Bowling Lanes and Lounge is the perfect
place to knock down some pins and have a good time.
Day 5: Golf
8am – Breakfast.
9am – Head to Turtleback Golf Course. The Rice Lake area offers
seven distinctive courses offering quality play and affordable
greens fees. We’ll golf Turtleback, a Golf Digest 4 1/2 star rated
golf course. Four sites of large, immaculate tees on each hole offer
options for players of all abilities.
Noon – Lunch in Rice Lake.
1pm –Washburn County Railroad Museum. A short drive north of
Rice Lake takes you to the Washburn County Railroad Museum.
This former Chicago & Northwestern Railway depot has been
transformed into a museum packed with artifacts and memorabilia
of railroad history.
5pm – Dinner in Rice Lake.
7pm – Movie. Or, if you’re tired after the day’s activities, make it an
early night and head back to your lodging to rest up for tomorrow’s
fun.
9am – Breakfast.
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Day 6: Museums and Shopping
10am – Pioneer Village Museum. Not far from Rice Lake, you’ll
find a place where you can step back in time. Stroll through an
early pioneer village featuring 28 historic Barron County buildings,
including the depot, church, jail, school and farmstead.
Noon – Lunch in Rice Lake.
1pm - Museum of Woodcarving. It is the largest collection of
woodcarvings in the world created by one man—100 life-sized
carvings and 400 miniatures. Located in Shell Lake.
2pm – Tour the Tommy G. Thompson’s State Fish Hatchery.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource’s Spooner Fish
Hatchery is the largest of its kind in the state. The hatchery’s 46
rearing ponds produce both walleye and musky. More musky are
produced in this hatchery than anywhere else in the world!
3pm – Shopping. Soak in the small-town charm as you explore in
Rice Lake. You’ll find shops, galleries and retailers of every size
and variety.
Day 7: Head Home – See You Again in Rice Lake!
7pm – Dinner. Have a relaxing dinner as you enjoy your last
evening in Rice Lake.
For details and additional information about trails, attractions,
shopping, dining and entertainment, visit www.ricelaketourism.
com.
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