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More About Crandon
Crandon is a little town in North Eastern Wisconsin about 100 miles north of Green Bay. It has a population of about 2000 and is the county seat of and the only incorporated town in Forest County. Forest County and the town of Crandon were started in 1887 and named after Frank P. Crandon, the tax commissioner of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Since then logging, tourism and light industry have been the staple of the economy.
Crandon is well known for its outdoor recreation opportunities including fishing, hunting and snowmobiling with many lakes and hundreds of miles of trails making it a great place for your next family vacation. Crandon is also home of The Crandon International Off-Road Raceway. |
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 No news like snow news again
Posted by jarnott on Thursday, December 10 @ 10:59:59 EST (23 reads)
Cant believe its been a yesr since I posted to the site.
Crandon area has about 12 inches of snow on the ground today(12/10/09).
Check the lower left Snowcover box for current snow depth.
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Snow news is good news
Posted by jarnott on Tuesday, December 23 @ 14:29:52 EST (141 reads)
Crandon area has about 7 inches of snow on the ground today(12/23/08). Looks like this year will have an abundance of snow as well as cold temperature to freeze the lakes, currently 7 - 10 inches thick.
Check the lower left Snowcover box for current snow depth.
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Celebrating Crandon's Heritage
Posted by arman on Wednesday, August 02 @ 09:50:49 EDT (3012 reads)
Celebrating Crandon's Heritage
By R.T. Krueger - Historical and Genealogical Society
Times were tough in Kentucky in the 40 years following the Civil War. Poverty, over-population and post-war violence ran rampant. Folks yearned for a better life and more opportunities - a place that looked like home without the bad stuff...
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Marian (Kuss) Carpenter Has Passed Away
Posted by arman on Friday, March 31 @ 10:44:52 EST (2810 reads)
Luther writes "At the age of 88 Marian Carpenter passed away in a nursing home in LaCrosse on March 22, 2006. Marian was born in Crandon and spent most of her life there. Her husband owned the IGA on Crandon's main drag. She is survived by her daughter, Sandy, and her son, Richard, and their children and grandchildren.
Her funeral was at St. Paul Lutheran on March 27. She is now with the Lord and her husband Ray, who died in 2001."
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Crandon makes offer to buy fairgrounds
Posted by arman on Thursday, March 02 @ 19:31:25 EST (2451 reads)
By Craig Sauer - Managing Editor
City officials want industrial park
If the City of Crandon has its way the County fairgrounds will pick up its stakes.
Last month the city offered to buy the fairground land from the county for $75,000 in order to make way for an industrial park, which city officials say is critical to revitalizing the local economy...
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Thomas Arnott
Posted by arman on Friday, December 24 @ 12:16:12 EST (590 reads)
Thomas Arnott, 68, formerly of Crandon, Laona and Antigo passed away on December 16 near Mobile AL. Tom was struck by a vehicle while working as a Land Surveyor on US 98 near Elberta AL. Tom was a father, and Grandfather a friend to many and my dad. He was an area resident for almost 40 years, the area Land Surveyor and avid canoeist. Memorial services will be held at the Funeral Home in Crandon on the 2nd of January. More details on his memorial page at thomasarnott.com.
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Crandon International Raceway
Posted by arman on Thursday, September 02 @ 10:24:08 EDT (879 reads)
Crandon International Raceway prepares for Brush Run Sept. 3-5 CRANDON - Celebrating its 35th anniversary, Crandon International Off-Road Raceway will be propelled to new heights in 2004. As part of this year's Brush Run races, Sept. 3-5 in Crandon, Nissan Motorsports is providing...
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Motocross returns to Crandon
Posted by arman on Thursday, September 02 @ 10:09:47 EDT (726 reads)
Regardless of how he does Sept. 3 at the Crandon motocross races Ben Hayes, along with Jed Foltz, can claim a title - the first bikers to spin their wheels on the new motocross track at the Crandon Raceway.
After an absence of 15 years, organized motocross racing will return to Crandon Raceway....
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National ad agency films TV commercials in Crandon
Posted by arman on Tuesday, July 27 @ 10:02:59 EDT (2569 reads)
Milwaukee-based ad agency, BVK filmed a series of three television commercials in Crandon for Canadian boat manufacturer, Princecraft...
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Kentuck Day Festival July 31
Posted by arman on Tuesday, July 27 @ 10:02:36 EDT (3497 reads)
Crandon's annual Kentuck Day Festival and Sidewalk Sale will be held on Saturday, July 31 from one end of Lake Avenue (Crandon's main street) to the other. This summer festival celebrates the heritage of the area's early settlers from Kentucky with sidewalk sales, specialty food booths, artists and crafters' booths, information booths, games, entertainment, and the 2nd annual Kentuck Klassic Car Show...
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Forest County Maple Fest to be Held in April
Posted by arman on Tuesday, March 30 @ 20:21:03 EST (606 reads)
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 03/24/2004
The 3rd Annual Forest County Maple Syrup Festival will be held at the Crandon High School on April 17 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event, which is open to the public and free of charge, includes a craft show and a food fair that has a distinctive maple flavor...
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Wisconsin, N.D. Floods Begin to Recede
Posted by arman on Tuesday, March 30 @ 20:20:32 EST (569 reads)
The Associated Press
ANTIGO, Wis. - The worst flooding in four decades in this northeastern Wisconsin community began to ease Monday as rivers and streams swollen by melting snow and heavy weekend rain started to recede...
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TRAILS IN GREAT SHAPE -- Snowmobilers are singing the praises of trails
Posted by arman on Monday, February 09 @ 09:44:25 EST (552 reads)
ATV group wants county sno-mo trails open to ATV use.
The Forest County ATV Association plans to ask the county board to amend the county ordinance to allow ATVs on snowmobile trails at certain times...
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