Washburn County Tourism Industry News
UPDATE FROM TEAM TOURISM:

It's safe to say that the beginning of season has arrived! The visitor center has been flooded with people today looking to get out and explore our beautiful area. We're in high gear preparing for our peak season visitors, wrapping up our spring projects and believe it or not, looking forward to late summer and fall marketing. 

Keeping this short & sweet this time around as we know you're all busy, just a reminder to get us brochures and check your listings to make sure our team has the most accurate information to provide our visitors. We've begun stocking the information racks at the Highway 53/Veterans' Memorial Wayside just south of Spooner, so make sure we have your materials so we can keep it filled. 

Our new mural at the visitor center, the new "Visit WashCo Mural", is nearly complete. Local artist, Blain Churchill, should be finishing up in the next week or so. We'd encourage you to stop in and see the fun, fresh changes at the visitor center. 

Lastly, we'd like to give a huge shout out to Round Man Brewing Co. on receiving the 2019 Washburn County Tourism Business of the Year award at the Washburn County Economic Development Corporation's Annual Banquet. Congratulations to all of the amazing nominees - it was a very close competition this year! 

Cheers to a great season, folks. Keep in touch!

Sincerely,
Michelle & Kaitlin

Attention Shell Lake Area Businesses: 

We would love to see you at the The Potter's Shed Cafe next  Thursday, May 30th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Michelle & Kaitlin will be working remotely and would be glad to help you work on your social media, marketing plan, or just connect so we know what you have going on. 

If there's a specific time you'd like to chat, please email Kaitlin at assistant@washburncounty.org to set up an appointment. 

Upcoming Dates to look forward to: 
  • May 30th - Shell Lake (The Potter's Shed Cafe)
  • June 12th - Spooner (The Dock Coffee)

TRIVIA GAME PRIZES FOR VISITORS:

We have a new spinning wheel at the visitor center for our visitors to "spin to win" prizes from tourism and our local businesses. The trivia questions are all fun, educational questions about the amazing things our area has to offer. If you have any promotional/giveaway items that you would like handed out as prizes, please drop them off to the visitor center or give us a call and we'd be glad to come pick them up. For questions or to arrange for us to pick up some prizes, call 715-635-9696 and ask for Kaitlin. Thanks!

Fishing & Outdoor Reports Needed: 

If you are interested in becoming one of our WashCo Fishing & Outdoor Reporters, please get in contact with Kaitlin at assistant@washburncounty.org or by calling 715-635-9696. This is a great way to get your business noticed at no expense to you - we link to your listing on our website for credit on the report! The fishing & outdoor report page of our website was viewed 6,135 times over the past year! We ask that our reporters send us their reports on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis. If you're not sure what you would write about, give us a call and we'd be glad to share some ideas on what we're looking for. 

How to Update your Business Listing:

Please submit your business listing changes for our website using the form below. Please note if you are a lodging property, the amenities that our team utilizes to better serve our visitors when choosing a property are also on this form. Please be sure to check all that apply to your business. If you have any questions on this new process, please reach out to Kaitlin at assistant@washburncounty.org or 715-635-9696. 

View your listing:

If you need changes, please use this Google Form.

How to Submit Your Events:

Please be sure to submit your events by visiting our Events page and click the link above the calendar. If you aren't sure if an event will qualify for the calendar, give us a call or just go ahead and submit it for our review.

Direct Link to the Event Submission Form:

View the Event Calendar:




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Or stop into the visitor center:
Washburn County Tourism Assn. | 122 N. River Street | Spooner, WI 54801