History of Kewaunee. Kewaunee's rich history dates all the way back to the seventeenth century and the famous French explorer, Jean Nicolet. When he visited in 1634, it was the site of a large Potowotami village. Forty years later, on November 1, 1674, Father Jacques Marquette celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of Mass in what is now Kewaunee. More history, Chamber of Commerce. Visit the Kewaunee Historical Society.
Chamber of Commerce. The chamber sponsors the Annual Trout Festival, being held July 11-13. Additional activities include: Holiday Parades, Annual Harvest Festival, Performances in the Park - held Sunday evenings late June to early September, city wide garage sale and more.
Please click here for Community Events sponsored by the Chamber.
Kewaunee County and Area Tourism. For information and events: Greenbay, Door Peninsula: http://www.packercountry.com/; Algoma: http://www.algoma.org/; Luxemburg: http://luxemburgusa.com/; Door County: http://www.doorcounty.com/.
Celebrating the Arts.
Visit the Gallery at Hamachek Village and the Barnsite Gallery, http://www.barnsitegallery.com/gallery.php, just north of downtown. The Barnsite is also the home of the Kewaunee Academy of Art, internationally renowned.
Northeast Wisconsin Arts Council: http://www.artseventsinc.com/artstreet/
Door County.
Day trips to Door County are easy, as Sturgeon Bay is only 29 miles. Calendar of events: http://www.doorcounty.com/web/dceventcalendar.asp
Downtown Greenbay.
Greenbay is a host to many events, festivals, art shows and more. Visit: http://www.downtowngreenbay.com and historic districts http://www.onbroadway.org/ and http://www.oldemainstreetgb.com/ Jeff Mirkes serves as
Executive Director for Downtown Green Bay, Inc.
and Olde Main Street, Inc. 333 Main St. Suite 117 GB, WI 54301 920-437-3423, jeffm@downtowngreenbay.com
Local Government.
City of Kewaunee. The city, led by mayor Jo
hn
Blaha and administrator Brian Kranz, provide excellent marina services and availability to parks and beaches.
For marina services, including overnight docking, co
ntact the Marina office at marina@cityofkewaunee.org or 920-388-3300. The city also manages a very convenient boat launching area. A listing of other recreational services by the city can be found at
(click here.)
County of Kewaunee. The City of Kewaunee serves as the county seat. The County, led by Robert Weidner, county president and Edward Dorner,
administrator manage several parks, including a zoo, Winter Park for skiing and tubing, fishing lakes, the Dana Farm and more. A listing of all recreational facilities can be found at (click here). Additionally the county cooperates with the Ahnapee State Trail for a fabulous bike, hike, horse, cross-country skiing and snowmobile trail system The trail has 95 miles in Kewaunee County and 275 miles in Door County.
Kewaunee Property Availability. There are a number of realtors in Kewaunee County. Visit Harbour View Realty http://www.addiebernard.com/ Locally owned and operated by Addie Bernard, broker or call Don Kickbush, broker, 920.388.2677 or email dlkewaunee@charter.net. Or click on www.buykewaunee.com.
Recreation, Sports, Activity Information.
Kewaunee Information: http://www.citytowninfo.com/places/wisconsin/kewaunee
Winter Park Disc Golf: http://www.winterparkdiscgolf.com/ (2 miles)
Taste of the Lakes - Food Festivals: http://www.atasteofthelakes.com/index.iml?mdl=festivals.mdl
Wineries: Parallel 44: http://www.parallel44.com/ (8 miles)
Von Stiehl: http://www.vonstiehl.com/ (10 miles)
Stock Car Races: Luxemburg Speedway: http://www.luxemburgspeedway.com/ (10 miles)
Thunderhill Raceway: http://www.racethunderhill.com/ (30 Miles)
Triple A Baseball, Timber Rattlers: http://wisconsin.timberrattlers.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t572 (30 miles)
Oneida Casino: http://www.oneidabingoandcasino.net/ (35 miles)
Greenbay Packers: http://www.packers.com/ (35 miles)
Other beaches: Point Beach State Park, ranked in top four on Lake Michigan http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/pointbeach/ (17 miles)
Snowmobile, hike, bike trail: http://www.ahnapeetrail.org/AhnapeeTrail/Welcome.html (3 blocks); 95 miles of trail in Kewaunee and 275 in Door County
County Snowmobile Club: http://www.awsc.org/Kewaunee.html
ATV Park: http://www.kewauneeco.org/Rec/index.htm
County Zoo: http://www.kewauneeco.org/Rec/index.htm
Downhill Skiing and Tubing: http://www.kewauneeco.org/Rec/index.htm
County Park Lake Fishing: http://www.kewauneeco.org/Rec/index.htm
Golf: Northbrook County Club (public): http://www.northbrookcc.com/ (14 miles)
Golf: Alaskan Golf Club: http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.asp?course=1174956 (6 miles)
Golf: Door County: http://www.doorcountygolf.com/GolfCourses.HTM
Bowling: Kewaunee: http://kewauneebowl.com
Charter Fishing: http://www.kewauneecharterfishing.com/