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Manitowoc weekend events bring books, music and local history
MANITOWOC – Submarines, Wisconsin authors, rock ’n’ roll and local traditions are all on the calendar. Here are the can’t-miss Manitowoc-area events happening this week and early next week. Best fall color spots around Manitowoc: Manitowoc County fall color guide has trails and paddling Explore USS Cobia’s story at a Manitowoc film premiere What to know: Dive into local maritime history at the premiere of "Shine She Must: Keeping Cobia Alive," a documentary that follows USS Cobia’s extensive 2025 dry-dock maintenance project. The film captures the challenges museum staff, shipyard crews, volunteers and community members faced while preserving one of America’s most historically accurate fleet submarines. The evening begins with a social hour in Mertens Lounge, followed by the screening and a Q&A with submarine curator Karen Duvalle and filmmaker Justin Pehrson. When: Social hour at 6 p.m. and documentary screening at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 Where: Capitol Civic Centre, 913 S. Eighth St. Cost and information: $10. Tickets include the social hour, screening and Q&A. Purchase tickets at cccshows.org/events/shine-she-must . Savor Manitowoc: Why locals love Novak’s Noshery, a cozy Mishicot diner Meet Wisconsin authors at a Manitowoc book fair What to know: Find a new favorite read and
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UW-Oshkosh business students launch Titan Gold Coffee cart across campus
OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- Students at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh are turning classroom lessons into a campus coffee business with the launch of Titan Gold Coffee. The new brew launched today, with business students building the operation from the ground up, handling branding and marketing, finance, and sales. The coffee cart will be set up across campus throughout the semester, and students involved in the project hope it inspires other campus programs to create similar ventures.
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Inside Reimer Jewelers: Where Jewelry Becomes Part of the Story
Reimer Jewelers has been part of downtown Oshkosh since 1952, long enough for customers who once came in with their parents or grandparents to return with children and grandchildren of their own. Paul Wagner has spent about 30 years in the jewelry business and has owned Reimer Jewelers with his...
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Orangetheory closes 7 studios as 135 locations vanish
Is the boutique fitness boom running out of steam? Orangetheory Fitness has gone from about 1,333 U.S. studios at the end of 2023 to 1,198 by June 2026, a loss of roughly 135 locations in less than three years. That is a drop of about 10 percent. The 7 confirmed...
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New artist collective concept comes to Green Bay
GREEN BAY – The BAVA Gallery Cooperative celebrated its grand opening last month at 413 Dousman St. in the historic Broadway District of Green Bay. BAVA – which stands for Bay Area Visual Arts – is an artist-owned, artist-run gallery, per its website, bavagallerygb.com. Its founding was...
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Halloween at Heritage Hill
(Green Bay) – A Little History. A Lot of Halloween Fun! On October 24 from 9 am – 4 pm, bring the whole family to Heritage Hill State Historical Park for a day of trick-or-treating through historic buildings, festive activities, live entertainment, and plenty of Halloween fun. Costumes...
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WBAY Green Bay
Oshkosh man honored for 30 years of bluebird conservation work
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) — For more than 30 years, Len Place spent his retirement building nesting boxes, monitoring bluebird trails and helping Wisconsin’s bluebird population grow. “It’s not work. It’s a hobby. That’s what I tell people. It’s not work,” Place said. Place...
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RHF donation brings 500 large-print books to Kaukauna Library for older readers
KAUKAUNA (WLUK) -- The Kaukauna Library is welcoming 500 new large print books to it's collection. The addition is part of a $20,000 donation from the Retirement Housing Foundation in the form of it's Friend of the Elderly award. In 2024, their local retirement home Round House Manor was damaged...
WFRV Local 5
Oshkosh Kids Museum seeking permanent location
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) — The Oshkosh Kids Museum has launched a campaign to secure a permanent brick-and-mortar location after operating solely on the go. The museum hopes to raise $1.25 million to secure a 10,000-square-foot building with hands-on activities, exhibits, a toy library, and a cafe. WFRV’s Stacy Engebretson had Jane Eichhorn, the Oshkosh Kids […]
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A new store feature: Author Apothecary & Bookstore
If you are planning for a fun weekend excursion around downtown Oshkosh, the newly opened Author Apothecary & Bookstore would be a surefire pick to include. Located across from the Roxy and next to Fletch’s, the bookshop is small, but warm and welcoming in its place. The outside shows...
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This Unfussy Wisconsin Bakery Serves Donuts So Good You Might Cry Tears Of Joy
There’s a bakery in Appleton, Wisconsin that doesn’t need a fancy sign or a velvet rope to get your attention. Simple Simon Bakery just needs you to walk through the door, and after that, it does all the talking. The stone facade on the outside is the first...
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Wisconsin animal shelter hits maximum capacity
CHILTON, Wis. (WFRV) — A Chilton animal shelter has announced that it is at full capacity for cats. According to a social media post, Eastshore Humane Association’s cat kennels are full, and it cannot take any additional strays or surrendered pets. “We simply do not have the space to take in another cat until we […]
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Green Bay Went 70 Years Without A Nesting Plover, Now 4 Pairs Return There Every Year
A shorebird that nearly vanished from the Great Lakes stopped showing up at Green Bay for over seven decades, so biologists had little reason to expect what happened after a dredging project started reshaping the shoreline.
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Halloween event at The Castle features science behind spooky season
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) — The History Museum at the Castle will host a Halloween event Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., focused on the science behind common Halloween symbols. The event will include live bugs and snakes from Tatiana’s Tiny Zoo from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30...