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Crazy activities you’ll find in the Midwest!
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items Fun and crazy activities you’ll find when you visit the Midwest! Let me know if I’m missing anything and I’ll add it!
I may or may not have done this when I was younger 😅
They “grease” the pigs up with dawn dish soap and let them run. First person to catch it wins the pig. The farmer raises the pig till it’s “ready” prepares it and sends it to the winner.
I had ...
Catch The Greasy Pig
Originally the Brush Run was all back woods racing (legally) they went through water, mud, brush, anything you’d come across in the back woods. Now it’s an international track!
Welcome to Crandon International Raceway | Crandon, WI
How there hasn’t been many ambulances called is beyond me 🤣
Annual Barstool Races — Town of Drummond WI
Ok so here me out. Beer darts is all over the United States butttt have you seen it played were everyone sits on a chair in a circle BARE FOOT with a beer can between their feet?! THEN take turns throwing a METAL Dart at the person across from them ...
Beer Darts
We like our spam what can I say 😅
SPAM® Museum in Minnesota | SPAM® Brand
I know they have this all over, but like every other weekend in the Midwest!
Featured Game: Donkey Basketball
You can’t walk into any store especially in Wisconsin and not see an isle of cheese curds. So how’s this an activity you may ask? Well a good midwestern can sit and tell you all the types of cheese like they’re naming off the it own kids names. The M...
Cheese Curds - Wisconsin Cheese Mart
Growing up in Wisconsin especially, you’re taught how to tap trees in elementary school! Not so much outrageous but more of a fun fact.
Tap My Trees - Maple Sugaring for the Hobbyist
This is crazy and fun to watch! Log rolling, wood chopping, speed climbing, boom-running, etc! High energy entertainment!
Lumberjack World Championships - Hayward, WI
Nothing like freezing your butt off skiing or walking across the ice of Lake Superior.
It’s a beautifully lit path from Ashland wi to Washburn Wi. Along the way you’ll even see a lit dragon.
It’s a mesmerizing experience to anyone who dares the nor...
Book Across The Bay - Home
Fishing a year round thing? Yes ma am!!!
Ice fishing
If walking or skiing on ice doesn’t scare you then this should!
If the lake is frozen deep enough you’ll see a lot weekend ice racing going on!
Northern wisconsin ice racing
When there’s a tordando siren not one midwestern will seek cover right away! The first thing we do is step outside to see where it is🤣 and then debate if we are going to chase it or if it’s coming right for us!
Tornado Chasing
Nothing like testing out your cordination and balance! Slosh ball is playing kick ball while holding a beer and not spilling it!
Slosh Ball
oh good ol smelting around the end of april on lake superior. Friends and family gather down at the shore with lots of beer, laughs, bon fires, and smelting!
Smelt (fish)