St. Croix Casino and Hotel - Where there are more chances to win!
Located in Turtle Lake. Be in the midst of friendly service and elegant Native American-themed surroundings. Try your luck on slots with all the latest games in denominations from a penny to $10. The St. Croix Casino offers live Las Vegas style table games - craps, roulette, poker, and, of course, blackjack. Table games are offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Each week there is a Tuesday night Blackjack Tournament and every Thursday night a Poker Tournament. The Casino has three restaurants and offers full banquet and convention service, valet parking and live entertainment on the weekends.
Find dining at the Me-Ki-Noc Restaurant or the all-you-can-eat TLC Buffet; light dining is offered at the Snack Bar. Enjoy fine beverages at the Buffalo Brothers Saloon or the Little Bear Sportsman's Bar.
Relax at the St. Croix Hotel in one of the 153 rooms or eight suites. Whether you book a themed suite - Woodland, Asian, Polynesian or Egyptian- or a standard suite, you'll enjoy the comfort of your own Jacuzzi. A hearty continental breakfast is available each morning of your stay and all guests are welcomed to the deluxe pool and exercise room.
Keppers' Pottery - Made by hand, fired with wood.
Located just three miles to the west of Turtle Lake on Hwy. 8. These beautiful pieces are handcrafted and fired with wood in a kiln over a four day period. Keppers' Pottery features comfortable pots for your home, including dinnerware, bakeware, tiles, indoor and garden sculptural pieces. One of a kind artwork, since 1976.
Keppers' Produce, also located on Hwy. 8, provides a wide variety of healthy food grown in living soil. Reaping Nature's best rewards! This produce is grown for flavor and nutrition, availability throughout all four seasons and since it is locally grown, you get that "straight from the garden" taste right to your dinner table. Vegetables are available to CSA members (Community Supported Agriculture), resturants, retail, and to on farm customers.
Crex Meadows Wildlife Area, Grantsburg -
A part of Wisconsin's scenic Indianhead Country, the Crex Meadows Wildlife Area is located in beautiful Burnett County, just north of the Village of Grantsburg. At 30,000 acres Crex is the largest state owned wildlife area in Wisconsin. This intensively managed property is home to 270 species of birds and 600 species of plants. A wide variety of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects also reside here.
715-463-2896
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Burnett & Polk Counties -
The St. Croix and Namekagon Rivers offer 252 miles of some of the most pristine waters in the USA. The rivers glide past a lush green landscape, with glimpses of a human presence. You can choose to canoe and camp or boat and fish amid the northwoods of Burnett County. This river corridor provides a wealth of scenic views and a haven for wildlife near a major metropolitan area.
715-483-2274
Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad
Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad is a historical excursion train operating on approximately 20 miles of former Chicago & North Western track between the Northern Wisconsin towns of Spooner and Springbrook along the picturesque Namekagon River. The family oriented attraction combines vintage railroad equipment and exciting special events to entertain and educate all age groups. Specialty train rides include: 400 Dinner Buffet, Family Pizza Train, Elegant Dinner Train, Sunday Brunch Train, Wedding Train, New Year’s Eve Train, Santa’s Pizza Party, Great Thanksgiving Buffet, Great Pumpkin Train and more. The excursion train operates under a permit issued by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Railroads and Harbors. For a schedule of upcoming train rides and events, contact,
715-635-3200
Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary -
For over 30 years Hunt Hill Nature Center has been educating adults, families and children in developing an understanding and connection with nature. A variety of hands-on programs teach visitors about geology, plant life, and wildlife. Hunt Hill also offers ecology adventures. The Audubon Sanctuary covers more than 500 acres of forests, meadows, and glacial lakes that are home to wildlife and rare Wisconsin plant life. The diversity of these habitats support and protect the many animals and plants that have been pushed out of other areas due to environmental degradation. Their goal is to educate the public and protect Wisconsin’s’ forests and wetlands. For more information:
715-635-6543 or 877-777-8383
World’s Largest Musky Fish Hatchery -
The largest hatchery of its kind in the world; it is operated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The facility annually produces nearly 2 million walleyes, 100,000 muskellunge and some northern pike. The visitor center is open year-round, 8am-4pm. Guided tours are subject to change, please contact the hatchery for tour information. You can see hatchery incubation in glass viewing tanks. Learn how to tell the age of a fish and what lures to use to catch one. There are displays about water quality, wildlife and habitat protection. The center also features a large mural of a lake scene, painted by DNR fish biologist Ruth King, showing plant and animal life above and below the water level. There is a walking path from the visitor center across the dam to Fish Hatchery Park on the Yellow River Flowage. There are picnic facilities, a fishing pier and boat launch, and the park is handicapped accessible. The hatchery and park may be reached from Highway 70 or Highway 63.
715-635-4149
Veterans Memorial -
The Spooner Veterans’ Memorial was completed in 2003. It is located in Waterfront Park on the south side of Spooner. Built by the Spooner-Trego Lions Club, the memorial consists of six jet-black granite stones, 8 feet wide and 5 1/2 feet high. Each stone is inscribed with up to 750 names of Spooner area veterans. To be included, the veteran must have “strong ties to Spooner,” such as having attended school, lived or worked here. Currently there are more than 3,400 names inscribed on the stones. Names will be added as they become available. Names are engraved at no cost to the veteran’s family.
In addition to the memorial stones, the floor of the memorial is laid with 900 granite paver stones set between 6,000 decorative stones. Individuals and groups can order paver stones engraved with a message. The memorial also features a bell tower with a four-foot eagle on top. Eight flags fly above the memorial. They are the American, Wisconsin and POW-MIA flags, as well as flags for each branch of the U.S. armed forces.
St. Croix Chippewa Indian Casinos -
Three Casinos under one umbrella – Danbury’s Hole-In-The-Wall Casino, Hertel’s The Hertel Turtle Casino and Turtle Lake’s St. Croix Casino. Owned and operated by the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Northwest WI visit www.stcciw.com for more information on the tribes. For information on the casinos go to www.stcroixcasino.com
For additional area attractions, please see the following regional contacts:
Barron County
Village of Turtle Lake
(800) 811-0338
(715) 986-2241
Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce
(877) 234-2126
Rice Lake Tourism
Commission
(800) 523-6318
(715) 234-8888
Barron Chamber of Commerce
(715) 537-5017
Chetek Chamber of Commerce
(800) 317-1720
Cumberland Chamber of Commerce
(715) 822-FEST
Burnett County
Burnett Co. Visitors Center
(800) 788-3164
Polk County
Polk Co. Infomation Center
(800) 222-7655
Washburn County
Washburn County Information Center
(800) 367-3306
