2011 MAVCB PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Manitowoc Area Visitor & Convention Bureau (MAVCB) is pleased
to announce the winners of the Third Annual MAVCB Digital Photo
Contest. Participants entered photos in three categories: Activities,
Scenery, and Lakeshore...complete list of winners.
MAVCB Awarded $8,000 TIC Grant
Thank you to The Wisconsin Department of Tourism, who announced this week that The MAVCB has received $8000 in TIC grant funding. We have one of the highest traffic patterns in the state and have greeted over 750,000 visitors since 2000, and this grant will help us promote small businesses and tourism in Wisconsin.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Our Mitten Campaign was a big success. We had many donations from people in the community and have decided to send them to the Hope House in Manitowoc. Thanks especially to the kids from L.B. Clarke Middle School, in Two Rivers, for the hand made fleece Mittens and Hats, and to Barbara Tess, who gratiously hand knitted and donated 10 pairs of mittens. A lot of kids winter will be made a bit warmer because of all your generous donations!
New Entrance & Gates at Lincoln Park Zoo
Fear not, the leaping wolf and leaping panther are protecting all people, young and old, that pass through these gates to enjoy the benefits offered by the FREE Manitowoc Lincoln Park ZOO. See the new Gates and full article!
New Sculptures Along Mariners Trail in 2011
Two new sculptures have been added to the Mariners Trail between Two Rivers and Manitowoc. The 5.5 mile trail along the shore of Lake Michigan offers a paved surface for walkers, joggers, bikers and rollerbladers. Dogs are welcome, ...See video,
Art at City Hall
As part of Rahr-West Art Museum’s Community Outreach programming, community artists are selected from the Manitowoc Area Artists exhibition to show more of their work on the first floor of City Hall in Manitowoc, rotating on a 3 month basis. This quarters exhibit will feature the photography of Steven Manis.
 
Perfect Day April Day
2011 Sputnik Fest Winners Announced
This years Sputnik Fest was out of this world! See this years winners from Ms. Space Debris to Cosmic Cakes....here.
  
Rahr-West Art Museum
announces the recipients of the 2011 Manitowoc County Artist Exhibition Artists
Choice & Viewers’ Choice Awards. There were 129 artists participating in this year’s exhibition ... full story.
Thomas Tittl’s Wood Carving
"Buffalo Hunter”
Communities Extend Pact to Promote Local Tourism
The Manitowoc and Two Rivers city councils, along with the Manitowoc Area
Visitor and Convention Bureau Board, agreed Tuesday during a meeting at the
J.E. Hamilton Community House in Two Rivers to renew a joint-services
agreement between the three parties...article.
Manitowoc Area Tourism Group Hires PR Firm To Help Spread The Word
The Manitowoc Area Visitor & Convention Bureau has hired Armadillo Marketing, led by Carla Minsky, to assist with its public relations program. Priorities will include refining the brand image of the area, creating a new web site, and assisting with e-marketing and publicity. Minsky's client roster is dominated by tourism clients, including...read more.
Lake Michigan Top Destination for Manitowoc County Visitors
As the weather warms and winter recedes, Kathleen Galas on Friday was excited to share encouraging news on the Manitowoc County tourism front...more.
Obama: Manitowoc Plays to Win
It was fitting that President Barack Obama chose Manitowoc as his first stop after his State of the Union address to Congress. Manitowoc plays to “win the future through investments in innovative technologies and research, strengthened educational opportunities and cuttingedge approaches to manufacturing and modern infrastructure." A “Sputnik moment” in Manitowoc...veiw entire artcle in our 2011 Discovery Guide, or click here.
Manitowoc on the Front Page of USA Today
"WI town reflects challenge for middle-class rebound"
Manitowoc's struggles are a microcosm for much of the nation. As Obama promotes his proposed budget for 2012, the vast middle class he vowed to help during his 2008 presidential campaign is crawling — not bouncing — back...See the full USA Today article.
Two Rivers Washington House Entrance Restored
The entrance to the Washington House inTwo Rivers recently was given an upgraded design— but instead of something new, it looks about 160 years older.Brothers Kevin Voysey, of Voysey Design Build, and Terrance Voysey, of Voyager Woodwork and Supply, designed and created a new entrance to the building by using old photos of the original 1850 design...read more.
Obama Praises Manitowoc: 'You've reinvented yourself' !
He was only in Manitowoc for two hours on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, but he
created memories that will last a lifetime for thousands of people. Citizens lined thoroughfares hoping for a glimpse of the U.S. president, who traveled via motorcade to the Lakeshore area...Full article
Manitowoc Marina certified as 'Clean Marina'
Manitowoc Marina is among recipients of the new Clean Marinas certification earlier this year during the Clean Marina Workshop in Racine, according to a news release. Marinas participating in the program adopt up to 100 "best management practices," depending of the type of facility, ranging from docks only to full-service businesses with fueling, storage, repair and maintenance capabilities...read more.
Manitowoc voted one of the "10 Best Places to See Art in Smaller Cities" by USA Today!
Malls aren't the only places bustling this time of year. The days after Thanksgiving are traditionally the busiest for art museums, too. But don't think you have to visit a large city to find culture...see article.
Manitowoc Voted 2nd Best Small City To Raise A Family
Instead of the big city, maybe consider a place like Dubuque, Iowa, Manitowoc, Wis., or Marquette, Mich. These places boast solid average incomes, good educational prospects, low costs, short commute times and high rates of home ownership--all reasons why they rank as the top three small cities in America to raise a family...read full article
What Happened in Manitowoc in September 1962?
O n a recent "Millionaire" game show, the $100,000 question asked what
happened in Manitowoc in September 1962. The crash of the Sputnik was
one of four choices. The contestant didn't know the answer
The SPUTNIK IV was launched at Balkanur, USSR, May 14, 1960. However, SPUTNIK IV could not be recovered due to the failure of the ship's orientation system and it began a slow plunge to Earth, with a 20 cm by 8 cm piece landing on Manitowoc's North 8th Street in front of the Rahr-West Art Museum.
Sputnikfest was first held in Fall of 2008, and the now annual event will be held September 8, 2012 to commemorate the historic moment that occurred in Manitowoc back in 1962.
Sputnikfest 2012 will include:
- Fine artist craft fairs
- Food and refreshments, including specially brewed Sputnikale
- Live music
- Sputnikfest merchandise
- Family Space Walk and prizes for best costume
- "Miss Space Debris, Queen of all that is Sputnik" pageant and more!
Sputnikfest is held outside the Rahr West Art Museum, where a brass ring in the middle of the street marks where the fragment was found imbedded in the pavement. An exact replica of the SPUTNIK IV fragment is on display at the
Rahr-West Art Museum and at the Visitor Information Center.
Click here to read an article from USA Today about the launch of SPUTNIK I
(Oct. 4, 2007)
Agricultural Adventures in Manitowoc County
Manitowoc County has approximately 1,400 farms and ranks fourth in Wisconsin and 27th in the United States in annual milk production. Manitowoc County is also home to the second largest vegetable cannery in the country - Lakeside Foods - and hosts Wisconsin's third largest Farmers Market in Manitowoc.
Visitors can enjoy a wide array of agricultural activities and attractions, such as Apple Festival in Two Rivers, Fall Harvest Festival at Pinecrest Historical Village, a 20-acre pumpkin patch at Wilfert Farms, or a corn maze in Valders. or tour a dairy farm by appointment. Check our website or call for complete details of events and other agritourism related attractions.
MANITOWOC - ALUMINUM CHRISTMAS TREE
CAPITOL OF THE WORLD
Season's Gleamings Book sold at the Manitowoc Area Visitor & Convention Bureau - see below for details
For 100 years, thousands of factory workers in Manitowoc fashioned aluminum
into everything from cookie presses to rowboats, earning the accolade, Aluminum Cookware Capitol of the World.
In 1959, Manitowoc's Aluminum Specialty Co. sent a shock wave through the traditional American home by producing the "Evergleam" all-aluminum Christmas tree.
An instant sensation, millions of trees were shipped throughout the world and even Elvis adorned Graceland's front yard with rows of the trees. Their most famous appearance was on the 1965 premiere of "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
Some of the workers, now retired, vividly recall twisting and gluing the fragile tinsel from July to November in time for Christmas. The trees are now considered quite valuable.
 Julie Lindemann and John Shimon, authors of Seasons Gleamings - The Art of the Aluminum Christmas Tree, meticulously photographed the trees to produce the book. It is now available for $17.80, plus s&h, from the Manitowoc Area Visitor & Convention Bureau and other area book stores.
To order call 1-800-627-4896 or email us at visitmanitowoc@manitowoc.info.
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