Manypenny Madness Winter Carnival Weekend

February 27th - March 1st, 2009

Release your cabin fever at this weekend event and have fun while participating in this fundraiser for the Bayfield Recreation Center. Activities are scheduled all weekend long starting Friday the 27th and continuing into the Sunday morning to provide a wide variety of choices for ways to participate in this fun winter event.

• SATURDAY, February 28
  
  • 10am - Run on Water
    This family fun event is open to people of all ages and skill levels. Participants can choose to run, walk, ski, or snowshoe the 5-mile course across frozen Lake Superior from Bayfield to Madeline Island and back.
    • Registration: 10:00 am at the Bayfield Inn
    • Race Begins: 11 am
  • 1:00-3:30pm - Manypenny Madness Winter Carnival
    Sledding down Manypenny Ave., skating, broomball, human-pulled dogsled races, jewelry sale, arts & crafts, swimming in the pool, concessions and more! Activities will take place at and around the Bayfield Rec Center. Free!
  • 3:30pm - Polar Bear Plunge
    Jump through a hole in the ice (or watch your neighbors) at the Broad Street Beach - pledge forms available at the Bayfield Rec Center or register online at www.bayfieldreccenter.com
    • Broad Street Beach - Watch brave volunteers jump into Lake Superior to raise money for the Bayfield Recreation Center. Judge the plunges and the costumes. Better yet, do it yourself! Free soak in the hot tub afterwards for all plungers.
    • PRIZES for Best Plunge, Best Costume, Oldest, Youngest and more. Most Money Raised will win a Wolfsong Wear coat, ipod nano or an airplane flyover of the Apostle Islands!
  • 4-8pm - Maggie's Pizza Buffet
    $12 for all the hot pizza you can eat. Dine with the plungers. What a deal!
• SUNDAY, March 1
  • 8-12 pm - Egg Toss "Pajama" Breakfast Buffet

For further information, contact the Bayfield Chamber and Visitor Bureau at (800) 447-4094 or chamber@bayfield.org.