The 22nd Annual Baseball Festival took place at Fort Atkinson’s Jones Park Thursday through Sunday. Sponsored by Rock River Lanes, the event featured seven baseball games, including the finals of the 42nd Annual Fort Generals Tournament. The Rome Raiders emerged as the tourney winner with Jake Tuttle as MVP. The Cambridge Blues...
Category: Community
Museum visitors engage with all things dairy
By Chris SpanglerFort Atkinson was very dairy Saturday as the Hoard Historical Museum presented “Dairy Day at the MOOseum.”The 10th annual event kicked off with a pedal-tractor pull and concluded with a parade of cows. In between were games, crafts, treats, face painting and visits with all seven breeds of...
‘Ever Green’ to help fund tree restoration at Evergreen
“Ever Green” is the theme for a weekend of free art, musical and educational programs at the Fort Atkinson Club community center. “The Ever Green Exhibition” will kick off Friday, June 21, featuring the nature-inspired artworks of Amanda Langer and Barbara Lidfors. Their unique mediums and styles will be on...
Charity, Fort Summer Band concerts both underway in Barrie Park
By Chris Spangler Music flowed from Barrie Park as the 11th Annual Fort Atkinson Summer Charity Concerts got underway Wednesday evening. Additionally, the Fort Atkinson Community Band has released its summer concert schedule of outdoor music to be performed on Mondays in Barrie Park, 210 Robert St., Fort Atkinson. Charity...
Vintage, restored vehicles fill Fort’s Jones Park
The second of the season’s five Fort Atkinson Cruise Nights drew a large crowd of exhibitors and spectators Monday evening at Fort Atkinson’s Jones Park, 600 Janesville Ave. The summertime event, held on the second Monday of the month, features more than 400 vehicles, including classic automobiles, and restored vintage...