A new family-owned business focused on connecting children with the natural world has joined the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce and is participating as a vendor in the weekly Fort Farmers Market, according to information recently released by the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce. According to the...
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Fort’s Tuesday Club pens booklet sharing coronavirus pandemic memories
By Chris Spangler Knitting. Walking the dog. Snowshoeing. Reading mysteries. And simply stopping to smell the roses. Those are just a few of the things members of Fort Atkinson’s Tuesday Club did while “staying at home” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, they and many other activities appear in a booklet...
Altar Boy Picnic to headline Wednesday’s Charity Concert
Update: following is a clarification: monies earned through the Fort Atkinson Summer Charity Concerts will be used to support the Lend a Hand program at BASE and the FA Summer Charity Concert scholarship fund at FAHS. Earlier copy noted the money would support local charities. Fort Atkinson Online regrets confusion...
Bus stop: Traveling ‘BUS-eum’ arrives in Jones Park
By Kim McDarison Visitors to Jones Park on Thursday were treated to a unique lesson in Midwestern history. Sponsored by the Dwight Foster Public Library, the 'BUS-eum,' a traveling museum made from a retrofitted school bus, made a four-hour stop in the park where anyone interested could learn about some noteworthy aspects of Midwestern...
Rhythm ‘Remix’ lineup announced
A popular Fort Atkinson summertime event, Rhythm on the River, has been restyled this year and will be held as a daytime music festival, according to information released by the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Fort Atkinson Summer Charity Concerts, the two groups hosting the event, which is...