Area Attractions
SAM ' S CHRISTMAS VILLAGE AND LIGHT TOUR
710 Spring St. Somerset, WI 54025 / 715-247-5099
A phenomenal venue in what is the largest outdoor holiday lights display in western WI or the Twin Cities metro. Located along the scenic Apple River, this stunning exhibit is a major draw from Thanksgiving to New Year ' s, with more than four million Christmas lights. You can also rent your own " s ' more cabins ", and a unique Christmas Market. You can walk and visit Santa and have some hot cocoa or drive through the park on designated nights.
PHEASANT HILLS GOLF COURSE 1025 170th St. | Hammond, WI 54015 | 715-796-2500
One of the newer and most scenic golf courses in western Wisconsin, this one is a few minutes southeast of New Richmond near Hammond, WI. An 18 hole course tucked in some of the most beautiful rural landscape in western Wisconsin, Pheasant Hills is known for expansive greens and challenging golfers to navigate numerous ponds, wetlands, streams and native grasses. Enjoy Pheasant Hills full-service golf facilities which host
many special events.
BASS LAKE CHEESE FACTORY 598 Valley View Trail | Somerset, WI 54025 | 715-247-5585
First established in 1918 when there were nearly 3,000 cheese factories in Wisconsin, Bass Lake Cheese Factory nearly a century later is one of only 200 cheese factories still operating in the state.
What’ s unique about this one is that it’ s still family owned and family run. They make award-winning cheese the old fashioned way with recipes handed down from generation to generation. Stop by and visit their factory where you can experience a chunk of Wisconsin’ s history, where service, quality, value and service remain its guiding principles that have endured at Bass Lake
Cheese Factory.
NEW RICHMOND REGIONAL AIRPORT
625 W. Hanger Rd. | New Richmond, WI 54017
A few minutes northwest of downtown New Richmond you will find the second busiest general aviation airport in the state of Wisconsin. About 175 aircraft are based at privately owned hangers. Eight aviation-related businesses are located on the sprawling complex that serves the eastern Twin Cities metro and western Wisconsin. The airport contributes nearly 10 million dollars annually to the local economy. Among those who frequently use the airport are Wisconsin governors and other wellknown celebrities or government dignitaries.
CEDAR LAKE SPEEDWAY 2275 County Rd CC | New Richmond, WI 54017 | 715-248-7119
Founded in 1957, this 3 / 8 mile high banked oval track is one of the finest in the Midwest, drawing some of the region’ s best short track drivers each weekend during the summer months. Thousands flock to the grounds a few miles northwest of the City of New Richmond to see up to 120 drivers compete in a setting that includes indoor and outdoor seating, skyboxes, and camping opportunities. The track hosts many nationally sanctioned and premier racing events and often hosts special corporate events at the track.
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