June 5–7in & around the Wisconsin Northwoods

A Friday-evening recreational paddle on the Wisconsin River, presented by Wildwood Outdoor Adventures, benefiting Feed Our Rural Kids and their family food helpline. A good cause, an easy float, and a fine reason to be on the water -- rain in the forecast or not, it's a paddle.

Saturday's centerpiece. Wausau Pride fills the 400 Block with a daytime festival -- community vendors, live entertainment, and an evening show to follow. It's the Northwoods showing up for its people, out in the open, all day long.

Rhinelander's Pride celebration lands at ArtStart -- a welcoming, all-ages day of live entertainment, community resources, food, and programming. Pairs naturally with Wausau Pride if you're moving around the region.

More than 50 booths of handmade work -- paintings, pottery, jewelry, woodturning, photography -- spread through Torpy Park in downtown Minocqua. Held rain or shine, so Saturday's stray-shower odds aren't a reason to skip it.

A real mountain-bike event on a 12-mile, mostly-singletrack course -- fast and flowing without being too technical. Race solo or as a team, in 3-, 6-, or 10-hour formats, with a 10K trail run for the non-bikers. Jack Lake Campground is right there to make a weekend of it.

The 30th year of Fishing Has No Boundaries on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes -- a weekend built for anglers with physical or mental disabilities, run entirely on a people-helping-people spirit. Genuinely one of the most meaningful things on the Northwoods calendar.

A Saturday-morning farm and flea market in Tomahawk -- the kind of thing where the best finds are gone by mid-morning. Bring cash and come early.

The live-music pick. Flying Blind closes out Saturday night in Minocqua -- veteran players working through rock and roll from the '50s to the '80s, in a bar built for exactly that.