Historic Point Basse

Wakely Historical Site

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2025 Schedule of Events

September 17, 2022 / / 0 Comments

Ice Harvest
Where: Nepco Lake & Historic Point Basse
When: Saturday, January 25, 2025
Time: From 10am-1pm at Nepco Lake /11am-3pm at site

Pinery Road Snowshoeing
Where: Historic Point Basse
When: Saturday, February 1st, 2025
Time: 11am-4pm
Cost: $10.00 for snowshoe rentalsand event fee / $3.00 Event fee with own shoes

Campfire Cooking Workshop
Where: Historic Point Basse
When: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: 9am to 4pm
Cost: $15.00

Point Basse Pioneer Festival
Where: Historic Point Basse
When: Saturday June 7, 2025 10am – 5pm
Sunday June 8, 2025 10am – 4pm
Cost: Adults $5.00 -Students $3.00 – Pre-School & Members Free

Whodunit?
Where: Historic Point Basse
When: Saturday August 9, 2025
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Cost: Adults $5.00 -Students $3.00 – Pre-School & Members Free

Harvest Fair
Where: Historic Point Basse
When: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 10am to 4pm
Cost: Adults $5.00 -Students $3.00 – Pre-School & Members Free

Historical Encampment
Where: Historic Point Basse
When: Saturday October 4, 2025 9am-4pm
Sunday October 5, 2025 9am – 2pm
Cost: Free

Spirit Walk
Where: Historic Point Basse
When: Saturday, October 18 & 25, 2025
Time: From 6pm-8:30pm
Cost: Adults $5.00 -Students $3.00 – Pre-School & Members Free

Heritage Hollyday
Where: Historic Point Basse
When: Saturday December 7, 2025
Time: From 12pm –4pm
Cost: Adults $5.00 -Students $3.00 – Pre-School & Members Free


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Harvest Fair

July 28, 2022 /

Saturday, September 6th 2025 | Cost: Adults $5.00 -Students $3.00 – Pre-School & Members Free

  • Celebrate the joys of autumn with a fun-filled event that promises to leave your taste buds tingling! Delight in the season’s bounty with tasty samples of delicious fall fare, featuring traditional harvest activities like apple cider pressing, corn shelling, making sauerkraut, and harvest produce sales.
  • Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
  • Where: Historic Point Basse | 364 Wakely Road | Nekoosa WI 5445
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Take a tour of the Wakely home, a beautifully preserved piece of history that will give you a glimpse into the lives of early settlers. Join in the fun by making your own pressed apple cider.

Step back in time and explore the many historic buildings at the event, each with their own unique demonstrations that will transport you to a bygone era. Marvel at the skill of the blacksmith as he expertly hammers away at glowing iron, or venture into the fur trade cabin and witness firsthand the frontier equipment used in the early days of exploration.

See how sauerkraut is made and visit the Columbia School to learn about the fascinating history of 1-room schoolhouses. With so much to see and do, this event is the perfect way to celebrate the magic of fall!

Apple Fritters Recipe
2 Cups Flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
3 Tablespoons sugar
2 eggs well beaten
1 cup milk
2 cups tart apples coarsely chopped
Sift together dry ingredients. Gradually add beaten eggs and milk. Combined.
Refrigerate batter 2 hours stir in apples,
Drop by tablespoonful’s into deep fat (360 degrees to 375 degrees) and let fry 3 to 5 minutes till golden brown. Roll in powdered sugar and cinnamon.
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Location: Historic Point Basse, Inc.
364 Wakely Road
Nekoosa, WI 54457-0295

Telephone: 715-459-1722

Mailing Address: Historic Point Basse, Inc.
PO Box 295
Nekoosa, WI 54457-0295

Email: historicpointbasse@gmail.com

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