The Smiling Moose Saloon & Grill, LLC - Moose on the Loose Catering

09/13/2026

09/12/2026

The Moose food truck with be on site all weekend starting at 10am! See you there!

📅 This weekend is our Mid-Lakes Agricultural Fair and Thresheree, presented in partnership with the Mid-Lakes Rustic Iron Club. Mark your calendars for September 12 and 13, from 10 am to 4 pm each day.

From the field to the farm and homes, the Fair and Thresheree features agricultural demonstrations, exquisite handiwork and produce, historic trades, and more. Step back in time and see the sights and steam-powered action that bring to life the stories of our heritage. Help us bring in the harvest using methods from centuries past. From vintage tractors to hands-on history, you can relive nostalgia of our agricultural roots.

🚜 A parade through the historic Pinecrest Village will take place each day at 12 pm.
🚜 Visit our historic homes and busy kitchens. Stop at Shadyside School to try some 19th century games on the front lawn. Talk with our tradespeople who practice and preserve timeless skills like cheesemaking and blacksmithing.
🚜 Demonstrations will take place throughout the day at the sawmill and around the ag arena space including haying, corn husker and shredder, and binding.

And more! Find a full schedule on our website at https://www.manitowoccountyhistory.org/programs/fair-thresheree
The Mid-Lakes Agricultural Fair and Thresheree is made possible by Country Visions, Dramm Corporation, and WOMT 100.

📸: Members of the Mid-Lakes Rustic Iron Club, captured in a tin type at the 2024 Ag Fair and Thresheree.

09/04/2026

Thresherees are happening around Wisconsin, and everyone is invited!

A thresheree is a celebration and remembrance of our grain farming history. It showcases historical thresher equipment, which could be steam powered or horse/mule powered. A thresher is a machine used to separate wheat and other small grain and seed crops from their chaff and straw. This is where the expression, “separating the wheat from the chaff”, comes from. Mechanical threshers revolutionized farming when they came out in the 1830s. Prior to that, threshing or thrashing as some say, was done by beating or flailing using human or animal power.

Our Mid-Lakes Agricultural Fair and Thresheree takes place the weekend after Labor Day (September 12 and 13). Find details on our website at https://www.manitowoccountyhistory.org/programs/fair-thresheree

📸: Members of the Klusmeyer family and threshing crew on the Klusmeyer farm, later operated by Ernest Nass in the Town of Newton. This was one of a number of threshing machines brought into the township by Herman Carstens. 90.28.7

09/02/2026

May you rest in peace, Rod! 🙏

08/27/2026

Who better to tell your story than two lovebirds? 🕊

We're Sam & Tessa. Friends, collaborating artists, and our favorite part: Husband and wife.

➡ Sam = Your video guy. With two decades of experience behind a cinema grade camera, he's our insurance that your story feels like poetry. His favorite pieces come together when a project requires us to get creative.

➡ Tessa's your friendly, featured photographer. With experiences in shooting sports, fashion and experiential marketing, she's honed her skills. Her passion is in orchestrating the emotional impact of stories.

Together, we create art. We play off each other's strengths (sometimes both shooting photo, video, or splitting between the two).

We know how to make the feeling of your love story tangible, because we've done it for ourselves.

We hope you trust us with yours. Oh, and nice to meet you! 🖤

08/26/2026

Wednesday Night Blues @ The Smiling Moose 6:30 - 9!