TOMAHAWK – With the 45th anniversary of Northwoods Fall Ride coming up later this year, Tomahawk Main Street Inc. is gearing up to celebrate the milestone in a big way.
“For more than four decades, the event has brought together riders and music lovers from across the Midwest with a weekend filled with chrome, community and charitable impact,” Main Street said in a release. “Tomahawk Main Street is proud to still be at the center of it all. What began as a small street dance at the corner of Wisconsin and N. 4th St. has become an event that now spans the entire length of our business district in downtown Tomahawk. The Tomahawk Main Street Fall Ride Committee is planning the biggest celebration yet, and we need your help.”
Main Street said the committee has the opportunity to secure a “nostalgic, national metal band to headline the iconic Saturday night street dance.”
“This is more than just another year,” said Jennifer Turkiewicz, Main Street Executive Director. “The 45th anniversary deserves something extraordinary, and we want to give our visitors and community something memorable.”
Bringing a national act requires raising more money and securing more sponsors, Main Street noted.
“This event is fully funded by sponsors and four beer tents that we set up during the weekend,” Turkiewicz stated. “The expense associated with the security, insurance and outdoor facilities to accommodate 40,000-plus visitors to our street is tens of thousands of dollars, and that does not include the expenses of staging and hosting large bands. The event is not a money maker for our organization, but it is a money maker for our whole community, and that’s why we are proud to make it bigger and better every year.”
To help bring the dream to life, Tomahawk Main Street Fall Ride is launching a “Big Anniversary Big Raffle.”
Main Street explained that through the raffle, a total of $4,500.00 will be given away in commemoration of the event’s anniversary. A very limited number of tickets will be sold for $100.00 each, and prizes will include two VIP meet and greet passes with the headliner, a second-place prize of $500.00 and the grand prize of $4,000.00.
Winners and the full Tomahawk Main Street Fall Ride music lineup will be announced at a Kick-Off Party at Strikers Tomahawk Bowl, 309 W. Wisconsin Ave., on Friday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at the Tomahawk Main Street Office, located at 223 W. Wisconsin Ave.; as well as Honeycomb L.O.F.T., What’s Brewin’, Sideways Wine and Craft Beer, Crossbridge Community Bank (Jesica Witte) and Calhoun Insurance (Tim Calhoun).
Businesses interested in being an event sponsor can contact Turkiewicz at 715-453-1090 or director@tomahawkmainstreet.org.
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