Enjoy the work of this local photographer!
Read MoreDrum roll, please! Thank you to our generous supporters for helping us generate an amazing nearly $60,000 at the annual White Hot Party!
Read MoreWhat an honor! Everyone at Town Square—and our entire Green Lake Community—warmly welcomes Greg Lundberg to the Town Square Community Center Board of Directors. As a Wisconsin native and business banking professional for over 30 years, Greg Lundberg serves as president and CEO of Fortifi Bank, headquartered in Berlin, Wisconsin. His previous roles within the company include executive vice president and chief lending officer. He also serves on the bank’s board of directors.
Read MoreCan you say heatwave? Whew! If getting your workout in between the hours of 2:00 am and 6:00 am doesn’t sound like much fun, Green Lake Fitness is the place for you. Yes, right in the middle of downtown Green Lake is a wonderful 65-degree oasis filled with cooool cardio equipment, including treadmills, steppers and ellipticals, plus the ever-popular “blue room” with barbells and squat racks. AND, as of this week, a Brand-Spanking-New Sound System, bringing you upbeat and energizing music.
Read MoreIt’s almost here! More than 30 boats will gather on the waters of Norwegian Bay on Saturday night, all filled with the most kind and generous folks you’ll ever meet. It’s been rough out there this year, and our entire community is so grateful to everyone who is taking the plunge to support your Town Square Community Center.
Read MoreGreen Lake is all about the People who live and visit here. Our community. When we all joined together to create our Town Square Community Center, it became obvious that community is a very powerful force. Your White Hot Party donation keeps that powerful force going strong. ONLY as a COMMUNITY could we have accomplished so much.
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Read MoreHouse full of kids? Birthday party coming up? Just need a break? Tanya Schwartz Roeper’s Papermaking For Kids is a super-fun, hands-on, creative and messy way to keep those energetic little people having fun while learning and creating. And only the finished product—not the mess—comes home with them. Book a party/class with Tanya for up to five children for just $15 per kid, and she’ll invite them into her own professional Town Square papermaking studio.
Read MoreAt Town Square, we’re always thinking about the future of our community. And who is going to take on the future? Our kids, of course! We love them today, and we’ll be so proud of them as they lead Green Lake into the next generation and beyond. This week, the Boys and Girls Club starts working at Town Square to make that happen. While the full club operation at Town Square has been postponed until fall, the Club’s mentoring program is starting NOW. Matching adults with children needing guidance or a positive role model in their lives, Boys and Girls Club mentoring makes a real difference.
Read MoreIt’s part of the reason we love small towns. And it’s just one more reason to come and enjoy Green Lake’s lovely downtown. Every Saturday, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, artisans from throughout the Green Lake area gather on the Town Square lawn to showcase their creativity and offer handmade items you simply won’t find anywhere else. And what is more fun than purchasing a one-of-a-kind item from the artist who created it? The Saturday Market includes seasonal regulars, plus artists who pop in for the day.
Read MoreIf there’s one thing we like to do in Green Lake, it’s EAT. Town Square has become Green Lake’s own food hub, where we all come to enjoy eating, cooking, shopping for farm-fresh goodies, and helping new food-related businesses get going and growing. Your White Hot Donation brings so much to Green Lake!
Read MoreWith the help of mentors from Town Square Business Solutions, Jeremy Stibb is following his dream of taking his love of photography to a whole new level: making it into a business. With gigs under his belt including photographing the Green Lake Annual Street Bash and the Green Lake “Four on the Fourth” run, Jeremy looked to the business solutions team for advice.
Read MoreMeet Garrett Clark. A Boy Scout of Troop 630 who started scouting as a cub scout tiger in 2010 and has been in scouting ever since. He moved to Green Lake in 2016 and is now working on his Eagle Scout Project. “I have decided to raise money for a bike repair station to be located at the future bike path trailhead at the Mill Pond Terrace at Town Square.”
Read MoreGreen Lake is such a wonderful place for kids. And kids need things to do. Over these past eight years, Town Square has evolved into a place where kids can learn, play, grow and have fun. Your White Hot Party donation brings to Green Lake so many opportunities for kids!
Read MoreCyclists, kayakers and water sports enthusiasts all love Green Lake, and now there’s yet another reason to show up here: moboevo, offering innovative electric and non-electric bikes, surfboards, adaptives/recumbents, kayaks, and nature-powered wind, wing, and hydrofoil foil products will open a Green Lake Showroom at Town Square on Saturday, June 27. You can visit the space during its soft-opening to get a close-up look at the gear and get expert advice with a demo on what equipment will best suit you. Soon this summer, moboevo will offer really cool product experiences including events/rental/lessons.
Read MoreGreen Lake Fitness, located in Town Square, recently reopened and members will notice some nice upgrades for an improved experience. The fitness center first opened in Town Square in 2013 and improvements have been ongoing ever since. Funds raised at last year’s White Hot Party supported the recent fitness center enhancements including a 24-hour key-fob system, carpeting and rubber flooring, improved wi-fi, and more.
Read MoreWho doesn’t like a succulent chicken wing?! Eighteen-year-old, Green Lake summer resident, Will Gerstein sure does. On June 5, Bucket Wings opened to the public and the Town Square Community Center welcomed this young, savvy entrepreneur to not only help satisfy his own personal business ambitions but also your appetite for the all mighty chicken wing.
Read MoreTown Square Community Center is one of twenty area nonprofits awarded a $1,000 COVID Relief Grant from Fortifi Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. This grant will assist Town Square with the financial strain brought on by COVID-19.
Read MoreWith Town Square shuttered due to the Safer at Home Order, and regular community center revenue streams cut short, the Green Lake community center is joining in a national effort to get non-profit organizations through the national crisis: Giving Tuesday Now on May 5, 2020. Town Square’s ambitious goal: to raise $20,000 on that single day.
Read MoreDuring today’s swiftly-changing business environment, as many small companies are receiving pre-packaged ‘advice’ and e mails containing long lists of government resources, Town Square Community Center has assembled a group of local business experts who can offer personalized, one-on-one guidance to local business owners who are seeking assistance in getting through the national crisis.
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