Iron County Silent Sports

Monday ICORE Coed Social Paddlers

Our July 14, 2025 paddle will be on Pine Lake. We will follow this paddle with A POTLUCK SUPPER AT DENNIS & JOANNE'S lake home on Pine Lake. Please RSVP using Meetup.

1. UPDATED Launch site - We will park & launch our boats at Dennis & Joanne's lake home. See the map below. See included directions. You can also find Anchor Island Ln, Hurley, WI 54534 on google maps.
2. At the conclusion of the paddle, we will be at Dennis & Joanne's lake home. Joanne & Dennis live on Anchor Island Lane which is off of Flandrena Road. From Mercer take HWY 51 9.4 miles north to HWY G. Take HWY G .5 miles to Flandrena Road and go .2 miles and take a left onto Anchor Island Road. Their home is 350 feet down the road. Please bring a dish to pass for the Potluck! Don't forget to bring a chair to sit on!
3. The weather looks wonderful for our paddle

Bring your own boat (kayak or canoe), paddle, life jacket, water bottle and hat with a brim. (bug jacket!!!) Dress for the weather and be ready to enjoy the great outdoors. We will launch at 5:00 p.m. Please check directions for where we are launching from.

This year we are again going to use Meetup for communicating each week’s paddle and for having you reply with your intention. We hope to see you! If you have questions or need directions to the landings, please call-

Gail Ondresky 920-205-0845
Mike Ondresky 920-420-2695

Please note that the schedule for Monday Evening Paddles is very fluid and we love requests from the group. We will continue to update it as the season progresses.

June 23 Little Turtle River off of Popko Circle West followed by Pot Luck at Gail & Mike Ondresky's house.
June 30 paddle - Canceled due to weather -Mercer Lake & Around the Corner Restaurant
July 7 paddle -Mercer Lake & Around the Corner Restaurant
July 14 paddle - Pine Lake paddle with a potluck at Joanne & Dennis Kostec's home on Anchor Island Road right off of Flandrena Road which is off of HWY G.
July 21 paddle -
July 28 paddle
August 4 -
August 11
August 18 -
August 25-

ICORE, ( Iron County Outdoor Recreational Enthusiasts) a 501(c)3 organization is excited to announce its Inaugural Mercer Bike Fest & Loon Ride Event. Iron County has traditionally been known as a motorsports mecca however in 2024 we made great strides in advocating the importance of adding more feathers to our tourism appeal especially in the area of the growing popularity of biking being the reason for a destination vacation. The Mercer Bike Trail Expansion Project completed a feasibility study in 2024 funded in part by a WI DOT TAP Grant to expand the current Mercer Bike Trail an additional 9 miles from Carow Park to WinMan Trails completing a 23-mile loop from Mercer to WinMan, through Manitowish Waters and back north to Mercer. The inaugural MERCER BIKE FEST & LOON RIDE is on Saturday, August 2nd, 2025 in Mercer WI, Loon Capital of the World. It is the start of fundraising efforts for phase one of the Mercer Bike Trail Expansion Project.
Join us in our efforts by riding a 7, 24, or 50 mile route starting and ending at Carow Park. Riders and Non-Riders are invited to join us for music by Bret & Frisk, food, beverages, raffles and to learn more about the Mercer Bike Trails Expansion Project and how you can play a part in completing the loop. This event also kicks off the week of Loon Days with the 45th annual Loon Day Art and Craft fair held in Mercer on the 6th of August with over 250 vendors.

To learn more about this event and to register for the Loon Ride go to https://ironcountyoutdoors.org/eventspage/mercer-bike-fest/.