Manitowish Waters Chamber Of Commerce

The Manitowish Waters Skiing Skeeters water ski club is one of the oldest amateur water ski clubs in the U.S. Established in the late 1950s, the Manitowish Water Boat Club formally took the name Skiing Skeeters in 1961 and created a show site on Rest Lake. The first statewide barefoot tournament held in the U.S. was sponsored by the Skeeters in 1964. The Skeeters won the team event and kept that title for the next five years. National publicity of the event established Manitowish Waters as the ‘Barefoot Capitol of the Midwest.’ In 1967, the Skeeters emerged as State Champs in the first ever state water ski show tournament. The Skeeters produced a National Barefoot Champion, Caleb Feiereisen, who was later inducted into the Wisconsin Water Ski Hall of Fame in the late 1990s.

The show relocated to a new site on Rest Lake in 1987, and continues to provide fun, family entertainment from Mid-June through mid-August each summer. Donations collected from the shows help with the club’s operating costs, new & replaced equipment, gas, boat maintenance, etc.  

Show times are Wednesday and Saturday, 7 p.m., mid-June through mid-August (plus a special July 4th show at 7 p.m.), at Rest Park (CTH W, 1.2 miles north of Hwy. 51 across from the North Lakeland Discovery Center).  Bring a blanket or lawn chair for your comfort, or watch from your boat on Rest Lake!  Monday night try-outs during the show season.  Contact the Chamber of Commerce about each season's first and last show dates: 715-543-8488.  ** Skiing Skeeters Alumni Show - July 9, 2011 **

* MEMBERS WANTED!

The Manitowish Waters Skiing Skeeters are looking forward to the 2011 season!  As always we are looking for new, enthusiastic members.  Participation in the club can include much more than water skiing.  We are looking for individuals of all ages and abilities to help run the many aspects of our club.  If you or someone you know would like to find out more, please contact us at: trowbridge@tds.net.