Minocqua Wisconsin

This northern Wisconsin resort town (165 miles northwest of Green Bay) has all the ingredients of a great family vacation including more than 3000 lakes in Vilas and Oneida counties. Minocquas quieter lakes are perfect for swimming lessons and sand castles. Meanwhile you can zip across big Lake Minocqua on a wakeboard or check out the MinAqua Bats ski team. Kids love cheering at Scheers Lumberjack Show or digging into an ice cream cone at Hoggie Doggies. And the lodgings here understand what a family lake vacation is all aboutno one minds a little sand tracked in.