Ty Helbach Photography

Chain O Lakes Market

2011-04-28T08:20:00.000-07:00

So my friend Brian is starting the Chain O Lakes Market here in King this summer. It will run from Memorial day to Labor day 10 to 3 on Saturdays. It will have a mix of crafts and produce etc. Should be a fun little farmers market. I encourage anyone with crafts or things to sell please contact brian for a spot! It is in a great spot at the corner of QQ and Hwy 22. I will be taking part when I can at the Photographers stage which will showcase different photographers every week selling there prints! For more information go to http://www.chainolakesmarket.blogspot.com/ or call Brian at 715-412-1768!

Summer is coming...I think...

2011-04-16T10:14:00.000-07:00

So its been awhile since I posted on here and its been a LONG winter! Summer is coming...hopefully. This summer I will be doing weddings and family photos again as well as some different music things as well. Weddings are booking up fast but I have plenty of spaces left for different events if you need a photographer! I travel well and can come to your gathering wherever it may be!

Also I will be doing a few Tuesday art shows at the Clearwater Harbor Bar in Waupaca. Come check out what I have on Tuesday June 28th, July 12th, and August 9th!

This past winter I had the opportunity to fly down to Houston to shoot photos for Jetco Delivery. It was the first big corporate job I got to do and I hope it leads to more. It was another chance to showcase my diversity as a photographer. Brian, The president and owner of Jetco let me have free reign of the facility and ride along with some of the drivers etc to get some amazing shots. Here are a few!

As always if you are interested in any prints or need some photos taken please contact me at 715-321-0439 or tyhelbach@gmail.com.

Farm Aid 25

2010-10-21T13:06:00.000-07:00

So a few weeks ago I had the opportunity to photograph Farm Aid 25 at Miller Park. It was a blast and what I have always wanted to do. Now I have to figure out how to do it all the time!

I arrived at Miller Park about 10:00 Am to check into for my press pass.

Press conference started at 11:00 at Hefner field in front of Miller Park. Press kept rolling in and I myself was pretty nervous..but more axious to see what the day would hold and to hear some good music!

Well Willie, John, Dave, and Neil came onto the press conference stage right in front of me.
Snapped some photos during the event..and listened. It was very cool to hear everyone talk about what Farm Aid has done and still does do for local farmers. Its such a great cause. Buy local and organic. Support the family farmers.

After the Press Conference a escort took us into Miller Park. Our press area was the brewers press box.

Pretty cool if you are a brewers fan! Had a great view of all of Miller Park with the stage set up etc.

It was cool to be in the press box but I wanted to get down in the pit and start taking photos! As the photo pit coordinator and press liaison talked to us about what was gonna go down and how...Willie took the stage. A group of us photographers made our way down to the pit with our escort. Whenever you left the press area or the photo pit with camera gear you needed a escort. We arrived in front of the stage..and it was HUGE. Standing in the outfield of Miller Park and looking back is not a view most people get...Pretty impressive.

At first throughout the first couple bands we were allowed to just hang out in the photo pit and snap photos. Good practice. It was a big adjustment to shoot photos of a large stage with amazing lighting.

We had half of the pit infront of the stage..sharing it with a camera boom. Which is behind me in this photo.

This presented a problem with most acts cause we were right of the lead person playing guitar/singing. This ment the guitar neck was in the way alot. All you had to do was be a little more creative!
By the time Kenny Chesney took the stage we had been split into two groups. Each group got two songs to go into the pit for. We rotated who went first. All the acts were steller.

I was in the first group to go in for Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds. They played a short set in my mind but I got some good pics and Willie came out and played with him.

After Dave was Mellencamp. Put on a long good set. I was in the second group for him which kinda stunk cause I did not get many pics close up of him playing electric guitar. Just singing and playing acoustic which is ok to!

Then back into the pit to wait for the start of Neil Young. This was probably the performance I was looking forward to myself. He is a legend with so many great songs. I was in the pit talking with other photographers when I turned around and he was standing there. He opened with "Down by the River" and I had a hard time taking photos and not watching! Our two songs were up and out of the pit we went.

I should mention when not in the pit we got to stand off to the side and watch and listen so I can not complain to much!

Rest of his set was amazing. Then next was Willie and friends. He played all his hits...we basically got to be up there in the pit for his whole set.

Oh and he had a guest stop by...Steven Tyler who was in town doing American Idol.

Willie rocked it with his son Lucas who is amazing as well.

For the finale everyone from the day came out. Played a few tunes. And it was over.

My first large concert photographing experience was a success. Could not wait to get home and check out all the pics.

709 pics total after everything but I have condensed them down to this album you can check out of 50 or so photos.
http://helbachphotography.zenfolio.com/farmaid25

Ty

Concert Photography from the summer

2010-09-29T10:38:00.001-07:00

This summer I have had many opportunities to photograph some great bands. I have learned alot and am getting better and had a great summer. I need to thank all the people who helped me have those experiences. This coming weekend I get to shoot Farmaid 2010 at Miller park. Pretty excited and nervous. Here is a taste of the photos I got to do this summer.

Dark Star Orchestra at Summerfest 2010

purgAtory hill at Summerfest 2010

20 Reasons Taken at Summerfest 2010

Greg Waters and the Broad Street Boogie Waterfest Oshkosh WI

Bodeans at Waterfest Oshkosh Wisconsin

Bandallamas debut show at Waterfest in Oshkosh Wisconsin
www.bandallamas.com

Hawaii part two

2010-03-11T09:33:00.001-08:00

Volcom Pipehouse during the Volcom Pipeline Pro.

Got alot of chances to watch surfing while camping on the North Shore. Huge swells. Saw big wave surfing at Waimea Bay ( 30 to 40 foot waves) all the way to surf competitions on the Pipe and Sunset Beach. Alot of fun and a place I would love to spend all my winters! Anyone need a photographer?!

Waimea Bay

Rob Machado

Sunny Garcia

Da Pipeline. Car outside the Volcom house.

Pipeline looking toward Off The Wall

Jack Johnson and family...

Jamie O'Brien at the Volcom Pipeline Pro

Hawaii part one.

2010-03-09T09:05:00.000-08:00

Besides the wonderful friends I have in Hawaii...there are so many unreal and beautiful places to go while there...and I am not talking Waikiki beach. I am no expert just a guy lucky enough to have gone there a few times. I have only been to Oahu and The Big Island, but have gotten to go multiple times. I will show you some photos..mainly from my last trip..of some of the things that were super fun to do there. The first week we rented a house on Lanikai Beach which was amazing. Lanikai and Kailua is a very cool area. Way more low key then Honolulu and Waikiki. Good places to eat and hang out and nice beautiful beaches. If renting a house on Oahu for vacation I would look in this area or North Shore.

The second week me and two friends camped at a campground on Oahu's famous North Shore.
We just happened to be there during some of the biggest swells the North Shore had ever seen. 30 to 40 foot waves. It was amazing. Here is photos from out campsite.

Both places were wonderful base camps to go out and explore the island. the camp ground was called Malaekahana and was located just outside of the old sugar town of Kahuku. It is about 15 minutes or so from Pipeline and Sunset beach. They have many different camping options from tent site to grass shacks to yurts. All of it located directly on the beach. Not a bad deal! I would highly recommend checking this place out to stay. Saves you alot of money. They have hot showers, toilets and the gate locks every night and opens the next morning. Not to mention you have a beach all to yourself 3 steps from your grass shack!

Also on the North Shore near Sunset Beach check out Ted Bakery(www.tedsbakery.com)...a must stop for a great breakfast sandwich....and who knows who you will run into!

Terry O'Quinn who plays John Locke on LOST.

One of the coolest things we did was a hike to Maunawili falls. I did not bring the camera on the hike as we did not bring anything you did not want to get wet. Thank you Brian for taking us there! Here are some pics and info here.
http://www.hawaiiweb.com/html/hiking/maunawili_trail.html

Another beautiful place...and one of my favorite beaches on Oahu is the beach infront of what is commonly known as Magnum PIs house..the actual house and beach from the TV series. Its a little off the beaten path beach so not alot of people and its BEAUTIFUL and calm. good for small children. Thats my buddy Mark in all the photos...

Now Waikiki is great. Lots of good places to eat..places to go out. But its just a big city...and you can go to a big city back home. I will say sunset there is beautiful..and the city lights with diamond head in the background are pretty neat!

Pearl Harbor. USS Arizona Memorial. I have been there 3 times now...and every time is just as moving as the last. Its amazing. I recommend anyone who is there to go. Get there early..beat the lines. Do the audio tour. Its worth it. Its amazing how as you board the boat to go to the memorial..and as you walk into the memorial..everyone is quiet. Its emotional.

I also have to give a shout out to 12th Ave Grill where my friend Jacci works. The food is stellar. Service is great. Just a all around cool place. I recommend it highly if you go to Honolulu.
http://www.12thavegrill.com/

Thats all for now. I will do another one of these as well coming up. Stay tuned!

Bad things happening to good people.

2009-12-10T11:46:00.000-08:00

I am not a fan of bad things happening to good people...no one is. We
have a family friend named Kathy "Pete" Meshak. I got to know her
through my Aunt Patty. They are lifelong friends. I met her for the first time really at the benefit for her husband a few years ago. He passed away shortly after from Cancer. Soon after she found a house that she liked just down the street from my Aunt's. I helped her get the house...and it was perfect for my Aunt and Pete. They could keep a eye on each other!:) She also became a fixture at our family gatherings..specially my birthday dinner at silver coach. Always a smile and always kind. That is who she was. Recently she had a accident. She fell down a flight of stairs and hit her head. She is very badly injured.

I guess I write this because it makes me so angry that this would happen to someone like her. It is not fair. She is the kindest soul. Only time will tell how things will work out. I just hope that everyone has someone like Pete in their life at some point. And if you do..do not ever take them for granted...ever.

Photo from my birthday dinner at silver coach. :)

WEEZER!

2009-12-04T10:22:00.000-08:00

Went and saw Weezer last night in Milwaukee. Amazing show as always. Every time I see them the show changes. Its great. And its awesome to know rock and roll is still alive! Here are some of my photos. Could not bring the big camera in so used the point and shoot.

Feed The Fish

2009-11-12T11:40:00.000-08:00

At the end of last February I had the opportunity to head up to Door County and do still photos on a movie set for a few days. The film is called Feed The Fish and is written and directed by Michael Matzdorff. I read the script and its awesome.

Please check out the website for the film Feed The Fish at http://www.feedthefishmovie.com/.

By the time I got there...the cast and crew had been together for a few weeks, freezing there asses off in Door County in the middle of winter. They let me slide right in and showed me how everything worked and where to go to not get in the way! Everyone was so nice and welcoming to me. It was one of the best experiences I have had. I also met alot of great people that I have become friends with including the primary still photographer Richard Steinberger (http://www.richardsteinbergerphotography.com/) who helped me not get yelled at and i have been able to lean on for photography questions..and sometimes a beer or two! We finally get to see the movie on November 21st up in Door County and I can not wait. Thank you to all the cast and crew for a fun time and for the chance to have this experience. I could go on for awhile with sotries and things...but I take pictures not write! Now onto the photos!

All photos can be found at
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/Helbach/Feed%20the%20fish/
and
http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/Helbach/Feed%20The%20Fish%202/

And of course check out www.feedthefishmovie.com.

Fall around the area.

2009-11-11T12:44:00.001-08:00

My cousins wedding

2009-09-26T10:38:00.000-07:00

Few pics I did for my cousins wedding this summer in Brule WI.

Capitol at night

2009-09-12T06:47:00.001-07:00

Sunset on the Chain last night

2009-08-22T08:42:00.000-07:00

Old Ore Dock

2009-08-12T11:44:00.000-07:00

Old Ore dock in Ashland WI during my Northwoods travel recently.

Steel Bridge Songfest

2009-07-30T13:38:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics I took up at Steel Bridge Song Festival in Sturgeon Bay. What a great time and I would love to thank Pat and MJ for allowing me to photograph everything and hang out. It was great. I have many more from the 4 days I was there.

Adam Mackintosh

James McMurtry

pat mAcdonald

Jane Wiedlin

Wally Ingram

pat mAcdonald and Eric McFadden

Bobby Bryan

9 Yr old Guitar sensation Tallen "T-man" Latz

Robby Schiller

Geri X

Chief and Isiah

2009-07-29T07:50:00.001-07:00

some wedding photos

2009-07-16T09:43:00.000-07:00

Summerfest

2009-07-09T09:47:00.000-07:00

Few snaps from Summerfest....20 Reasons Taken and Mark Little Band

Air Force One and the President

2009-06-17T12:22:00.000-07:00

On my way up to Sturgeon Bay for the Steel Bridge Music Festival I stopped in Green Bay and took Isiah out to lunch...and to see Air Force One land and the President drive by! here are the pics!

Sunset

2009-06-03T13:49:00.000-07:00

Last night was the first Mark Little Band Tuesday night at the Harbor this summer. I took some pics of the amazing sunset...

How I spent some of my Memorial day weekend.

2009-05-26T14:35:00.000-07:00

Spent some time in my hammock this weekend...was nice....

Pictures from a random walk..

2009-05-18T13:40:00.000-07:00

Danny Mitchell " A Little More Fight"

2009-05-14T13:15:00.001-07:00

Went last week to my friend Danny Michell's cd release concert. It was amazing. He was joined by a great group of musicians including Devin Belle ( http://www.myspace.com/devinbelle) singing with him. I feel very lucky to have such good friends who make such great music. I highly suggest picking up his CD " A Little More Fight". You can buy it at Mitchell Piano in Stevens Point on Hwy 10. Check him out on myspace as well http://www.myspace.com/dannymitchellmusic. It was a great night of amazing music.

Pics from rehersal.

Danny and his parents.

During the show.

Danny and Devin

The group.

Sara Watkins

2009-05-08T12:34:00.000-07:00

Went last night on the spur of the moment ( and after finally buying her new cd) I went and saw Sara Watkins at The Majestic in Madison. Sat front row. It was great. A good solid night of entertainment. From laughs to music. Sara has a voice that will bring out every range of emotion. One song can make you want to get up and stomp your feet and dance, the next can make you want to cry. Her voice is one of the most amazing I have heard. With her brother Sean playing guitar and singing harmony it was truly a concert I feel blessed to have been to. I hope Sara decides to come back soon! We were allowed to take photos so I brought in my big camera but only snapped a few in fear of annoying the performers or those around me. Also I got caught up in the music alot and forgot I had the camera! Enjoy and please check out Saras new CD! www.sarawatkins.com

View from the good seats.

2009-05-06T14:57:00.000-07:00

So last Friday my friend Sam could not use his tickets for the Brewer game so I bought them from him. 19 rows behind home plate. Great seats. I made this photo really quick before the game started. Sorry i lopped off the beer guys arm.. I have other photos from the night as well I will be posting soon.

Click on the photo to enlarge it and it looks alot better!

Mark Little Band at Rustys Backwater Bash.

2009-05-05T10:35:00.000-07:00

Some photos from Rustys Backwater Bash.

Rosco

2009-04-30T13:29:00.001-07:00

One of my nephew puppies Rosco....

Trivia 40.

2009-04-28T10:18:00.000-07:00

Ok. Here are some photos from Trivia 40: Here's looking at you kid. Not some of you may not know what Trivia is. Well here in Stevens Point Wisconsin the local college radio station puts on the worlds largest trivia contest every year. 54 hours straight of trivia questions. How it works is 8 questions are asked every hour. They ask a questions play a song, repeat questions, play another song then read the answer. In those two songs you have to find the answer and call into 90FM on a phone number given when you register. You give the operator your team ID and your answer. If its right you get points ( determined by some sort of equation I do not understand). So you have teams ( 400 some) and over 10,000 players and you play all weekend in someones basement...garage...hotel room...living room..whatever. Also there is the Trivia Stone which is liek a scavanger hunt by car...running questions which are going around downtown or whevere looking for answers to questions given on a sheet of paper...and trivia photos which they ask questions about during the contest. Our team...Substation...plays in a wood shop off someones house. Perfect setup for us. It's a great time for the weekend and it will be held again next April. Visit the Trivia website at http://90fmtrivia.org/ and you can listen to 90 FM at http://www.uwsp.edu/STUORG/WWSP/. This is all a huge fundraiser essentially for 90fm. Which is a great station playing all kinds of great music. Please check it out and listen online for a bit!

Our teams website is http://www.triviaasylum.com/sub/substatn.html

This year we finished 36th out of over 400 teams.

Our team headquaters.

Tiny teaching Dan his religon lessons!

YAY!

Lots-o-Food

Books...WTF!

Picture questions. Smiley face means we got it right. Sad face means we got it wrong.

Also they made a documentary of it a few years ago..check out the trailer for it here. And visit the movies website at http://www.triviatownmovie.com/

Kiddo comes to town.

2009-04-27T13:59:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos from when Isiah was in town over his spring break. Have not done alot of posting lately as things have been very busy for me. BUT here are the pics!

Patty and Kelly.

2009-04-15T08:38:00.000-07:00

Happy 35 years at Delta for my "Uncle" Patty. Thanks for all you do!:)

Andy Risberg

2009-04-13T08:38:00.000-07:00

No photo today. Just some sad news. My boss and friend Andy Risberg passed away this weekend at the age of 61. He had a stroke last week and was in the hospital in Marhsfield. Please keep his wife Carol and his two daughters in your thoughts and prayers. He was a good man and will be missed by many.

Scene Newspaper cover photo.

2009-04-08T13:05:00.001-07:00

Things have been pretty busy here lately so I have not had time to post anything.

My photos were used for the cover of the Central Wisconsin Scene newspaper this month and in the cover article. Here are some of the photos. Check out the story here.

http://www.scenenewspaper.com/news-views/19-news-view/18-the-cowboy-way.html

This is the photo used on the cover.

Greg Waters and the Broad Street Boogie

2009-03-25T13:08:00.000-07:00

Few Pics of Greg Waters and the Broad Street Boogie playing a few weeks ago. Also please check out the new website links on the side of the page. I will be adding to them as time goes by. Make sure you check out the HOLD one for sure! www.HOLDstudios.com

Some wedding photos I did.

2009-03-19T08:53:00.000-07:00

Picture found

2009-03-18T10:58:00.000-07:00

Was going through photos and I came across this one I had totally forgotten I had taken.

Summer is coming! I have been pretty busy lately with work and with doing different photo stuff. But it is nice its getting warmer out. Soon..once I get permission. I will be posting photos from the movie set so look forward to that. Also I was in a recording studio doing some stills and stuff and here is a photo of Mickey the studio dog hanging out in the control room.

Spring? Maybe?? hmmm

2009-03-12T09:06:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture I took a few days ago. Spring is around the corner...i think.

Feed the Fish...some more.

2009-03-05T18:44:00.000-08:00

I am so very grateful to the cast and crew and what not of Feed the Fish for letting me come on set and take photos. It was a great experience with amazing people and I hope I can do it again. Special thanks to Richard for putting up with me! Have not gotten to alot of the photos yet. Here is a cool one. There will be more to come and a longer blog about my experience. All I can say is it was a GREAT experience and the movie is gonna be awesome.

Feed the Fish.

2009-03-01T21:35:00.001-08:00

Just a quick update from Door County. Have had a great experiance on set and the cast and crew are great! Filmed a big scene today where they blew up a shed in a large explosion! Again please check out the website as posted in the last post. This is going to be a great film!

Feed the Fish.

2009-02-27T08:14:00.000-08:00

Am heading to Door County this weekend to take pictures on the set of the movie Feed the Fish for a few days. Should be interesting. New experience and it looks like it will be a fun movie! Check it out more at www.feedthefishmovie.com

Public Enemies first look....a short one...

2009-02-22T21:58:00.000-08:00

After the Oscars they played some trailers of upcoming movies. Very short trailers. here it is. Check it out 23 seconds in.

Hawaii

2009-02-20T12:56:00.000-08:00

Some random shots from Hawaii. I do not have the originals anymore which sucks so some of the quality is not that good. but they are cool photos I think. The surfing ones I did the best I could with the lens I had.

Snow...again.

2009-02-18T12:17:00.000-08:00

Just when you thought winter was done...another couple of inches of snow...woohoo...

2009 USA Pond Hockey Championships in Eagle River.

2009-02-17T13:21:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos from the 2009 USA Pond Hockey Championships in Eagle River this last weekend. 200 teams from over 24 states compete. Congrats to the Zinda Farms Cow Pies. They won the Womens Championships!
Chris shapring skates in Big Wigs pro shop.
Cow Pies

The trophies.

Teams car fell through the ice.

Portraits

2009-02-09T11:35:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos I have done of some people. Check it out.

Concert photos

2009-02-05T12:12:00.001-08:00

here are a few concert photos I have taken in the past.

Stuff.

2009-02-05T08:23:00.001-08:00

Here are some random shots from the last few days...we shall start with ice fishing last weekend.

Then some pictures I took for JR Liquor.

And lastly I would rather be in Hawaii.....

Hearts in Motion fundraiser/ Kara going away party

2009-01-29T08:57:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday my friend Kara had a going away party at Chain O Lakes Bar and Grill. It was also a fund raiser for what she is going away for. She is traveling to Guatemala for 6 months(ish)with a group called Hearts In Motion (http://www.heartsinmotion.org). Basically they provide care and medical treatment to children and families. I believe one of the things Kara will be doing is working at a orphanage that this group built not to long ago when she was down there last. In talking to Kara she is very passionate about what the group is doing. She threw a great party Saturday and I believe raised some money for Hearts in Motion. From everything I have read and everything I have heard from Kara it sounds like such a great thing and I can tell its really touched her as well. Its a pretty cool thing and I hope that someday here I can make the trip down for a few days to help. Check out the pics below..just a few from the evening. Also check out the Hearts in Motion website. If you would like to contact Kara her email is kmurray1@hotmail.com!

Kara and a child that was adopted from Guatemala.

Silent auction

Couple one from my Flickr

2009-01-25T20:14:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple from my Flickr 365 thingy. Second one is my just messing around with a "home studio" i am working on in the basement...

And I took one of the photos and made a Obamicon with it. :)

Beautiful.

2009-01-21T09:42:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was so inspiring. No matter what your political beliefs are it is a beautiful thing to watch the peaceful transition of power. This was one of my favorite moments of the whole day. I could watch it a million times.

Public Enemies

2009-01-14T14:21:00.000-08:00

The other night at the Golden Globes Johnny Depp was introduced as the star of the upcoming movie Public Enemies. So I figured I would revisit some of the photos I took while they were filming here in Wisconsin. A post from back in May of last year on here has photos of Depp and these photos are all from Madison with Christian Bale and Billy Crudup at the Capitol.

Some more Door County

2009-01-09T13:27:00.000-08:00

Door County in Winter.

2009-01-08T12:25:00.001-08:00

I have never been to Door County in Winter..at least not that I can remember. It was beautiful and quiet up at the tip. Stopped at cave point county park which was beautiful and dangerous. And there were alto less tourists! Here are some photos.

Some of me.

2009-01-05T21:01:00.000-08:00

Few pictures from my Flickr 365 project.

Gills Rock in Door County this last weekend..I like this one. It was very peaceful and quiet. Only the wind. And no people.

Some more christmas photos.

2008-12-31T07:58:00.000-08:00

2008-12-29T14:45:00.000-08:00

First off....I miss this....

Second...Merry late Christmas:) Its been busy lately around here with work and holiday things. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and has a Happy New Year!

Some more

2008-12-18T09:13:00.000-08:00

Sorry no posts for awhile been busy! Here are first some photos from Chris Aaron at Simpsons in Waupaca. He will be coming back through town on jan. 9th. If you want some rockin blues be sure to come check him out!

And a few more from Cool Waters Reunion show.

Cool Waters Band.

2008-12-08T08:24:00.000-08:00

Just a few pics from Saturdays cool waters show at Tanners in Appleton. 394 some to edit...:)

Triptophonic Studios...

2008-12-02T16:15:00.000-08:00

Triptophonic Studios...a place for music and art finally opened the day after thanksgiving. Thankyou to all those who came out and thankyou to Chef Chu for the food. It was a fun night with some great people! Thank you also to Mark and Angela for giving a outlet for some great art! Please make sure if you have not stopped by yet you please do so. Its located just down from the Harbor Bar on Highway QQ in King Wisconsin.

And of course my little corner of photography.....

Triptophonic Studios. A place for music and art.

2008-11-19T12:04:00.001-08:00

Triptophonic Studios is opening soon! Friday after thanksgiving to be exact. It is a recording studio/art stuido/gift shop featuring local artists.....such as myself! Come check it out. Its a REALLY cool place and a fun vibe! Here are some photos of things getting set up etc. Will hopfully post some more before the opening! Come check it out located on Hwy QQ in King Wisconsin!

sunset

2008-11-12T11:59:00.000-08:00

Nuthin to say..

2008-11-10T11:22:00.000-08:00

Just a picture taken this fall....

Puppies

2008-11-06T08:39:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of Bart and Rosco!

Capitol

2008-11-05T13:52:00.000-08:00

Woke up today feeling pretty good. New day...Energized. In honor of yesterday being election day I will put a cool pic I took of the state capitol last weekend .

Beautiful day in Waupaca

2008-11-04T12:03:00.000-08:00

It was a beautiful day yesterday so I decided to go visit some local parks.

Just some photos for your enjoyment.

2008-10-30T08:37:00.000-07:00

Another wedding

2008-10-25T08:26:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos I took at my friend Sarahs wedding!

Moon...

2008-10-17T11:54:00.000-07:00

Last night my friend Brian sent me a message saying I had to go look at the moon it was awesome. Big ring around it. I headed out to the dock at the Harbor Bar and took these photos.

Voices of America Tour with Ed Schultz Show.

2008-10-16T13:00:00.000-07:00

Went to a debate watch party and town hall meeting with taped for the Ed Schultz Show. It was alot of fun..here are a few photos.

Badger game and Capitol

2008-10-14T12:49:00.000-07:00

Some photos from Madison this weekend for the Badger Game. Capitol was lit up pink for breast cancer awareness.

Henry and Vilas

2008-10-10T09:08:00.000-07:00

Here are Henry and Vilas the two lions at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison.

Henry...

Vilas...with a big yawn...

More photos from travels

2008-10-09T11:55:00.001-07:00

Here are some more photos from travels around Wisconsin and Minnesota.

My friend Erins shop in LaCrosse.

Weddings Weddings Weddings....

2008-10-06T11:16:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos from the weddings I went to last month...

Have you hugged a 350 year old tree today?

2008-10-01T11:19:00.001-07:00

well have you?:) I have learned from Rachel that its ok to hug a tree every now and then. While up north in Minnesota we went to visit a place with virgin pine on it. 350 year old trees over 48 inches around. It was left this way due to a survey mistake in the 1800's. It is called the Lost Forty. Read more about it here. http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/chippewa/recreation/documents/lostforty.pdf
Here are a few photos we took of a few trees to try to get the perspective of how big and tall they really are...

And here is one place where we crossed the MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI...well not so mighty here...Just a little guy still making its way from Itasca to the Gulf.

Here is another place we stopped at called Rabideau CCC Camp. It was a old CCC camp from Roosevelt New Deal Program in the 1930's. Read more about it here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabideau_CCC_Camp
Spread the word to anyone who may go to this area to stop by during the summer months its well worth it!

This is one of the restored bunk houses the men slept in.
This was there Medical Building...Also where they practiced some of there carpentry with the curved ceilings etc.
Typewriter in one of the bunk houses that was later used by the university of Illinois for dorms.

I will end it today with this beautiful picture of a sunset from Rachels parents deck.

up nort ya....

2008-09-29T11:49:00.000-07:00

So this last weekend was the third in my trio of weddings I had to attend this month. It was up in Bayfield. I went up the day before and took my mother to my Uncle Paul and Aunt Anita's house is Brule. I had a blast. Thanks to my Aunt and Uncle for letting us stay there and thanks for my mom for having a really cool road trip. I had a lot of fun. Here are some photos from the Brule area. Most are at my Uncles or around the Brule river.

Highground

2008-09-24T11:25:00.001-07:00

I received from my father a love of stopping at ANYTHING that seems interesting on the side of roads while on trips...points of interest...historical markers...roadside attractions...I think it drives my girlfriend nuts! ( I have always said my father is distracted easily by shiny things and roadside historical markers!) But there are alot of very cool things out there in just a short 5 minute stop. Also I got from him a love of history. I can never seem to learn enough about it. Be it WWII, Vietnam, state history etc. I love it. He has taken me to places all over...Fords theater, Bull Run, Fredricksburg, Dealy Plaza,Washington D.C., museums ALL over the place..... Places where you can feel the history. I do not know how many times at his old house i heard about Blackhawk being chased through the area back in 1832 on there way to the Sauk City area! On my way to drop Rachel back off at the airport I made a stop at a place I have driven by a MILLION times and never stopped. Finally we did for just a short trip. I wish I would have had more time. Its the Highground. http://www.thehighground.org/
It is a veterns memorial park located outside Neillsville Wisconsin. Its well worth a stop..I for sure will be going back when I can spend more time. Here are some photos from our stop.

Thanks Dad.

Lambeau field at night

2008-09-18T13:48:00.000-07:00

Here is a photo I took outside Lambeau Field after the Packers Vikings Monday night game.

Up north and wedding

2008-09-17T14:07:00.001-07:00

Been out of computer touch for a few days. Picked Rachel up in the cities last Thursday and made it up to a wedding in Bemidji MN. Here are a few of the hundreds of photos I took while traveling and at the wedding. More to come.

Driving around

2008-09-05T12:16:00.000-07:00

Always keep my camera in the car incase something strikes me as fun to take a photo of. Here are a few I took in the last few weeks.

And of course...

Waupaca County Fair

2008-09-03T13:06:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago was the Waupaca County Fair. I spent some time there..ate alot of crappy fair food. And too some photos! Nothing like a Wisconsin county fair!

Up North

2008-09-02T09:22:00.000-07:00

Went up north with some friends last weekend. Here are some photos I took around the lake we stayed on.

Staying out on the Chain.

2008-08-28T11:57:00.000-07:00

Have been staying at a cottage on the Chain O Lakes for the last few days with my mom and with visits from my brother and his wife and my son. Been fun so far and is the reason I have not updated in awhile. Here are two photos I took in the last few days out on the Chain. gearing up tonight for Obamas big speech!

Fireworks

2008-08-20T13:47:00.000-07:00

Along with all the Stanley cup festivities this past weekend there were also fireworks lit off at brians house for his party. Here are some photos. I forgot my tripod in my car and did not have time to run and get it so it was hard to keep steady on the dock.

Sad news

2008-08-20T02:16:00.000-07:00

Just returned home from one of the greatest concerts I have ever been to. Eddie Vedder solo at the Riverside in Milwaukee. It was a awesome show. Came home to sad news tho that Leroy Moore of the Dave Matthews Band passed away this evening. He was there sax player and founding member. He will be sadly missed by the entire Dave Matthews Band fan base for sure.

More Stanley Cup

2008-08-18T14:41:00.000-07:00

This weekend the Stanley Cup was in Waupaca due to the fact Brian Rafalski who plays for the Redwings has a home on the chain. Brian was nice enough to bring it out Friday to the wheelhouse and Saturday to the Harbor Bar. Here are some photos from the Harbor. Thanks again to Brian for bringing it out for everyone to see. He did not have to and thats pretty cool of him to do it. Thanks! I will post a website to go look at all the photos I took over the weekend so if I have a picture of you you can get it. I just have to finish going through the over 400 photos!

Stanley Cup

2008-08-16T07:45:00.000-07:00

Nuff said....

skiing and corn roast.

2008-08-13T09:53:00.000-07:00

Here is some from skiing. My friend Aaron.And him falling...
Here are a few from the 2008 Harbor Bar corn roast..where the corn is FREE!
And even had special guests Blatz Man and Schlitz Boy!

The Mother Shuckers....

Mmmm Brats....nice glasses...

Schlitz boy says..."thats a mighty fine piece of corn right there!"

Packers family night.

2008-08-12T10:20:00.000-07:00

went to family night at Lambeau Field on August 3rd. It was a blast! Fireworks were amazing! Also I put a short video of it up that I took.

Almost the weekend....

2008-08-07T10:03:00.001-07:00

Thank goodness! Things have been so busy lately. Trying to catch up on photos people wanted etc. Working on a few new things as well. Corn roast this weekend and Brewer trip on Monday!

My Boy.

2008-08-06T13:06:00.000-07:00

Isiah came to visit for a few days at the beginning of the week. We had a fun time hanging out and swimming. Here are some photos. Second one is one of my first attempts at using Photoshop.

Happy August!

2008-08-01T15:26:00.000-07:00

Spent part of my morning knee deep in the Crystal River in Rural. Here is what I came out with.

more sunset in Waupaca.

2008-07-31T08:27:00.000-07:00

Some are from last Sunday while boating around on the Chain. Also looks like a road trip to Denver at the end of august to see Barack Obama give his nomination speech. Driving with my Father and am really looking forward to having a adventure! Most likely I will do some sort of blogging about it on here when we get back!

sunset last night

2008-07-30T12:38:00.000-07:00

Yesterday the storms broke and went around the Chain O Lakes area. Mother Nature provided us with a amazing light show!

More Garden Photos.

2008-07-29T11:51:00.000-07:00

Here are some more photos from the Garden Parade this weekend!

Garden Parade.

2008-07-24T11:00:00.000-07:00

Ok so this Friday and Saturday is the Garden parade here in Stevens Point. My (Uncle Patty) aunts garden Is one of the six featured this year. During the tours I will have some of my photography displayed and for sale so come on by 1956 Elk Street and check out " the dump" as it is called and say hi! Here are some more pictures from the garden.

Happy Hump Day

2008-07-23T13:06:00.000-07:00

WooHoo...thats about all I gotta say....:)
Some photos from my aunts garden. More to come.

Quick post

2008-07-21T14:45:00.000-07:00

Busy day...here is a photo of Billy Davidson from last weekend. Working on the over 1500 photos i took in the last week..yesh.

Beatle mania in waupaca

2008-07-19T14:21:00.001-07:00

So as mentioned in previous posts a band from the Florida Keys called Case and Davidson are up for a week in waupaca playing at the harbor bar. Billy Davidson is a Beatles nut. Last week Dr Bax who is also a local Beatles nut here in Waupaca ( I use nut in a good way:) ) Invited a few people over and invited Billy to play some of his vintage Beatles guitars. It was a very very cool night. Some awesome beautiful guitars and great food and great people. Not to mention the amazing collection of Beatles memorabilia. I cannot thank Dr Bax enough for his hospitality. Its was awesome! Check out some photos from the evening.

Cool Waters Band boat cruise.

2008-07-17T09:06:00.000-07:00

Also this last weekend we boarded the Chief Waupaca stern wheeler and went for a three hour tour with one of our favorite bands, Cool Waters Band. It was a good time had by all. Much WOP and Coors was drank.