Author: lwells

The Mellen Rod & Gun Club is looking for girls/boys (no age limit) to sell tickets for the Annual Ice Fishing Contest to be held on Sunday, February 22, 2026 at Lake Galilee. All contestants will receive 10% of their sales.

The person that sells the most tickets will receive 10% of their sales, a $ 50.00 gift certificate to any Mellen business of their choice, and will be crowned Ms./Mr. Four Seasons. Anyone interested please call Tanya Haderly at 1-715- 292-3030.

On January 10th, the Mellen Area Chamber of Commerce along with owner Robert Longfield held a ribbon cutting at his laundromat located at the Mellen Motel. The laundromat is open daily from 9AM to 9PM. Stop in and check it out! This facility is a well needed addition to Mellen. Welcome and best of luck Robert.

Mellen Motel & Laundromat

Have you ever tried Ice Fishing? >>>>> Do you love to Ice Fish?

The Wisconsin DNR has scheduled their annual FREE fishing weekend on January 17th and 18th. Be safe, check ice conditions first. For more information, see https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Fishing/anglereducation/freeFishingWeekend.

Check out some of our area fishing spots here: Lakes

Area residents are invited to check out Mellen’s new LAUNDROMAT during the MACC (Mellen Area Chamber of Commerce) ribbon cutting ceremony on January 10th.

Come early and stay late to check the place out. Ceremony is at 1:00 p.m.

Laundromat Ribbon Cutting-Public Invited!

Mellen Motel & Laundromat

If your answer is YES, then Mellen’s snowmobile club, the Penokee Mountain Range Riders, has a Facebook page you should check out at https://www.facebook.com/Penokeemountainrangeriders. Also, our Sports page has information about other local snowmobile clubs.

https://www.travelwisconsin.com/snowreport/snowmobile

Check out the First Day Hike on January 1st, 2026!

The Mellen Area Chamber of Commerce would like to wish everyone Merry Christmas!