Let’s face it, gas prices are higher than we wish they were. $3.94 is the average price of regular gas, in Wisconsin, currently, according to AAA Gas Prices. To be conservative with your mileage, look for alternative ways to have fun. There are numerous things to do in Racine County that don’t require you to […]
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Open House Racine County offers passport contest
Visit, enter and win! The Racine County Itinerary Passport Contest is a new addition to Open House Racine County 2018 coming THIS Saturday. Visitors who collect passport stickers at five of eight select OHRC sites (including the Real Racine Visitor Center, 14015 Washington Ave., Yorkville) will be eligible for a drawing to win a basket […]
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Get out – see some art!
One of the year’s biggest arts weekend is coming up! This weekend in Racine County also includes music performances, fund raisers and a Sunday morning run. Get out with Real Racine! Local art and artists. You’ll get up close and personal with nearly 100 area artists at the 8th annual get beHIND the aRTS. This […]
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Fun, new stops added to Open House Racine County
Get ready for fun, new additions to Open House Racine County (OHRC), coming Saturday, May 5. Presented by Real Racine, the county’s destination marketing organization, OHRC is a free exploration of nearly 60 interesting places. Among the new sites for 2018 are the Modine-Benstead Observatory in rural Yorkville, the historic DeKoven Center overlooking Lake Michigan, […]
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Open House Racine County returns May 5
Your Racine County adventure starts Saturday, May 5 with the third annual Open House Racine County (OHRC), a free exploration of nearly 60 interesting places. Among the new sites for 2018 are the Modine-Benstead Observatory in rural Yorkville, the historic DeKoven Center overlooking Lake Michigan, Gateway Technical College’s SC Johnson iMET Center and Putzmeister America, […]
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Photos and more – Open House Racine County 2017
Open House Racine County, held Saturday (May 6) was a busy day of countywide exploration. This year’s event featured 65 locations (up from 43 last year) – all free and open to the public. Although attendance figures are still being compiled, popular sites included the Johnson Foundation at Wingspread, Christmas House Bed & Breakfast and […]
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Make Saturday a day of exploration
A fun day of exploration — Open House Racine County — lies ahead this weekend. You’ll also find some local traditions, art, a new musical production and a downtown party. Join us in Real Racine. The big day is here. Open House Racine County (OHRC), a one-day, free exploration of the county’s most interesting places, […]
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Plan now for Open House Racine County
Make plans now to attend Open House Racine County (OHRC), a free, one-day exploration of the county’s most interesting places from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 6. Now in its second year, OHRC will give visitors access to more than 60 local treasures. Returning from the 2016 event are such popular sites […]
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A sweet weekend ahead
Learn about sweet maple sugar, catch some music, visit craft fairs and learn about 15 minutes of fame, all in Racine County this weekend. Come along with Real Racine. Sweetness from the trees. Learn first-hand how maple sugar comes from trees starting at 10 a.m. Saturday at River Bend Nature Center, 3600 N Green Bay […]
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EYE Spy a Medallion During Open House Racine County
It’s Open House Racine County Day … and it’s time to challenge you once again to find the Racine County EYE Spy medallion during this one-day round of our EYE Spy game. Here’s what we can tell you: the medallion is hidden outside one of the locations on the Open House list. We don’t want […]
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Explore Racine County this weekend
This weekend in Racine County – celebrate interesting places, play games with your family or do something with dogs. Try these ideas from Real Racine. Make it YOUR Racine County Day. All the fun of a field trip – without the school bus ride or permission slip. It’s the first-ever Open House Racine County (OHRC) […]
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A Pancake Tradition This Weekend
This weekend — take in a local tradition, shop for art, swing to jazz and paddle your canoe. It’s looking like a great spring evening for First Friday, too! Come along with Real Racine. Flipping those flapjacks. A 60-year tradition continues Saturday at Festival Hall, 5 Fifth St. Kiwanis Pancake Day will be serving up […]
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Real Racine Awarded Grant for May 21 Event
(Dave Blank, Real Racine CEO, and David Spiegelberg, Wisconsin Department of Tourism) Racine County residents and out-of-town visitors are invited to a day-long celebration of interesting places, fascinating architecture and local history at the first ever “Open House Racine County” on Saturday, May 21. With help from a Joint Effort Marketing (JEM) Grant from the […]
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Join the first Open House Racine County
Have you ever heard a passerby look at your building and say “What’s behind that door?” or “I wonder what they do there?” Real Racine is proud to present the inaugural “Open House Racine County” on Saturday, May 21. This event will offer free and rare access to more than 50 sites across the county. […]
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