Flambeau Lodge

Welcome Bonfire

Robarge Family Home 

Wedding Day

Wedding

Eastbay Lodge

Reception

Cocktail Hour

Dinner and Reception

Our Wedding

Hannah and Travis were on vacation in Maine with Hannah's family! The trip had consisted of beautiful site seeing in Boston, a drive up the shore, all of the fresh lobsters and oysters you could eat and hikes around Acadia National Park.&nbsp; On our first day of hiking in Acadia, Hannah was so distracted by the beautiful landscape and climbing on rocks that she did not notice that Travis and her father had been missing from the group! One can only assume they were scheming up a master plan for the rest of the trip!&nbsp; Later that day, Hannah's father ; Andy, suggested that we wake up early the next day and watch the sunrise on top of Cadillac Mountain ( where you can see the 1st rays of sunlight in America). We all jumped in on that plan and headed to the grocery store to buy breakfast food for the event!&nbsp; 4:00 am came quickly and we all bundled up for the trip!&nbsp;It was 35 degrees outside with 20 mile per hour winds- so we grabbed all of our hotel blankets as well!&nbsp;We arrived at Cadillac Mountain at 4:30 am and found the perfect spot overlooking the bay!&nbsp;We all huddled together to stay warm and the hour long wait began!&nbsp;&nbsp; As soon as the first rays of sunshine came over the horizon, Travis jumped up and grabbed my hand. " Hannah, I am freezing, lets go to the car!"&nbsp;Hannah refused to get up because she wanted to watch the sunrise and to be honest, was completely confused by Travis' actions. Andy gave Hannah a nudge and she finally&nbsp;got up.&nbsp; Travis took Hannah's hand and started pulling her the direction of the sunrise. " Where are we going? " Hannah asked. " We are going to a party, its a special party, just for you." Travis said, knowing that Hannah would know he was quoting her favorite song.&nbsp; Travis stopped at a spot on the Mountain with the perfect view of the bay, sunrise and the fellow tourists to see what he was about to do.&nbsp; Travis grabbed both of Hannah's hands and said what we can all assume to be sweet words, but she could not hear him due to the 20 mph winds.&nbsp; Travis got down on one knee and shivered; " will you marry me?"&nbsp; Hannah gasped and said " Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!"&nbsp; Upon that, Hannah and&nbsp;Travis returned to her family, where there was champagne and champagne flutes waiting for them!&nbsp; We spent the rest of the day enjoying a warm breakfast, a hike up the beehive trail and cracking into some fresh lobster!&nbsp;

The Proposal 

Our Story

Details

Photos

Erik Olson- Williams 

Megan Reichel

Kendra Willey- Tattenbach

Trevor Kroyer 

Michael Lee 

Kyle Sather 

Megan Geissler 

Thomas Hertzog 

Nick Reichel 

Zeke Willey- Tattenbach 

Joseph Houle 

Elliott Keller 

Erik Lundberg 

Wolfgang Tattenbach 

Kyleigh is Hannah's cousins daughter&nbsp;

Kyleigh Running 

Jenna Martinson 

Mitchell Ross

John Ostland 

Wedding Party

Q + A

Registry

There is very limited parking at the Robarge Residence for the ceremony. Guests are encouraged to park at East Bay's Banquet Parking Lot and use the shuttle for transport to the ceremony. The shuttle will also provide transportation from East Bay to Paradise Shores, AmericInn in Ladysmith, and other resorts around Lake Holcombe starting at 9:00pm through midnight.

Shuttle Service 

Guests will have many options for accommodations in Holcombe! We suggest making reservations quickly (there's another wedding in Holcombe our weekend). &nbsp;There are several resorts around the lake with cabins on the water (some adventure required) for those who may want to stay together as a group/ family. Options for hotels, resorts and cabins are below. Also, check our vrbo.com or airbnb.com for some other great options!&nbsp;

A WEEKEND IN HOLCOMBE!

This hotel is about 15 minutes away from the reception and has rooms starting at $106 per night. Hotel block is under Travis Houle

AMERICINN LODGE & SUITES LADYSMITH

Located right next to Paradise Shores, Ted's Timber Lodge has cabins on the water: three 3-bedroom cabins, eight 2-bedroom cabins, one 1-bedroom cabin and one loft cabin. Cabins have full kitchens. One might&nbsp;describe them as "rustic," but these cabins have everything you need for a great weekend and are close to everything!

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Ted's Timber Lodge & Resort, LLC

Pine Drive Resort has: four 2-bedroom cabins ($115/day), one all season 3-bedroom house ($135/day), and one 2-bedroom log cabin ($100/day).

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Pine Drive, Holcombe, WI, United States

Big Swedes has four cabins ranging from $85-$155/ night.&nbsp;

Big Swede's Resort

Paradise Shores is located on the shoreline of Lake Holcombe just minutes away from East Bay and the Robarge Family Home. The hotel has double queen, king suite, and queen suite rooms; lakeside views are available. Unfortunately, there is no online reservation system for Paradise Shores. We have 13 rooms blocked for our wedding under Robarge/Houle wedding

Paradise Shores 4

A wonderful article about Chippewa Falls downtown was recently published in the Chicago Tribune. Check it out for all kinds of ideas while you're driving through!!

Things to Do 

On your way up to Holcombe, stop in Chippewa Falls for a brewery tour and samples at the Leinie Lodge! The tour takes about an hour and comes with 5 samples ($5 for the tour and tasting). You keep the tasting glass! A great stop on your way up to Holcombe!

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

A free zoo in the heart of Chippewa's most iconic park! The Irvine Park Zoo will be newly rennovated (Memorial Day 2016) with beautiful facilities and a variety of animals including: monkeys, fox, porcupine, peacock, owls, hyenas, black bears, tigers, buffalo, elk, yak, zebra and more!

A new welcome center, small mammal exhibits and aviary will open Memorial Day 2016. This project has been near and dear to Meg's heart - the beginning stages were started when she worked at Chippewa Falls Parks and Rec!



Irvine Park Zoo is just across the street from Leinenkugels - a perfect two-fer stop!

Irvine Park Zoo

Twin Oaks is across the street from East Bay Lodge - a great morning activity before the wedding! Nick describes the course as wide-open with few trees but still fun.

Twin Oaks Golf Course

Brunet Island State Park, on the Chippewa and Fisher rivers, offers more than 1,300 acres of scenic beauty, wildlife and recreational opportunities. Quiet lagoons and channels are excellent for canoeing and wildlife watching. The landscape in Chippewa County is a product of the most recent Ice Age. The rolling terrain carries a wide variety of forest types and is home to a multitude of wildlife.

There are more than 8 miles of hiking on Brunet Island!

Also a great opportunity for camping - many sites are on the river and beautiful!

Brunet Island State Park

Lake Wissota State Park in Chippewa Falls offers secluded campsites, hiking, biking and horseback riding trails, picnic and playground areas and a 285-foot swimming beach. Boating, canoeing, kayaking and water skiing are popular summer activities on Lake Wissota.

There are more than 18 miles of hiking trails at Lake Wissota State Park. Some trails are shared with off-road bicyclists. There are two, self-guided, scenic, nature trails.

Lake Wissota State Park

Begin your visit to the Chippewa Moraine at the Ice Age Interpretive Center. Many hands-on and interactive activities are offered at the center including activity books, short films and displays about cultural, geologic and natural history.

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Trail heads for the popular loop trails start from the center and there is access to the Ice Age National Scenic Trail just 30 steps from the front door.



The center is named for David R. Obey, former United States Congressman, who was instrumental in ensuring that the reserve and its interpretive center would be a showplace of glacial history and in extending the Ice Age National Scenic Trail throughout the state



In the interpretive center, hold a snake, pet a turtle, dig for fossils, borrow snowshoes, watch a nature video, do a scavenger hunt, feed the fish a bug, discover how ice formed the Chippewa Moraine, try the voyageurs' paddle race or play voyageurs' tug-of-war.

Hannah & Travis

Hannah & Travis

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