Portage County Historical Society

This section includes athletic events as well as hunting, fishing and other recreational activities.

Roy Menzel Basketball Player -- 1937 news story of Roy's exploits at U. of Pennsylvania.
Opera House -- entertainment took many forms.
Rabbit Hunt -- German Hunting Club square off against Captain Green’s Nimrods.
Basketball, Area Staple -- Early years of basketball in Stevens Point.
Sport Notes -- tidbits from the past.
Bicycling Club -- Forms in Stevens Point.
Walt Wilmot -- Areas best baseball player.
Baseball Memories -- George Roman and Bud Berry recall old baseball leagues.
Bicycling Craze -- 100 years ago bicycling was very popular.
Fly Fishing - Virgil "Pete" Peters tells us of the first half of the 1900's fly fishing.