The first Annual Oulu Community Picnic was held on Sunday, September 20th, 2009 at the Oulu Pioneer Memorial Park.

Local residents, as well as guests from neighboring communities enjoyed a"pot luck style picnic, with hot dogs and lemonade provided by the Oulu Historical Society.

Oulu Historical Society president Duane Lahti commented he was "pleased with the turnout", and estimated approximately 60 people were in attendance.

We would like to welcome everyone interested in our community to browse through the pages of the Oulu, Wisconsin website.

Browse the Historical Society pages, search for information about Oulu families past and present, start or join a discussion on the Message Board or search for information about current township demographics, happenings, places of interest and more!

We hope that over time, OuluWis.us will become a useful tool for current residents as well as anyone interested in their roots and this special community we call Oulu!

Tervetuloa! Welcome!

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Current Features:

• Oulu Merchandise. Order Oulu Hotshots CDs or purchase Oulu Historical publications.
• A separate section for the Oulu Chapter of the Bayfield County Historical Society.  
• Map and information about the Township
• Places of Interest. The Oulu Corn Maze. The Palo Homestead. Johnsons Berry Patch and more.
• A dynamic discussion forum (Message Board) where all things Oulu, past and present, can be discussed.

 

It's amazing! As I sit here working on putting this site together, I can almost smell Effie's pulla and cinnamon rolls baking, and a fresh pot of Arco coffee cooking on the stove!

I bet a lot of you folks reading this have memories of the old days growing up in Oulu and the surrounding area.

Going to school at one of the old schools or at Oulu Elementary. To Gitchee Gumee 4-H club meetings. Church doings, weddings, funerals. Going to the Oulu Branch, or Lehtos Store/Purnells/Harrys Corner for groceries. Haymaking in the summer. Shoveling manure in the winter.

How about the Juhannus Juhlat of past years? Oulu BlueJays baseball games? A lot of stuff comes to mind..