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• WSLS Board Meeting

  • When
    3 May 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • Location
    Rothschild, WI

  
  

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• Learn to Survey by Compass & Chain

  • When
    9 May 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Restoration Camp, Suamico, WI
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    A ONE DAY SEMINAR SPONSORED BY: 

  NORTHEAST CHAPTER 

  OF THE WISCONSIN SOCIETY OF LAND SURVEYORS 

  Learn to Survey by Compass & Chain 

  Presented by Les & Lisa Van Horn

  FRIDAY, MAY 9th, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

  • Examine the Care and Differences in the Survey Compass
  • Understanding of the Magnetic Variation in the Survey Compass
  • Reviewing the Variation calls in the Old Field Notes
  • Learn how to Calculate Angles from the Variation Calls
  • With a 4-person crew you will run lines and distances using a Compass & Chain

  Your personal choice of a Compass to use:

  • Jacob Staff or Tripod Mount
  • Variation Compass, Plain Compass, Railroad Compass 

  Where: Restoration Camp, Suamico, WI

  Cost (includes lunch): $195 per person

  Worth 7.2 hours PDH (Category 3)

  
  

  For more information, please click here.

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• Central Chapter Meeting

  • When
    11 Jun 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    45/90 Monument

  
  

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• Northern Lakes Meeting

  • When
    12 Jun 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD

  Location: TBD
  

  Speaker: TBD

  Social Hour: 6:00 pm
  Meeting: 7:00 pm

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• WSLS Summer Meeting 2025

  • Start
    14 Aug 2025
  • End
    16 Aug 2025
  • Location
    Holiday Acres, 4060 South Shore Drive Rhinelander, Wi 54501

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  Resort Info- See below
  (We are offering various rooms at the Holiday Acres Resort in Rhinelander at a discounted rate, including multi-room family cabin options. Please see below for more information.)
  

  Schedule of Events *subject to change*

  Thursday, August 14^th
  

  • Arrival
  • Start of pacing/estimating contest
  • Family Style Cookout/Bonfire

  Friday, August 15^th
  All Day:
  

  • Kids Fishing Tournament 
  • Pacing and estimating contest

  Early AM:
  

  • Golf Outing (Early Bird Price: $60 thru 7/1)
  • Afternoon:
  • Trap Shooting Contest

  PM: 
  

  • Provided group dinner at the Three Coins Restaurant (onsite) for good ole' fashioned Friday Fish Fry!

  Saturday, August 16^th

  AM: Light continental breakfast/coffee provided
  

  • Education/Seminar hosted by the Northern Lakes Chapter
  • WSLS Membership Meeting
  • Provided Lunch
  • WSLS Board of Directors Meeting

  Adjournment of the 2025 Summer Meeting

  Hotel Information:

  We are pleased to offer a discounted rate at the Holiday Acres Resort in Rhinelander, WI. They are offering an array of room options that are suitable to all groups and families!

  To reserve, please call (715) 369-1500 before the July 22^nd discounted rate cutoff date, and reference The WSLS Summer Meeting.

  Holiday Acres Resort – Discounted pricing for our group

  1st floor rooms (Queen or 2 Queen) are $150.00 per night.
  2nd floor rooms (Queen or 2 Queen) are $145.00 per night.
  King room 1st floor is $160.00 per night.
  King room 2nd floor is $155.00 per night
  Specialty rooms (King whirlpool) are $175.00 pr night.
  2 Bedroom cottages are $335.00 per night.
  3 Bedroom cottage is $375.00 per night.

  ~All of our cottages include your bed linens and towels. Individual bedrooms, complete kitchen with pots and pans, dishes and utensils. The outside of the cottage includes your own private fire pit, picnic table and lawn chairs. Also included is a charcoal grill and a rowboat.

  Click the link below for more lodging and activities in the area!
  Rhinelander, WI - WSLS 2025.pdf

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• Northern Lakes Meeting

  • When
    10 Sep 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD

  Location: TBD
  

  Speaker: TBD

  Social Hour: 6:00 pm
  Meeting: 7:00 pm

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• Open House and SOSEWLS Chapter "Meating"

  • When
    18 Sep 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Turning Point, 6480 N. Industrial Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53223

  Social Hour 5:00 to 6:00

  Dinner 6:00 to 7:00

  Meeting & Presentation 7:00

  September 18 - Turning Point, 6480 N. Industrial Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53223

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• Scouts Surveying Merit Badge Weekend

  • Start
    4 Oct 2025
  • End
    5 Oct 2025
  • Location
    Jackson, Wisconsin

  Scouts will lay out their tents at 1PM on Saturday, dinner and breakfast are provided, Scouts are expected to be picked up by Noon on Sunday, the 5th.
  

  Visit this link, updates are coming soon! https://turningpointsystemsgroup.com/scouts/
  

  Please Volunteer! You will make the biggest impact on the success of this event!  For more information, please email Erin at estachura@turningpointsystemsgroup.com

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• WSLS Board Meeting

  • When
    4 Oct 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • Location
    Rothschild, WI

  
  

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• Central Chapter Meeting

  • When
    8 Oct 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Cassel Bar - Marathon City

  
  

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• WSLS Central Chapter Fall Education Seminar

  • When
    17 Oct 2025
  • Location
    Northcentral Technical College, 1000 W Campus Dr, Wausau, WI 54401

  
  

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• Northern Lakes Meeting

  • When
    4 Dec 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    TBD

  Location: TBD
  

  Speaker: TBD

  Social Hour: 6:00 pm
  Meeting: 7:00 pm

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• WSLS Board Meeting

  • When
    6 Dec 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • Location
    Rothschild, WI

  
  

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• Central Chapter Meeting

  • When
    10 Dec 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    MSTC - Stevens Point

  
  

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• WSLS Annual Institute

  • Start
    20 Jan 2026
  • End
    23 Jan 2026
  • Location
    Kalahari, WI Dells

  
  

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• WSLS Annual Institute

  • Start
    26 Jan 2027
  • End
    29 Jan 2027
  • Location
    Kalahari, WI Dells

  
  

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• WSLS Annual Institute

  • Start
    25 Jan 2028
  • End
    28 Jan 2028
  • Location
    Kalahari, WI Dells

  
  

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• WSLS Institute

  • Start
    23 Jan 2029
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  • End
    26 Jan 2029
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  • Location
    Kalahari

  
  

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• WSLS Annual Institute

  • Start
    22 Jan 2030
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  • End
    25 Jan 2030
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  • Location
    Kalahari

  
  

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