How I’m Wasting My Summer Vacation, Part 2: Axe Throwing

How much booze in a "swig"?

​Nothing says “summer vacation” like a beautiful scenic area surrounded by tacky tourist traps. That’s what drew us to Wisconsin Dells in the south-central area of our state. Serene lakes and glacier-carved sandstone cliffs take a back seat to fudge shops, a wax museum, old-time photo studios, t-shirt stores and so much less.
 
Besides perennial favorites like a low-rent wedding chapel wedged between two parking lots, and a bar named Nig’s (where we have yet to take a swig), we discovered an intriguing new Dells attraction: Asgard Axe Throwing.
 
Asgard serves quick eats and 24 craft beers at tables overlooking safety-cage lanes for “competitive and leisure axe throwing.” It claims to be the Dells’ bachelor and bachelorette headquarters and a great place for team-building. Asgard also promises to “unleash your inner Viking.”
 
One young newbie nailed the target on her first try. On every subsequent throw, the flat edge struck the target with a dull thud. Maybe she didn’t have an inner Viking.  
 
But hey, you field-event throwers: Axe throwing could be great for cross-training. Or maybe you’d wreck your shoulder. Worth a try, though, right? Let us know how that goes. 

--Leah Rewolinski