Camp Bar Expanding with 'The Cabin'

The popular North Oakland Avenue bar will introduce "The Cabin" — which will include seating for about 50, a back bar and fireplace — during a grand opening event May 10,

To accommodate the large crowds Shorewood's Camp Bar has been experiencing since opening in November, owners say they have expanded next door. The popular North Oakland Avenue bar will introduce "The Cabin" during a grand opening event May 10, owner Paul Hackbarth said. "We started Camp not only because it was a dream of ours but because we felt it is what the community needed on that end of Oakland Avenue," Hackbarth said. "So for us to not be able to give everyone that walked through the door a cozy spot to enjoy a drink in was difficult for us. "We don't want to be known as the overcrowded bar, but with the quick success of Camp, we knew we had to make some changes," he added.  "The Cabin" will include additional seating for about 50 …

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Is Shorewood Becoming A Nightlife Destination?

With the recent addition of Camp Bar to the slate of North Oakland Avenue establishments in Shorewood, has the village emerged as a real nightlife destination?

North Oakland Avenue is home to a range of establishments to indulge. When Camp Bar opened in mid-November, it became the sixth bar, pub, wine bar or restaurant to double as a bar on North Oakland Avenue. A front page splash on this week's Shepherd Express labeled Shorewood as a place with an emerging nightlife.  "Perhaps what’s most surprising about Camp is its location," the Shepherd's article reads. "It’s the type of high-concept bar that would fit right in on the trendiest strips of the East Side or Bay View, yet it’s housed at 4044 N. Oakland Ave. in Shorewood, a historically quiet suburb better known for its family mindset and high-ranking school system than any sort of organized nightlife." Bars like Three Lions Pub, Village Pub, …

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Mike

8:11 am on Monday, March 11, 2013

In all honesty, I'm tired of trying. We're looking for a new place to live, so soon it won't be my problem anymore.   more ›

Camp Bar Announces Plans to Expand

Owners say plans are to add a fireplace lounge area, back bar and more seating at the cabin-themed bar.

Camp Bar has announced plans to expand its North Oakland Avenue tavern soon. Owners say plans are to add a fireplace lounge area, back bar and more seating at the cabin-themed bar. The "cabin" area would open in spring; a rendition of the new renovation will be posted on its Facebook page soon. Camp opened in November and was recently listed as one of the best new bars in the nation.

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Camp Bar Named One of the Best New Bars in Nation

Shorewood's newest bar is garnering some high accolades after Details Magazine, an national monthly online publication, listed it as a top newly-opened establishment.

Just months after opening, Shorewood's newest bar is garnering some high accolades, being named one of the best new bars in the country. Details Magazine, a national monthly online publication, has listed Camp Bar as a top newly-opened establishment in its "local favorites" category. "Modeled after the owners' lake cabin up north, this homey lodge has a pedigreed-lumberjack aesthetic and serves a mean Wisconsin old-fashioned (brandy muddled with orange and cherry)," the publication reads.  Also on the "local favorites" list with Camp are bars in Los Angeles, Portland and Brooklyn.  The northern Wisconsin cabin-themed tavern opened at 4044 N. Oakland Ave., across the street from the new LightHorse 4041 development, in November.

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New Year's Eve in the North Shore

Looking for something fun to do locally on New Year's Eve? Patch has you covered.

You've recovered from a massive Christmas dinner, nursed the egg nog hangover and reprogrammed all of your new electronics since the holiday weekend. Now it's time to set your sights on how you're going to ring in the New Year. OnMilwaukee has a comprehensive New Year's Eve bar guide with a slew of venues to watch the ball drop, including the Milwaukee Art Museum's sold-out celebration complete with live music, go-go dancers and an open bar (you can still signup for a waitlist) or Café Hollander on Downer Avenue's New Biers Eve celebration, where they will release a series of rare biers every hour on the hour, from 8 p.m. to close.  But, if you're looking from some more local ideas, Patch is here to help. Shorewood Whitefish Bay Bayshore …

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Year in Review — No. 8: New Bar to Bring 'Up North' Feel to North Shore

Join us as we take a trip down memory lane and look at the top 10 Shorewood stories of 2012.

As the year winds down, we'll all surely look back at what we've done in 2012. Here at Shorewood Patch, we're doing the same thing with a list of the top 10 local stories of the year.  Join us as we take a trip down memory lane. The top stories were chosen based on page views in addition to the impact it had on the community. No. 8 — New Bar Brings 'Up North' Feel to North Shore Camp Bar recently pitched its tent on North Oakland Avenue. On Aug. 29, Patch talked to owner Paul Hackbarth about his new northern Wisconsin cabin-themed bar opening in Shorewood. His love of a trip "up north" was the inspiration behind the bar. Read the full story here

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CowDung

9:46 am on Wednesday, December 26, 2012

While it seems to be a popular place, I personally don't think that Camp is at all like the 'Up North'. The music is way too loud. I was hoping for a more quiet place where one can relax and converse with friends or shoot a game of darts--like the places we go to when we are 'Up North'...   more ›

In Case You Missed It: Camp Bar Slated to Open Nov. 17

Shorewood's little taste of northern Wisconsin will set up camp in a couple weeks at 4044 N. Oakland Ave.

Camp Bar Slated to Open Nov. 17

Shorewood's little taste of northern Wisconsin will set up camp in a couple weeks at 4044 N. Oakland Ave.

Shorewood's little taste of "up north," Camp Bar, is set to pitch its tent on North Oakland Avenue on Nov. 17. Construction is wrapping up at 4044 N. Oakland Ave., across the street from the new LightHorse 4041 development, and the new bar promises to invoke the feeling up a northern Wisconsin cabin. It will feature unique architecture and woodwork, complete with taxidermy on the walls. Camp Bar has teamed up with Falbo Bros. to offer pizza, and owner Paul Hackbarth has said he plans to offer sandwiches as well, according to the bar's website. Drink prices should be line with other area bars. As part of a grand opening promotion, the bar will offer drink specials that weekend. Camp Bar will be open Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. until bar …

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In Case You Missed It: New Bar to Bring 'Up North' Feel to North Shore

Owner Paul Hackbarth hopes to open his new cabin-themed bar, Camp Bar, across from Sendik's on North Oakland Avenue, in late October.

August's Top 10 Shorewood Headlines

In case you missed them, here's Shorewood Patch's top stories from the month.

It's been a busy month in Shorewood. In case you missed them, here's some of the top August headlines. Follow the links in the headlines to read the full stories. Police: Homeless Man Threatened to Blow Up Village Hall, Shorewood Apartments A 50-year-old homeless man was arrested Aug. 27 after threatening to blow up Village Hall and the River Park Apartments in Shorewood. The man — Shorewood police have indentified him as Thomas Yela — called an intervention center and then Milwaukee police and threatened to blow up the “Shorewood court” and an unknown assisted living facility at approximately 4:06 p.m., according to police. No one was injured and Yela's claims were unfounded. Neighborhood Mobilizes to Derail Plans to Raze House for Garden…

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