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April 13, 2026
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – With one half of their building supporting a thriving rental business and the other underutilized, Stephanie and Wyatt Randecker said the opportunity was clear.
The couple said that was the beginning of Mini Rapids – an indoor mini golf facility located at 940 Huntington Ave., Suite 101, in Wisconsin Rapids.
“My husband and I both love to play mini golf, and some people would say there isn’t a whole lot to do in Wisconsin Rapids,” Stephanie Randecker said. “To help combat that, we wanted to build an indoor mini golf course. Everything fell into place for it to happen.”
Randecker said conversations about opening an indoor mini-golf facility date back five or six years, but the vision didn’t take shape until last summer.
“The building that now houses Mini Rapids used to be Steve’s Rental and Service,” she said. “The building was for sale a couple of years ago, so we eventually bought the rental business and changed the name to Premier Rental, [which] offers lifts, earth-moving, construction and landscaping equipment, trailers, attachments and more.”
With Premier Rental performing well after two years, Randecker said she and Wyatt grew more serious about pursuing an indoor mini-golf venture.
“We bought the building in January 2024, and then last summer, we really started [working] toward the indoor mini golf [concept],” she said.
Though the Wisconsin Rapids area has three outdoor mini golf courses, Randecker said Mini Rapids offers an indoor option she expects will draw customers year-round.
“Mini golf is a big thing in Wisconsin Rapids,” she said. “For our first year, we plan to keep Mini Rapids open year-round. If we notice it’s not busy all year, we’ll reevaluate what we do for next year. That’s the beauty of our situation, though – the building is being utilized with Premier Rental anyway, so we are here regardless.”
Randecker said Mini Rapids provides a year-round alternative to the area’s three outdoor courses, which were frequently impacted by cold and rainy weather last year.
“For the first year, we don’t just want to have pop-up dates – we want to be open consistently,” she said.
As an added bonus, Randecker said about 10 food trucks gather each Tuesday during the warmer months at The Food Truck Lot next to Mini Rapids.
“I think Tuesdays will be a big day for mini golf,” she said. “So far, Mini Rapids has had pretty much all positive feedback. People in Wisconsin Rapids like to have an indoor option for mini golf.”
Work to be done
Ahead of Mini Rapids’ late February debut, Randecker said work to ready the building included cleaning and getting the doors into working order.
“That part of the building was pretty gross – it was an old hardware store from the 1980s – and squirrels were living in there,” she laughed. “It took some deep cleaning to get the building ready.”
Randecker said nine of the 18 holes are sponsored and themed around Wisconsin Rapids businesses, with the remaining holes still available for sponsorship.
As an example, she said hole No. 8 is sponsored by Palm Septic Service.
“Palm’s hole has a palm tree on it, and the ball ends up in a toilet,” she laughed. “Hole No. 10 is sponsored by Premier Realty Group, so their setup includes houses and their realtor’s sign.”
Randecker said not all visitors come to Mini Rapids strictly for fun, noting some take a more serious approach.
“There are plenty of indoor golf simulators where you can work on your longer shots, but I’ve had some golfers who bring in their own putters to practice on their putting games,” she said. “All of the holes have either an obstacle or are shaped funny – we have a couple of holes that are U-shaped.”
Randecker said Mini Rapids features 18 “real holes,” with a 19th hole designed to collect the ball.
“You might even win a free game,” she laughed.
Giving back
Emphasizing a commitment to the community, Randecker said she and Wyatt partner with local organizations and take part in special events to give back.
“Every Monday, if you bring in a non-perishable food item, you can golf for just $5 – that’s quite a good savings,” she said. “[The donations] go to the Wisconsin Rapids Family Center, because it seems as though their shelves are always empty – they always need food. The special events we do get people in the door for a worthy cause.”
Randecker said the whole point of Mini Rapids is to be there for the community.
“I want to do lots of fundraisers,” she said. “I have a few churches that will have their youth groups do fundraisers, school trips, etc.”
As an example, Randecker said a recent special event gave 40% of the day’s mini-golf admission to Honey Suckle Bush, a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Marshfield.
“It’s the least we can do,” she said.
Randecker said Mini Rapids is open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
“That’s rain or shine,” she said.
For more information on Mini Rapids, head to minirapids.com or its Facebook page.
