EXHIBIT 5

                    OPINION OF BOARDMAN, SUHR, CURRY & FIELD









                                    SPECIMEN

                              _______________, 1997



Bloomer Bancshares, Inc.
1401 Main Street
Bloomer, Wisconsin  54724

     Reference  is  made  to  the  Registration   Statement  on  Form  S-4  (the
"Registration  Statement")  to  be  filed  by  Bloomer  Bancshares,   Inc.  (the
"Corporation")  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission (the  "Commission")
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities  Act"), with
respect to shares of Common Stock of the Corporation,  no par value, issuable by
the  Corporation  in  connection  with a  reorganization  ("Common  Stock"),  as
described in the Prospectus included in the Registration Statement.

     As counsel to the  Corporation for purposes of the  reorganization,  we are
familiar with the Articles of  Incorporation  and the Bylaws of the Corporation.
We also have  examined,  or caused to be  examined,  such  other  documents  and
instruments and have made, or caused to be made, such further  investigation  as
we have deemed necessary or appropriate to render this opinion.

     Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that:

     (1)  The  Corporation  is  duly  incorporated  and  validly  existing  as a
          corporation under the laws of the State of Wisconsin.

     (2)  The  shares  of  Common  Stock of the  Corporation  when  issued  upon
          consummation of the  reorganization  and delivered to the shareholders
          of  Peoples  State  Bank in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of the
          Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated_______________,  1997, will
          be validly  issued,  fully paid and  non-assessable  under  applicable
          Wisconsin   law,   except  for  statutory   liability   under  Section
          180.0622(2)(b) of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law.

     We  hereby  consent  to  the  use  of  this  opinion  as  Exhibit  5 to the
Registration  Statement,  and we  further  consent to the use of our name in the
Registration   Statement   under  the   captions   "Legal   Matters"   and  "Tax
Considerations."  In giving  this  consent,  we do not admit  that we are in the
category of persons whose consent is required  under Section 7 of the Securities
Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission issued thereunder.


                                      BOARDMAN, SUHR, CURRY & FIELD