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SW Tech College
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Platteville, WI Platteville Chamber and Travel Wisconsin Welcome Center
UW-P To Belmont To
Stone eld Historic Site and Capital Territorial The First Great River Road Interpretive Center
Over 50 miles in Grant County
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National Brewery Museum & Great River Road Interpretive Center
NOTE: SOME SMALL PRIVATE PARCELS OF LAND MIGHT BE SHOWN AS PUBLIC. Every effort has been made This map was funded in part with a grant from the Grant County to make this map as accurate as possible; however, land boundaries and features on this map may change. The cartogra- Economic Tourism and Resource Committee. Details about pher, publisher and all others who provided information for this map assume no liability, whatsoever, for any use to which the grant can be found at www.co.grant.wi.gov. Published in this map may be put. UTV/ATV routes available at grantcounty.org. County roads are open to ATV travel. cooperation with the Grant County Tourism Council.
www.grantcounty.org
was built around 1925. Daily tours, gift and antique shops. antique and gift tours, Daily 1925. around built was recreated streetscapes and offices. and streetscapes recreated
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shown in bold. in shown Tours and gift shops. gift and Tours (1905) at the center of its historic historic its of center the at (1905) Wisconsin research center for genealogical records, histories histories records, genealogical for center research Wisconsin Grant County Courthouse County Grant
to the Dickeyville Grotto - this religious and patriotic shrine shrine patriotic and religious this - Grotto Dickeyville the to (1898). The Railroad Depot (1857) serves as a museum with with museum a as serves (1857) Depot Railroad The (1898). Historic Places Places Historic rooms and accommodations available. available. accommodations and rooms
The Grant County Seat, established in 1828, features the the features 1828, in established Seat, County Grant The Platteville. The UW-P’s Karrmann Library is the southwestern southwestern the is Library Karrmann UW-P’s The Platteville.
Register of of Register An agricultural community founded in the late1840s. Home Home late1840s. the in founded community agricultural An (1863) - birthplace of the Gideon Bible Bible Gideon the of birthplace - (1863) the
Central House Central
Dominican Educational Center. Meeting Meeting Center. Educational Dominican
Lancaster Lancaster . Home of the University of Wisconsin- of University the of Home .
Historic District Historic
National National
Dickeyville Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Hall (ca. 1860) and and 1860) (ca. Hall (GAR) Republic the of Army Grand 1846 by Father Samuel Mazzuchelli and and Mazzuchelli Samuel Father by 1846
hilly streets and shops characterize characterize shops and streets hilly Platteville’s Downtown Downtown Platteville’s
Sites on the the on Sites
include the Stone Building, erected in in erected Building, Stone the include is a rehabilitated Romanesque Revival school. Home to the the to Home school. Revival Romanesque rehabilitated a is
This lead-region community was settled in 1827. Narrow, Narrow, 1827. in settled was community lead-region This
Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters. Buildings Buildings Sisters. Dominican Sinsinawa (1898) (1898) The downtown. historic an
Old Rock High School High Rock Old
Platteville Platteville
Retreat Center - motherhouse of the the of motherhouse - Center Retreat Hunting Capital of Wisconsin. First settled in 1854 includes includes 1854 in settled First Wisconsin. of Capital Hunting
Home of the Sinsinawa Mound and and Mound Sinsinawa the of Home “Bosquebelle’’ or “Beautiful Woods’’ is the Wild Turkey Turkey Wild the is Woods’’ “Beautiful or “Bosquebelle’’
Sinsinawa Sinsinawa Along the scenic Lower Wisconsin State Riverway, Riverway, State Wisconsin Lower scenic the Along
Boscobel
Welcome to Grant County. Grant to Welcome
in the Midwest. the in Prairie Fair. Prairie
bluffs and expansive plateaus offer some of the nest views views nest the of some offer plateaus expansive and bluffs (1852) and other historic homes, also home to the Blake’s Blake’s the to home also homes, historic other and (1852)
The winding roads and byways of these valleys, craggy craggy valleys, these of byways and roads winding The Nestled along Blake Fork Creek. Home to to Home Creek. Fork Blake along Nestled Taft’s Mill Pottery Mill Taft’s
Bloomington valleys offer cold-water angling, canoeing and birding. birding. and canoeing angling, cold-water offer valleys
of bluff-lined smaller rivers and streams nestled in deep deep in nestled streams and rivers smaller bluff-lined of
wildlife viewing and river activities. Hundreds of miles miles of Hundreds activities. river and viewing wildlife
provides its motto: “With The Good Earth All Around.’’ All Earth Good The “With motto: its provides
landscape are the beginning of your auto and bike tours, tours, bike and auto your of beginning the are landscape
Route 1 Popcorn. The rolling prairie land surrounding Livingston Livingston surrounding land prairie rolling The Popcorn. 1 Route
Main Street features a restored caboose housing local history. local housing caboose restored a features Street Main The natural beauty and features of the Grant County County Grant the of features and beauty natural The
Established in 1880 from mining and agriculture. Home to Rural Rural to Home agriculture. and mining from 1880 in Established
Presidents. Antique shops. The Presidential Courtyard on on Courtyard Presidential The shops. Antique Presidents.
and commerce in Wisconsin. in commerce and Livingston Morel Mushroom Festival is held yearly. held is Festival Mushroom Morel
tree-lined main street displays shields representing all the U.S. U.S. the all representing shields displays street main tree-lined
the important beginnings of mining, religion, education education religion, mining, of beginnings important the is part of the Fox, Wisconsin heritage parkway. The annual annual The parkway. heritage Wisconsin Fox, the of part is
Observation Deck at the end of Point Rd. Point of end the at Deck Observation
Founded in 1875 and now “The City Of Presidents.’’ Its Its Presidents.’’ Of City “The now and 1875 in Founded
Historic sites throughout Grant County take you back to to back you take County Grant throughout sites Historic
a lead smelter was built there. This Wisconsin River town town River Wisconsin This there. built was smelter lead a (1898). Antique shops. shops. Antique (1898). House/Town Hall House/Town unique view of the Mississippi River visit the Potosi Point Point Potosi the visit River Mississippi the of view unique
Cuba City Cuba
and cemetery. and
Riverway, this small community was established in 1856 after after 1856 in established was community small this Riverway, including the Wisconsin House (1846) and the the and (1846) House Wisconsin the including Opera Opera Main Street. Each year the Potosi Brewfest is held. held. is Brewfest Potosi the year Each Street. Main For a a For
quiet streets or simply uncover a secluded country church church country secluded a uncover simply or streets quiet Located between rocky bluffs and the Lower Wisconsin State State Wisconsin Lower the and bluffs rocky between Located Marker. Many of its downtown historic buildings remain, remain, buildings historic downtown its of Many Marker. (1852), Grant River Recreation Area and the world’s longest longest world’s the and Area Recreation River Grant (1852),
highway. Seasonal. highway. Muscoda times as you enjoy small community hospitality, stroll stroll hospitality, community small enjoy you as times Just outside of town lies the Point of Beginning Historical Historical Beginning of Point the lies town of outside Just River Road Interpretive Center housed in the Potosi Brewery Brewery Potosi the in housed Center Interpretive Road River
mighty Mississippi and a view which cannot be seen from any any from seen be cannot which view a and Mississippi mighty Wisconsin’s most vivid history. Step back to earlier, simpler simpler earlier, to back Step history. vivid most Wisconsin’s Beginning - the place where the land survey began in 1831. 1831. in began survey land the where place the - Beginning the American Breweriana Association Museum and Great Great and Museum Association Breweriana American the
provides easy access across the the across access easy provides The buildings. Casseville Ferry Casseville Established in 1824, this community is Wisconsin’s Point of of Point Wisconsin’s is community this 1824, in Established find the Passage Thru Time Museum, Badger Hut Trail, Trail, Hut Badger Museum, Time Thru Passage the find the Rural Route 1 Popcorn outlet store. outlet Popcorn 1 Route Rural the Escape into the relaxing pace of rural life among among life rural of pace relaxing the into Escape
historic farm machinery anywhere; and a 1900s village of over 30 30 over of village 1900s a and anywhere; machinery farm historic Hazel Green Hazel These communities date back to the 1830s and ’40s. You’ll You’ll ’40s. and 1830s the to back date communities These discovery of lead. Antique and gift shops. A visitor’s favorite is is favorite visitor’s A shops. gift and Antique lead. of discovery Wisconsin visit. Wisconsin
Valley Rodeo. Valley
which has one of the finest collections of of collections finest the of one has which Agricultural Museum Agricultural
Potosi-Tennyson Potosi-Tennyson This quiet, rural community was first settled in 1827 after the the after 1827 in settled first was community rural quiet, This
adventure, discovery and escape - the beginning of your your of beginning the - escape and discovery adventure,
for fishing and recreational use. Home to the Thunders in in Thunders the to Home use. recreational and fishing for
site of Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first Governor; the the Governor; first Wisconsin’s Dewey, Nelson of site State State
Montfort Montfort mouse.
places and qualities are Grant County - the start of of start the - County Grant are qualities and places
network of sloughs on the Mississippi River ideal ideal River Mississippi the on sloughs of network
spectacular views of the Mississippi River. Stonefield is the home home the is Stonefield River. Mississippi the of views spectacular
Museum Society and well-known landmark, Igor the giant giant the Igor landmark, well-known and Society Museum
valleys, scenic byways. Rural Americana. These special special These Americana. Rural byways. scenic valleys,
This small community, dating back to 1884, is a gateway to a a to gateway a is 1884, to back dating community, small This , providing some some providing , and Nelson Dewey State Park State Dewey Nelson Site Historic
Fennimore Doll and Toy Museum, the Fennimore Railroad Railroad Fennimore the Museum, Toy and Doll Fennimore
“The Land the Glaciers Forgot.” High plateaus, deep creek creek deep plateaus, High Forgot.” Glaciers the Land “The
Bagley
The Mississippi riverside community is home to to home is community riverside Mississippi The Stonefield Stonefield
tects noted for their Prairie Style design. Also home to the the to home Also design. Style Prairie their for noted tects
Wisconsin River. The mighty Upper Mississippi. Mississippi. Upper mighty The River. Wisconsin
Cassville
(1923) was designed by Claude and Starck, archi- Starck, and Claude by designed was (1923)
Library Historic sites and communities. The scenic, wild Lower Lower wild scenic, The communities. and sites Historic
camp’’ for hunting and fishing. The The fishing. and hunting for camp’’ Dwight T. Parker Parker T. Dwight
The surrounding scenic hidden valleys make a great “base “base great a make valleys hidden scenic surrounding The
Fennimore County
to Grant to
tinctive Tidewater, Virginia style. Virginia Tidewater, tinctive
(1867) in the U.S. the in (1867)
(1837) is a limestone building patterned after a dis- a after patterned building limestone a is (1837) Cottage Monument Monument War Civil first the is Lancaster in square the On
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institutions in Wisconsin. The The Wisconsin. in institutions
Mitchell-Rountree Stone Stone Mitchell-Rountree is the grave of Wisconsin’s first governor - Nelson Dewey. Dewey. Nelson - governor first Wisconsin’s of grave the is
(1839), was one of the earliest educational educational earliest the of one was (1839), Rountree Hall Rountree
to the Grant County History Museum. Just off the square square the off Just Museum. History County Grant the to
gift shop, call (608) 348-3301. The Platteville Academy, now now Academy, Platteville The 348-3301. (608) call shop, gift are classic examples of turn-of-the-century architecture. Home Home architecture. turn-of-the-century of examples classic are
Historic Small Towns and Sites and Towns Small Historic
by taking visitors into an early 19th century lead mine, with with mine, lead century 19th early an into visitors taking by Basilica in Rome. Shops and offices surrounding the square square the surrounding offices and Shops Rome. in Basilica
dome visible for miles around, is patterned after St. Peter’s Peter’s St. after patterned is around, miles for visible dome Rollo Jamison Museum tells the story of area lead-mining lead-mining area of story the tells Museum Jamison Rollo
square. This dominant landmark, with a glass and copper copper and glass a with landmark, dominant This square. and archives, call (608) 342-1719. The Mining Museum and and Museum Mining The 342-1719. (608) call archives, and
FREE MAP ondering where to stay, Rivers, Recreation and Scenic Byways where to eat, what to do and how to have fun in Grant County? Upper Mississippi River W Fortunately, there are lots of friendly folks wait- National Wildlife and Fish Refuge ing to help plan your trip to Grant County. “Upper Miss’’ is framed for its wildlife richness and scenic splen- Bagley (608) 996-2195 www.grantcounty.org/ci/bagley Grant dor. Spring and fall are the best times to view one of the great Bloomington (608) 994-3851 www.grantcounty.org/ci/bloomington WISCONSIN migrations of wildfowl and large concentrations of bald eagles in Blue River (608) 537-2758 www.grantcounty.org/ci/blueriver winter. Sand bars along the main river channel provide a camp- Boscobel 1-866-375-2672 www.visitboscobel.com ing base for fishing, photography and canoeing into more inac- Cassville (608) 725-5855 www.cassville.org cessible backwater lakes and sloughs. Cuba City (608) 744-2152 www.cubacity.org Dickeyville (608) 568-3333 www.dickeyville.com Canoeing Fennimore 1-800-822-1131 www.fennimore.com County The hundreds of miles of riverways throughout the county offer Camping Grant County Economic Development Corporation you a range of canoeing choices. The Grant and Platte Rivers Grant County offers visitors over 1,000 campsites at 16 different (608) 822-3501 www.grantcounty.org public and private campgrounds, including sites at Nelson Dewey, provide an intimate setting among the river valleys and limestone Hazel Green (608) 854-2953 www.villageofhazelgreen.org Wyalusing State Parks and Grant County Recreation Area. Wyalusing State Park outcroppings. The Lower Wisconsin River offers miles of seclud- Lancaster (608) 723-2820 www.lancasterwisconsin.com This large beautiful state park sits atop the Mississippi River ed backwaters, beaches and islands waiting to be discovered. Livingston (608) 943-6800 www.livingstonvillage.webs.com bluffs, from which visitors can enjoy spectacular views of the Bicycling Lower WI Riverway 1-800-221-3792 http://lwr.state.wi.us confluence of the great Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers. This Choose a flat route along one of our ridgetop highways. Yet Montfort (608) 943-6917 www.grantcounty.org/ci/montfort you’re more likely to find many challenging, hilly routes wind- view was voted as “Wisconsin’s Best Scenic View’’ by Wisconsin Muscoda (608) 739-3182 www.muscoda.com ing through the river valleys and ridges offering expansive, serene Trails readers. Indian burial grounds and interpretive trails, Nelson Dewey State Park views of this historical rural landscape. Wyalusing State Park camping, hiking, biking, canoeing, boating, fishing, swimming (608) 725-5374 dnr.wi.gov/topic/name/nelsondewey offers several miles of bike trails in a wooded and bluffland set- and nature study are available for the nature enthusiast. Patch Grove ting, plus the Rountree Trail and Wisconsin River Trail. See (608) 994-2200 www.grantcounty.org/ci/patchgrove contact information (to right) for maps online. Platteville (608) 348-8888 www.platteville.com Rustic and Scenic Roads Potosi (608) 763-2300www.potosiwisconsin.com While many of our highways and Hiking, Equestrian and Cross Country Skiing Stonefield Historic Site (608) 725-5210 byways offer outstanding views of this stonefield.wisconsinhistory,org Great River Road Some of the most scenic hiking trails in Wisconsin are in unglaciated and pastoral landscape, University of WI Extension (608) 723-2125 This internationally recognized highway winds 60 miles through Grant County. Hiking trails are available at Nelson Dewey and we think you’ll find some particularly www.grant.extension.wisc.edu Grant County. Along the way are relaxed riverside communities, Wyalusing State Parks. Large blocks of state-owned land in the rewarding. One is the state designated WI Department of Natural Resources (608) 935-3368 www.dnr. outstanding views of the river and blufflands and Nelson Dewey lower Wisconsin riverway offer opportunities for hiking in more “Rustic Road’’ that includes Liberty wi.gov and Wyalusing State Parks. Side roads wind through hidden isolated areas with no formal trails. Hiking and horseback riding Ridge, Scenic and Sleepy Hollow Grant County Geneological Society stream valleys and more. Trout Fishing are available on the multiple-use, high bank Roads. Just outside of Stitzer, these grantcowigeneologicsoc.org Doc Smith Branch, Castle Rock Creek, the Big Green and trail between Muscoda and Blue River. The roads meander through contour-striped Woodman (608) 533-3441 www.grantcounty.org/ci/woodman the Little Green Rivers, Crooked Creek - all outstanding trout Millville Bridle trail has over 7 miles of trails Nelson Dewey State Park farms and the tree covered hills of the Wyalusing State Park (608) 996-2261 www.stateparks.com/wyalusing streams. Anglers can find excellent fishing on these and dozens of winding through the hillside Part of the original estate of Wisconsin’s first governor, Nelson Platte River Valley, past a church built other cold water spring creeks covering 140 miles throughout the overlooking the Wisconsin Bicycle/Pedestrian Paths Dewey. Features scenic overlooks of the Mississippi, Indian in 1861 and a one-room school house. county. The accessibility of water, trophy trout, public River. The Rountree path is a bicycle/pedestrian path on the south side of Mounds, picnicking, camping, playground, hiking, showers Irish Ridge Road is a scenic drive from easements along many streams and scenic beauty all contribute U.S. Hwy. 151 between Cty. O and Cty. D that connects to the and bird observation areas. Nelson Dewey’s home is located Cassville to Potosi offering beautiful to the area’s reputation as a trout angling escape. Fishing guide Snowmobiling Cheese Country Trail. Paved shoulders on Cty. D are provided for in the park . vistas, wildlife and bald eagles. crossing U.S. Hwy. 151 and getting to and from the city of Platteville. books are available from the Wisconsin DNR. Over 300 miles of snowmobile trails Lower Wisconsin Riverway Point of Beginning Heritage Trails Bird Watching crisscross Grant Get Local Maps At We Grant You Serenity… Among the most scenic, undeveloped and undiscovered public The Point of Beginnings Heritage Area is a The rivers, fields and streams of Grant County offer miles of County, forming several These Websites... land in the Midwest. A state-protected riverway that harkens state-designated heritage area that includes over 50 opportunities to observe eagles, ducks and many species of song loops that highlight the And a lot of ways to have fun! back to the days before intensive settlement of the area. Choose national register buildings, sites and structures in birds. The wooded river bluffs, open water and public lands county’s beauty. Call www.grantcounty.org canoes or boats, drive or bike the rural routes. Discover the sce- more than 20 communities throughout Grant, Iowa provide ideal habitat for eagles, wildlife and diverse plant (608) Travel Wisconsin.com nic splendor of the bluffs and valleys by foot or on horseback. and Lafayette Counties. Visitors will find histori- species at Potosi Point on the Mississippi. Winter months 723-2125 for maps. For those seeking pure solitude, the stretch below Boscobel cal attractions related to several themes that have provide the ideal time for observing eagles between Glen Haven See contact Cycle southwest Wisconsin.com is the most secluded. Camping is allowed on all state-owned shaped the cultural landscape of the area since 1830: and Cassville. Cassville opened a wildlife observation deck information (to right) for www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/bike-foot/docs/bikegrant.pdf islands and shorelands. Geology, politics, religion and agriculture. with spotting scope in 2012. maps online. http://www.hunt shcampwisconsin.com/GrantM.html www.grantcounty.org