Wisconsin Heritage – yours to enjoy isconsin, above all, is people. People of the great woodland tribes whose ancestors hunted andW gathered in the basin of the Great Lakes; Yankees from the “original thir- teen” headed west for more elbow Welcome Travelers room; European immigrants whose plows and winter wheat homesteaded Wisconsin is a rich blend of Native the rolling hills of Wisconsin; and peo- American, European, African ple of Asian, Hispanic and African American, and Asian cultures. All have ancestry who – though last to arrive - contributed to our great Wisconsin have added their own unique ingredi- culture – from art and architecture, to ents to this broadly-seasoned stew of trade, education, and style. In humanity. Wisconsin, we value our diversity, cele- Together and separately, and not brate our traditions, and take comfort always perfectly, they poured their hopes in the common spirit that binds us. and dreams, their labor and their love This edition of the Wisconsin into the small spaces and the large places of what has become Wisconsin. Heritage Traveler catalogs some of the They left their monuments as they state’s best art and history museums. passed; of mud and timber and field- Together they tell the story of stone, of brick and mortar and steel. Wisconsin – the story of the Ojibwe They painted and carved and dug and warrior, the French voyageur, the built and left their marks. German painter, and the tens of thou- Much of what they created remains, sands of immigrants from countries and much has been re-created as it once around the world, who all made was, preserved and honored in museums Wisconsin their home. and historic sites across Wisconsin. There The people of Wisconsin are proud is much to see and experience. Visit an of their history and culture. We wel- authentic re-creation of an Indian village come you to Wisconsin and hope you where ceremonial drums still thunder enjoy experiencing our rich culture. and feathered dancers still fill the fire- light. Ride an old-fashioned steam train through the fragrant pine of a Wisconsin Sincerely, forest. Climb the conning tower of a WWII submarine. Soar, vicariously, with Wausau’s famous “Birds in Art.” You can even join the circus for a day in the Jim Doyle hometown of the Ringling Bros. Governor It’s Wisconsin history; and it’s all here for you to enjoy. Contents

How to use this guide ______2 Mid-Continent Railroad Museum ______30 National Railroad Museum ______30 Museum Locator Map ______3 Sidebar: The Yellowstone Trail ______31 Native American Heritage______4 Pier Wisconsin & the S/V Denis Sullivan ______32 Forest County Potawatomi Cultural Center Port Washington 1860 Light Station ______32 & Museum______4 Sidebar: Wisconsin Lighthouses ______33 Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park ______5 Wade House ______34 George W. Brown Jr. Museum ______5 Wisconsin Automotive Museum ______34 Indian Agency House ______6 Wisconsin Maritime Museum ______35 Madeline Island Historical Museum ______6 Oneida Nation Museum______7 Military Heritage ______36 Sidebar: Petroglyphs, pictographs & effigy mounds __7 Fort Winnebago Surgeons’ Quarters Museum ___36 Wa-Swa-Goning______8 Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center ______37 Wisconsin Veterans Museum ______37 European Heritage ______9 Sidebar: Territorial Forts of Wisconsin______38 Heritage Hill State Historical Park ______9 Little Norway ______9 Famous People & Historic Homes ______39 Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center ______10 Capt. Frederick Pabst Mansion ______39 Sidebar: Father Samuel Mazzuchelli ______11 Circus World Museum ______39 Old World Wisconsin ______12 Fairlawn Mansion ______40 Swiss Historical Village Museum ______12 Galloway House & Village ______41 Hearthstone______41 Wisconsin History ______13 H.H. Bennett Studio ______42 Milwaukee Public Museum ______13 Lincoln-Tallman House ______42 Chippewa Valley Museum ______14 Octagon House, Hudson______43 Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame______15 Octagon House/First Kindergarten______44 Kenosha Public Museum ______15 Outagamie Museum ______44 Milton House Museum ______16 Taliesin ______45 Neville Public Museum ______16 Ten Chimneys ______46 Sidebar:Birthplace of the GOP ______17 Villa Louis ______46 Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center______18 Sidebar: Famous Wisconsinites ______47 Oshkosh Public Museum ______18 Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum _____19 Art Museums______48 Wisconsin Historical Museum______20 Charles Allis Art Museum ______48 Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters ______20 Elvehjem Museum of Art______48 Wisconsin State Capitol ______21 Haggerty Museum of Art ______49 John Michael Kohler Arts Center ______50 Early Industry______22 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum ______50 Camp Five Museum Complex______22 Madison Museum of Contemporary Art ______51 Dells Mill Historical Landmark & Museum _____22 Milwaukee Art Museum______52 Sidebar: Beer & Cheese ______23 New Visions Gallery ______52 Hoard Historical Museum & National Dairy Paine Art Center and Gardens ______53 Shrine ______24 The Phipps Center for the Arts______54 Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum ___24 Racine Art Museum ______54 Pendarvis ______25 Rahr-West Art Museum ______55 Rhinelander Logging Museum ______26 Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum______56 Stonefield & the State Agricultural Museum_____26 West Bend Art Museum______56 Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center ______27 Sidebar: The William F. Eisner Museum of Transportation Heritage______28 Advertising & Design ______57 Door County Maritime Museum ______28 County, Community & Area Contacts ______58 EAA Air Adventure Museum______28 More Sources of Tourism Information ______62 East Troy Electric Railroad Museum ______29 Acknowledgements ______IBC

1 How to use this guide his edition of the Wisconsin Heritage Traveler includes descriptions for seventy-two Wisconsin art and history museums. The list is by no means definitive, but it does Tcontain many of Wisconsin’s best museums. Each narrative includes a description of the property: historic focus, major collections, fea- tured artifacts and cultural significance. We want you to know what you can expect to see and experience. You’ll also find contact information: the property’s Web site address, phone num- ber, hours of operation, admission prices and handicapped accessibility. We’ve also included street addresses so that you can use Internet mapping URLs to get driving instructions. The index below lists the properties alphabetically and references their respective page num- bers. Note also that the properties are numbered. The numbers reference the map on the accompanying page. As you travel, use it to string multiple sites into an exciting driving tour of Wisconsin art and history.

Map Index

No. Historic Site Page No. Historic Site Page 1. Forest County Potawatomi Cultural Center & 36. Mid-Continent Railroad Museum ______30 Museum ______4 37. National Railroad Museum ______30 2. Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park ______5 38. Pier Wisconsin & the S/V Denis Sullivan____32 3. George W. Brown Jr. Museum ______5 39. Port Washington 1860 Light Station______32 4. Indian Agency House______6 40. Wade House ______34 5. Madeline Island Historical Museum______6 41. Wisconsin Automotive Museum______34 6. Oneida Nation Museum ______7 42. Wisconsin Maritime Museum ______35 7. Wa-Swa-Goning ______8 43. Fort Winnebago Surgeons’ Quarters Museum36 8. Heritage Hill State Historical Park______9 44. Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center_____37 9. Little Norway ______9 45. Wisconsin Veterans Museum______37 10. Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center _____10 46. Capt. Frederick Pabst Mansion ______39 11. Old World Wisconsin ______12 47. Circus World Museum ______39 12. Swiss Historical Village Museum ______12 48. Fairlawn Mansion ______40 13. Milwaukee Public Museum ______13 49. Galloway House & Village ______41 14. Chippewa Valley Museum ______14 50. Hearthstone ______41 15. Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame ______15 51. H.H. Bennett Studio ______42 16. Kenosha Public Museum ______15 52. Lincoln-Tallman House______42 17. Milton House Museum ______16 53. Octagon House, Hudson ______43 18. Neville Public Museum ______16 54. Octagon House/First Kindergarten ______44 19. Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center ______18 55. Outagamie Museum______44 20. Oshkosh Public Museum______18 56. Taliesin______45 21. Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum__19 57. Ten Chimneys______46 22. Wisconsin Historical Museum ______20 58. Villa Louis ______46 23. Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters___20 59. Charles Allis Art Museum ______48 24. Wisconsin State Capitol ______21 60. Elvehjem Museum of Art ______48 25. Camp Five Museum Complex ______22 61. Haggerty Museum of Art ______49 26. Dells Mill Historical Landmark & Museum __22 62. John Michael Kohler Arts Center______50 27. Hoard Historical Museum & National Dairy 63. Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum ______50 Shrine______24 64. Madison Museum of Contemporary Art_____51 28. Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum 24 65. Milwaukee Art Museum ______52 29. Pendarvis ______25 66. New Visions Gallery______52 30. Rhinelander Logging Museum ______26 67. Paine Art Center and Gardens ______53 31. Stonefield & the State Agricultural Museum _26 68. The Phipps Center for the Arts ______54 32. Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center______27 69. Racine Art Museum ______54 33. Door County Maritime Museum ______28 70. Rahr-West Art Museum______55 34. EAA Air Adventure Museum ______28 71. Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum ______56 35. East Troy Electric Railroad Museum ______29 72. West Bend Art Museum ______57

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Saxon 2 53 Montreal Hurley Michigan 35 Pence 63 27 Mellen 51 Gordon Cable 13 Mercer Manitowish Springstead 2 51 Danbury Hayward Eagle e r Park Lac du Flambeau v Trego Falls 3 River Florence i 7 70 Spooner Stone Lake R Minocqua 70 Fifield 70 Three 55 Grantsburg Lakes Niagara Phillips 30 35 63 Rice Rhinelander 8 Lake 1 25 8 Laona St.Croix Balsam 8 Crandon Amberg Falls Lake Cameron Tomahawk Ladysmith Gills 13 Lakewood Rock Osceola Chetek 51 ix 35 Ellison Bay 53 45 Langlade 141 ro Cornell Merrill Ephraim 64 New 64 64 Marinette 57 Richmond Bloomer Medford Antigo 64 t. C Hudson S Chippewa Cadott Stanley 55 41 Peshtigo 68 53 94 Falls 63 29 29 Wausau 42 35 Abbotsford Bowler Keshena 33 Menomonie 14 Oconto Sturgeon Bay 63 Eau Claire 13 Gresham Mosinee 29 Prescott Shawano 26 39 Tigerton Bonduel Marshfield 66 51 10 Osseo 10 29 Algoma Stevens Point 18 Green Bay M Neillsville 45 i s 35 6 15 8 s New London 37 Kewaunee i 10 De Pere s 94 Wisconsin Rapids Waupaca s Alma 41 i Nekoosa p 55 Kaukauna 43 53 50 42 p 39 Appleton Fountain 13 Menasha i Warrens Wild Rose City 51 Neenah Two Rivers 32 Wautoma 41 R Trempealeau Omro 57 Manitowoc i 21 Oshkosh 151 v 35 42 70 e West Tomah 21 34 20 Sparta Necedah Coloma Chilton r Salem 90 67 43 94 Green 90 Lake 26 Fond du La Crosse 23 Lac Greenbush gan Mauston 82 Ripon 40 Sheboygan 49 23 10 Elroy Plymouth 39 Markesan 62 Kohler Coon 33 50 23 Wisconsin 51 57 Valley 14 Waupun Dells Portage 45 43 Viroqua 47 151 33 4 41 West Reedsburg Baraboo 43 Beaver 36 Dam Horicon Bend 39 35 12 r 33 Richland ve 72 Port Washington 14 Center Ri 90 26 Hartford 23 41 Sauk Prairie 94 Columbus Cedarburg du Sac 61 Spring City 39 151 Watertown Green Germantown Brown Wisconsin Mazomanie 54 Deer 56 Sun Prairie Menomonee Prairie du Wauzeka 45 64 16 61 65 Boscobel 24 Lake Michi Iowa Chien Blue 94 Falls 58 9 23 Madison 21 Milwaukee Mounds Waukesha 38 Dodgeville 18 151 22 60 Fort 13 71 18 Atkinson 46 Fennimore 18 Stoughton 57 New 59 Mineral 92 27 11 43 Berlin Point Palmyra New 14 90 26 Eagle 151 29 12 12 94 Cassville 31 Platteville Glarus 39 Milton 35 69 Belmont 69 17 Burlington Racine Janesville 11 Potosi 28 52 Delavan Monroe 11 Dickeyville Benton Shullsburg 16 11 Brodhead 43 Lake 50 Kenosha Hazel Green Beloit Geneva

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3 Native American Heritage

Forest County designed main diorama details A language kiosk allows Potawatomi the historic ties of the visitors to look up words or Community Cultural Ojibwe, Ottawa and phrases in the Potawatomi Center & Museum Potawatomi people, a confed- language and hear how it eration known as the Council should sound. Also, several he Potawatomi have of the Three Fires. well-known children’s stories a long history as one The exhibit begins with a have been translated into Tof the original inhabi- short video on the tribe’s his- Potawatomi and may be tants of what is today the tory followed by a graphic heard in both languages. midwestern United States. display of the original lands Exhibits are also signed in Lands once occupied by the occupied by the tribe, and the both English and Potawatomi include all or subsequent movements forced Potawatomi. parts of Michigan, Ohio, on the tribe during the period The museum facility is Indiana, Illinois and of the “Removal.” Of special fully accessible with ramps Wisconsin. interest is the Wall of Treaties and an elevator. Opened in 2002, the cul- containing replicas of each of Forest County Potawatomi tural center and museum the tribe’s forty-three Museum & Cultural Center house a tribal archive, library American and seven Canadian 5460 Everybody’s Rd. and gift shop as well as a per- treaties; the Potawatomi Crandon, WI 54520 www.fcpotawatomi.com manent 2,700 square foot signed more treaties with the 800/960-5479, 715/478-7474 exhibit entitled “People of the US government than any Open daily 9am-4pm. Three Fires.” The beautifully other tribe. Admission fee: adults $3, seniors (55+) $1, students (5-12) $1, under 5 free. FORTS FOLLE AVOINE

Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park.

4 George W. Brown, Jr. Ojibwe Museum and PHILIP OLSON Cultural Center he museum and cul- tural center celebrate Tthe customs, history and art of the Ojibwe group referred to as the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The museum offers cul- tural exhibits, visitor tours, videos, interactive displays, a tribal gift shop, and beautiful George W. Brown, Jr. Ojibwe Museum and Cultural Center. dioramas depicting the four An authentic reconstruction seasons of Anishinabe Forts Folle Avoine (“Original People”) life as it Historical Park of a Woodland Indian Village compliments the forts. has been lived here for cen- n the fall of 1802 along Costumed, talented inter- turies. This small outpost of the Yellow River just preters illuminate the culture Native American history is Iabove Yellow Lake, two of the early Native American important to Wisconsin fur trading companies built residents and Euro-American because it reminds us that outposts less then 100 feet explorers. before the European settlers apart. The North West Other facilities available at came, the Ojibwe and many Company arrived first and the Park include a 1918 log other tribes occupied this area. built a trading post, a cabin visitor center that houses two On the main museum and a stockade. In museum exhibits, banquet floor there can be found an November, the XY rooms, and a gift shop. The array of Ojibwe crafts includ- Company traders built a sin- award-winning Palmer House ing beadwork, clothing, bas- gle structure combining History Research Library pro- ketry, tools, and artwork. The trading post and living quar- vides fur trade records and museum’s significant holdings ters. This was the only place county and township govern- include a 24-foot dugout on the continent where ment records. The 80-acre canoe, birch bark canoes, a competing companies were site also offers cross-country recreated French fur trade such close neighbors. skiing and nature trails along post, and a world record stur- After two seasons of trad- the beautiful Yellow River. geon taken from one of the ing with the local Ojibwe, The Forts’ visitor center, reservation’s many beautiful both forts were abandoned. the library, and most trails are lakes. Forgotten for 165 years, the wheelchair accessible. Golf There are also more than trading site was rediscovered carts are available for those 5,000 archived photos dating in 1969 by archaeologists who have difficultly walking. from the early 1800’s to the from the Wisconsin Historical present. Images include the Forts Folle Avoine Historical Society. Based on their Park reservation’s Bureau of Indian research, the fur trade posts 8500 County Road U Affairs boarding school, the were reconstructed by the Danbury, WI 54830-0159 area’s lumberjack era, and www.theforts.org early Indian Bowl dance Burnett County Historical 715/866-8890 shows. Society. Today, visitors can Open May 28-Sep 4, Wed-Sun, 9am-5pm. tour the two forts and exam- Admission fees: adults (12+) $7, children Accommodations for the ine the many items collected (6-12) $5, under 5 free, families $20. handicapped include designat- from the archeological dig. continued...

5 Native American Heritage, continued... ed parking, wheelchair access, and an elevator to each exhib- it floor. George W. Brown, Jr. Ojibwe Museum & Cultural Center 603 Peace Pipe Rd. Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538-0804 www.ojibwe.com 715/588-3333 Open May-Oct, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm;

Nov-Apr, Tue-Thu 10am-2pm. SOCIETY WISCONSIN HISTORICAL Admission fees: adult: $3, children (5- 15) $2, children under 5 free.

Indian Agency House uilt in 1832 for John Kinzie, Indian Agent Madeline Island Historical Museum. Bto the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation, Juliette Kinzie would write of Madeline Island Portage’s Indian Agency those years at the fort in Wau- Historical Museum House is a slice of frontier Bun, The “Early Day” in the life in the Wisconsin Northwest. adeline Island, his- Territory. Restored in 1930, The torically the spiri- With ten rooms, five fire- Indian Agency House is today Mtual home of the places and wallpaper, the furnished with antiques dat- Ojibwe people, became an house was large and fancy for ing from the time of the important fur-trading center the frontier. Kinzie and his Kinzie’s occupancy. The for the French in the late wife, Juliette, house is owned by The 1600s. Over the next three brought fur- National Society of The centuries the island would nishings and Colonial Dames of America in also see the arrival of mis- household the State of Wisconsin. The sionaries, loggers, fishermen, items property’s visitor center hous- boat builders, coopers, and from es changing exhibits and a by the 1890s, tourists and New museum store, which sells summer cottagers. York, copies of Wau-Bun. The In the original historic log including grounds include a Prairie museum building and the the first Garden, access to the Portage modern Capser Center, visi- piano in Canal and a handicap accessi- tors can explore this fascinat- Wisconsin. ble portion of the Ice Age ing story through a lively The house still Trail. musical orientation program, stands on its The property is not changing exhibits, a summer original spot overlooking the wheelchair accessible. lecture series, and interactive programs for kids and fami- portage between the Fox and Historic Indian Agency House lies. Wisconsin Rivers and facing Agency House Road the site of Fort Winnebago. Portage, WI 53901 Exhibits of rare and one- www.portagewi.com of-a-kind artifacts, many of The Kinzies moved to the 608/742-6362 fort in 1830. They lived in them found on Madeline Open mid-May thru mid-Oct, Mon-Sat Island, tell the whole story of INDIAN AGENCYINDIAN HOUSE BY RJ & LINDA MILLER the house from its completion 10am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm. in the fall of 1832 until the Admission fee: Nominal. the area’s exploration and set- summer of 1833. Later, tlement, from prehistory to

6 the present day. Prehistoric relics from the days of Ojibwe Petroglyphs, pictographs habitation rest alongside trade goods, missionaries’ effects, &effigy mounds tools of the lumbering and isconsin is rich in Native American history. maritime industries, and other Cultural artifacts can be found in several remnants of the island’s excellent tribal museums as well as in petro- human presence. The muse- W glyphs, pictographs and effigy mounds of the um’s outstanding collection Woodland and Mississippian Indian cultures. illustrates more than 300 More than 100 rock years of Madeline Island and art sites have been dis- northern Wisconsin history.

covered in Wisconsin. OF ROCHE-A-CRI STATE PARK PHOTO COURTESY Owned and operated by Roche-A-Cri State the Wisconsin Historical Park, just west of Society, the Madeline Island Friendship in Adams Historical Museum is fully County, is the only accessible to persons with dis- interpreted rock art site abilities. in the state. An accessi- Madeline Island Historical ble ramp and observa- Museum tion deck allow all visi- 9 Colonel Woods Avenue tors to view the petro- La Pointe, WI 54850-0009 Roche-A-Cri State Park petroglyphs. www.wisconsinhistory.org/madelineisl glyphs and pictographs. and/ It is estimated that the petroglyphs were carved before 866/944-7483, 715/747-2415 900 A.D. and pictographs appeared only 400-500 years Open MD-first wknd in Oct, daily 10am-5pm. ago. Interpretive panels present interesting facts, drawings Admission fees: adults $5.50, seniors of the art, and a map to help visitors locate carvings and (65+) $4.95, children (5-12) $2.75, paintings on the park’s signature 300-foot rock outcrop- family $15. ping. Copper Culture State Park at Oconto features an Oneida Nation Indian burial pit from the Copper Culture about 6,000 Museum years ago, the oldest cemetery site in Wisconsin. A small museum displays artifacts and photos of the original 1952 pened in 1979, the archeological dig at the site. Oneida Nation Aztalan State Park, east of Lake Mills, contains one OMuseum is one of of Wisconsin’s most important archaeological sites. It the older Native American showcases an ancient Middle-Mississippian village and AZTALAN STATE PARK BY PARK STATE ABRAMS DON AZTALAN museums in the ceremonial complex that thrived from 1000- United States. The 1300AD. They built large, flat-topped museum pre- pyramidal mounds and a stockade around serves Oneida their village. Portions of the stockade cultural and two mounds have been recon- resources and structed in the park. assures their High Cliff State Park, on the east accessibility to shore of Lake Winnebago south of the the community Fox Cities, contains excellent examples of and the public. effigy (animal-shaped) mounds constructed Exhibits explain the from 600-1300AD. Other Wisconsin state parks worldview and history of the with effigy mounds include Governor Nelson near Oneida (People of the Madison, and Wyalusing just south of Prairie du Chien at Standing Stone), and then the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers. continued...

7 Native American Heritage, Wa-Swa-Goning depicts the Ojibwe way of life continued... – one that honored the earth focus on expressive culture, a-Swa-Goning is a and the interdependency of social change and cultural re-created 17th all living things. See wig- continuity. Exhibits include Wcentury Ojibwe wams, willow fish traps, birch traditional and ceremonial village constructed amid the bark baskets and canoes, dress, pottery, wampum belts, towering pine, aspen and bows, arrows, spears, hides lacrosse, and a variety of his- white birch of the Lac du and much more. Try the toric documents and artifacts. Flambeau Indian game of Double-Ball. Enjoy a The museum also showcases a Reservation in Northern story in the teaching lodge. special exhibit of intricate lace Wisconsin. Built on twenty See primitive fire making. including many pieces fash- acres along the shore of Group tours for schools, ioned as early as 1900 by trib- Moving Cloud Lake, scouts or seniors can be al members. Waswagoning (“the place scheduled from mid-May thru The museum is complete- where they spearfish by Sep. The museum is open for ly wheelchair accessible. torchlight”) is the original individual and family tours Ojibwe name for the area. from mid-June thru Aug. Oneida Nation Museum This unique outdoor muse- W892 County Road EE Village trails are accessible Oneida, WI 54155 um strives to historically by light wheelchairs. www.oneidanation.org preserve the culture of the 920/869-2768 Ojibwe whose seasonal Wa-Swa-Goning State Road 47 & County Road H Open Tues- Fri, 9am-5pm, Feb-Dec; plus migrations for food and Sat, 9am-5pm, Jun-Aug. Closed Mon & Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 Jan. materials are reflected in the www.waswagoning.com 715/588-2615, 715/588-3560 Admission fees: adults $2, seniors (55+) displays. $1, children (under 17) $1. An educational walking Open June 15-LD, Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Admission fees: adults $7, seniors and tour along a rustic trail children (under 12) $5. J&LNAMILLER RJ & LINDA

Wa-Swa-Goning Ojibwe Indian Village.

8 European Heritage

Heritage Hill State The park also offers special Little Norway Historical Park events, programs and theme days that feature a number of estled in a wooded eritage Hill State hands-on activities for visitors valley among the Historical Park to enjoy. Nfoothills of Blue Hinvites you to expe- All of Heritage Hill’s Mound lies Little Norway, a rience a living history twenty-five historic buildings collection of a dozen tableau of Wisconsin’s early are wheelchair accessible via authentic log buildings that European history. ramps. All bathrooms are preserve the character of the Visitors are invited to accessible as well. Heritage Norwegian pioneers who travel into the past on guided Hill offers a transportation settled in this part of and self-guided system that travels through- Wisconsin. tours to explore out the 54-acre park; it does The original cabins, built four time peri- have limited wheelchair space. in 1856, have been preserved. ods in Several of the old farm build- Heritage Hill State Park Northeastern ings have been transformed 2640 S Webster Ave. Wisconsin’s Green Bay, WI 54301 from stables and granary into rich history. www.heritagehillgb.org charming little cottages. A Journey to 800/721-5150, 920/448-5150 sod-roofed cabin and a spring Open MD-LD, Mon & Tue, guided tours our La Baye only, 10:15am-2:15 pm; Wed-Sun, self- house, which protects the val- area (1672- guided tours only, Wed-Sat 10am-4:30pm, ley’s natural spring, were built 1830) to learn Sun noon- 4:30pm. about 1930. All the buildings Admission fees: adults $8, seniors (62+) $7, about fur trading children (5-17) $6, under 4 free. are furnished with the simple and early law. continued... Witness life at a frontier mili- tary post as you visit Fort Howard in 1836, the year Wisconsin became a territory. A Growing Community (1850-1912) depicts some of the trades that were found in Green Bay during the last half of the 19th century. Lastly, HERITAGE HILLHERITAGE HISTORICAL STATE BY PARK TOUSCANY JOHN explore the Ethnic Agricultural area (1848-1905) to see how the Badger state immigrants built sturdy hous- es, cultivated the land, and adjusted to life in America. Heritage Hill is brought to life against a breathtaking J&LNAMILLER RJ & LINDA backdrop of 25 historic build- ings. Costumed interpreters show you how people lived, worked, and played long ago. Little Norway.

9 European Heritage, continued... rative Norse antiques and arti- Norskedalen Nature facts unique in the United furniture, tools, art and crafts & Heritage Center States including jewelry and of the pioneer. A pleasant lit- silver, glassware, china, egun in 1977, tle stream splashes among embroidery, rosemaled chests, Norskedalen is today several trout pools. hand-carved furniture and a 400-acre complex But the property’s signa- B musical instruments. that includes an arboretum, ture structure is the “Norway Costumed guides lead five miles of nature trails, a Building,” a reproduction of a tours of the property. visitor’s center/museum and 12th century Norwegian Considering the age of the a reconstructed 1880’s Stavkirke (church). It is a buildings, there is no wheel- Norwegian farmstead. striking hewn pine structure chair access. However, staff Tucked into Wisconsin’s with a high peaked roof and accommodates the disabled in southwestern corner, the carved dragonheads in the whatever way possible. region is marked by steep gables. It was built in ridges and long, narrow val- Trondheim, Norway for the Little Norway leys popular among early 1893 Columbian Exposition 3576 County Road JG Norwegian immigrants; in Chicago. At the close of Blue Mounds, WI 53517 www.littlenorway.com hence the name the Expo, the building was 608/437-8211 Norskedalen, or dismantled, eventually making Open May 1-Oct 31: July & Aug 9am- “Norwegian Valley.” its way to Little Norway to be 7pm; May, June, Sep & Oct 9am-5pm. The Thrune Visitor’s rebuilt in 1935. It holds a Admission fees: adults $10, seniors $9, children (5-12) $4. Center, constructed in 1982 collection of ornate and deco- with a major addition in 1991, houses the Center’s museums, meeting rooms, gift shop, and a library spe-

RJ & LINDA MILLER cializing in natural history and Norwegian immigrant history and genealogy. The Bekkum Homestead recreates a typical local farm at the turn of the century. The first buildings were moved to the site during the summer of 1982 from neigh- boring farms. Local families donated nearly all of the arti- facts that enrich the buildings. The homestead includes a house, summer kitchen, springhouse, corncrib, grana- ry, outhouse, chicken coop, machine shed, stable, barn, blacksmith’s shop, and stor- age shed. Norskedalen owns and operates a second property, The Skumsrud Heritage Farm, located on 43 acres about 4 miles southwest of the main complex. The prop- Bekkum Homestead atNorskedalen Nature & Heritage Center.

10 Father Samuel Mazzuchelli

RJ & LINDA MILLER ather Samuel Mazzuchelli was one of the preemi- nent Catholic missionaries of the 19th century. FHe is remembered as a teacher, an accomplished architect, a builder of churches, and a charismatic spiri- tual leader. Born in Milan, Italy in 1806, Mazzuchelli entered the Dominican Order when he was seventeen. In 1828 he began his life as a missionary, posted to Mackinac Island on the Great Lakes frontier. Norskedalen in winter. Five years later, he moved to the erty is an open-air museum Upper Mississippi River Valley to minister with eleven restored pioneer to the lead miners in the area where today log buildings nestled in a pic- Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa meet. turesque valley with a creek, Mazzuchelli traveled a circuit of area min- croplands and forested hills. ing communities that included the rough- The property includes the and-tumble Wisconsin towns of Benton, New Diggings, Lead Mine, Shullsburg and

1853 Skumsrud pioneer log FA cabin as well as the later Gratiot. THER MAZZUCHELLI Thrune farm home. In 1844, he built a church at New Diggings. The Thrune Visitors Today, this small, weather-beaten Greco-Gothic church is Center is handicapped accessi- the only surviving Mazzuchelli wooden church. Efforts ble, as are restrooms at the are underway to restore this important architectural testa- shelter house. The roughly ment to his faith. (From June-Sept the church is open paved trail to the Bekkum Sun from 1-4pm, 608/744-3438.) Homestead is navigable by In 1847, he founded an order of teaching nuns, the wheelchair, or accommoda- Sinsinawa Dominicans who built their Mother House at tions can be made to shuttle Sinsinawa Mound in the far southwestern corner of visitors to the homestead site. Wisconsin. The sisters Norskedalen’s half-mile High exhibit a variety of Hope Springs Trail, located in Mazzuchelli artifacts DON DAVENPORT one of the most beautiful including his desk, chal- parts of the arboretum, is also ice, chasuble, and penance handicapped-accessible, com- chain, (open Mon-Fri plete with interpretive signs 10am-noon & 12:30- and benches. Additionally, a 3:30pm, Sat & Sun close-captioned Norskedalen 12:30-3:30pm, 608/748- video is available. 4411). The Mazzuchelli lega- Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center, Inc. cy includes the founding N455 Ophus Rd. of forty parishes from Coon Valley, WI 54623 Mackinac Island south to www.norskedalen.org Muscatine, Iowa. In 608/452-3424 St. Augustine Church, New Diggings. Open Apr 15-Oct 31, Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, 1993 Pope John Paul II Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm; Nov 1- proclaimed Mazzuchelli “Venerable,” the first step to Apr 14, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sun noon- Catholic sainthood. He died in 1864 and is buried in the 4pm. cemetery of St. Patrick’s Church in Benton, one of twenty Admission fees: adults $5, children (k- 12) $2, family $12. churches he designed and built. continued...

11 European Heritage, continued... ter of our ancestors in the late Swiss Historical 19th century. Stroll village Village Old World Wisconsin streets past homes and shops. he 14-building Swiss estled in the heart Chat with merchants and Historical Village, of the Kettle townsfolk. Wander the farm which has hosted Moraine State pathways. Savor the sweet T N smells of home-cooked meals many thousands of visitors Forest thirty-five miles since it opened in 1942, southwest of Milwaukee, prepared on wood burning tells a unique story of Swiss Old World Wisconsin, an stoves. Watch as historic immigration to Wisconsin. outdoor museum of immi- breeds of oxen and horses It also documents the intro- grant and pioneer history, work the fields. Try your duction and development of awaits you. With more than hand at some of the crafts - Swiss-style cheese making in 65 historic buildings relocat- and don’t forget to bring the Badger state. ed from their original your camera. Among popular Wisconsin sites, you can Plan to spend the day exploring the 576- displays are a Swiss bee house, explore the very farms, SWISS HISTORICAL VILLAGE BY RJ & LINDA MILLER an original 1855 pioneer homes, churches and stores acre site. A cabin, a log replica of the of the state’s early settlers. motorized first church/schoolhouse The museum has grouped tram takes in New Glarus, and a its historic buildings to re-cre- you from replica of an 1890’s-era ate a Crossroads Village and one ethnic cooperative cheese fac- 10 ethnic farmsteads featuring area to tory. the heritage of the German, another. New Glarus was Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, Or, hike founded in 1845 by the Polish, Yankee, and African- Old World’s Emigration Society of the American pioneers who immi- award-win- Canton of Glarus. The grated to Wisconsin. ning nature community’s continuing ties Costumed interpreters and a trails through to Switzerland are reflected in series of special events further beautiful woods and the museum’s Hall of illuminate the past. prairies that abound with History. Descendants of Rediscover how hard wildlife. Visit the museum gift Green County’s early Swiss work, determination, and per- shop for unique gift items. pioneers donated most of the severance defined the charac- Enjoy a snack, lunch, or the famous Friday night fish fry in museum’s large collection. the charming historic atmos- Their ancestors played a key phere of the museum’s role in the development of Clausing Barn Restaurant. Wisconsin’s dairy industry. Reasonable accommoda- Continuous tours of the tions will be made for handi- facility are hosted by local capped individuals. Call ahead guides; or tour buildings on WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY to make arrangements. your own. The village muse- um is on level ground and Old World Wisconsin almost all buildings are easily S103W37890 Highway 67 Eagle, WI 53119 accessed by the handicapped. www.oldworldwisconsin.org 866/944-7483, 262/594-6300 Swiss Historical Village Museum Open May 1-Oct 31; Mon-Fri 10am- 612 7th Avenue 4pm, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm, (10am-5pm New Glarus, WI 53574 www.swisshistoricalvillage.com daily in July & Aug). 608/527-2317 Admission fees: adults $14, seniors. (65+) Open May 1-Oct 31, daily 10am-4pm. $12.80, children (5-12) $8.50, family pass $39. Admission fees: adults $7, children $3, group tour discounts. Old World Wisconsin.

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Milwaukee Public adventure around the world tribes of Wisconsin: Chippewa Museum with giant images and 12,000 (Ojibwe), Menominee, watts of surround sound. Oneida, Potawatomi, onsidered one of the Travel the world and cele- Stockbridge-Munsee and best natural history brate the cultures of Africa, Winnebago (Ho-Chunk). Cmuseums in the the Arctic, China, Japan, Stand inches away from a United States, the India, the Pacific Islands and life-size Tyrannosaurus rex, Milwaukee Public Museum Middle, Central and South Triceratops, and Stegosaurus offers 150,000 square feet America. Walk through the in The Third Planet. The of world-class exhibits, a vanishing ecosystem of a exhibit features a walk-in ice year-round calendar of sup- Costa Rican rain forest and porting lectures and special see spectacular plants and ani- events, and a collection of mals. Visit the ancient civiliza- 6.2 million specimens and tions of Egypt, Syria, Greece objects. and Rome. Learn how archae- Enter the Milwaukee ologists piece together puz- Public Museum and witness zles of the past. natural wonders, cultures and Witness Wisconsin’s var- scientific discovery millions of ied animal and plant life in years in the making. The Wisconsin Woodlands. Hear T

Museum’s three floors of the sounds of singers at a tra- OURISM PHOTO FILE exhibits transport visitors to ditional drum in A Tribute to the past and offer a glimpse Survival. Thirty-seven life-size into the future. The Museum figures modeled from actual is also home to the tribal members highlight a Puelicher Butterfly Wing. Humphrey IMAX Dome recreation of a Wisconsin Theater, a six- story tall the- Woodlands Indian Powwow, cave and a walk through lime- ater that takes audiences on featuring the present-day stone cavern. Visitors can also see one of the world’s largest Torosaurus skulls, measuring 9-feet long and 8-feet wide. The contributions of OURISM PHOTO FILE OURISM PHOTO T European immigrants to the settlement of the United States and Wisconsin are highlighted in European Village. Thirty European homes showcase “old coun- try” authenticity through arti- facts and architectural detail. This “living exhibit” changes seasonally as members of the local community decorate their homes for the holidays. Milwaukee Public Museum. continued...

13 Wisconsin History, continued... excitement of scientific dis- covery. Experience a bygone area The Milwaukee Public in Streets of Old Milwaukee. Museum and the Humphrey Hundreds of original period IMAX Dome Theater are objects and structural ele- accessible to those using ments, including doors, win- wheelchairs or with limited dows, counters, railings, stair- mobility. Wheelchairs are cases and gingerbread trim available on site for rental. from actual buildings built between 1850 and 1900 were Milwaukee Public Museum used to construct the exhibit. 800 W Wells St Milwaukee, WI 53233-1478 Walk amidst thousands of www.mpm.edu butterflies in the Puelicher 414/278-2702, or 888/700-9069 MILLER RJ & LINDA Butterfly Wing, a walk- Open daily 9am-5pm. (Evening IMAX shows Fri & Sat.) through tropical garden. The Admission fees: adults $8, seniors (62+) adjacent area features live $7, children (3-15) $5.50, under 2 free, bugs and elaborate interactive Milwaukee County residents with ID Chippewa Valley Museum. stations that outline why but- free every Mon. exhibit asks why some farm terflies and insects are critical families cling to this rural way to the environment. Chippewa Valley Museum of life, while others do not. In addition, the museum estled under a maintains an 1882 school- canopy of pine trees house and 1860’s Norwegian Nin scenic Carson log house on the grounds; Park, the nationally recog-

MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM MILWAUKEE serves treats in a working nized Chippewa Valley 19th century ice cream parlor; Museum (CVM) collects, and charms visitors with an preserves and tells the sto- eight-foot, 21-room doll- ries of the Chippewa Valley house. Its research library and its people. holds 26,000 archival items, CVM offers three long- including 14,000 photo- term exhibits as well as a vari- graphs. A genealogy section ety of programs and smaller includes city directories and exhibits. Paths of the People extensive area cemetery direc- traces the Ojibwe Indians tories. from their arrival in the The museum is complete- Chippewa Valley 300 years ly wheelchair accessible. While Streets of Old Milwaukee. ago, through treaties and wheelchair-bound visitors boarding schools, to the pow- have been in the log house, Exploring Life on Earth wow grounds of the 1990s. neither historic structure showcases the research and Settlement & Survival follows offers easy handicap access. collection of Milwaukee the flood of immigrants – Chippewa Valley Museum Public Museum scientists. Yankees, Germans, With real specimens and 1204 Carson Park Dr. Norwegians and others – to P.O. Box 1204 interactive displays, the exhib- the sawdust cities of the lum- Eau Claire, WI 54702-1204 it explores the variety of life www.cvmuseum.com ber boom; then lets visitors 715/834-7871 on Earth and how it has discover what happened after changed over time. Life-size Open MD-LD, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun the “inexhaustible” pinery 1-5pm, Tues ‘til 8pm; LD-MD, Tues-Sun dioramas, multimedia stations disappeared under the axe. 1-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Tues ‘til 8pm. and animatronics augment the CVM’s 2004 Farm Life Admission fees: Adults $4, ages 3-17 $1.50, under 3 Free; Tues eve free to all.

14 Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Located one level below the main floor of the Lambeau Field Atrium, the new Packers Hall of Fame is 25,000 square feet of pure Packers glory where you can see, touch and feel more than 80 years of riveting history. A moving, 12-minute movie about the Packers, pro- duced for the team by NFL Films, starts the Hall of Fame experience. Beautifully recre-

ated moments are around T OURISM PHOTO FILE every corner. Interactive videos line the hallways. There are 77 exhibits featur- ing Packers fans, the Ice Bowl, and today’s team. A Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. huge kid’s area lets little fans until the visitor reaches the areas, including the visiting do the Lambeau Leap, throw plaques of all 131 members of team locker room. Bring your passes and kick field goals. the Packers Hall of Fame and camera for outstanding photo A recreated office of leg- a display of the team’s three opportunities. endary coach Vince Lombardi Super Bowl trophies. Both the Packers Hall of and lockers of all twenty Many fans include a stadi- Fame and the Lambeau Field Packers in the Pro Football um tour of Lambeau Field. Stadium Tours are wheelchair Hall of Fame are among the You can walk through the accessible. highlights of this unique team tunnel to the field and Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame space, which does not end see several behind-the-scenes 1265 Lombardi Ave. Green Bay, WI 54304 www.packers.com 888/442-7225, 920/569-7512 Open daily 9am-6pm, (hours may vary for home games). Admission fees: adults (12+) $10, seniors (62+) $8, youth (6-11) $5, under 5 free. Kenosha Public Museum PHOTO COURTESYPHOTO OF KENOSHA PUBLIC MUSEUM enosha Public Museum exhibits Kdetail how Wisconsin has changed over the last 425 million years. Pull trilo- bites out of a tropical coral reef. Visit the Mesozoic world of the deinonychus.

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15 Wisconsin History, continued... rehabilitated to accommodate visitors and the tunnel was See a Paleo-Indian hunting enlarged and lined with stone. party attack woolly mam- A guided tour explores moths during the Ice Age. the entire inn, including the See Wisconsin’s oldest water tunnel. Tours focus on the vessel. Discover the complex history of Milton, the life and and sophisticated Aztalan times of Joseph Goodrich, the culture that flourished in operation of his stagecoach Wisconsin 1000 years ago. inn, and the unique features Tour a Native American vil- and functions of the Milton lage from the 18th century. House itself. Constructed of Meet the state’s first Euro- lime mortar, the Milton American explorers and House is recognized by the traders. Portland Cement Association The museum’s signature as the first concrete home in exhibit is the largest and most DON ABRAMS America. complete mammoth ever Both the first floor of the excavated in North America. inn and the cabin are handi- In 1992, a KPM archaeologist Milton House Museum. capped-accessible. A video of began excavating two woolly the second floor and mammoth skeletons in west- Milton House Museum Underground Railroad display ern Kenosha County. Those National Historic is available for those who are bones show cut marks made Landmark unable to negotiate the stairs. by stone tools. Carbon dating indicates their age to be he Milton House Milton House Museum 12,500 years old – 1000 years National Historic 18 S Janesville St. earlier than the previously Milton, WI 53563 TLandmark, an 1844 www.miltonhouse.org accepted date for the presence stagecoach inn, is 608/868-7772 of humans in the Americas. Wisconsin’s only document- Open May 1-LD. Open Sat & Sun in The mammoth bones are dis- ed Underground Railroad May, 10am-5pm; MD-LD daily, 10am- 5pm. played as they were found at site. Admission fees: adults (12+) $5, seniors the excavation site along with The unusual hexagonal (62+) $4, children (5-12) $2, under 5 a life-sized skeletal replica. three-story house was both an free. The Kenosha Public inn and the family residence Museum is fully accessible, of Joseph Goodrich, the Neville Public Museum with two elevators. founder of Milton. Goodrich of Brown County Wheelchairs are available for was a Seventh Day Baptist he rich history of use in the Museum. and an outspoken abolitionist. Green Bay and Additional accommodations His inn was a clandestine stop Northeastern may be made with 72 hours on the Underground T Wisconsin can be explored notice. Railroad; a forty-foot tunnel at the city’s Neville Public connects the inn to a small Kenosha Public Museum Museum. log cabin east of the main 5500 First Ave. Walk through time in the Kenosha, WI 53140 house. permanent exhibition, On the www.kenoshapublicmuseum.org The tunnel, originally an 262/653-4140 Edge of the Inland Sea, a trip earthen structure about three Open Sun & Mon noon-5pm; Tue-Sat starting at the end of the last 9am-5pm. to five feet high, is believed to Ice Age. Dioramas and arti- Admission fees: free have been constructed shortly facts illuminate the area’s after the house was complet- unique geology, indigenous ed. In 1953, the property was

16 wildlife and Native American culture. Relive the arrival of Birthplace of the GOP Frenchman Jean Nicolet in 1634. Follow the era of estled in rural east central Wisconsin, the city British influence, the building of Ripon is home to a building with a special of Fort Howard, and Nplace in our nation’s history. In the center of Wisconsin statehood in 1848. the city, beside meandering Silver Creek, is The Little Thousands of artifacts, White Schoolhouse. Built in 1850, this National photographs, and film trace Historic Landmark is the birthplace of the Republican the development of Green Party. Bay through the mid-20th 2004 marked the 150th century. The museum also anniversary of the historic features changing history meeting that took place here exhibits focusing on various on March 20, 1854. This aspects of Wisconsin’s past. was the first grassroots meet- The permanent collec- ing by members of three tion, open by appointment, is existing political parties to

the heart of the museum. The form a new party called COMMENDERE BARNES diversity of the region is pre- Republican, which ignited a nation- served in more than one mil- al movement. lion objects including histori- The museum contains artifacts that relate the story of cal artifacts, original artwork, the meeting, as well as others that tell about the founding and archeological specimens. of Ripon and what school-life was like for children in the The film collection – an 1850’s. invaluable resource for educa- Located at 303 Blackburn St., The Little White tors and researchers – includes Schoolhouse is open May 1-Oct 30; daily MD-LD 10am- more than 100,000 prints; 4pm; Sat & Sun only May, Sep & Oct. Admission fees 1,000,000 negatives (taken are adults (12+) $1, under 12 free. www.ripon-wi.com, for the Green Bay Press- 920/748-6764. Gazette from about 1950- There is a wheelchair ramp into the building making 80); and 4,000,000 feet of it accessible to the handicapped. local television news film.

The Neville and its park- ing lot are accessible for the handicapped with ramps, an OURISM PHOTO FILE OURISM PHOTO

T elevator, and accessible rest- rooms. Wheelchairs are avail- able. The Neville Theater (auditorium) can also accom- modate visitors in wheel- chairs. Neville Public Museum 210 Museum Place Green Bay, WI 54303 www.nevillepublicmuseum.org 920/448-4460 Open Mon, Tues, Fri & Sat 9am-5pm; Wed & Thur 9am-8pm; Sun noon-5pm. Admission fees: adult (16+) $4, child (6- 15) $2, under 5 free. Free admission 9- 10am Mon-Sat. Neville Public Museum. continued...

17 Wisconsin History, continued... constraints. Topics include Creek National Wildlife Lake Superior, lighthouses, Refuge through an interactive Northern Great Lakes fishing, Native American cul- exhibit. Visitor Center ture, farming, tourism, com- The Northern Great he interactive exhibits mercial fishing, mining, and Lakes Visitor Center building of the Northern more. Peek inside an 18th and grounds were designed to Great Lakes Visitor century fur trader’s cabin; provide universal accessibility T hear and feel the rumble of for every visitor. Wide hall- Center tell the stories of the Great Lakes Region. They the explosion after pushing ways, automatic doors, out- are the stories of the Native down the dynamite plunger at door paths, an elevator and American, the fur trader, the the head frame of a deep-shaft spacious restrooms accommo- lumberjack, the miner, the iron mine; or step back and date all handicapped visitors. sailor and the farmer. Spend listen to voyageurs singing as Northern Great Lakes Visitor a few minutes or a few they paddle their birch bark Center hours exploring the center’s canoe across Lake Superior. 29270 County Road G Visitors can browse the Ashland, WI 54806 two floors of cultural and www.northerngreatlakescenter.org natural history exhibits. center’s annually changing 715/685-9983 The center’s dioramas and exhibits that interpretively dis- Open daily 9am-5pm, (‘til 7pm during displays interpret the interac- play the arts and culture of summer). Admission fees: free tion of human cultures with the region. In 2005, an the land and natural resources exhibit exploring the history of the region. The center’s of forestry will be on display Oshkosh Public design allows visitors to pick in conjuncture with the 100th Museum anniversary of the U.S. Forest and choose topics according he Oshkosh Public Service. Nearby, visitors can to their interests and time Museum tells the rich also explore the Whittlesey Tstory of the explo- ration, settlement, and development of Oshkosh and the Lake Winnebago

DALE THOMAS Region of Wisconsin. It is the story of Native Americans, French fur traders, European immi- grants, pioneer farmers, shopkeepers, and lumber barons. Discover the museum’s many innovative and exciting exhibits. Visitors can hear the haunting sounds of a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle. They can marvel at the intri- cate 1926 scale model of the city’s Paine Lumber Company, once “The World’s Largest Lumber Co.” Kids of all ages will love exploring “Grandma’s Attic,” the exten- sive “Waterways & Wildlife” exhibit, or stand in awe of the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center.

18 eight-foot tall Apostles Clock. The museum also displays impressive collections of folk art, glass and ceramics, mili- tary memorabilia and Native American culture. The museum and its extensive archives are housed in the 1908 Edwardian man- sion of former lumber baron Edgar P. Sawyer. With interi- ors by New York’s famous

Tiffany Studios, the Sawyer DON ABRAMS home is an architectural mas- terpiece. The museum com- plex is further augmented by Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum. the modern William Steiger Wisconsin Black labor, both in America and addition. Wisconsin; the key historical, Find out why the Historical Society Museum social and economic events Oshkosh Public Museum was that have affected and influ- voted the No.1 family muse- he Wisconsin Black enced African Americans as a um in the Fox River Valley for Historical Society workforce. There are sections three straight years. TMuseum documents on slavery, agriculture, and The museum is ADA and preserves the historical the industrial revolution that compliant and wheelchair heritage of African descent led blacks in America from accessible. in Wisconsin. The museum the farm fields to the facto- Oshkosh Public Museum collects and exhibits materi- ries. The exhibit does much 1331 Algoma Blvd. als depicting this heritage. It to dispel the myth of black Oshkosh, WI 54901-2799 also serves as a resource cen- www.publicmuseum.oshkosh.net people as lazy underachievers, 920/424-4731 ter for all people interesting acknowledging them as proud Open Tue-Sat 10am-4:30pm, Sun 1- in Wisconsin’s rich African and industrious workers. 4:30pm. Closed Mon & holidays. American heritage. Another museum high- Admission fees: free to museum; $2 a Museum exhibits current- light is a giant 14-panel mural person requested for special exhibits. ly focus on African American tracing African American his- tory from ancient Egypt to the early settlers of rural Wisconsin and Milwaukee. George Gist artfully executed this larger-than-life panorama. The museum is not wheelchair accessible. Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum 2620 W. Center St. Milwaukee, WI 53206 PHOTO COURTESYPHOTO THE OSHKOSH PUBLIC MUSEUM OF www.wbhsm.org 414/372-7677 Open Tues-Sat 9am-5pm. Admission fees: unguided tours are free; guided tours are adults $5, children $2.50.

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19 Wisconsin History, continued... Wisconsin Historical Museum ocated on Capitol Square in downtown LMadison, the Wisconsin Historical Museum tells the story of the state’s rich history from arrival of the earliest Native Americans to the successive waves of European migra- tion. Explore Wisconsin’s

distinctive heritage and a JIM BACH variety of other American history topics through arti- Wisconsin Historical Museum. facts, photographs, full-scale dioramas, audio-visual pre- Identity through Wisconsin grown to comprise the largest sentations, and interactive Folk Objects. library in the world dedicated multimedia programs. The museum is fully exclusively to North American The museum offers four wheelchair accessible with history. The Society’s library floors of permanent and automatic doors, accessible and archives hold numerous changing exhibits. Explore restrooms, and elevators. collections of national impor- the People of the Woodlands Wisconsin Historical Museum tance, ranging from early exhibit, which highlights the 30 N. Carroll St. American frontier history to stories of native people living Madison, WI 53703 late 20th-century social action in Wisconsin before and after www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum movements, such as civil 608/264-6555 the fur trade. You can also rights. Highlights include his- Open Tues-Sat, 9am-4pm; closed Sun & enter an Aztalan-style house Mon. toric diaries including that of and investigate the science of Admission fees: Suggested donation Sgt. Charles Floyd, the only archaeology. adults $4, children 18 & under $3, or member of the Lewis and Tour two hundred years $10 family donation. Clark expedition to die on of Wisconsin history in the their journey of discovery; the museum’s third and fourth Wisconsin Historical Wisconsin Genealogy floor exhibit, On Common Society Headquarters Research Service; tens of Ground. Explore themes ounded in 1846 — thousands of historic unique to Wisconsin History two years before Wisconsin images from the from settlement days to the Wisconsin statehood 19th and 20th centuries present. Discover a frontier F including the magnificent — the Wisconsin Historical lead mine, track immigration Society moved from tempo- H.H. Bennett collection; rare routes, explore work and play rary quarters in the second books, handwritten manu- in a lumber camp, and exam- state Capitol to its present- scripts, and antique maps that ine Wisconsin’s political her- day headquarters on the illustrate 250 years of itage. University of Wisconsin- Wisconsin history. From April 15th, 2005 Madison campus in 1900. The Wisconsin Historical through June 2006, explore Today the Society ranks Museum on Madison’s Wisconsin folk culture in a among the pre-eminent state Capitol Square and a temporary exhibit called historical agencies in the statewide network of 10 his- Person to Person: Crafting nation. Its collections have toric sites provide one of the

20 nation’s most comprehensive Wisconsin State Capitol Visitors can tour the laboratories for the study, chambers that house the three appreciation and enjoyment isconsin’s State branches of government – of midwestern frontier histo- Capitol lies on an executive, judicial and legisla- ry. The Society also leads the Wisthmus bordered tive. The Governor’s way in working to preserve by Lakes Monona and Conference Room is styled Wisconsin’s built and archae- Mendota. This majestic after the small council cham- ological heritage through a granite structure designed bers of the Doge’s palace in variety of historic preservation by George B. Post & Sons Venice. The Supreme Court is programs. was built between 1906 and decorated with German and The Wisconsin Historical 1917 at a cost of $7.25 mil- Italian marble, mahogany fur- Society’s headquarters build- lion. niture and four murals that ing is fully accessible to per- Reaching a height of over illustrate historical events that sons with disabilities. 265 feet, the Capitol dome is have influenced current topped by an elegant gilded Wisconsin Historical Society Wisconsin law. Wisconsin’s Headquarters bronze statue, “Wisconsin.” bicameral legislature meets in 816 State Street The interior of the Capitol its second floor chambers. Madison, WI 53706 showcases 43 unique varieties The Senate is decorated with www.wisconsinhistory.org 608/264-6400 of stone from around the French and Italian marble, Open Mon-Thur 8am-9pm, Fri & Sat world, hand-carved furniture walnut furniture, and a mural 8am-5pm, closed Sun. (During UW and glass mosaics. The mural depicting the opening of the break periods, closing is 5pm.) “Resources of Wisconsin” Panama Canal. The Assembly Admission fees: free. decorates the rotunda’s interi- features New York and Italian or dome. marble, Wisconsin oak furni- ture, and a mural symbolizing Wisconsin’s past, present and future. There are three handi- capped-parking stalls located at the foot of the stairs on East Washington Avenue. Handicapped accessible

PHOTO COURTESYPHOTO OF WISCONSIN THE STATE OF entrances are located at East and West Washington Avenues, Wisconsin Avenue and Martin Luther King Blvd. Many of the restrooms are also accessible. There are ele- vators throughout the build- ing making all rooms featured on the tour accessible. Wisconsin State Capitol Building 2 E. Main St. Madison, WI 53702 www.wisconsin.gov 608/266-0382 Open Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat & Sun 8am-4pm. Tours Mon-Sat at 9, 10 & 11am and 1, 2 & 3pm; Sun at 1, 2 & 3pm. (Additional 4pm tour weekdays in summer.) Admission fees: free. Assembly Chamber, Wisconsin State Capitol.

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Camp Five Museum Enjoy a memorable ride Camp Five Museum’s on the newly renovated 1916 attractions are handicapped n the late 1890’s, Camp Lumberjack Special Steam accessible. Five began operations as Train. The train runs from an Lumberjack Special Steam Train Ia logging camp in 1880’s Soo Line to Camp & Camp Five Museum Complex northern Wisconsin. In Five Museum’s many attrac- 5480 Connor Farm Rd. 1914, a farm was developed tions. At the logging muse- Laona, WI 54541 www.camp5museum.org at the site by the Connor um, you can watch a black- 800/774-3414, 715/674-3414 Lumber & Land Company smith pound and shape your Open mid-June thru Aug, Mon-Sat, to raise meat, produce, and very own mini-horseshoe in a 11am-4pm. Train rides at 11am, noon, draft horses for other area roaring furnace. See frying 1 & 2pm. logging camps. All logging Admission fees: adults $16, children (4- pans three feet across. Learn 12) $6, family $45. camps of the era were num- how draft horses pulled huge bered in succession as sleds piled thirty feet high forestry moved from one Dells Mill Historical with logs. Landmark & Museum location to another; hence Camp Five’s attractions the “Camp Five” designa- include motorized surrey n operation since 1864, tion. rides through the forest, the Dells Mill is an Camp Five is the only friendly farm animals at the Iimpressive five-story logging company farm in corral, and pontoon boat structure built of hand-hewn Wisconsin still in existence. rides on the Rat River. The timbers secured by pegs of Today, the farm is still in museum’s season also oak. Powered by the waters operation. Most of the lum- includes captivating special of Bridge Creek, the mill ber company-era buildings events such as Cowboy ground flour and feed for remain, including the Reenactments, Family more than 100 years. In foursquare Sears farmhouse. Forestry Expo, WWI 1968 the mill was converted In 1996, Camp Five was Doughboys, the Lumberjack into a museum, although added to the National Cook, and the Fall Festival. grinding is still done on spe- Register of Historic Places. cial occasions. T OURISM PHOTO FILE

Lumberjack Special Steam Train, Camp Five Museum.

22 Beer & Cheese ELEANOR JONES or those with only a nodding acquaintance with the state, Wisconsin is beer and cheese. OK – we Fcan work with that. The United States consumes nearly 190 million bar- rels of beer each year, of which about 45 million barrels are produced by the Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1997 statis- tics). That’s 25% of total sales – a whopping $3.5 billion. And that’s what keeps Milwaukee famous. Free walking tours of the Miller Brewery are offered Mon-Sat from 10:30am- Dells Mill Museum. 3:30pm, www.millerbrewing.com, Visitors receive a guided 800/944-5483. Equally famous are several tour of the mill that is not DON ABRAMS TOUR BY MILLER BREWERY only a Wisconsin Registered regional brewers including the Jacob Landmark, but is also on the Leinenkugel Brewing Company of National Register of Historic Chippewa Falls (tours Mon-Sat from Places. On exhibit, visitors 9am-5pm, www.leinie.com, 715/723- will find a slice of country life 5557), the Joseph Huber Brewing Company of Monroe from days gone bye including (tours Thur, Fri & Sat at 11am, 1 & 3pm, plows, scythes, butter churns, www.berghoffbeer.com, 608/325-3191), and the Stevens a rope-making machine, Point Brewery (tours Mon-Sat at 11am & 1:30pm, sleighs, buggies, a covered www.pointbeer.com, 800/369-4911). wagon, and a collection of Wisconsin’s dairy industry produces 13% of the Civil War memorabilia. But nation’s milk and 25% of its butter. Our cheesemakers lead the nation, producing 2.275 billion pounds of cheese the most intriguing exhibit is each year – fully 26% the mill itself. In addition to or the national total. 3,000 feet of belting and 175

DON ABRAMS In 2004, Wisconsin pulleys – all powered by water cheesemakers gar- – the mill’s machinery nered eleven of the includes its old water wheels, thirty-two gold drive shafts, core wheel, barrel medals awarded to stencils and cup elevators. U.S. producers in Only the mill’s main the World Cheese floor, containing the bulk of Awards. the museum’s exhibits, is Thirty-five wheelchair accessible. There Wisconsin cheese are no restrooms on the prop- The art of cheesemaking. factories offer tours erty. or viewing opportunities. The Union Star Cheese Factory Dells Mill Museum in Fremont offers tours Mon-Sat from 8-10am, 800/354- E18855 Cty. Rd. V 3373. Lakeview Farms in Bristol offers tours Mon-Fri at Augusta, WI 54722 10:30am and again at 2pm, 800/806-6952. Cedar Grove 715/286-2714 Cheese in Plain offers tours Mon-Sat from 8:30am- Open May 1-Oct 31, daily 10am-5pm. 1:30pm, 800/200-6020. Admission fee: adults $7, students $3.50, children (3-6) $1.50. For more Wisconsin beer and cheese information, visit savorwisconsin.com. continued...

23 Early Industry, continued... Hoard Historical Museum & National Dairy Shrine’s Visitors Center isit the Hoard Historical Museum Vin Fort Atkinson to

learn the fascinating history T OURISM PHOTO FILE of this area. Meet Abraham Lincoln during the 1832 Black Hawk War, William Hoard – the father of the The Mining Museum. Wisconsin dairy industry, and internationally known sights and sounds of dairy Mining Museum and poet Lorine Niedecker. farming – past, present and Rollo Jamison Museum Visitors will enjoy walking future. through the historic 1864 The Hoard Museum and ounded in 1964, The Hoard home featuring period the National Dairy Shrine’s Mining Museum rooms and modern exhibits, Visitors Center are handi- Ftraces the develop- including a spectacular collec- capped accessible with an ment of lead and zinc min- tion of local Native American automatic front entrance, an ing in the Upper Mississippi artifacts. A research room and elevator, and a wheelchair for Valley through models, dio- small gift shop are also locat- public use. However, the ramas, artifacts and photo- ed in the house. On our 1841 Foster House is not graphs. A guided tour grounds, just a short walk handicapped accessible. descends ninety steps into the 1845 Bevans Lead from the museum, is the Hoard Historical Museum & 1841 Foster House, the first National Dairy Shrine’s Visitors Mine. Tours also include a Center frame house built in Jefferson visit to a head-frame where 407 Merchants Ave. you can see how zinc ore County, where visitors will get Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 a feel for pioneer living. www.hoardmuseum.org was hoisted from a mine and The National Dairy 920/563-7769 hand sorted, as well as a Open MD-LD Tues-Sat 9:30am-4:30pm, Shrine’s Visitors Center fea- train ride around the muse- Sun 11am-3pm; LD-MD Tues-Sat um grounds in ore cars tures an 18-minute multime- 9:30am-3:30pm. pulled by a 1931 5-ton dia show that captures the Admission fees: free. HT OREYO H OR ITRCLMUSEUM OF THE HOARD HISTORICAL PHOTO COURTESY

Hoard Historical Museum & National Dairy Shrine.

24 Whitcomb mine locomotive. Pendarvis prairie restoration. A visitors The Mining Museum guide to the Mine Hill inter- building has additional endarvis, in historic pretive walking trails is avail- exhibits with maps, photo- Mineral Point, is nes- able free of charge. graphs, artifacts and mineral Ptled in the “driftless” The Pendarvis Museum specimens. On the second area of southwestern Store offers an extensive floor, you will find the Wisconsin, an area noted for selection of old-fashioned toys Rountree Gallery featuring the scenic beauty of its tree- and candy, hard-to-find work by area artists. covered ridges and valleys, books, English tea wares, On the same grounds, the limestone outcroppings, and Cornish jewelry and more. Rollo Jamison Museum dis- picturesque rustic roads. A changing gallery currently plays a priceless collection of With the discovery of lead features an exhibit titled, more than 20,000 in 1827, Mineral Point grew “Selections from the items, including to become one of the Collections: The Quilts at everything largest and most impor- Pendarvis.” from arrow- tant cities in the area. Pendarvis is owned and heads to car- Cornish miners flocked operated by the Wisconsin riages, to the region in the Historical Society. The his- mechanical 1830s and ‘40s to work toric house interiors of music boxes the mines of the newly Pendarvis are not equipped to farm imple- established Wisconsin for handicapped access, how- ments. The collec- Territory. These Cornish set- ever handicapped persons are tion has been in the making tlers used native limestone to provided with an exterior tour since Rollo Jamison, born in build stone-and-log houses of the grounds and gardens. that mirrored those they left Beetown, Wisconsin in 1899, Pendarvis behind in Cornwall. found his first arrowhead as a 114 Shake Rag Street boy on the family farm. His Today guided tours lead Mineral Point, WI 53565 visitors through several of www.wisconsinhistory.org/pendarvis

collection grew over the ALLEYSHAKE RAG BY GARY KNOWLES 866/944-7483, 608/987-2122 years, illuminating the unique these historic dwellings. On Open 2nd wk of May-Oct 31, 10am-5pm history of Southwest the restored Merry Christmas daily (last tour begins at 4pm). Wisconsin. Mine Hill, remnants of early Admission fees: adults $8, seniors (65+) The Rollo Jamison “badger hole” mines can still $7.20, children (5-12) $4, family $22. Museum, the first floor of be seen as part of a 43-acre continued... The Mining Museum build- ing, and the first floor of the head-frame building are wheelchair accessible. The mine and the mine train are not accessible. Mining Museum-Rollo Jamison Museum 405 E Main Platteville, WI 53818-0780 www.platteville.org/business_tourism. html

608/348-3301 SOCIETY WISCONSIN HISTORICAL May-Oct museum & mine open daily 9am-5pm; Nov-Apr museum open Mon- Fri 9am-4pm. Admission fees: adult $7, seniors $6.30, children 5-15 $3, under five free.

Pendarvis.

25 Early Industry, continued... Rhinelander

Logging Museum OF RHINELANDER LOGGING MUSEUM PHOTO COURTESY ocated in beautiful Pioneer Park, the LRhinelander Logging Museum is a true recreation of a lumber camp of the 1870’s. With a bunkhouse, cook shanty, and blacksmith shop the museum is the most com- plete display of its kind in the Rhinelander Logging Museum. area. It houses lumberjack Barracks preserve some of the The Logging Museum tools and equipment includ- Northwood’s memorabilia of Complex is fully accessible ing peaveys, pike poles, cant the Civilian Conservation with the exception of the hooks, and cross-cut saws, as Corp. The fire barn houses an Rural School Museum that well as many photographs 1887 horse-drawn fire wagon offers a video tour for the covering the life and work of and restored fire trucks. The handicapped. the old time logger. Outside, Railroad Museum was once the museum displays the orig- Rhinelander Logging Museum the town’s Soo Line Railroad inal Thunder Lake Railway Oneida Avenue depot. It has been restored to Rhinelander, WI 54501 engine No. 5, its coal tender, its 1892 design and paint 715/369-5004 railroad president Jack scheme. The depot’s base- Open MD-LD, daily 10am-5pm. Mylrea’s private car, and a ment houses a model railroad Admission fees: free Soo Line caboose. display showing Rhinelander The Logging Museum in years past. Stonefield & the State shares Pioneer Park with four With a gift shop, story- Agricultural Museum other historic buildings. telling teepee, and blacksmith’s Moved to the park and tonefield is located forge (home to the original restored in 1975, the Rural along the Mississippi “Black Hodag of the North”), School Museum was once the River just north of the Logging Museum Complex S Newhaus School in the town Cassville. Developed in the in Pioneer Park is a great family of Newbold. The C.C.C. 1860s and encompassing destination. 2,000 acres, Stonefield was originally the estate of Nelson Dewey, the first gov- ernor of Wisconsin. Today you can discover Wisconsin’s agricultural her-

WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY itage by exploring the four parts of Stonefield state his- toric site. In the State Agricultural Museum, browse exhibits of striking McCormick advertis- ing art and rare examples of McCormick farm implements from incredibly detailed Stonefield. miniature models to a full-size

26 1865 McCormick “Old Reliable” reaper and other rare pieces. The museum’s extensive exhibits also include an Allis-Chalmers Model U

tractor — the first rubber tire CENTER DISCOVERY OF WISCONSIN CRANBERRY PHOTO COURTESY tractor produced. The out- door museum’s 1900 farm- stead is a re-creation based on a plan issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. Then, tour the thirty buildings that re-create a Wisconsin rural village of the 1900s. See the shops that a century ago provided the farm family with access to goods, services and social Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center. activities. Finally, visit the the tools and machinery used Nelson Dewey home site that Wisconsin Cranberry in cranberry production from includes historic structures Discovery Center the 1870s to the present. once part of Dewey’s expan- ocated in the heart of There are also interactive sive farm and orchard. The the state’s cranberry displays designed especially buildings are listed on the country, the for children, including a cran- National Register of Historic L Wisconsin Cranberry berry corralling game where Places. Discovery Center preserves youngsters can try their skill Stonefield is owned and the history of the Badger at gathering cranberries. operated by the Wisconsin state’s No. 1 fruit crop – After touring the exhibit Historical Society. The from Indians gathering wild hall, visitors can treat them- Nelson Dewey Barn, which berries to modern harvest selves to cranberry ice cream serves as the visitor center and techniques. at the Center’s refurbished museum shop, and the State Housed in a historic cran- soda fountain. Dating to the Agricultural Museum are berry warehouse, the exhibit 1930s, the marble ice cream accessible to handicapped per- hall features a 150-year-old counter graced a Tomah drug sons. The farmhouse, village dugout canoe on permanent store until 1973. You’ll also buildings and the Nelson loan from the Wisconsin delight in the Center’s cran- Dewey home site are not Historical Society, a log berry-themed gift shop. handicapped accessible, cabin-turned-workshop where The Center is handi- although handicapped persons cranberry hand rakes were capped accessible with an ele- are provided with an exterior once made, early cranberry vator that services the lower tour of the village and farm- harvesting equipment, a 1914 level exhibit hall. stead. Model T truck, and other Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Stonefield specialized tools unique to Center 12195 County Road VV cranberry production. 204 Main St. Cassville, WI 53806 During your tour, you’ll Warrens, WI 54666-9501 www.wisconsinhistory.org/stonefield www.discovercranberries.com 866/944-7483, 608/725-5210 learn how cranberries are 608/378-4878 Open MD-LD 10am-4pm daily, then planted, tended, harvested Open Apr 1-Oct 31, daily 9am-5pm; Nov 10am-4pm Sat & Sun only thru mid-Oct. and marketed. You’ll walk 1-Dec 31, Tues-Sat 10am-4pm. Admission fees: adults $8, seniors (65+) through the development of Admission fees: adults $4.50, seniors $7.20, children (5-12) $4, family $22. (65+) $4.25, students (K-12) $3.50.

27 Transportation Heritage

Door County exhibit on the raising of the EAA AirVenture Maritime Museum George E. Humphrey, one of Museum the largest ships ever salvaged, rom the beginning of refitted and sailed. A major he EAA AirVenture the 20th century, exhibit on Door County’s Museum in Oshkosh FSturgeon Bay ship- early waterway transportation Tis home to one of the yards have produced fishing opens in April 2005. world’s largest private air- trawlers, Navy vessels, ore The museum also oper- craft collections. More than carriers and some of the ates a smaller but equally fas- 150 rare and historically sig- finest yachts in the world. cinating facility in Gills Rock nificant airplanes are on dis- That shipbuilding legacy is at the northern tip of the play, covering the dynamic the focus of the city’s beau- county, as well as tours of the history of personal flight tiful 20,000 square foot grounds and keepers house at from the Wright brothers to maritime museum. the Cana Island Lighthouse today’s innovators reaching Several galleries include located just north of Baileys the edge of space. The scale models of boats and Harbor. museum’s galleries feature ships built in Sturgeon Bay, The museum facilities in vintage airplanes, homebuilt an exhibit featuring the coun- both Sturgeon Bay and Gills aircraft, air racing, aerobatics ty’s ten lighthouses with a Rock are fully handicapped and more. The Eagle full-sized replica of the accessible; the Cana Island Hanger is an impressive lantern room of the Lighthouse is not. salute to the men, women Sherwood Point lighthouse, and aircraft of the World Door County Maritime Museum and Native American dugouts - Sturgeon Bay War II era. The museum’s and birch bark canoes from 120 N Madison Ave. new KidVenture Gallery the 1800s. There’s also an Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 offers young aviation enthu- www.dcmm.org exhibit of lumber schooners 920/743-5958 siasts the opportunity to of the late 1800s, a working Open MD-Oct 31 9am-6pm daily; Nov explore and discover the periscope and the pilothouse 1-MD 10am-5pm daily. excitement of flight with from the Great Lakes ore car- Admission fee: adults $7, children (5-17) dozens of hands-on exhibits. rier Elba, and an extensive $4, family rate $18. J&LNAMILLER RJ & LINDA

Door County Maritime Museum.

28 At the East Troy end, most trips include a two- block run from the depot to the East Troy Shop where the

EAA MUSEUM AIRVENTURE restoration of the cars takes place. This is your opportuni- ty to see the other cars that aren’t in use at the time of your visit. There’s always a volunteer handy to show you around and answer questions. Special events include Trolleyfest Weekend in early spring, Model Railroad Weekend, and Fall Fun Days. The ETER also features award-winning dinner train service aboard the railroad’s Art Deco dining cars, the Ravenswood and Beverly EEA AirVenture Museum. Shores. The ETER grounds are From May through mid- East Troy Electric fully accessible to people in October, the museum’s Railroad Museum wheelchairs. The rolling Pioneer Airport welcomes vis- stock, however, is not. itors to a faithful re-creation he East Troy Electric of an airfield from the “barn- Railroad Museum stormers” era. Vintage aircraft T(ETER) operates on fly from the 2,000-foot grass seven miles of Milwaukee runway with flights offered to Electric Railway & Light visitors in such fantastic flying Company interurban track machines as a 1929 Travel Air originally laid in 1907. open-cockpit biplane and a The ETER is an operat- 75-year-old Ford Tri-Motor. ing railroad with two-dozen The EAA AirVenture pieces of rolling stock includ-

Museum also features special ing locomotives, dining cars, DON JOHANNING events throughout the year coaches and a variety of for visitors of all ages. The streetcars. Regular passenger facility is fully accessible for service is the mainstay of the East Troy Electric Railroad Museum. disabled visitors and welcomes operation. Streetcars, rapid groups of all sizes. transit cars, and interurbans make a ten-mile round trip East Troy Electric Railroad EAA AirVenture Museum Museum between East Troy and The 3000 Poberezny Rd. 2002 Church Street Oshkosh, WI 54902 Elegant Farmer Farm Market PO Box 943 www.airventuremuseum.org near Mukwonago. The actual East Troy, WI 53120 www.easttroyrr.org 920/426-4818 running time is twenty min- Open Mon-Sat 8:30am-5pm, Sun 262/642-3263 10am-5pm. utes in each direction, with a Open Sat & Sun, May 14-Oct 30, 11am- Admission fees: MD-LD: adult $12, twenty-minute layover at 5:30pm with 4 trains/day; and weekdays seniors 62+ $10, student 6-17 $9, either end. In season, trains June 15-Sep 2, 9:30am-4pm with 3 children 5 & under free, family rate trains/day on Wed, Thur, & Fri. $29; LD-MD adult $8.50, seniors 62+ run at least four times each Admission fees: adults $9, children (3- $7.50, student 6-17 $6.50, children 5 & day. 11) $5, free under 3. under free, family rate $21. continued...

29 Transportation History, continued... Mid-Continent Railway Museum he Mid-Continent Railway Museum is Tan outdoor, living museum and operating rail- road recreating the small town/short line way of life.

Its primary focus is on the JIM BACH railroad legacy of the Upper Midwest during the Golden Mid-Continent Railway Museum. Age of Railroading, 1880- 1916. The museum collects admission to the museum’s The restrooms across from and preserves rolling stock, Coach Shed where patrons the depot are handicapped structures, and other rail- can view the interiors of a accessible. road artifacts of that era. Great Northern wooden Mid-Continent Railway Museum The museum’s most visi- caboose, an 1888 DSS&A E8948 Diamond Hill Rd. ble focus is its seasonal sched- wooden coach, a combination North Freedom, WI 53951 ule of operating passenger car, and a 120-year-old www.midcontinent.org 800/930-1385, 608/522-4261 train rides. In summer, four Wisconsin Central business Open May 7-Oct 2, 9:30am-5pm. trains leave the historic 1894 car – all from elevated walk- Weekends only May 7-15 & Sep 10-Oct 2; depot daily on a seven-mile, ways. While the rides are cur- daily mid-May-LD. Train rides at fifty-minute round trip on a rently diesel powered, the 10:30am, 12:30, 2 & 3:30pm. former branch line of the museum will return to steam Admission fees: adults $12, seniors (62+) $11, children (3-12) $7, under 3 free. Chicago & North Western power just as soon as exten- Railway through the scenic sive repairs are completed on National Baraboo Hills. There are also their three steam locomotives. weekend rides in the early and The train is accessible Railroad Museum late seasons, as well as dinner through the use of a mobile stablished by an Act train, fall color, Santa Express wheelchair lift. The depot is of Congress in 1958, and Snow Train rides in sea- the one historic building that Ethe National Railroad son. Train fare includes has a ramp to the entry door. Museum is home to thou- sands of artifacts and more than 70 pieces of rolling stock including diesel, steam, and electric locomo- tives, and passenger and freight cars. Among these NATIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM are some of the most influ- ential and unique pieces in railroading history, includ- ing a number of items that pertain to the state of Wisconsin. When visiting the Museum, a must-see is the largest steam locomotive ever operated, Union Pacific No. National Railroad Museum.

30 4017 Big Boy. Other favorite attractions include the British The Yellowstone Trail Railway No. 60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower, a steam loco- n 1912 a group of South Dakota businessmen, led motive belonging to a class by J.W. Parmley, organized to identify a series of that holds the world speed Igood, all-weather roads through their state. They record for steam locomotives; thought it would benefit automobile travel, then in its two of General Eisenhower’s infancy, as well as their businesses. In the ensuing year, World War II Command the group’s recommended route stretched from Coaches; General Motors’ Minneapolis to Yellowstone National Park. By 1917 1955 experimental Aerotrain; the Yellowstone Trail was identified as the nation’s first the streamlined Pennsylvania transcontinental highway – “a good road from Railroad No. 4890, a GG-1 Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound.” electric locomotive; and the Active until 1930, the Yellowstone Trail Association Frederick Bauer Drumhead was not a unit of government. Rather it was a national Collection, the largest, single coalition of volunteers; businessmen and auto enthusiasts collection of railroad drum- with a “can do” attitude. They lobbied locally for better heads known to exist in the roads, marked the route with the Association’s official yel- United States. low circle and arrow, and served as a network of travel In addition to 30,000 sq. ambassadors. ft. of exhibit space, visitors Stretching across the northern tier of the United can enjoy a train ride aboard States, the Yellowstone Trail traversed Wisconsin from vintage rolling stock with his- Kenosha to Hudson. The trail passed through Milwaukee, torical narrative provided by Oshkosh, Steven Point and Eau Claire, as well as many the conductor. (Train ride smaller communities. offered May-Sep.) Admission By the early 1930s, good fare includes the train ride, all roads had become easier exhibits, model railroad lay- to find. In 1926 federal out, theater presentation, and interstate highways the 85-foot observation were identified and tower. Throughout the year, uniformly num- the Museum also hosts a vari- bered throughout ety of special events for all the country. State Hudson ages. highway maps had Most facilities are accessi- become common Stevens Point Eau Claire ble, except where rolling and automobiles more stock cannot be altered due reliable. Through the to their historic nature. The ‘30s, the advance of the Great Oshkosh Museum’s train ride is accessi- Depression took the steam out ble, and a wheelchair lift is of most travel plans. More than available. 250 named routes across the Milwaukee National Railroad Museum country faded into history. 2285 S Broadway Ave. The truly remarkable charac- Kenosha Green Bay, WI 54304-4832 teristic of these trails was their www.nationalrrmuseum.org grassroots nature. Today, that same grassroots appeal has 920/437-7623 brought the Yellowstone Trail Association back to life. Open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 11am- 5pm. Recently reformed and revitalized, the Yellowstone Trail is Admission fees: May-Oct adults $9, again promoting travel and tourism across America. To seniors (62+) $8, children (4-12) $6.50, learn more about its Wisconsin connection, call the under 4 free. Jan-Apr & Oct-Dec adults Stevens Point Area CVB at 800/236-4636. $8, seniors (62+) $6, children (4-12) $5, under 4 free. continued...

31 Transportation History, continued... Pier Wisconsin Center- S/V Denis Sullivan cheduled to open in spring 2005, the Pier Wisconsin Center S STATION WASHINGTON 1860 LIGHT PORT promises to be Milwaukee’s next “Great Lake effect.” The new Pier Wisconsin Center, built along the city’s Lake Michigan shoreline at Municipal Pier, will bond six elements in a stellar new attraction. The Center will be Port Washington 1860 Light Station. the new home of a pair of existing attractions – Aquarium will include both Pier Wisconsin Center - S/V Discovery World and freshwater and saltwater Denis Sullivan 500 N. Harbor Dr. Wisconsin’s official flagship, aquariums, an HD digital the- Milwaukee, WI 53202 the S/V Denis Sullivan. ater and interactive exhibits. www.pierwisconsin.org Additionally, the Center will The Pilot House will offer a 414/276-7700 house the all-new Great Lakes dramatic 360-degree rooftop Dates, rates & hours not available at press time; call or visit Web site. Aquarium, the Milwaukee view of Lake Michigan. The Rotary Amphitheater, the Center will also provide a per- Port Washington Pilot House, and the Jeffry A. manent berth for the S/V Posner Park Promenade. Denis Sullivan, a 137-foot, 1860 Light Station A hit with kids since three-masted, 19th century ort Washington’s his- 1984, the new Discovery Great Lakes schooner built in toric 1860 Light World Museum will house 2000. PStation is the second more than 150 interactive sci- The Pier Wisconsin of four lighthouses that have ence and technology exhibits. Center will be completely guided Lake Michigan The exciting new Great Lakes wheelchair accessible. sailors to the city. The Light Station is a fine example of a Great Lakes

DON ABRAMS coastal lighthouse. It was an active navigation aid from 1860 to 1903. The restored keeper’s dwelling, with its dis- tinctive red shingled roof and cream city brick façade stands 85 feet above the Lake Michigan shoreline and offers a spectacular view of the city and lake front. The main structure, typical of its era, is a combination keeper’s dwelling and lighthouse. It replaced the city’s first light- house, built in 1849. The effort to restore this Sailing on the S/V Denis Sullivan. maritime treasure is a won-

32 derful story of historic preser- vation and civic pride. In Wisconsin Lighthouses 1935, Port’s present light- house was built at the end of here’s something about them; sole sentinels a new federal pier. The 1860 along solitary shores. They are at once lonesome, Light Station was gutted, Tyet romantic; stalwart, yet graceful; often built tower and lantern destroyed, upon the most forlorn landscapes, yet wildly and the structure remodeled beautiful in their isolation. into a duplex for USLHS and They are lighthouses and they draw USCG personnel. Late in admirers like moths to a flame. 2000, after many years of Wisconsin is blessed with 32 light- neglect, the Port Washington houses that grace 860 miles of shore- Historical Society began line on the Great Lakes, as well as restoring the lighthouse. The three lighthouses on the shores of the interior and exterior were state’s largest inland lake – Lake extensively rebuilt to 1860 Winnebago. The oldest is the Baileys specifications. The keeper’s Harbor light built in 1851. The tallest is dwelling on the first floor was the Wind Point Lighthouse at Racine; a authentically refurbished and white spire soaring 112 feet. MILLER RJ & LINDA LIGHTHOUSE BY WIND POINT furnished, and a new tower While all of Wisconsin’s lighthouses are spe- and lantern room constructed cial, there are two “best places” to see and appreciate in Europe by the Grand these magnificent landmarks. Duchy of Luxembourg The Door County peninsula, jutting defi- breathed new life into the antly into Lake Michigan just north of historic building. Green Bay, boasts eleven lighthouses and Today the Light range lights. Several offer regular tours. Station provides a The Cana Island Lighthouse, an 89-foot glimpse into the life of operating light, offers tours of the keep- a lightkeeper and his ers house May-Oct daily, 10am-5pm. OLSON PHILIP MICHIGAN ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE BY family nearly a century The Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, located in ago. An outbuilding Peninsula State Park, offers guided tours houses a small local his- daily June-Oct, 10am-4:30pm. The tory museum and arti- Potawatomi Lighthouse, a 41-foot light on facts from the city’s mar- the north end of Rock Island, offers tours itime past. The grounds are June-Sept Tues-Sat from 11am-3pm. open year round. Scattered off the Bayfield Peninsula in The main floor of the Lake Superior, the Apostle Islands are Light Station is wheelchair home to six of the state’s most pictur- accessible. esque lighthouses. National Park Port Washington 1860 Light rangers offer daily tours of the Station Raspberry Island Lighthouse June- 311 Johnson Street (follow the Sept from 9am-4pm. The Apostle “Historic 1860 Light Station” signs) EAGLE BLUFF LIGHTHOUSE BY GARY KNOWLES Islands Cruise Service (800/323- PO Box 491 Port Washington, WI 53074 7619, www.apostleisland.com), www.portlightstation.org boards daily lighthouse cruises to 262/284-7240 Raspberry Island and several others. Open Apr-Oct, Sat 11am-4pm & Sun noon-4pm. Park rangers and volunteers offer tours Admission fee: adults $3, children (7-18 of lighthouses on Devils Island, Michigan accompanied by an adult) $1. Island, Outer Island and Sand Island as well (daily June-Sept, 9am-4pm,weather permitting). continued...

33 Transportation History, continued... Wisconsin Historical Society. Wisconsin The site has reasonable Automotive Museum Wade House accommodations for handi- ade House is a capped access. The Visitor he Wisconsin Greek Revival- Center and its restrooms are Automotive Museum style stagecoach accessible. People in wheel- Tdisplays the largest W assembled group of Kissel inn constructed in 1850 by chairs can see a videotape of Sylvanus Wade. The hotel the orientation program in luxury automobiles in the served travelers along the the gift shop. The Wade world. busy plank road that once House has three steps to navi- The Kissel, a custom built connected Sheboygan and gate to get to the first floor of automobile, was manufac- Fond du Lac. the historic inn. The second tured in Hartford, Wisconsin Stocked with many of its and third floors are not acces- from 1906-1931. Of the original furnishings, Wade sible by wheelchairs. The site 25,000 produced, only 200 House showcases the lifestyles does provide a book with are known to exist today. The and early transportation photos of these upper floors most famous Kissel model was modes of 19th-century that guides explain to the the Speedster two-seater, Wisconsin. The inn became handicapped. The horse- affectionately called the both a social center of the lit- drawn wagon ride, the black- “Gold Bug.” It can be seen at tle frontier settlement of smith shop, the Herrling the museum, along with Greenbush and a lodging sawmill and the Wesley Jung Kissel coupes, touring cars, place for land speculators, Carriage Museum are all fire engines and trucks. workmen, immigrants, travel- accessible. Another featured car at the museum is the Nash, first ers, and settlers. Wade House manufactured in Kenosha, The historic site also W7824 Center Road includes a smoke house, the Greenbush, WI 53026 Wisconsin in 1916. Other www.wisconsinhistory.org/wadehouse Robinson House (the home vintage autos in the museum’s 866/944-7483, 920/526-3271 striking art deco interior dis- of the Wade’s daughter Julia Open mid-May thru mid-Oct, 10am- and her husband Charles 5pm daily. Last tour begins at 4pm. play themed “99 Rare Treats” Robinson), a blacksmith shop, Admission fees: adults $10, seniors (65+) include the Hudson Essex, and the Wesley Jung Carriage $9, children (5-12) $5, family $27. Pierce-Arrows, Studebakers, Museum containing more than 120 horse-drawn vehi- cles - one of the largest such collections in the United States. Opened in 2001, the site’s newest attraction, the Herrling Sawmill, stands today where the site’s original mill stood from 1854 until 1910. A costumed sawyer operates an original 1855 muley-saw mechanism utiliz- ing waterpower to saw logs SOCIETY WISCONSIN HISTORICAL into board lumber. He also interprets the lives and liveli- hood of a German immigrant sawyer and his family. Wade House is owned and operated by the Herrling Sawmill at Wade House.

34 Wisconsin out northeastern Wisconsin Maritime Museum contributed to the national defense by building many

OURISM PHOTO FILE OURISM PHOTO ounded in 1970 as the T navy vessels – including sub- Manitowoc Submarine marines. One such submarine, FMemorial Association, the USS COBIA, is parked the Wisconsin Maritime right next to the museum in Museum has grown into the Manitowoc River. Hi-tech one of the largest maritime exhibits and a multimedia museums in the Midwest, a theater detail the COBIA’s six leader in preserving the wartime patrols and the maritime history of important role US submarines Wisconsin and the Great played in WWII. Then, climb Lakes region. aboard for a 45-minute tour In the museum’s perma- of the COBIA from forward nent gallery, you can see a torpedo room to aft engine full-size cross section of the room. famous schooner “Clipper The Wisconsin Maritime City.” Then, explore the Museum is very much handi- Wisconsin Automotive Museum. streets of old Manitowoc capped accessible including Chevrolets and Fords. Many where shipbuilders, sailors elevators and bathrooms on models displayed are on rotat- and merchants plied their each level. Wheelchairs are ing loan producing an ever- trades more than 150 years available. However, the changing exhibit. ago. COBIA is not accessible. For The museum also displays Other major exhibits those unable to tour the sub- automotive memorabilia include the museum’s Model marine, the museum has including spark plugs, license Ship Gallery, the 65-ton 1911 replicated the COBIA’s con- plates and signs, as well as a steam engine that once pow- ning tower and prepared a collection of outboard ered the Chief Wawatam car- video tour. ferry, the Wisconsin-Built engines built in Hartford Wisconsin Maritime Museum Boat Gallery, and the from 1936-1992. The latest 75 Maritime Dr. additions to the collection are Children’s Waterway Room Manitowoc, WI 54220 www.wisconsinmaritime.org a 250-ton operational steam where kids can steer miniature ships across a model of the 866/724-2356, 920/684-0218 locomotive and a replica of a Open MD-LD 9am-6pm daily; LD-MD 1949 Lionel model train lay- Great Lakes. 9am-5pm daily. out. During WWII, shipyards Admission fees: adults $12, children (6- The museum is fully in Manitowoc and through- 15) $10, under 5 free. wheelchair accessible. It has a gift shop and a nice picnic area in a park adjoining the museum. Wisconsin Automotive Museum 147 N. Rural Street Hartford, WI 53027 www.wisconsinautomuseum.com 262/673-7999 WISCONSI MARITIME MUSEUM Open May-Sep, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm; Oct-Apr, Wed-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm. Admission fees: adults $7, seniors $6, children (8-13) $3, under 8 free.

USS Cobia berthed alongside the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.

35 Military Heritage

Fort Winnebago The French Colonial log the day and fascinating fort Surgeons’ Quarters home known today as the artifacts that include the orig- Museum Surgeons’ Quarters was built inal hospital operating table. between 1819 and 1824 by The Surgeons’ Quarters he Fort Winnebago Francois LeRoi, a fur trader site also features a fully fur- Surgeons’ Quarters is operating a portaging busi- nished one-room schoolhouse Tthe only remaining ness between the Fox and used continuously from 1850- building of historic Fort Wisconsin Rivers. Purchased 1960. Winnebago, the middle link by the army upon their arrival Due to the structure and in a chain of three forts in 1828, the building was location of the house muse- established along the Fox- converted into living quarters um, the Fort Winnebago Wisconsin waterway. for the fort surgeon. Surgeons’ Quarters is not Located at “the portage,” Still standing on its origi- wheelchair accessible. the fort guarded the crucial nal foundation, the Surgeons’ Surgeon’s Quarters of Fort land bridge that connected Quarters provides a fascinat- Winnebago the waters of the Great ing study of early Wisconsin W8687 State Road 33 – East Lakes with the Mississippi architecture. The interior has Portage, WI 53901 www.wsdar.com/surgeons River. Fort Winnebago was been fully refurbished as a 608/742-2949 garrisoned by U.S. soldiers home of army occupation Open mid-May thru mid-Oct; Mon-Sat from 1828-1845. days with authentic period 10am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm. pieces, medical equipment of Admission fee: adults $4, seniors $3.50, children (4-12) $2, family $10. J&LNAMILLER RJ & LINDA

Surgeon's Quarters of Fort Winnebago.

36 Wisconsin Veterans Museum ocated on Capitol

BONG HERITAGE CENTER BONG HERITAGE Square in downtown LMadison, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum (WVM) recognizes the con- tributions of state veterans in American military history through life-like displays and a variety of public educa- tional programs. Over the last ten years, WVM has received national and state awards for exhibit Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center. excellence. A series of dramat- Richard I. Bong similar to the one Major ic dioramas feature tanks, air- WWII Heritage Center Bong flew and bearing his craft, and a helicopter, all in markings. Visitors can also see re-created environments. pened in 2002, the a Norden bombsight, Historical events are illumi- Bong Heritage women’s military uniforms nated by thousands of arti- OCenter is named for and accessories, a nice collec- facts associated with America’s WWII Ace of tion of Trench Art, two Wisconsin’s military history. Aces and Medal of Honor pilot’s footlockers filled with recipient, Major Richard personal accessories, several Bong. Bong was born in collections of German and Superior and grew up on Japanese military effects, and the family farm in nearby a remnant tailpiece from a Poplar, Wisconsin. The German Dornier bomber. Heritage Center honors the The Center is fully acces- memory of Major Bong, as sible to wheelchair visitors well as all the men and with a wide, ramped drop-off women of World War II point at the entrance to the who contributed to winning building, button operated T the peace. front doors, large elevator, OURISM PHOTO FILE The Center has a growing and accessible restrooms. collection of more than 5,000 Four wheelchairs are also items of WWII memorabilia available. from the Homefront and the Richard I. Bong World War II Wisconsin Veterans Museum. front lines. Donated by WWII Heritage Center veterans themselves or their 305 Harborview Parkway Theatrical lighting and families and friends, the arti- Superior, WI 54880 www.bongheritagecenter.org specialized sound effects con- facts include archival docu- 888/816-9944, 715/392-7151 tribute to a sense of realism. ments, photographs and Open MD-Oct 31, 9am-5pm daily; Nov- Seventeen video presentations prints, books and pamphlets, MD, Tues-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm, can be selected at various dis- closed Mon. and objects such as uniforms, plays. Hands-on interactive accessories, flags, medals and Admission fees: adults $8, seniors $7, youth $6, five and under free. Family exhibits include a functioning awards, and weapons. and group rates available submarine periscope and a Special artifacts include a computerized roster contain- fully restored P-38 Lightning, continued...

37 Transportation History, continued... ing the names of every Territorial Forts of Wisconsin Wisconsin veteran who served fter the War of 1812, American traders operat- in the Civil War. Enjoy a self- ing in the Mississippi Valley petitioned the U.S. guided audio tour narrated by Government to help regulate commerce Academy Award-winning A between the eastern seaboard and the western frontier. actor Gregory Peck, and A series of military outposts was established stretching Pulitzer Prize-winning histori- from Canada to the Gulf Coast. an Stephen Ambrose. Three forts were constructed in Wisconsin. They were located at crucial points along the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers – a pair of waterways that link the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River. Fort

WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM Howard (1816-1853) was built at Green Bay. The fort commanded

both the mouth of the Fox SOCIETY CRAWFORD IN 1860, WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FORT River and the eastern gateway to the Great Lakes. Fort Winnebago (1828-1853) was built at the natural portage between the two rivers. The fort served as the linchpin of the fur trade, and later protected the barge traffic passing through the Portage Canal. At Prairie du Chien, Fort Crawford (1816-1856) commanded the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers. Soldiers and officials stationed along the route admin- istrated and protected commerce, negotiated treaties with Native American populations, and constructed Wisconsin’s military roads. Wisconsin Veterans Museum. The forts and roads attracted a wave of new settlers, comforted by the protection and ease of travel WVM also allows interest- they provided. Conflict between new arrivals ed visitors to do research in WISCONSIN HISTORICALCHIEF BLACKHAWK, SOCIETY and Wisconsin’s Native American residents its specialized collection of increased, leading to a series of uprisings books, historical photographs, that culminated in the Black Hawk War and manuscripts. Located on of 1832. the third floor, the Research After Black Hawk’s people were Center is staffed by helpful decimated on the banks of the and knowledgeable people. Mississippi, Wisconsin’s remaining Admission is free and the tribes were pressured into a series of Museum is completely wheel- new treaties and land cessions. As Native chair accessible. American populations were confined to Wisconsin Veterans Museum reservations or forced beyond Wisconsin’s bor- 30 West Mifflin Street ders, the need for the fort’s diplomatic and military func- Madison, WI 53703 www.museum.dva.state.wi.us tions was sharply reduced. With statehood, governmental 608/267-1799 and administrative functions passed to civil authorities. In Open Mon-Sat 9am-4:30pm; plus Sun the 1850’s the forts were discarded by the United States Apr-Sep noon-4pm. and sold into private hands. Admission fees: free.

38 Famous People & Historic Homes

Captain Frederick manship, intricate ironwork, The Pabst Mansion is Pabst Mansion brilliant stained glass, and rare fully wheelchair accessible. art, the Mansion helped make Captain Frederick Pabst n 1892, the Flemish the 1890’s the “Pabst Mansion Renaissance Revival Decade” in Milwaukee. 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave. mansion of Captain Captain Frederick Pabst Milwaukee, WI 53233 I www.pabstmansion.com Frederick Pabst, world Mansion, Inc. is dedicated to Phone: 414/931-0808 famous beer baron, accom- the restoration of the Pabst Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon- plished sea captain, real Mansion and the preservation 4pm. (Closed Mon mid-Jan thru Feb.) estate developer, philanthro- of the Pabst family legacy. Admission fees: adults $8, seniors $7, pist and patron of the arts, children (6-17) $4, under 6 free. The Mansion offers changing (Special holiday fees apply mid-Nov thru was completed. exhibits incorporating Pabst mid-Jan.) From the day the house topics, Milwaukee history, was inhabited, it was consid- and Victoriana. Every year Circus World Museum ered the jewel of Milwaukee’s more than 10,000 guests view famous avenue of mansions the Mansion’s nationally rec- ircus World Museum called Grand Avenue. The ognized Christmas display houses the largest KRAUSHAAR ANDY CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM BY epitome of America’s Gilded alone. Additionally, the Pabst Ccircus history collec- Age splendor in Milwaukee, Archives hold more than tion in the world. Baraboo the Pabst Mansion is a testa- 4,000 photographs dating was the birthplace and home ment to Pabst’s success, his back to 1855 covering the of the Ringling Brothers as love of life and his German Pabst legacy, Milwaukee, and well as the winter headquar- heritage. Boasting stunning architecture-related topics. ters of their world-famous interiors, elegant original fur- The Pabst Archives is avail- circus from 1874-1919. nishings, elaborate wall cover- able for public and scholarly Owned by the ings, the finest wood crafts- pursuits by appointment. Wisconsin Historical Society and operated by the Circus OURISM PHOTO FILE OURISM PHOTO T World Museum

Foundation, tens of thou- sands of visitors tour the 65-acre Circus World complex each year - an educational and fun family experience. The Irvin Feld Exhibit Hall and Visitors Center serves as the Museum’s year- Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion. continued...

39 Famous People/Historic Homes, continued... round entrance. It offers state-of-the-art exhibits of rare circus posters, lavish cos- tumes, colorful wagons and spectacular floats. In the Feld Theater, you can catch “The World’s Greatest Showmen” shown several times each day. Circus World Museum is home to more than 270 priceless circus parade wag- ons. The collection is by far T the largest and most extensive OURISM PHOTO FILE of its kind anywhere in the world. You can also explore several buildings filled with model circuses, costumes, Fairlawn Mansion. props, and a collection of more than 10,000 circus Fairlawn Mansion the girl’s dormitory for the posters – all tell America’s Children’s Home. A recently ocated on the shore rich circus story. installed exhibit details the overlooking Lake Each summer, Circus 1.6 million dollar restoration Superior, Fairlawn World brings the circus to life L of the mansion’s exterior and Mansion stands as a land- through its spectacular per- first floor, completed in 1999. mark of Superior’s boom- formance programs. Daily The third floor is dedicated to town days, as well as a shows under the Big Top fea- the Children’s Home, featur- poignant remembrance of ture professional circus per- ing photos and reminiscences the mansion’s 42 years as a formers and visiting interna- from many of the 2000 chil- children’s home. tional circus stars. In our spe- dren who lived in Fairlawn Fairlawn tells the stories cial KidsWorld Circus, chil- between 1920 and 1962. of Martin Pattison, lumber dren from the audience play Two large, Victorian era and mining baron and three- every role in the show. You gardens have recently been time Mayor of Superior. It can also try your hand at a installed at Fairlawn and are tells the stories of his wife variety of circus skills, enjoy a open to public viewing. Grace, who upon her hus- close encounter with tigers An outdoor ramp pro- band’s death donated their and elephants while they vides wheelchair entrance into palatial home to The Superior rehearse, stroll the midway, Fairlawn and the entire first Children’s Home and Refuge. take an animal ride, or meet floor. The second and third It tells the stories of those the cast. floors are not accessible, how- children who then called Most areas of the com- ever. Fairlawn home. plex are wheelchair accessible. Fairlawn Mansion Now an award-winning 906 E. 2nd St. Circus World Museum house museum, the first floor Superior, WI 54880 550 Water St. has been restored to its origi- www.superiorpublicmuseums.org Baraboo, WI 53913 nal splendor featuring exten- 715/394-5712 www.circusworldmuseum.com Open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 11am- 866/693-1500, 608/356-0800 sive decorative painting and 5pm.; last tour daily at 4:30pm. (Jan- Open May 22-LD daily 9am-6pm; LD- original woodwork. The sec- May call for winter hours.) May 21, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 11am- ond floor features the Admission fee: adult $7, seniors (65+) 4pm. Pattison’s bedrooms and ser- $5.50, student 6-18 $5.50, children Admission fees: $2.95 - $14.95 vant quarters, and served as under 6 free.

40 Galloway House the nation. Military collec- & Village tions range from the Civil War’s General Bragg, to isconsin’s World War I trench art, to European history recent history. Wcomes alive in the Nearby, the CCC thirty buildings that com- Barracks Museum, with the prise the Galloway House & first CCC statue erected in Village. the state of Wisconsin, show- At the center of the com- cases the depression era’s

plex, the 30-room mid- T New Deal program. OURISM PHOTO FILE Victorian Galloway House is a The Adams House showplace of gracious living Resource Center is also on from the late 1800s. The site for genealogy and historic hand-carved woodwork, research, but is separate from Hearthstone. etched glass, and hand-sten- the tour. ciled ceilings all echo the Wheelchair accessible Hearthstone lifestyle of a bygone era. The buildings include the Blakely mid-Victorian mansion boasts Museum, church, doctor’s earthstone Historic four fireplaces, Italianate office, lawyer’s office, House was built detail, and many pieces of the toyshop, print shop, and the Hbetween 1881-82 Galloway’s original furniture. first floor of the carriage on a bluff overlooking the Thirty historic buildings house. The CCC Barracks Fox River. On completion, including a church, gristmill, Museum is a farther distance it became the first residence town hall, print shop, and from the rest of the village, in the world to be lighted one-room school surround but has a newly paved path by a centrally located hydro- the mansion. Each building is for wheelchair accessibility. electric station using the filled with representative arti- Galloway House & Village new Edison system. facts of the era. 336 Old Pioneer Rd. Designed by Wisconsin Also on the grounds, visi- Fond du Lac, WI 54935 architect William Waters, tors can tour the Blakely www.fdl.com/history Hearthstone is an eclectic 920/922-1166 Museum that displays one of Queen Anne style building. Open MD-LD daily 10am-4pm, plus Sat the largest collections of & Sun in Sept. Guided tours spotlight the Native American artifacts in Admission fees: adults $8, children (5- rare, original Edison light 12) $4, under 5 free, family $20. switches and period “elec- troliers” which are still in use. Intricate interior woodwork carved from native Wisconsin woods, nine charming fire- places – some surrounded by imported English Mintons tiles - and exquisite stained glass windows add to the ele- gance of this splendid late 19th century home. Decorated mainly with

T Eastlake style furniture and OURISM PHOTO FILE Victorian decorative arts, Hearthstone has received numerous awards for its

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41 Famous People/Historic Homes, over the Midwest to view Owned and operated by continued... the splendid rock formations the Wisconsin Historical ongoing restoration efforts. It – and to stay for a vacation. Society, the H. H. Bennett is designated as a Wisconsin Bennett was also a tireless Studio & History Center is Registered Landmark and promoter and entrepreneur fully accessible to persons included on the National who advanced the world of with disabilities. Register of Historic Sites. A photography with new inven- H. H. Bennett Studio and gift shop and hands-on exhib- tions such as his rubber band- History Center it area are located in the fin- powered stop-action shutter 215 Broadway ished basement. that he called the “snap- Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 www.wisconsinhistory.org/hhbennett Hearthstone is per.” 866/944-7483, 608/253-3523 handicapped acces- Tour his Open 10am-5pm daily May 1-Oct 31; sible on the first restored 1875 pho- Sat & Sun only, 10am-4pm Feb-Apr floor and base- tography studio and Nov & Dec, closed Jan. ment levels. Admission fees: adults (12+) $5, seniors (listed on the (65+) $4.50, children (5-12) $1, family There is a small National Register $12. booklet with of Historic images and Places) and dis- Lincoln-Tallman House descriptions of cover 6,000 square the second floor feet of interactive he Rock County for those who can- exhibits. Explore Historical Society not climb the stairs. If Bennett’s three-dimen- Towns and operates mobility is an issue, please sional world through a 21st- the Lincoln-Tallman House, call ahead to inform the staff. century interpretation of the most impressive of its five historic structures. Hearthstone Historic House stereographic photography. Museum View his eye-popping vistas Constructed between 625 W Prospect Ave. on high-end computer moni- 1855-57, the five-story, 26- Appleton, WI 54911 room home is a superb exam- www.hearthstonemuseum.org tors synchronized with spe- 920/730-8204 cially outfitted liquid crystal ple of Italian Villa-style con- Open Tues-Fri 10am-3:30pm, Sun 1- spectacles. Take home a hand- struction. While on a speak- 3:30pm; tours begin on the hour and made Bennett print from the ing tour in 1859, Abraham half-hour. (Closed mid-Jan thru mid- Lincoln spent two nights in Feb. Groups of 10 or more must reserve museum shop. The history in advance.) center is fun and informative the Tallman home. Nearly Admission fees: adults $5, children (7- for the entire family. three-quarters of the home’s 17) $2.50, children under 7 free. furnishings are original, H.H. BENNETT STUDIO & HISTORY CENTER, WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY H.H. Bennett Studio & History Center enry Hamilton Bennett, landscape Hphotographer, inventor and promoter, is “the man who made Wisconsin Dells famous.” Considered one of the 19th century’s 10 best landscape photographers, Bennett cre- AYKNOWLES GARY ated stereographic views of the craggy dells of the Wisconsin River that brought visitors from all Lincoln-Tallman House.

42 included the bed in which Octagon House to envision in the kitchen Lincoln slept. Hudson with its wood-burning cast The RCHS also operates iron stove, hand pump and the Helen Jeffris Wood he Octagon House is pierced copper pie safe. Museum Center located just a fine example of the On the second floor, visi- down the street from the Tnovel eight-sided tors can tour the family bed- Lincoln-Tallman House. dwelling popular in America rooms and the screened porch While mini-displays appear in in the mid-1800s. Restored that overlooks the home’s both locations, the Center and furnished in the expansive gardens. In the rose primarily exhibits the Victorian era, the complex garden, hydrangeas, lilies, Society’s other collections includes a pair of historic tulips, daffodils, and lilacs including Civil War artifacts, outbuildings. frame a gazebo beneath a Victorian-era textiles, paint- The house was built for canopy of maple trees. The ings by local artists, and arti- judge John Shaw Moffat and garden house displays 19th facts from Janesville business- his family, New Yorkers who century farm life and a gener- es – a collection of more than arrived in Hudson in 1854. al store tableau. Nearby, the 40,000 pieces. Highlights Four generations of the musi- Carriage House includes a include a large collection of cally inclined Moffat-Hughes blacksmith shop, small gift Pauline Pottery, once thrown family lived in the home over shop and research center. in nearby Edgerton, the next 102 years. Because of their historic Wisconsin using local clay. On the first floor, the nature, the house and out- There’s also a collection of music room displays a rare buildings are not wheelchair Parker Pen Company pens 1839 Nunns Fischer piano accessible. and memorabilia. Fountain manufactured in New York Octagon House pen manufacturing was once and transported to Wisconsin one of city’s most lucrative 1004 Third St by riverboat. The dining Hudson, WI 54016 enterprises; as its peak, Parker room showcases a lovely mir- 715/386-2654 operated a 200,000 square rored buffet while the pressenter.com/~octagon Open May 1-Oct 31; Tues-Sat 11am-4pm foot factory here employing Victorian settees in the parlor 2,000. (last tour 3:30pm) & Sun 2-4:30pm (last provide insight into the cus- tour 4pm). The Lincoln-Tallman toms of the era. Mid-19th Admission fees: adults $5, students $2, House is equipped with an century domestic life is easy children 5-12 $1. outdoor wheelchair lift that continued... provides access to only the first floor. Because of the par- tial access, tours for the dis- abled are discounted. In addi- tion, the entire tour is orally delivered by a tour guide and visitors have an opportunity to view a 20-minute docu- mentary about the Tallman family and early Janesville. Lincoln-Tallman House 440 N. Jackson St. Janesville, WI 53548 www.rchs.us 800/577-1859, 608/756-4509

Guided tours daily 9am-3pm June-Sep DON DANENPORT & Nov 20-Dec 31; or year-round by appointment. Admission fee: adults $8, seniors $7.50, children (7-18) $4, under 6 free. Octagon House-Hudson.

43 Famous People/Historic Homes, continued... Outagamie Museum Octagon House/ he Outagamie First Kindergarten Museum is housed in Ta Norman Revival- he Octagon House, style 1924 Masonic Temple five floors of solid in downtown Appleton. Tbrick construction The museum’s all-new completed in 1854, was A.K.A. Houdini exhibit fea- designed and built by John tures numerous interactives, Richards, a pioneer models and multimedia dis- Watertown settler and the plays, illuminating the life and city’s first attorney. DON ABRAMS times of the great Harry The House was one of Houdini. The exhibit spot- the largest single-family, pre- lights the major milestones of Civil War residences in Octagon House-Watertown. Houdini’s life including his Wisconsin. Its construction early life in Appleton (he lived Moved to the museum included central heating, run- here from age 4-8), his associ- grounds in the early 1960’s, it ning water and ventilating ation with Spiritualism, his now houses a collection of systems. In addition to those years as a struggling magician, pioneer tools and farm imple- “modern conveniences,” the and his rise to superstardom ments. house features a central spiral as a vaudeville escape artist. Unfortunately, the staircase that rises from the Puliter Prize-winning Octagon House has no provi- first floor to the tower room. author Edna Ferber also spent sions for handicapped access. Occupied only by her childhood in Appleton Richards’ family members, the Octagon House/First and used it as the setting for Kindergarten house was given to the her early stories The Homely 919 Charles St. Watertown Historical Society Watertown, WI 53094 Heroine and A Bush League and has been open to the www.watertownhistory.org/ Hero. The exhibit Edna public since 1938. Many of 920/261-2796 Ferber: Her Own Words Open May 1-MD 11am-3pm daily, MD- the Richards family original LD 10am-4pm daily, LD-Oct 31 11am- offers original documents, furnishings still grace the 3pm daily. first edition works and his- house. Admission fees: adults $7, seniors $6, toric photographs to detail The First Kindergarten in children (6-17) $4. her life. the United States was begun in Watertown in 1856 by Margarethe Meyer Schurz, whose husband was the famous German- American statesman Carl Schurz. The building was moved from downtown Watertown to the museum grounds in 1956. Its interior depicts an early class in session. The Plank Road Pioneer Barn was built in 1848 by Wenzel Quis and was origi- nally located at the western OLSON PHILIP terminus of the Watertown- Milwaukee Plank Road. Outagamie Museum.

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Taliesin. Another of the museum’s Taliesin the entire complex of build- major ongoing exhibits is ings that served as his studio, Tools of Change. It details ere it just an workshop, school, farm, labo- the changes in the working opportunity to see ratory, and retreat. The site lives of the people of the Wperhaps “the achieved National Historic Lower Fox River Valley. greatest single building in Landmark status in 1976. Exhibit highlights include n America” as architecture The school Wright found- 1896 wire weaving loom, a critic Robert Campbell ed in 1932 still maintains its 1920’s newspaper composing described it, Taliesin would summer campus at Taliesin. room, a 1930’s bulletproof be a must-see destination for The site offers a broad bank, Dr. Taylor’s 1941 most travelers. But a visit to range of public tours led by examining room, a 1926 Taliesin offers even more. guides who share their knowl- model T Ford, and a working Although the name edge about the history and 19th century paper shop. Taliesin is most often associat- architecture of the site. The museum’s major ed with the Wisconsin resi- The Frank Lloyd Wright exhibits have won awards dence of Frank Lloyd Wright, Visitor Center is completely from the American the term also applies to the wheelchair accessible. The Association of Museums. Its entire 600-acre property and Taliesin estate is partially annual events include geneal- the other buildings of wheelchair accessible, wheel- ogy classes, papermaking Wright’s design on the Spring chair tours are offered by spe- demonstrations, and changing Green estate. These include cial arrangement with two exhibits. The museum is fully Hillside Home School, week’s advance notice. Midway Farm, Tan-y-deri accessible with ramps and ele- Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin vators. House, and the Romeo and Visitors Center Juliet Windmill. Outagamie Museum 5607 Cty. C (intersection of Hwy. 23 In addition to the build- and Cty. C) 330 E. College Ave. Spring Green, WI 53588 Appleton, WI 54911-5715 ings, the landscaped grounds, www.taliesinpreservation.org www.foxvalleyhistory.org roads, waterfall, water garden, 877/588-7900, 608/588-7900 920/735-9370 Wright-designed furnishings Open May 1-Oct 31, daily, 9am-6pm. Open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon- and art collections are all part Call or see Web site for tour times; 4pm, & Mon (June-Aug only) 10am- reservations recommended. 4pm. of Wright’s overall architec- Admission fees: tour prices range from Admission fees: adults $4, seniors $3.50, tural composition. $16-$80; children under 18 free on the children (age 5-17) $2. Throughout his life Hillside & Walking Tours. Wright continued to refine continued...

45 Famous People/Historic Homes, continued... Ten Chimneys en Chimneys is the National Historic TLandmark estate of 20th century Broadway leg- ends Alfred Lunt and Lynn HT OREYOF TEN CHIMNEYS PHOTO COURTESY Fontanne. Nearly all of the estate’s historic furnishings, hand-painted murals, enchantingly personal décor, and diverse collections are intact and unchanged since the Lunts first assembled Ten Chimneys. them. A living monument to The first and second Villa Louis theatre and the arts, Ten floors of the Main House and Chimneys is overflowing with the entire Program Center at illa Louis is a memorabilia: notes from Ten Chimneys are accessible Victorian country Laurence Olivier, snapshots of by wheelchair. Prior to visit- Vestate located on the the Lunts with the Queen ing, we ask guests to alert us banks of the Mississippi Mother, mementos from to any mobility concerns they River in historic Prairie du Helen Hayes and Noël may have, and if they will be Chien, Wisconsin’s second Coward, inscribed first edi- bringing a wheelchair. oldest city. The Dousman tion books from Edna Ferber family - fur traders and fron- Ten Chimneys and Alexander Woollcott, and tier entrepreneurs - devel- P.O. Box 225 remembrances from dozens of S43 W31575 Depot Rd. oped the property in the other intimates and luminar- Genesee Depot, WI 53127 mid-19th century and main- ies. www.tenchimneys.org tained it as their family 262/968-4110 Each tour of 8-10 guests Open Apr 12-Nov 12, Tues-Sat, 10am- home until 1913. is led by a trained docent who 3pm. Reservations recommended. Must Over the past decade a tells stories that interpret not be 12 or older. careful restoration has repli- only the objects and décor of Admission fees: full estate tour $35, cated original wallpapers, car- the estate, but also the lives main house only tour $28. pets, textiles and other interi- and values of its remarkable creators. Ten Chimneys highlights the natural beauty, quality of life, and cultural vitality of the Wisconsin community the Lunts chose as their home. United States Senator Herb

Kohl has remarked, “Ten SOCIETY WISCONSIN HISTORICAL Chimneys is more than a beautiful estate; it serves as a symbol of both Wisconsin’s vibrant arts legacy and a com- mitment to preserving our state’s treasures for posterity.” Villa Louis.

46 or details. With more than 90 percent of the household Famous Wisconsinites decor original to the property, the estate reveals a compelling Many Wisconsin native sons and daughters have gone time capsule of domestic life on to fame in a variety of careers. at the turn of the 20th centu- In literature, Wisconsin’s Pulitzer ry. It is a superb example of Prize-winning authors include Edna British Arts and Crafts design Ferber (“So Big” 1926, raised in in a rural setting. Appleton), Zona Gayle (“Miss Lulu Collection highlights Bett” 1920, born in Portage), and include furniture, paintings, Thornton Wilder (“The Bridge of San ceramics and decorative Luis Rey” 1927, “Our Town” 1938, objects, especially silver and and “The Skin of our Teeth 1942, glass. Many of these objects born in Madison). EDNA FERBER were crafted in Midwestern In art, Georgia O’Keefe, born in Sun Prairie, was a cities - Milwaukee, St. Louis, pioneer in American modern art. Owen Gromme, Chicago and Cincinnati - and America’s leading wildlife artist was born in Fond du Lac. represent remarkable artistry In entertainment, magician Harry and craftsmanship, the best on Houdini grew up in Appleton. Jazz the market in the late 1800s. singer Al Jarreau was born and raised The grand landscape of in Milwaukee, as were Liberace, the Upper Mississippi River Spencer Tracey and Gene Wilder. enhances the setting of the Actor and Director Orson Welles, who Villa Louis, where decorative won an Oscar for writing “Citizen flowerbeds and other land- Kane,” was born in Kenosha. Al, scape features have been Alfred, William, Carl, John, August restored to their 1890s appear- ORSON WELLS & Henry Ringling - the Ringling ance. A fur trade museum and Brothers and their world-famous circus - operated out of Wisconsin’s only War of 1812 Baraboo for 33 years. battlefield further add to Villa Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Richard Bong, con- Louis’ historic appeal. sidered the greatest fighter pilot in US history, was born Villa Louis is owned and in Poplar. James Lovell, Jr., one of the astronauts on the operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society. The fur Apollo 13 mission, was born in Milwaukee. trade museum is accessible by Eric Heiden, born in Madison, won five gold medals means of a ramped entrance. in speedskating during the 1980 Olympics. A wheelchair lift provides Famed environmentalist and author Aldo Leopold access to the first floor of the taught at UW-Madison for nineteen years. John Muir, mansion and two wheelchair- noted environmentalist, author and accessible toilet facilities are teacher, was raised near Montello. located on the site. Access to In politics, Robert “Fighting other buildings requires at Bob” La Follete, former Wisconsin least minimal auto mobility. Governor and US Senator, was a founder of the Progressive movement Villa Louis in America. He was born in Primrose. 521 Villa Louis Road Prairie du Chien, WI 53821 Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel www.wisconsinhistory.org/villalouis 1969-74, was raised in Milwaukee. 866/944-7483, 608/326-2721 Gaylord Nelson, US Senator and ROBERT LA FOLLETTE Open 1st Sat in May-Oct 31, 10am-5pm founder of Earth Day, was born in Clear Lake. daily (last tour leaves at 4pm). Admission fees: adults $8.50, seniors Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the most influential (65+) $7.50, children (5-12) $4.50, architects of all time, was born in Richland Center. family $23. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

47 Art Museums

Charles Allis porcelains, Renaissance of their kind in existence. To Art Museum bronzes, Japanese netsuke, complement this collection, and much more. Some of the the Charles Allis Art Museum he Charles Allis Art highlights in the collection holds several changing exhibi- Museum was origi- include works by Rosa tions each year that feature Tnally the home of Bonheur, Winslow Homer, the work of Wisconsin artists. Charles Allis, first president and several fine examples of At the Allis there is an of the Allis-Chalmers 19th century French emphasis on fine art: drawing, Corporation, and his wife Barbizon works. The oldest painting, photography, print- Sarah. With keen collecting paintings in the house are making and sculpture. instincts, the couple amassed those attributed to Lucas The museum is fully a unique art collection that Cranach the Elder (1472- wheelchair accessible. spans more than 2,000 1553) who in his time was Charles Allis Art Museum years. The collection and referred to as “the outstand- 1801 N. Prospect Ave. their 1911 Tudor-style man- ing representative of German Milwaukee, WI 53202 sion, intact with original fur- Protestant painting.” www.cavtmuseums.org 414/278-8295 nishings, were generously The Charles Allis Art Open Wed-Sun 1-5 pm. bequeathed to the public. Museum is one of the few Admission fees: adults $5, seniors (65+) On permanent view in the such ensembles preserved and students $3, children under 12 free. Allis home are 19th century intact in its original form. French and American paint- Some items in the collection Elvehjem ings, Chinese and Japanese are the only known examples Museum of Art he Elvehjem is the art museum for the TUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison. It has a reputation for exceptional exhibitions, insightful pro- grams, and arts activities for all ages. Eight galleries feature

PHOTO PHOTO COURTESY OF CHARLES ALLIS ART MUSEUM selections from the museum’s permanent collection of more than 17,500 works of art ranging from ancient to con- temporary. Five of these gal- leries show European and American painting and sculp- ture. But the museum also displays ceramics, medals, coins, silver, furniture and glass. An Asian gallery fea- tures South Asian and Charles Allis Art Museum. Southeast Asian sculpture as

48 The museum’s permanent collection is on display in its Old Master and Modern gal- leries. Old Masters include Leonaert Bramer, Juan Genovés, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Paulus Moreelse, and Francesco PHOTO COURTESYPHOTO ART OF ELVEHJEM MUSEUM Trevisani. Modern and con- temporary artists in the col- lection include Georges Braque, Salvador Dalí, Max Lieberman, Man Ray, Matta, Louise Nevelson, Nam June Paik, Ruldolf Schlichter, and Jacques Villon. Also part of the collection are murals by Joe Jones and J.B. Turnbull.

Elvehjem Art Museum.

well as East Asian scroll paint- Haggerty Museum KEN CURRIE SHIFT...TEABREAK” BY NIGHT “ON HIS LAST ings and ceramics. About ten of Art temporary exhibitions are mounted each year in three he Patrick and additional dedicated galleries. Beatrice Haggerty Docents give free tours TMuseum of Art is Thursdays at 12:30pm and affiliated with Marquette Sundays at 2pm. “Sunday University in downtown Afternoon Live From the Milwaukee. Opened in Elvehjem” is a free chamber 1984, the museum includes music series presented on four main galleries and Haggerty Museum of Art. Sundays at 12:30pm houses a permanent collec- September through May. tion of more than 8,000 The museum’s additional The museum is wheel- works of art. galleries host temporary exhi- chair accessible, and will pro- The Haggerty presents bitions of individual artists vide sign language inter- between ten and twelve spe- and group shows mounted by preters for associated pro- cial exhibitions annually the Haggerty, supplemented grams (make requests three showing cultural diversity and with occasional traveling exhi- weeks in advance to the cura- art influenced by modern bitions. tor of education). technology. The permanent The facility is fully wheel- collection includes European Elvehjem Museum of Art chair accessible. and American contemporary University of Wisconsin-Madison Haggerty Museum of Art art, as well as Old Master 800 University Ave. N. 13th St. & W. Clybourn Ave. on Madison, WI 53706 -1479 paintings, works on paper, the campus of Marquette University www.lvm.wisc.edu photography, and small col- P. O. Box 1881 608/263–2246 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881 Open: Galleries and the Museum Shop lections of African and Asian www.marquette.edu/haggerty open Tues- Fri 9am-5pm, Sat & Sun art. As a university museum, 414/288-1669 11am-5pm; closed Mon and major the Haggerty sponsors lec- Open Mon-Sat 10am-4:30pm, Thurs ‘til holidays. tures, symposia, workshops, 8pm, Sun noon-5pm. Admission fees: free and tours. Admission fees: free. continued...

49 Art Museums, continued... art. Visitors can expect to see Leigh Yawkey 8-10 exhibitions at one time Woodson Art Museum John Michael Kohler and up to thirty in the course Arts Center of a year. The Center’s five he Museum’s perma- nent collection soars stablished in 1967, performing arts series include in celebration of the John Michael dance, music, and theatre T nature with historic and Kohler Arts Center companies from around the E world, as well as an excellent contemporary paintings, (JMKAC) mounts an annual sculptures, and works on exhibition schedule devoted film series. paper that focus on birds to a wide range of concepts On any given day at and expand art-in-nature and directions in contempo- JMKAC, visitors may find an and nature-in-art themes. rary art. Particular consider- artist creating an installation ation is given to craft-related in the galleries, developing a Eight to ten changing forms, installation works, performance piece in the exhibitions each year bring an photography, new genres, Matrix, or teaching in the stu- array of art from around the ongoing cultural traditions, dios. An interactive space, world to north central and the work of self-taught The ARTery, engages all ages Wisconsin. A highlight of the artists. in hands-on learning activities schedule is “Birds in Art” in September and October, an Housed in a 100,000- to enrich understanding of annual event that features the square-foot complex with sur- programming taking place work of international artists rounding gardens, JMKAC throughout the Arts Center. and attracts bird-lovers and brings together an entire city The Center is fully wheel- art-lovers alike. block of art. Even the facili- chair accessible. The Margaret Woodson ty’s six public washrooms are John Michael Kohler Arts Fisher Sculpture Gallery, a works of art that have been Center landscaped 1.5-acre garden featured on the Travel 608 New York Ave. Sheboygan, WI 53082-0489 dotted with works from the Channel and on Good www.jmkac.org collection as well as tempo- Morning America. 920/458-6144 rary exhibitions, can be Programming at the Arts Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Tues & Thur ‘til 8pm, Sat & Sun 10am-4pm. enjoyed year-round against a Center focuses on innovative Admission fees: voluntary donation natural backdrop of the explorations in contemporary changing seasons. The sculp- ture garden is the site of a popular summer concert series. Five smaller gardens feature a pleasing variety of plantings and greenery and additional sculptures. The Woodson is located on Wausau’s east side in a his- toric structure designed in the English Cotswold Style built in the early 1930s. Since its IMAGE COURTESY OF JOHN MICHAEL CENTER ARTS KOHLER transformation into an art museum in the 1970s, the building has been renovated, added onto, and updated to merit accreditation from the American Association of Museums. John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

50 In addition to more than 13,000 square feet of exhibi- tion space, the museum’s new building will include a 220- seat lecture hall; a classroom; customized galleries for view- ing video and studying works on paper; and a greatly expanded space for the award- winning Museum Store. The largest of the museum’s new PHOTO COURTESYPHOTO YAWKEY OF LEIGH ART WOODSON MUSEUM galleries, a 9,000-square-foot space with 18-foot ceilings, will enable the museum to mount exhibitions of an exhil- arating scope and scale. Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. Exhibitions are free and The Museum and contemporary and modern open to the public. All areas Sculpture Gallery are wheel- art. Museum exhibitions have of the museum’s new build- chair accessible. featured many of the most ing are wheelchair accessible. For information about hours Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art respected artists of the last Museum century, including Georgia and current exhibitions, 700 N. 12th Street O’Keeffe, Romare Bearden, please call or visit Wausau, WI 54403-5007 Richard Avedon, Cindy www.mmoca.org. www.lywam.org 715/845-7010 Sherman, Claes Oldenburg, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Open Tues-Fri 9am-4pm; Sat-Sun noon- and Wisconsin artists Truman 5pm.; Tues ‘til 8 pm Sept-Oct Lowe, Fred Stonehouse, and 227 State Street Madison, WI 53703 Admission fee: free Walter Hamady. The muse- 608-257-0158 um’s permanent collection www.mmoca.org Madison Museum of includes some 5,000 original Opening April 2006. Contemporary Art works of art. continued... n the shadow of the State Capitol building, Ijust up the street from the University of Wisconsin campus, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art will unveil a world-class new facility in April 2006.

The museum’s new home, a ART OF MADISON MUSEUM CONTEMORARY COURTESY part of the Overture Center for the Arts, is designed by world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli. More than a century old, the museum (formerly the Madison Art Center) is an independent, nonprofit insti- tution whose mission is to collect and exhibit works of Architechtural rendering of the new Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

51 Art Museums, continued... Milwaukee Art Museum he Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM), Tlocated on the shores of Lake Michigan, combines art, dramatic architecture and stunning landscape

design. DON ABRAMS Time magazine recently named MAM’s addition “Best Design of 2001” and Conde Milwaukee Art Museum. Nast Traveler calls it a “Wonder of the World.” The terraces and The Cudahy ing exhibitions to suit every new Quadracci Pavilion is the Gardens. taste, including some of the first Santiago Calatrava- With a history dating art world’s finest national and designed building completed back to 1888, the Milwaukee international collaborations. in the United States. It fea- Art Museum’s far-reaching The museum is fully tures the glass-walled collections include nearly wheelchair and stroller acces- Windhover Hall enclosed by 20,000 works from antiquity sible. the Burke Brise Soleil, a sun- to the present. The Museum’s Milwaukee Art Museum screen that can be raised or permanent holdings include 700 North Art Museum Drive lowered creating a unique important collections of Old Milwaukee, WI 53202 Masters and 19th- and 20th- 414-224-3220 moving sculpture. Visitors can www.mam.org take in lectures, films and century art. Our collections Open daily 10am-5pm, Thurs ‘til 8pm. other programs in the MAM of American decorative arts, Admission fees: members free, adults $8, auditorium, chat with friends German Expressionism, folk seniors $6, students $4, children 12 and over lunch in our lakefront and Haitian art, and under free when accompanied by an adult. Some feature exhibitions require café, shop in the Museum American art after 1960 are a separate ticket. store, and enjoy views of the among the nation’s best. The city and lake from outdoor museum also features chang- New Visions Gallery ocated in the lobby of Marshfield Clinic, New Visions Gallery TIMOTHY HURSLEY L is a unique example of a public/private adventure in art that has flourished for thirty years. A nonprofit community organization, New Visions organizes a dynamic series of changing exhibitions that are displayed in a 1600 square foot, secure, climate con- trolled gallery. Exhibits change every 6-8 weeks and feature a variety of art forms Milwaukee Art Museum.

52 including national traveling exhibitions, significant works on loan from private and pub- lic collections, and quality regional art. “New Visions’ Culture and Agriculture,” an annual theme show that pres- ents agriculture through the eyes of artists from across the United States, is a favorite among visitors. E HALFEN BEA New Visions cares for and displays a permanent collec- tion of fine art. Most of the Paine Art Center. collection is a gift of longtime friends of the gallery, Robert lections of Haitian paintings, Paine Art Center and Barbara Bromberg. contemporary prints by a vari- and Gardens Highlights of the collection ety of artists, and West African include 125 Japanese prints sculpture and masks. evered as one of including woodblock prints New Visions Gallery is “America’s Castles”, by nineteenth century mas- fully wheelchair accessible. Rthe Paine Art Center ters, woodblock revival prints, and Gardens is a unique New Visions Gallery combination of historic and modern works in many (in the Marshfield Clinic) printing processes by distin- 1000 N. Oak Avenue mansion, art galleries and guished Japanese printmakers. Marshfield, WI 54449 botanical gardens. www.newvisionsgallery.org Experience the grandeur of More than sixty acrylic 715/387-5562 paintings and original prints by Open Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm, Sat 11am- a Tudor Revival manor Australian Aboriginal artists are 3pm house, exquisite craftsman- currently on display as are col- Admission fee: Free ship, a world-class collection of French and American landscape paintings and exquisite decorative objects. The Paine estate was origi- nally designed in the 1920s as a residence for Oshkosh lumber baron Nathan Paine and his wife, Jessie Kimberly Paine. The architect, Bryant PHOTO COURTESYPHOTO OF NEW VISIONS GALLERY Fleming, was one of the last great estate architects to re- create islands of European high culture in modern America. Surrounded by three acres of twenty themed garden design areas, the Paine offers an unforgettable experience and source of inspiration to both garden enthusiasts and visiting tourists. Enjoy season-

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53 Art Museums, continued... musicals to dramas. The The center is completely al garden displays featuring a Phipps Children’s Theater wheelchair accessible. stunning living collection of mounts four shows every year The Phipps Center for the Arts trend setting plant varieties. featuring student actors from 109 Locust Street The Paine presents travel- area schools. Hudson, WI 54016-1518 Each season The Phipps 715.386.8409 ing art exhibitions of world- www.ThePhipps.org presents a series of five diverse renowned artists in the Open year-round Paine’s Main Gallery and classical concerts highlighting Performances: Fri-Sun, $12-$21 Gothic Gallery. Discover the soloists and small ensembles. The Galleries hours: Mon-Sat 9am- Paine’s newly opened Family The special events series 4:30pm, Sun noon-4:30pm, and one hour includes The Phipps Festival prior to curtain through intermission Discovery Gallery with more for all performances, free of charge. than a dozen “hands on” Chorus, The Phipps Oratorio Society, an annual dance con- exhibits geared for children Racine Art Museum ages 5-12 and participate in cert, as well as popular, folk, changing family activities. and jazz concerts. In addi- ith a concentra- The Paine Art Center and tion, five nationally acclaimed tion in ceramics, Gardens is completely wheel- musicians annually perform Wfibers, glass, met- chair accessible. on the Wurlitzer theater pipe als and wood, the Racine organ. Art Museum (RAM) houses Paine Art Center and Gardens Over 300 area artists dis- 1410 Algoma Blvd. one of the most significant Oshkosh, WI 54901 play their work in a wide vari- collections of contemporary www.thepaine.org ety of media in 10 to 12 crafts of any North 920/235-6903 juried exhibitions in the five American museum. Open Tues-Sun, 11am-4pm. galleries each year. Two gift Admission fees: adults $6, seniors (65+) The evolution of its col- $5, students $4, children (5-12) $3, galleries feature the fine art lection began at the Charles under 5 free, family $15. (Paid and traditional crafts of noted A. Wustum Museum of Fine admission is required to view the local artists. Arts with 300 pieces created gardens May 1-Sept 30.) The Phipps also offers for the Works Progress professional instruction in the The Phipps Center Administration’s Federal Art visual and performing arts to Project in the 1930s. This ini- for the Arts students of all levels of ability. tial gift created a regionally he Phipps Center for the Arts, in historic Tdowntown Hudson, has celebrated the creative spirit for over 20 years by offering exciting perform- ances, outstanding exhibi- tions and professional instruction. The Star Tribune, of Minneapolis, claims, “ . . . the brick-and- glass arts center overlooking MUSEUM OF RACINE ART PHOTO COURTESY the St. Croix River has become a magnet for lovers of theater, art, and music in the river valley and beyond.” The center annually pro- duces five community theater productions ranging from Racine Art Museum.

54 Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the OURISM PHOTO FILE OURISM PHOTO

T museum is affiliated with the American Association of Museums. Exhibitions are mounted in three galleries featuring thematic presentations of works from the museum’s 2000-plus collection of American art, including Georgia O’Keeffe, Andy Warhol, and Mary Cassatt. The museum’s exhibit sched- ule also incorporates a variety of media from outside Rahr-West Art Museum. sources. Visitors can even see a replica of a Sputnik frag- significant collection of WPA- works have in common, ment that fell through the era works on paper. The rather than their differences. atmosphere to earth, landing museum continues to collect In addition to regular just outside the museum. graphics, photographs and shows from its permanent col- Two levels of the mansion watercolors today, as well as lection, RAM also brings are open to the public. The contemporary crafts. major temporary art exhibi- first floor includes the Central In 2003, having out- tions to the Midwest. Gallery displaying 19th centu- grown the Wustum Museum The museum is fully ry paintings, and a restored space, RAM reinvented itself wheelchair accessible. 1910 Victorian parlor. The in downtown Racine opening Racine Art Museum second floor offers collections a 46,000 square foot museum 441 Main Street of Chinese ivory carvings, designed specifically for its Racine, WI 53401-0187 Boehm Studio porcelain, permanent collection of more www.ramart.org 262/638-8300 dolls, and exchange gifts from than 3,000 objects. RAM’s Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon- Manitowoc’s sister city, collection features work by 5pm. Kamogawa, Japan. Dale Chihuly, Joel Philip Admission fees: adults $5, seniors (62+), Activity backpacks are Myers, Wendell Castle, students & young adults (12-18) $3, under 12 free. available for children to inter- George Nakashima, Gertrud act with the exhibitions. and Otto Natzler, Peter Rahr-West Art Museum Classes and workshops are Voulkos, Lia Cook, Sheila held regularly. Hicks, Arline Fisch and Albert ocated along the The museum galleries are Paley in rotating exhibitions. shores of Lake completely accessible, with RAM focuses on artists LMichigan, the Rahr- stair access only to the man- with international, national West Art Museum is housed sion. A wheelchair is available. and regional reputations. It in the 1891 Victorian man- Rahr-West Art Museum collects and exhibits both sion of one of Manitowoc’s 610 North Eighth Street functional and sculptural pioneer families. In 1975 a Manitowoc WI 54220 works. It often combines dis- modern exhibition wing was www.rahrwestartmuseum.org 920/683-4501 plays of crafts with painting, added. In 1986 further sculpture and works on paper Open Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Wed 10am- exhibition and storage space 8pm, Sat & Sun 11am-4pm. to demonstrate what these was constructed. The Rahr Admission fees: free continued...

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Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum verlooking Lake Michigan, the Villa OTerrace Decorative Arts Museum is an Italian Renaissance-style villa designed and built by archi- DON ABRAMS tect David Adler in 1923. The building was originally the residence of Lloyd Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum. Smith of the A.O. Smith Corporation and his family. ciled beamed ceiling of down three terraces to the Reminiscent of a Tuscan Georgian cypress. Upstairs the lawn and the Lake Michigan villa in northern Italy, the former master bedroom (now shore. exterior walls are white- a gallery for changing exhibi- The Villa features fine and washed warm-pink brick and tions) contains a hand-deco- decorative arts dating from limestone trim quarried and rated ceiling. Another former the 15th through the 18th carved in Italy. The low- bedroom is decorated with centuries. Changing exhibi- pitched roof is made up of Zuber wallpaper, hand-print- tions emphasize the architec- red Italian barrel tiles. ed in France. tural, decorative arts, Milwaukee’s Cyril Colnik To the rear of the Villa is European and garden-themed crafted the intricate wrought a handsome paved terrace, subject matter of both iron entrance gates. flanked by Palladian-style Wisconsin and non-Wisconsin Inside, a circular stairway pavilions overlooking a formal artists of national or interna- rises stunningly without any Renaissance Garden. The tional repute. central support. The Great Garden features a dramatic Renovations are under- Hall is accented with a sten- “water stairway,” flowing way to make the Villa fully wheelchair accessible. Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum 2220 N. Terrace Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53202 www.cavtmuseums.org 414/271-3656 Open Wed-Sun from 1-5pm. Admission fees: adults $5, seniors (65+) and students $3, children under 12 free. PHOTO COURTESYPHOTO OF WESTART BEND MUSEUM West Bend Art Museum he West Bend Art Museum (WBAM) Toccupies a unique niche as Wisconsin’s region- al art museum. Attractively housed in a deceptively large West Bend Art Museum.

56 building in the city’s down- town cultural district, it is The William F. Eisner Museum home to the finest collection of Milwaukee-born, of Advertising & Design Munich-trained academic realist painter Carl von Marr he William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & (1858-1936). Examples of Design offers an amazing, amusing and enlight- every stage of Marr’s glitter- Tening opportunity to explore the science and art ing career can be seen of advertising and design. including his magnificent, Originally opened in 2000, the Eisner is the only massive, magnum opus museum of its kind in the United States. It hosts more painting of 1889, The than 20,000 visitors annually from across the country. Flagellants. Visitors can explore changing exhibitions, each telling a different story through television and radio commercials, Featuring many of billboards, package designs, magazine advertisements and Wisconsin’s most famous and interactive displays. notable artists, the WBAM As an exhibition and interpretive center, the Museum also exhibits the finest survey explores the influence advertising and design has had and collection of historic continues to have on our culture. Its mission is imple- Wisconsin art (1800 to mented through exhibits, educational programs, industry 1950), which reflects the retrospectives, and special events. artistic, cultural and physical For educators, as well as advertising and design pro- development of the state. fessionals, the Museum helps initiate study and offers This is complemented by the young people insight into careers through symposia, lec- state’s primary archive on tures and mentoring programs. For the general public, Wisconsin art and artists that the Museum offers interactive and entertaining exhibits currently holds almost 4,000 that reveal the strategy and impact of advertising and files. Contemporary artists design. from Wisconsin are also well Located at 208 N. Water Street in downtown represented through the Milwaukee, the Eisner is open Wed & Fri 11am-5pm, monthly One from Wisconsin Thurs 11am-8pm, Sat noon-5pm, and Sun 1-5pm. exhibitions and through seven Admission fees are: adults $5, seniors $3, students (12- temporary shows each year 18) $2.50, under 12 free. The facility is completely that offer an eclectic mix of wheelchair accessible. www exhibitions with broad appeal. .eisnermuseum.org, 414/847- Truly a gem of an institu- 3290. tion, the West Bend Art Museum is proud to be one of approximately twenty museums in America that cel- ebrate and showcase the art and artists of their own state. The museum is fully wheelchair accessible. West Bend Art Museum 300 South Sixth Avenue West Bend, WI 53095 www.wbartmuseum.com

262-334-9638 DON ABRAMS Open Wed-Sat, 10am-4:30pm, Sun 1pm- 4:30pm, closed Mon & Tues. Admission fees: free. William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design.

57 County, Community & Area Tourism Contacts Do you need information on lodging, attractions or local events? Go right to the source! Here we’ve listed Wisconsin’s convention bureaus, chambers of commerce, county and area tourism offices. These organizations are ready and waiting to help you plan your Wisconsin Tour.

Adams County Chamber of Beloit Convention & Visitors Cable Area Chamber of Columbia Co Tourism & Commerce Bureau Commerce Economic Development 608/339-6997 608/365-4838 715/798-3833 608/742-6161 888/339-6997 800/423-5648 800/533-7454 800/842-2524 www.adamscountywi.com www.visitbeloit.com www.cable4fun.com fun.co.columbia.wi.us Algoma Area Chamber of Berlin Chamber of Commerce Cadott Chamber of Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce 920/361-3636 Commerce Commerce 920/487-2041 800/979-9334 715/289-3338 920/623-3699 800/498-4888 www.1berlin.com Calumet County Tourism Conover Chamber of www.algoma.org Birchwood Area Lakes Association Commerce Alma Chamber of Commerce Association 920/439-2092 715/479-4928 608/685-4445 715/354-7846 888/576-9196 800/236-4928 www.almawisconsin.com 800/236-2252 www.calumetcountytourism.com www.conover.org Antigo Area Chamber of www.birchwoodwi.com Cambridge Chamber of Crandon Area Chamber of Commerce Black River Falls Area Commerce Commerce 715/623-4134 Chamber of Commerce 608/423-3780 715/478-3450 888/526-4523 715/284-4658 www.cambridgewi.com 800/334-3387 www.antigochamber.com 800/404-4008 Cassville Department of www.crandonwi.com Appleton www.blackrivercountry.com Tourism Crivitz Recreation Association (see Fox Cities) Bloomer Chamber of 608/725-5855 715/757-2467 Arbor Vitae Commerce www.cassville.org 800/274-8480 (see Minocqua-Arbor Vitae- 715/568-3339 Castle Rock-Petenwell Lakes www.crivitzrecreation.com Woodruff) www.bloomer.net/~bchamber Association Darlington 608/847-1904 Ashland Area Chamber of Boscobel Chamber of (see Lafayette County) Commerce Commerce www.castlerockpetenwell.com Delafield Promotional & 715/682-2500 608/375-2672 Cedarburg Chamber of Tourism Council 800/284-9484 www.boscobelwisconsin.com Commerce & Visitor Center 262/646-8100 www.visitashland.com Boulder Junction Chamber of 262/377-9620 888/294-1082 800/237-2874 Augusta City Clerk’s Office Commerce www.delafield-wi.org www.cedarburg.org 715/286-2555 715/385-2400 Delavan-Delavan Lake Area 800/466-8759 Chetek Area Chamber of Balsam Lake Village Clerk’s Chamber of Commerce www.boulderjct.org Commerce Office 262/728-5095 715/924-3200 715/485-3646 Brodhead Chamber of 800/624-0052 800/317-1720 www.balsamlake-wi.com Commerce www.delavanwi.org 608/897-8411 www.chetekwi.net Baraboo Area Chamber of Dodge County Tourism Commerce Brookfield Convention & Chetek Resort Owners Association Association 608/356-8333 Visitors Bureau 920/386-3705 715/924-4440 800/227-2266 262/789-0220 800/414-0101 800/224-3835 www.baraboo.com/chamber 800/388-1835 www.dodgecounty.com www.brookfieldcvb.com www.chetek.net Barron County Clerk’s Office Dodgeville Area Chamber of Chilton Chamber of 715/537-6200 Buffalo County Clerk’s Office Commerce 608/685-6209 Commerce 608/935-5993 Bayfield Chamber of www.buffalocounty.com 920/849-4541 877/863-6343 Commerce www.chiltonchamber.com www.dodgeville.com 715/779-3335 Burlington Area Chamber of Chippewa Falls Area Visitors 800/447-4094 Commerce Door County Chamber of Center www.bayfield.org 262/763-6044 Commerce www.burlingtonareachamber.com 715/723-0331 920/743-4456 Bayfield County Tourism & Burnett County Dept. of 888/723-0024 800/527-3529 Recreation www.chippewachamber.org www.doorcounty.com 715/373-6125 Tourism & Information Chippewa Valley Convention 800/472-6338 715/349-7411 Douglas County & Visitors Bureau www.travelbayfieldcounty.com 800/788-3164 (see Superior-Douglas County) www.burnettcounty.com 715/831-2345 Beaver Dam Area Chamber of Eagle River Area Chamber of Burnett County 888/523-3866 Commerce & Visitors Center Commerce www.chippewavalley.net 920/887-8879 Resort/Campground Owners 715/479-6400 Association Clark County Economic www.beaverdamchamber.com 800/359-6315 715/349-2000 Development Corporation www.eagleriver.org www.bcrca.com 715/267-3205 888/252-7594 www.clark-cty-wi.org

58 East Troy Area Chamber of Geneva Lake West Chamber Iowa County Clerk’s Office Lafayette Co. UWEX Office Commerce of Commerce 608/935-0399 608/776-4820 262/642-3770 262/275-5102 Iron County Development lafayettecounty.org www.easttroywi.org 877/275-5102 Zone Council Lake Geneva Area Eau Claire www.glwchamber.org 715/561-2922 Convention & Visitors (see Chippewa Valley) Germantown Area Chamber www.ironcountywi.com Bureau Eau Claire Lakes Area of Commerce Iron River Area Chamber of 262/248-4416 Business Association 262/255-1812 Commerce 800/345-1020 715/376-2322 www.germantownchamber.org 715/372-8558 www.lakegenevawi.com 800/299-7506 Glidden Area Chamber of www.iracc.com Lake Mills Area Chamber of www.eauclairelakes.com Commerce Jackson County Commerce Edgerton Area Chamber of 715/264-4304 (see Black River Area) 920/648-3585 www.lakemills.org Commerce Grant Co. UWEX Office Janesville Area Convention & 608/884-4408 608/723-2125 Visitors Bureau Lake Tomahawk Information 888/298-4408 grantcounty.org/visitor 608/757-3171 Bureau www.edgertonwisconsin.com Grantsburg Chamber of 800/487-2757 715/277-2257 Elkhart Lake Tourism Commerce www.janesvillecvb.com Lake Wisconsin Chamber of Commission 715/463-2405 Jefferson County Area Commerce 920/876-2922 www.grantsburgwi.com Tourism Council 608/635-8070 877/355-4278 Greater Cornell Area 920/563-3210 www.lakewisconsin.org www.elkhartlake.com Community Development www.jctourism.com Lakewood Area Chamber of Elkhorn Area Chamber of Association Juneau Chamber of Commerce Commerce 715/239-3713 Commerce 715/276-6500 262/723-5788 Green Bay 920/386-3359 www.lakewoodareachamber.com www.elkhorn-wi.org (see Packer Country) Juneau County Visitors Lancaster Area Chamber of Elroy Commons Tourist Info Green County Tourism Bureau/Economic Commerce Center 608/328-1838 Development 608/723-2820 608/462-2410 888/222-9111 608/847-1904 866/876-2665 888/606-2453 www.greencounty.org juneaucountytourism.com www.lancasterwisconsin.com www.elroywi.com Green Lake Area Chamber of Kaukauna Land O’ Lakes Chamber of Ephraim Commerce (see Fox Cities) Commerce (see Door County) 715/547-3432 920/294-3231 Kenosha Area Convention & Fennimore Chamber and 800/253-7354 800/236-3432 Visitors Bureau www.landolakes-wi.org Economic Development www.visitgreenlake.com 262/654-7307 Office Green Lake Country Visitor’s 800/654-7309 Langlade County 608/822-3599 Bureau www.kenoshacvb.com (see Antigo Area) 800/822-1131 800/662-6927 Laona Chamber of Commerce www.fennimore.com Kewaunee Chamber of www.glcountry.com Commerce 715/674-3007 Fish Creek Civic Association Hartford Area Chamber of 920/388-4822 Lincoln Co. Forestry, Land & 920/868-2316 Commerce 800/666-8214 Parks 800/577-1880 262/673-7002 www.kewaunee.org 715/536-0327 www.doorcounty- 866/222-5401 Kewaunee County www.co.lincoln.wi.us/tourism.h wi.com/fishcreek.html www.hartfordwi.net Promotions & Recreation tm Fond du Lac Area Hartland Area Chamber of Dept. Long Lake Chamber of Convention & Visitors Commerce 920/388-0444 Commerce Bureau 262/367-7059 Kickapoo Valley Association 715/354-3500 920/923-3010 www.hartland-wi.org 608/872-2504 www.longlake99.cc 800/937-9123 www.windingrivers.com www.fdl.com Hayward Lakes Visitors & Madeline Island Chamber of Convention Bureau Kickapoo Valley Reserve Commerce Forest County Advertising 715/634-4801 715/747-2801 Committee 608/625-2960 800/724-2992 http://kvr.state.wi.us 888/475-3386 715/478-2212 www.haywardlakes.com www.madelineisland.com 800/334-3387 Kohler Visitor Information www.forestcountywi.com/ Hazelhurst Information Center Madison Convention & Center 920/458-3450 Visitors Bureau, Greater Fort Atkinson Area Chamber 715/356-7350 608/255-2537 of Commerce www.sheboygan.org Hidden Valleys 800/373-6376 920/563-3210 La Crosse Area Convention & www.visitmadison.com 888/733-3678 608/647-2243 Visitors Bureau www.fortchamber.com Horicon Chamber of 608/782-2366 Manitowish Waters Chamber Commerce 800/658-9424 of Commerce Fox Cities Convention & 715/543-8488, Visitors Bureau 920/485-3200 www.explorelacrosse.com www.horiconchamber.com 888/626-9877 920/734-3358 Lac Court Oreilles Resort www.manitowishwaters.org 800/236-6673 Hudson Area Chamber of Association www.foxcities.org Commerce & Tourism Bureau 715/634-2423 Manitowoc Area Visitor & 715/386-8411 Convention Bureau Fremont Chamber of Lac du Flambeau Chamber of 920/683-4388 800/657-6775 Commerce Commerce 800/627-4896 www.hudsonwi.org 715/588-3346 920/446-3838 www.manitowoc.info www.fremontwis.org Hurley Area Chamber of 877/588-3346 Commerce www.lacduflambeauchamber.com Galesville 715/561-4334 (see Trempealeau County) Ladysmith 866/340-4334 (see Rusk County) Gays Mills Tourist www.hurleywi.com Information continued... 608/735-4341

59 County, Community & Minocqua-Arbor Vitae- Oneida County Visitor’s Platteville Area Chamber of Area Tourism Contacts, Woodruff Area Chamber of Bureau Commerce Commerce 715/365-7466 608/348-8888 continued... 715/356-5266 800/236-3006 www.platteville.com 800/446-6784 www.oneidacountywi.com/ Plymouth Chamber of Manitowoc-Two Rivers Area www.minocqua.org Chamber of Commerce Ontario, Village of Commerce 920/684-5575 Monroe Chamber of 608/337-4381 920/893-0079 800/262-7892 Commerce www.hillcountrywi.com 888/693-8263 www.manitowocchamber.com 608/325-7648 Osceola Area Chamber of www.plymouthwisconsin.com www.monroechamber.org Marinette Area Chamber of Commerce Polk County Information Commerce Monroe Co UWEX Office 715/755-3300 Center 715/735-6681 608/269-8722 800/947-0581 715/483-1410 800/236-6681 Montello Area Chamber of www.osceolachamber.org 800/222-7655 www.marinettechamber.com Commerce Oshkosh Convention & www.polkcountytourism.com Marquette County Clerk’s 608/297-7420 Visitors Bureau Portage Area Chamber of Office 800/684-7199 920/303-9200 Commerce 608/297-9136 www.montellowi.com 877/303-9200 608/742-6242 Mount Horeb Area Chamber www.oshkoshcvb.org 800/474-2525 Marshfield Convention & www.portagewi.com Visitors Bureau of Commerce Osseo City Hall 715/384-3454 608/437-5914 715/597-2207 Post Lake Area Business 800/422-4541 888/765-5929 www.cityofosseo.com Association www.marshfieldchamber.com www.trollway.com Ozaukee County Tourism 715/275-3906 Mauston Area Chamber of Muscoda Chamber of Council Potosi-Tennyson Chamber of Commerce, Greater Commerce 262/284-9288 Commerce 608/847-4142 608/739-3154 800/403-9898 608/763-2261 www.mauston.com Neenah www.ozaukeetourism.com www.potosiwisconsin.com Mayville Area Chamber of (see Fox Cities) Packer Country Regional Prairie du Chien Chamber of Commerce Neillsville Area Chamber of Tourism Office Commerce 920/387-5776 Commerce 920/494-9507 608/326-8555 800/256-7670 715/743-6444 888/867-3342 800/732-1673 www.mayvillechamber.com 888/252-7594 www.packercountry.com www.prairieduchien.org Medford Area Chamber of www.neillsville.org Park Falls Area Chamber of Prescott Area Chamber of Commerce New Glarus Chamber of Commerce Commerce 715/748-4729 Commerce & Tourist 715/762-2703 715/262-3284 888/682-9567 Information 800/762-2709 www.prescottwi.com www.medfordwis.com 608/527-2095 www.parkfalls.com Presque Isle Chamber of Mellen Area Chamber of 800/527-6838 Pelican Lake Chamber of Commerce Commerce www.swisstown.com Commerce 715/686-2910 715/274-2330 New London Area Chamber 715/487-5222 888/835-6508 www.mellenwi.org of Commerce www.oneidacountywi.org/ www.presqueislewi.org pelicanlake/ Menasha 920/982-5822 Price County Tourism Dept. (see Fox Cities) www.newlondonwi.org Pepin County Visitor 715/339-4505 New Richmond Area Information 800/269-4505 Menominee Tribal Public 715/672-5709 www.pricecountywi.net Relations Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau 888/672-5709 715/799-5217 Princeton Area Chamber of 715/246-2900 www.pepinwisconsin.com Commerce Menomonie 800/654-6380 Pepin Visitor Information 920/295-3877 (see Chippewa Valley) www.newrichmondchamber.com Center www.princetonwi.com Mercer Area Chamber of Oconomowoc Convention & 715/442-3011 Racine County Convention & Commerce Visitors Bureau www.pepinwisconsin.com Visitors Bureau 715/476-2389 262/569-3236, 800/524-3744 Peshtigo Chamber of 262/884-6400 www.mercercc.com www.oconomowocusa.com Commerce 800/272-2463 Merrill Area Chamber of Oconto Area Chamber of 715/582-0327 www.racine.org/ Commerce Commerce Phelps Chamber of Red Cliff Chamber of 715/536-9474 920/834-6254 Commerce Commerce 877/907-2757 www.ocontocounty.org 715/545-3800 715/779-5225 www.merrillchamber.com Oconto County Tourism www.phelpswi.org Reedsburg Area Chamber of Merrimac 920/834-6969 Phillips Area Chamber of Commerce (see Lake Wisconsin) 888/626-6862 Commerce 608/524-2850, 800/844-3507 Milton Area Chamber of www.ocontocounty.org 715/339-4100 www.reedsburg.org Commerce Oconto Falls Area Chamber 888/408-4800 Rhinelander Area Chamber of 608/868-6222 of Commerce www.phillipswi.com/chamber Commerce www.miltonareachamber.com 920/846-8306 Pickerel-Pearson Business 715/365-7464, 800/236-4386 Milwaukee, VISIT www.ocontocounty.org Association www.rhinelanderchamber.com 414/273-7222 Omro Area Chamber of 715/484-3901 Rib Lake Commercial & Civic 800/554-1448 Commerce Pierce County Partners in Club www.milwaukee.org 920/685-6960 Tourism, Inc. 715/427-5761 Mineral Point Chamber of www.omro-wi.com 715/273-5864 Rice Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Onalaska Center for 800/474-3723 Commerce 608/987-3201 Commerce & Tourism www.travelpiercecounty.com 715/234-2126, 800/523-6318 888/764-6894 608/781-9570 www.rice-lake.com www.mineralpoint.com 800/873-1901 www.discoveronalaska.com

60 Richland Center Area Spring Green Chamber of Turtle Flambeau Flowage Waupaca Area Chamber of Chamber/Main Street Commerce Association Commerce 608/647-6205, 800/422-1318 608/588-2054 715/476-2555 715/258-7343, 888/417-4040 www.richlandchamber.com 800/588-2042 Twin Lakes Area Chamber & waupacaareachamber.com Ripon Area Chamber of www.springgreen.com Business Association Waupun Chamber of Commerce St. Croix Falls 262/877-2220 Commerce 920/748-6764 (see Polk County) www.twinlakeschamber.com 920/324-3491 www.ripon-wi.com St. Germain Chamber of Two Rivers www.waupunchamber.com River Falls Area Chamber of Commerce (see Packer County) Wausau-Central Wisconsin Commerce 715/477-2205 Uplands of Southwest Convention & Visitors 715/425-2533 800/727-7203 Wisconsin Bureau www.rfchamber.com www.st-germain.com 608/437-6580 715/355-8788, 888/948-4748 Rock County Tourism Stevens Point Area 800/279-9472 www.visitwausau.com Council Convention & Visitors www.uplands.ws/ Waushara Area Chamber of 608/757-5587, 866/376-8767 Bureau Vernon County Tourism Commerce www.rockcounty.org 715/344-2556 Council 920/787-3488, 877/928-8662 Rusk Co. Visitors Center & 800/236-4636 608/637-2575 www.wausharachamber.com Rail Displays www.stevenspointarea.com www.visitvernoncounty.com Webster 715/532-2642, 800/535-7875 Stone Lake Area Tourism Vilas County Advertising & (see Burnett County) www.ruskcounty.org Information Publicity Dept. West Bend Area Chamber of Sauk Prairie Area Chamber of 715/865-2486 715/479-3649 Commerce Commerce 800/639-6822 800/236-3649 262/338-2666, 888/338-8666 608/643-4168, 800/683-2453 Stoughton Chamber of www.vilas.org www.wbachamber.org www.saukprairie.com Commerce Viroqua Westby Chamber of Sayner-Star Lake Chamber of 608/873-7912 (see Vernon County) Commerce Commerce 888/873-7912 608/634-4011, 866/493-7829 www.stoughtonwi.com Walworth County Visitor’s 715/542-3789, 888/722-3789 Bureau www.westbywi.com Shawano Area Chamber of Sturgeon Bay Visitor & 262/723-3980 Weyauwega Area Chamber of Commerce Convention Bureau 800/395-8687 Commerce 715/524-2139, 800/235-8528 920/743-6246 www.walworthcountytourism.co 920/867-2500 www.shawanocountry.com 800/301-6695 m www.weyauwegachamber.com www.sturgeonbay.net Sheboygan County Warrens Area Business Winchester Chamber of Convention & Visitors Sun Prairie Chamber of Association Commerce Bureau Commerce 608/378-4200 715/686-2872 920/457-9495 608/837-4547 www.cranfest.com www.winchesterwi.org 800/400-6162 800/457-9497 Winneconne Area Chamber of www.sunprairiechamber.com Washburn Area Chamber of www.sheboygan.org Commerce Commerce Sheboygan Falls Superior-Douglas County 715/373-5017 920/582-4775 Chamber/Main Street, Inc. Convention & Visitors 800/253-4495 www.winneconne.org 920/467-6206 Bureau www.washburnchamber.com 715/392-2773 Winter Area Chamber of www.sheboyganfalls.org/ Commerce 800/942-5313 Washburn County/Spooner chamber-mnst.htm 715/266-2204, 800/762-7179 www.superiorchamber.org Area Tourism Shell Lake Chamber of 715/635-9696 www.winterwi.com Taylor County Tourism Commerce 800/367-3306 Wisconsin Dells Visitor & 715/748-4729 715/468-4477 www.washburncounty.org Convention Bureau 888/682-9567 www.shell-lake.com 608/254-4636, 800/223-3557 www.medfordwis.com Washington Co. Convention Shullsburg Community & Visitors Bureau www.wisdells.com Three Lakes Information Development Corp. 262/677-5069 Wisconsin Indian Head Bureau 608/965-4401 888/974-8687 Country Tourism 715/546-3344 www.shullsburg.com www.visitwashingtoncounty.com 715/924-2970, 800/826-6966 800/972-6103 Siren Area Chamber of www.wisconsinindianhead.org www.threelakes.com Washington Island Chamber Commerce of Commerce Wisconsin Rapids Area 715/349-2273 Tomah Convention & 920/847-2179 Convention & Visitors 800/788-3164 Visitors Bureau www.washingtonislandchamber. Bureau www.sirenwis.com 608/372-2166 com 715/422-4650 800/948-6624 Sister Bay Advancement 800/554-4484 www.tomahwisconsin.com Watertown Area Chamber of Association Commerce www.visitwisrapids.com 920/854-2812 Tomahawk Regional Chamber 920/261-6320 Woodruff of Commerce www.sisterbaytourism.com www.watertownchamber.com (see Minocqua-Arbor Vitae- 715/453-5334 Somerset Chamber of Waukesha & Pewaukee CVB Woodruff) Commerce 800/569-2160 www.gototomahawk.com 262/542-0330 715/247-3366 800/366-8474 Sparta Area Chamber of Trempealeau Chamber of www.visitwaukesha.org Commerce Commerce 608/269-4123 608/534-6780 800/354-2453 www.trempealeau.net Visit travelwisconsin.com and sign up for e-mail news www.bikesparta.com Trempealeau County Tourism and travel information. Besides news on the activities Council that fit your interests, your subscription will give you Spooner Area Chamber of access to fall color and snow condition reports by e- Commerce 608/534-6615 715/635-2168 800/927-5339 mail, special updates and publications on Wisconsin 800/367-3306 www.trempealeaucountytourism events and activities, and the first chance to win get- chamber.spooneronline.com .com. aways and vacation prizes all year long!

61 More Sources of Tourism Information

1. Access for the Mobility publication of the Wisconsin maple syrup and honey recreational activities and Impaired Bed and Breakfast Association products, wineries, Christmas amenities offered by each 2. Accommodations (WBBA), featuring 248 tree farms, farms where you destination. To access this 3. Agricultural unique B&Bs throughout the can pick-your-own fruits and Wisconsin travel information, Information state, call 800/432-8747, or vegetables, organic produce, visit 4. Arts Information order from the tourism Web and much more. www.escapetowisconsin.com. site, 5. Attractions 4. Arts Information Wisconsin Association of www.travelwisconsin.com. To 6. ATV Information For a free copy of the Convention & Visitor Bureaus view the same data on-line, P.O. Box 393 7. Biking Information including amenities, contact Wisconsin Arts Board’s Art 8. Business Development and Craft Fairs Directory, Sun Prairie, WI 53590-0393 information, and photos of 608/837-6693, 877/967- 9. Boat, Snowmobile & listing more than 400 art and each property, visit the WBBA 9674 ATV Licensing and craft fairs statewide, call Web site at www.wbba.org. www.escapetowisconsin.com Regulation 800/432-8747, or order Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast from the tourism Web site, 6. ATV Information 10. Camping Information Association www.travelwisconsin.com. To For a free copy of the 11. Educational Vacations 108 S. Cleveland St. view the same data on-line, as Wisconsin Spring/Summer 12. Fishing & Hunting Merrill, WI 54452 well as an online copy of the Event and Recreation Guide, Licensing & Regulation 715/539-WBBA (9222) Wisconsin Art Museum & which includes information 13. Golf Courses www.wbba.org Gallery Guide, visit the about ATV trails in many 14. Group Travel For a free copy of the Wisconsin Arts Board’s Web Wisconsin counties, call 15. Hiking Information Wisconsin Lodging Directory, site at www.arts.state.wi.us. 800/432-8747, or order on- 16. History & Heritage the official publication of the Wisconsin Arts Board line at 17. Horseback Riding Wisconsin Innkeepers First Floor, 101 E. Wilson St. www.travelwisconsin.com. Association (WIA), listing Information Madison, WI 53702 The Wisconsin ATV more than 1,000 hotels, 18. Map Sources 608/266-0190 Association has free motels, resorts, B&Bs and 19. Meeting &Convention TDD 608/267-9629 membership information, country inns across the state, Planning www.arts.state.wi.us publishes a magazine, and has call 800/432-8747, or order 20. Multi-Cultural additional information on its from the tourism Web site, The Cultural Coalition of Contacts Web site www.watva.org, or www.travelwisconsin.com. To Wisconsin has created 21. Paper Mill Tours call 920/565-7531. view the same data on-line, www.portalwisconsin.org to 22. Regional Tourism including amenities, contact support the state’s culture, 7. Biking Information Contacts information and photos of arts, humanities and history. For a free copy of the 23. Restaurants each property, visit the WIA It is a comprehensive guide Wisconsin Biking Guide 24. Road Conditions & Web site at www.lodging- to Wisconsin’s performance including detailed maps and Construction Detours wi.com. and visual arts. descriptions of 30 designated 25. Rustic Roads Wisconsin Innkeepers 5. Attractions bike trails, off-road mountain 26. Snowmobiling Association For a free copy of the bike trails, and on-road loop Information 1025 S. Moorland Rd. Suite Wisconsin Highway Map & tours, call 800/432-8747, or 27. Sports 200 Attraction Guide, a order on-line at 28. Weather Reports Brookfield, WI 53005-6945 publication of the Association www.travelwisconsin.com. 29. Wisconsin Travel 262/782-2851 of Wisconsin Tourism That same Web site also Information Centers www.lodging-wi.com Attractions (AWTA) featuring includes maps, descriptions 64 member and associate and trail facts for more than For information about the member attractions, call fifty other Wisconsin bike three hostels in Wisconsin, 1. Access for the Mobility 800/432-8747, or order trails and tours. contact: Impaired from the tourism Web site, The Bicycle Federation of Direct questions about the Hostelling International www.travelwisconsin.com. To Wisconsin sells a set of four, accessibility of Wisconsin’s American Youth Hostels view the same data on-line, comprehensive maps showing State Parks to: Wisconsin Council visit the AWTA Web site at on-road bicycle routes as well Bayshore Shopping Center Wisconsin DNR www.wiattraction.com. as linear bike trails. The large, 5900 N. Port Washington Rd. Bureau of Parks & Recreation Assn. of Wisconsin Tourism foldout maps are available in Suite 128 P.O. Box 7921 Attractions many Wisconsin bicycle shops Milwaukee, WI 53217 Madison, WI 53707-7921 Chet Gerlach for suggested retail $3.95 414/961-2525 608/266-2181 44 E. Mifflin St. Suite 900 each, or $12.95/set, plus tax. www.hiayh.org www.wiparks.net Madison, WI 53703 The maps can also be ordered 3. Agricultural by calling 800/362-4537; the For information about 608/250-4873 set of 4 maps is $15.95, single accessible hunting and fishing Information www.wiattraction.com maps are $6.95 (tax and S&H in Wisconsin, consult the The Wisconsin Dept. of The Wisconsin Association of included). Department of Natural Agriculture maintains an Convention & Visitors Resources’ Web site at excellent Web site, Bureaus maintains an Bicycle Federation of www.dnr.state.wi.us. savorWisconsin.com. It offers attractive Web site with direct Wisconsin the most advanced search links to each of its twenty- 106 E. Doty St. 2. Accommodations capabilities to find your seven member city sites. Madison, WI 53703 For a free copy of the favorite Wisconsin products, There you’ll find plenty of 608/251-4456 Wisconsin Bed & Breakfast including municipal farmers timely information about the www.bfw.org Directory, the official markets, roadside markets, events, attractions,

62 Wisconsin Off-Road Bicycling campsite reservation at a Chequamegon-Nicolet Golf Course Owners of Association Wisconsin State Park or State National Forest Wisconsin, Inc. P.O. Box 5184 Forest, call 888/WI-PARKS 1170 Fourth Avenue S. 8989 N Port Washington Rd Elm Grove, WI 53122-5184 (888/947-2757), or go on- Park Falls, WI 54552 Ste 205 www.worba.org line at 715/762-2461 Milwaukee WI 53217F 8. Business Development www.reserveamerica.com TTY 715/762-5701, 414.540.3833, 800/348- www.fs.fed.us/r9/cnnf 2721 Forward Wisconsin is a County Park Campgrounds www.wisconsin4golf.com unique public-private state Wisconsin counties offer Chequamegon-Nicolet marketing and business hundreds of beautiful parks. National Forest 14. Group Travel recruitment organization. Its For camping information, 68 S. Stevens St. For assistance in motor coach job is marketing outside contact the counties you plan Federal Building itinerary planning in Wisconsin to attract new to visit. (See the “County, Rhinelander, WI 54501 Wisconsin, contact: Community & Area Tourism 715/362-1300 businesses, jobs and increased Circle Wisconsin Contacts” index in Wisconsin TTY 715/362-1383 economic activity to the state. Attn: Peggy Bitzer Department of Tourism www.fs.fed.us/r9/cnnf Forward Wisconsin, Inc. 2012 Esmond Rd. guides, including this one.) 201 West Washington Ave; 11. Educational Vacations Eau Claire, WI 54701 Suite 500 National Park and Forest Many programs, seminars, 800/223-0652, Madison, WI 53703-2796 Campgrounds workshops and special classes 715/833-1100, 800/669-1190, 608/261- Two federal agencies manage are offered through Wisconsin www.circlewisconsin.com national properties in 2500 educational institutions, 15. Hiking Information www.forwardwi.com Wisconsin: the National Park environmental centers, at state For a free Wisconsin State Service and the Forest Service. parks and even at some 9. Boat, Snowmobile & Park Visitors Guide including Most camping on these resorts. For those over 55 ATV Licensing and hiking opportunities in state properties is on a first-come, years of age (may include Regulation parks and forests, call first-served basis. companion of unrestricted 800/432-8747, or order on- For information about boat, age), one popular program is The National Park Service line at snowmobile, and ATV Elderhostel. More than thirty operates two properties in www.travelwisconsin.com. licensing and regulation, Wisconsin sites offer Wisconsin: the Apostle Islands The Wisconsin DNR, Bureau contact: Elderhostel programs. For National Lakeshore, and the of Parks & Recreation also Wisconsin DNR details contact: St. Croix National Scenic maintains some hiking trail P.O. Box 7924 Riverway. Limited camping Elderhostel, Inc. information on-line at Madison, WI 53707-7924 opportunities are available at 11 Avenue de Lafayette www.wiparks.net. 608/266-2107 both sites. Boston, MA 02111-1746 For information about www.dnr.state.wi.us Apostle Islands National 877/426-8056, FAX Wisconsin’s unique 1,000- 10. Camping Information Lakeshore 877/426-2166 mile Ice Age Trail, contact: Route 1, Box 4 - Old www.elderhostel.org Private Campgrounds Courthouse Bldg. Ice Age National Scenic Trail For a free copy of the WACO Bayfield, WI 54814 12. Fishing & Hunting 207 E. Buffalo St., Suite 515 Campground Directory, the 715/779-3397 Licensing & Regulation Milwaukee, WI 53202-5712 official publication of the www.nps.gov/apis For information about fishing 414/278-8518, 800/227- Wisconsin Association of and hunting licensing and 0046 Campground Owners, St. Croix National Scenic regulations, contact: www.iceagetrail.org featuring 164 privately owned Riverway P.O. Box 708 Wisconsin DNR For information about campgrounds across the state, P.O. Box 7921 Wisconsin’s section of the call 800/432-8747, or order St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715/483-3284 Madison, WI 53707-7921 North Country Scenic Trail, from the tourism Web site, 608/266-2621 (Mon-Fri contact: www.travelwisconsin.com. To www.nps.gov/sacn 8am-4:30pm) North Country National view the same data on-line, The Department of 877/945-4236 (24/7, visit the WACO Web site at Agriculture’s Forest Service Scenic Trail including Non-resident 229 E. Main St. www.wisconsincampgrounds.com operates the Chequamegon- Snowmobile Pass sales) Nicolet National Forest, a 1.5 Lowell, MI 49331 Wisconsin Assn. of www.dnr.state.wi.us 616/897-5987, 888/454- Campground Owners million acre property divided into four major tracts that 13. Golf Courses 6282 (WACO) www.northcountrytrail.org P.O. Box 130 sprawl across northern For a free copy of the Galesville, WI 54630-0130 Wisconsin. The Forest Wisconsin Golf Guide, For information about hiking 800/843-1821, 608/582- Service operates 47 Directory of Courses, the opportunities in the 1.5 2092 campgrounds within the official publication of the Golf million-acre Chequamegon- www.wisconsincampgrounds.com Chequamegon-Nicolet with Course Owners of Wisconsin Nicolet National Forest, nearly 1,200 campsites. For (GCOW) featuring more than contact: State Park and Forest camping reservations call 450 golf courses in the state Campgrounds Chequamegon-Nicolet 877/444-6777, or make available for public play, call National Forest To request a free Wisconsin reservations on-line at 800/432-8747, or order from State Parks Visitors Guide, call 68 S. Stevens St. www.reserveusa.com. The the tourism Web site, Federal Building 800/432-8747, or order from Chequamegon-Nicolet www.travelwisconsin.com. To the tourism Web site, Rhinelander, WI 54501 maintains major offices in view the same data on-line, 715/362-1300 www.travelwisconsin.com. 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63 More Sources of Tourism Coulee Pathways Wisconsin’s Ethnic Settlement For maps of the Fox River, information, continued... P.O. Box 165 Trail Lake Winnebago, or the Great New Lisbon, WI 53950-0165 518 Water Street Lakes, contact: Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085 Also see the “Birding” section Fox-Wisconsin Rivers FAA Distribution Division 920/467-9518 of the Wisconsin Heritage Corridor Nautical Chart Sales www.west.org Spring/Summer Event & c/o East Central Wisconsin 6303 Ivy Lane, Suite 400 Recreation Guide for wildlife Regional Planning 17. Horseback Riding Greenbelt, MD 20770 areas that may include public Commission The Horseman’s Guide to 800/638-8972, nature and hiking trails. To 132 Main St. Wisconsin Trails lists all 301/436-8301 order this free guide, call Menasha, WI 54952-3100 county, state and national www.naco.faa.gov 800/4342-8747, or order on- 920/751-4770 parks and forests with riding State Highway Map line at www.eastcentralrpc.org trails. The guide includes For a free Wisconsin State www.travelwisconsin.com. Frank Lloyd Wright Heritage terrain maps, fees and facilities Highway Map (single copies 16. History & Heritage Tour with listings of stables, camps, only), call 800/432-8747, or P.O. Box 6339 and ranches. To learn cost of order on-line at Wisconsin Historical Society Madison, WI 53716-6339 booklet, including postage www.travelwisconsin.com. Sites and handling, contact : 608/287-0339 Topographic Maps The Wisconsin Historical www.wrightinwisconsin.org Wisconsin State Horse Wisconsin Geological Survey Society operates ten historic From Pineries to the Present Council 3817 Mineral Point Rd. sites and museums statewide P.O. Box 38 132A S. Ludington St. Madison, WI 53705-5100 that illuminate and preserve Shawano, WI 54166-0038 Columbus, WI 53925-1516 608/263-7389 Wisconsin’s past. For 715/524-2139, 800/235- 920/623-0393 www.uwex.edu/wgnhs/ information about these www.wisconsinstatehorsecoun 8528 19. Meeting & educational and cultural sites, www.shawanocountry.com cil.org contact: Convention Planning Iron County - Rooted in For information about For assistance in planning a Wisconsin Historical Society Resources horseback riding meeting or convention in 816 State St. c/o Iron County opportunities in Wisconsin Wisconsin, contact: Madison, WI 53706-1482 Development Zone state parks and forests, visit Wisconsin Association of 608/264-6400 (Information P.O. Box 97 www.wiparks.net. Convention & Visitor Bureaus Desk), Hurley, WI 54534-0097 P.O. Box 393 608/264-6535 (Library 18. Map Sources 715/561-2922 Sun Prairie, WI 53590-0393 Reference Desk) Aeronautical Charts & www.ironcountywi.com/ 608/837-6693, 877/967- 608/264-6555 (Museum at Wisconsin Airport Directory 9674 30 N Carroll on the Square) Lac du Flambeau Band of Wisconsin Dept. of www.thinkwisconsin.com www.shsw.wisc.edu/ Lake Superior Chippewa Transportation Indians The Wisconsin Historical Bureau of Aeronautics 20. Multi-Cultural P.O. Box 67 P.O. Box 7914 Contacts Society also offers a wide Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538- Madison, WI 53707-7914 For activities and events of range of historical books and 0067 608/266-3351 special interest to the African manuscripts on Wisconsin 715/588-3303 Or, visit American, Native American topics. To obtain a free www.glitc.org catalog of its publications, www.dot.state.wi.us/modes/a and Hispanic communities, contact the University of Lake Superior Heritage ir.htm contact: Highways Wisconsin Press at 608/263- (A small fee includes shipping African American Chamber of 29270 County Road G 1110, or visit their Web site at & handling.) Commerce Ashland, WI 54806 www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress County Highway Maps 6203 W. Capitol Dr. 715/685-2646 Wisconsin Dept. of Milwaukee, WI 53216 Wisconsin Heritage Traveler www.heritageconnection.org The Wisconsin Department of Transportation 414/462-9450 Tourism publishes a guide to Point of Beginnings Maps & Publication Sales www.aacc-milw.org P.O. Box 608 72 of the states best art and P.O. Box 7713 Great Lakes Intertribal Platteville, WI 53818-0608 history museums. For a free Madison, WI 53707-7713 Council, Inc., 608/723-4170, 888/225- copy of the Wisconsin 608/246-3265 P.O. Box 9, 9225 Heritage Traveler, call FAX 608/246-5632 to Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538. www.pointofbeginnings.org 800/432-8747, or order on- request an order/fee sheet. 715/588 3324 line at Rivers, Rails & Trails Or, visit www.glitc.org www.travelwisconsin.com. New Richmond Area COC www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel Hispanic Chamber of 235 S Knowles Ave /maps/county.htm Wisconsin Heritage Tourism Commerce of Wisconsin New Richmond, WI 54017 Navigational Maps Sites 816 W. National Ave. 800/654-6380, 715/246- Wisconsin recognizes twelve For a map of the Upper Milwaukee, WI 53204 2900 heritage tourism areas in the Mississippi River from Cairo, 414/643-6963 www.riversrailsandtrails.org state. Contact information for Illinois to St. Paul, Minnesota, www.hccw.org those areas is listed below: Timber Trails in the Chippewa contact: 21. Paper Mill Tours Valley Mississippi River Visitor Cheese Country Heritage Four Wisconsin paper mills Green County Welcome Chippewa Valley CVB Center 3625 Gateway Dr., Suite F P.O. Box 2004 host regularly scheduled tours. Center They all require reservations N3150B Hwy 81 Eau Claire, WI 54701-8187 Rock Island, IL 61204-2004 715/831-2345, 800/344- 800/645-0248, in advance. For more Monroe, WI 53566 information, visit 608/328-1838, 888/222- 3866 309/794-5338 www.timbertrails.com/ www.missriver.org www.wipapercouncil.org/tour 9111 s.htm, or contact: www.cheesecountryheritage.com

64 Wisconsin Paper Installation neighboring states, or visit Milwaukee (Sullivan) eastbound only); and Superior Tours www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel 414/744-8000 (Rest area 23, Hwys 2/53). c/o Wisconsin Paper Council /road/workzones.htm 29. Wisconsin Travel Additionally, four seasonal P.O. Box 718 25. Rustic Roads Information Centers & tourist information centers, Neenah, WI 54957-0718 open April through October, The Wisconsin Rustic Roads Rest Stops 920/722-1500 are located at: Genoa City Program identifies rural, www.wipapercouncil.org/tour Wisconsin has six year-round (Hwy 12 rest area, lightly traveled roadways that s.htm tourist information facilities. northbound only); Grant retain the charm of an era Their locations are: Beloit County (Hwy 151/61 just 22. Regional Tourism when people traveled slower (Interstate 90, westbound/ north of Hwy 11 Contacts and savored the sights and north only); Hudson interchange); Prairie du Chien Great Lakes: sounds along the way. There Wisconsin’s (Interstate 94, Exit 2); Hurley (at the Hwy 18 bridge); and are 90 rustic roads in harbor towns welcome visitors (Hwy 51); Kenosha Marinette (US Hwy Wisconsin ranging from 2.5 to to 1,100 magnificent miles of (Interstate 94, exit 347 at 41/Bridge St; closed in 2005, 10 miles in length. Most are coastline on the Great Lakes; Lakeview Parkway); La Crosse reopening in 2006). Lake Michigan forms paved, but some are gravel. (Interstate 90 rest area, Wisconsin’s east coast, with The speed limit is often 45 Lake Superior to the north. mph or less. Visit the rustic The Wisconsin Harbor Towns road’s Web site at Association is a non-profit www.dot.state.wi.us/dtim/ organization marketing bop/rustic-index.htm where fourteen of these coastal each roadway is detailed with communities. Their Web site a small map, driving directions 2 at wisconsinharbortowns.org and descriptions. provides direct links to each 26. Snowmobiling member city. Their 42-page Information 53 printed travel guide includes For a free Wisconsin harbor maps and is available Snowmobile Trails Map or for free by calling 800/554-1448 a free Wisconsin Fall/Winter (the Milwaukee CVB). Event & Recreation Guide 94 141 Mississippi River: Trace 238 listing county contacts for 51 miles of quaint river towns, local maps and conditions, call 39 historic sites, soaring 800/432-8747, or order on- limestone bluffs, inviting state line at 94 parks, water recreation and www.travelwisconsin.com. fun along the banks of the 90 41 43 For membership and contact 94 mighty Mississippi River. The 90 information about local river forms Wisconsin’s snowmobile clubs in all 72 61 western border; the route Wisconsin counties that you’ll follow is Hwy 35, a 94 groom and maintain 18 National Scenic Highway 90 12 94 Wisconsin’s 22,000 miles of 151 called the Great River Road. trail, contact: For a free 16-page guide to Association of Wisconsin the area titled “Of Boats, Snowmobile Clubs Bikes and Binoculars,” call 5497 Waterford La. Suite B 800/658-9424 (La Crosse Appleton, WI 54913 Area CVB). For a 920/734-5530 comprehensive view of river www.awsc.org communities, their attractions, events, recreational activities 27. Sports and amenities, visit Wisconsin offers venues for www.wigreatriverroad.org. sports in any season. For 23. Restaurants assistance in siting athletic Acknowledgments competition of any kind, To verify whether or not a contact the Wisconsin Sports This publication was produced by the Wisconsin restaurant is a member of the Development Corporation at Department of Tourism, Jim Holperin, Secretary, under WRA, contact: 608/226-4780, or visit the direction of Jim Bach, Publications Coordinator and Wisconsin Restaurant Assn. www.sportsinwisconsin.com. John Cronin, designer. 2801 Fish Hatchery Rd. Madison, WI 53713-3197 28. Weather Reports Published April 2005 608/270-9950, Before you travel, you can Wisconsin Department of Tourism or 800/589-3211 check the weather report for 201 W. Washington Avenue www.wirestaurant.org Wisconsin and the Midwest by P.O. Box 8690 24. Road Conditions & visiting Madison, WI 53708-8690 Construction Detours www.crh.noaa.gov/fldof.html. 800/432-8747 www.travelwisconsin.com For recorded reports of For sectors in Wisconsin, call statewide detours, closures, one of these numbers: This publication is printed on recycled paper, underscoring traffic inconveniences or Green Bay 920/494-2363 Wisconsin Tourism’s commitment to the environment and to winter road conditions, call La Crosse 608/784-7294 fostering stronger recycling markets in Wisconsin. 800/ROAD-WIS (762-3947) Madison (Sullivan) toll-free from Wisconsin and 608/249-6645 travelwisconsin.com

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