Area AttractionsBoscobel, WIFrench explorers Louis Joliet and
Jacques Marquette made their way down the Wisconsin River in 1673. They were
the first white men to make the trip. And on the way they noted the wooded
hills and hollows. "Bosque belle," they
said. This is a place of "beautiful woods." The name, as it turned out, stuck to a river town. Today's Boscobel,
population 2,706,"Wisconsin's Wild Turkey Hunting Capital," is a good
place to rent a canoe or stop by the A&W; for a root beer float. After your float - the river kind
or the root beer kind - follow the signs through Boscobel until you find
Wisconsin Avenue. You'll be on your way to Boscobel's historic downtown. There you'll find stone buildings built at the turn-of-the-century. You'll find all the businesses that make any small town go, plus the historic Hotel Boscobel. At the hotel, according to the
roadside historical marker, two salesmen met by chance in September 1898 and
then met few more times the following summer. John H. Nicholson and Samuel E.
Hill, with the help of William J. Knights, had established the Gideon
Commercial Travelers Association. The Gideons have since distributed some
15million Bibles to hotels, the armed forces and young people. Head a few blocks north and
you'll find the newly restored Boscobel Depot. It was the Milwaukee-Prairie du
Chien Railroad, established in 1854, which helped supply and populate the
Wisconsin River Valley. Cassville, WIStonefield Historic Site: Adjacent to Nelson Dewey State Park, the State Historical Society presents the story of early rural Wisconsin. The Society operates not only the Nelson Dewey homesite, which was the plantation of Wisconsin's first state governor, but also a re-created village of the 1890s and the State Agricultural Museum. Stonefield was the name Dewey gave to the rock-studded 2,000-acre farm he established along the bluffs of the Mississippi, upriver from Cassville. He built Gothic revival stone barns and farm buildings and a large brick home. He practiced law and raised a variety of crops and livestock, at times employing as many as 50 people, who did everything from building stone fences to making furniture, wine and dairy products. Dewey's lifestyle and wealth declined after 1873 with a national financial panic and a fire that destroyed his home. The home was rebuilt in the 1890s as a more modest summer residence. In 1936, the state acquired 700 acres of the property for a state park and a portion of the Dewey homestead was restored and refurbished. The Dewey buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The State Agricultural Museum portrays the history of agriculture in Wisconsin from 1840-1930, along with dioramas and a slide tape show. The museum features H diorama and exhibits displaying an outstanding collection of early farm machinery, models and related dairy and food processing items. Stonefield Village, a re-created hamlet, depicts rural Midwestern life at the turn of the century. Its school, church, trade shops, cheese factory, railroad station and business places show the life and economy of a rural community of that day. Visitors walk or ride a horse-drawn carriage through a covered bridge to the village square. Here, they can stroll the village green, visit with a costumed guide, discover the many historic artifacts exhibited in village buildings, shop in the museum store, and enjoy an ice cream treat in the old-fashioned confectionery. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, May, June and Sept.; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, July and August; and weekends through October. Cuba City, WICole Acres Golf Course and Country Club: On east edge of town. Nine-hole public course includes driving range, putting green and pro shop with club rental. Call 608/744-2476 for golf information. Parade of Presidents: See images of past United States Presidents along Main Street. Splinter Park: Site includes ballfields, sand volleyball nets, pavilion, rest room facilities, picnicking areas and playground equipment. Shopping: Gile Cheese and Weber's Processing offer fresh products with that homemade touch. Other business include Cuba City Greenhouse; Treasurers In Time; and Holt's General Store. Tin Lantern Antique Mall: 118 South Main St. Many antiques and collectibles. For information, call 608/744-3634. Dickeyville, WIThe Dickeyville Grotto and Shrines erected in the village of Dickeyville on Holy Ghost Parish grounds are the works of Father Matthias Wernerus. Wernerus was pastor of the parish from 1918-1931. His handiwork in stone, built from 1925-1930, is dedicated to the unity of two American ideals - love of God and love of country It is a creation in stone, mortar and bright colored objects - collected materials from all over the world. These include colored glass, gems, antique heirlooms of pottery or porcelain, stalagmites and stalactites, sea shells, star fish, petrified sea urchins and fossils and a variety of corals plus amber glass, agate, quartz and ores. There are several shrines in the Grotto garden. Besides the main shrine, which houses the grotto of the Blessed Virgin, there is a patriotic shrine, the sacramental shrine of the Holy Eucharist, the Sacred Heart Shrine, Christ the King shrine and the Stations of the Cross. These are located in the floral garden areas surrounding the Holy Ghost Church. A gift shop is open from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. seven days a week, from April 1-Oct. 31. Guided tours are available June 1-Aug. 31, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. seven days a week; and May, September and October, weekends only. Earlier if requested by phone. For more information, call 608/568-3119 or write: The Grotto, P.O. Box 429, Dickeyville, WI 52808. Fennimore, WIFennimore Doll & Toy Museum and Gift Shop: 1140 Lincoln Ave. The museum features dolls from 1810-present, doll furniture, paper dolls and more. Featured in the toy room this season will be a unique collection of toys including Disney's Pixar from "A Bug's Life," robots from a unique collection featuring those from TV shows such as "Lost in Space" and "Buck Rogers," as well as "Star Wars" and "Robo Cop." Also in the toy room - Smerfs, Beanie Babies, G.I. Joe, Lone Ranger, Sesame Street, Fisher Price toys from the 1930s and 1940s. There are more than 80 display cases and visiting exhibits. Visitors can choose from a large selection of collectible dolls, toys and miniatures in the museum gift shop. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 1-Dec. 15. Admission is $3.50 for adults, $1.50 for ages 6-18 and younger than 5, free; $6 season pass. Call 608/822-4100 or 888/867-7935 to arrange special group tours. The Fennimore Railroad Museum: 610 Lincoln Ave., features memorabilia from Fennimore's railroad past and the unique Dinky narrow gauge trains. A replica water tower, built to the original C&NW railroad specifications which guided builders of the original tower, stands in portly splendor near the 1907 2-6-0 Davenport locomotive and a state historical marker detailing Dinky's life and times. There is an operational miniature train on a 15-inch gauge
track where children can take rides (call for operating schedule). The museum
also houses tourist information of area attractions and sells souvenirs. The
museum is open daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Memorial Day-Labor Day and weekends only
in September and October. Free admission, donations accepted. For information,
call 608/822-6319 or 822-6144. Group tours are welcome. Arborvitae Park: Corner of 10th and Wisconsin streets. Site includes playground, picnic areas, shelter and rest rooms. Dwight T. Parker Public Library: 925 Lincoln Ave. In 1922, Fennimore banker, Dwight T. Parker, donated $35,000 for the construction of a library on an "adequate site" for "focus as one of the beautiful points of interest in the City of Fennimore." The red brick two-story rectangular building with wide overhanging eaves features a hipped red clay tile roof with a single brick chimney rising through the southeast slope of the rood in the rear of the building. Call 608/822-6294 Marsden Park: Marsden Park Road. It has tennis courts, picnic area, sand-volleyball court and shelters. Arbor Vitae offers picnic areas and physical fitness course. To reserve picnic sites, call 815/822-3177. Oakwood Park: Bronson Boulevard and County Q. A 45-acre nature park, it offers visitors a glimpse of native trees and flowers, with many species of birds to view. It offers more than three miles of hiking and cross-country ski trails. RV camping available and new shelter and rest rooms in the future. No bicycles or motorized vehicles allowed; open 6 a.m.-11 p.m. daily. Call 608/822-6119. Lancaster, WIIn Lancaster, visit the
Grant County Courthouse, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
It features a glass-and-copper dome patterned after the dome of St. Peter's
Basilica in Rome. It also has Civil War artifacts
on display, such as weapons and shrapnel and bullets from Gettysburg. Outside
the courthouse is a monument to Grant County soldiers who died in battle or by
diseases. Dedicated in 1867, it's thought to be the first Civil War monument by
public subscription in the country. History buffs will find a lot
more to do in Lancaster. There's the small Episcopal Cemetery one block south
of the square, on Jefferson Street. There are grave markers from the 1840s and
1850s. And a state historical marker shows the gravesite of Nelson Dewey,
Wisconsin's first governor. At the Cunningham Museum,
operated by the Grant County Historical Society, you'll see a medical display
of instruments of Dr. Wilson Cunningham, a benefactor of the museum. There are
examples of the ox-bone splints that he invented for repairing and healing
fractures. The bone plates contained holes for bone screws to be inserted. Upstairs is a collection of
uniforms and weapons from the major wars. From the Civil War, there's a
soldier's diary and a ball and chain used at the infamous Andersonville prison . When grade school children
visit, they use the word "awesome" to describe some of the things
they see, said Al Weber, local historian. They enjoy the mounted owls and the
passenger pigeon, the arrowhead collection and the almost three-dimensional
effect of pictures viewed through an old-fashioned stereoscope. The museum also has a room devoted
to the early black settlers of Pleasant Ridge, a few miles west of Lancaster.
Now, only the cemeteries remain. For appointments or hours of
operation at the museum, call (608)723-2287 or 723-4925. Platteville, WIMining Museum, Rollo Jamison Museum: 405 E. Main St. The mining museum traces the development of lead and zinc mining in the Upper Mississippi Valley through models, dioramas, artifacts and photographs. A self-guided tour includes a walk down into the Bevans Lead, an 1845 lead mine which produced more than 2 million pounds of lead ore in one year, a visit to a head-frame where you can see how zinc ore was hoisted from a mine and hand sorted, and a train ride around the museum grounds in ore cars pulled by a 1931 mine locomotive. The self-guided tour of the Rollo Mansion Museum will take you back to the turn of the century with exhibits of carriages, farm implements, tools, a tavern/general store, a kitchen and parlor, musical instruments, mechanical music boxes and more. On the second floor of the Mining Museum Building is the Rountree Gallery. It features works of area artists. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May-October; Changing galleries open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. November-April. Call 608/348-3301. Group tours by appointment. Visit our website at http://mining.jamison.museum Mitchell-Rountree Stone Cottage: U.S. 51 and West Madison. Built in 1837 by the Rev. Samuel Mitchell, it stands today as it did 150 years ago. Much of the interior contains original furnishings of the home. Mitchell was a soldier during the American Revolutionary War. Call the chamber for visiting information, 608/348-8888. The "M": Platte Mound, County Trunk B, on Hiawatha Pioneer Trail. The historic monument to the Engineering Department of UW-Platteville has its beginnings in 1836. It is reportedly the largest ?M? in the world. Platteville students in 1937 created the current one, building it 241 feet high, 214 feet wide with legs 25 feet in width. It contains more than 400 tons of whitewashed stone. There is parking at the site. Parks: City parks offer picnic facilities, lighted ball diamonds, lighted tennis courts, basketball courts, lighted horseshoe courts, playground equipment, swimming pool and concert band stage. Restaurants: A variety of choices, from Chinese to pizza to fast-food to sit down dinners. There are more than 25 choices in the city. University of Wisconsin-Platteville: The college is home to many athletic and cultural events. It was founded in 1866 and became part of the University System in 1971. For more information, call 608/342-1125. Mining Museum, Rollo Jamison Museum: 405 E. Main St. The mining museum traces the development of lead and zinc mining in the Upper Mississippi Valley through models, dioramas, artifacts and photographs. A self-guided tour includes a walk down into the Bevans Lead, an 1845 lead mine which produced more than 2 million pounds of lead ore in one year, a visit to a head-frame where you can see how zinc ore was hoisted from a mine and hand sorted, and a train ride around the museum grounds in ore cars pulled by a 1931 mine locomotive. The self-guided tour of the Rollo Mansion Museum will take you back to the turn of the century with exhibits of carriages, farm implements, tools, a tavern/general store, a kitchen and parlor, musical instruments, mechanical music boxes and more. On the second floor of the Mining Museum Building is the Rountree Gallery. It features works of area artists. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May-October; Changing galleries open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. November-April. Call 608/348-3301. Group tours by appointment. Visit our website at http://mining.jamison.museum Mitchell-Rountree Stone Cottage: U.S. 51 and West Madison. Built in 1837 by the Rev. Samuel Mitchell, it stands today as it did 150 years ago. Much of the interior contains original furnishings of the home. Mitchell was a soldier during the American Revolutionary War. Call the chamber for visiting information, 608/348-8888. The "M": Platte Mound, County Trunk B, on Hiawatha Pioneer Trail. The historic monument to the Engineering Department of UW-Platteville has its beginnings in 1836. It is reportedly the largest ?M? in the world. Platteville students in 1937 created the current one, building it 241 feet high, 214 feet wide with legs 25 feet in width. It contains more than 400 tons of whitewashed stone. There is parking at the site. Parks: City parks offer picnic facilities, lighted ball diamonds, lighted tennis courts, basketball courts, lighted horseshoe courts, playground equipment, swimming pool and concert band stage. Restaurants: A variety of choices, from Chinese to pizza to fast-food to sit down dinners. There are more than 25 choices in the city. University of Wisconsin-Platteville: The college is home to many athletic and cultural events. It was founded in 1866 and became part of the University System in 1971. For more information, call 608/342-1125. Potosi-Tennyson, WISt. John's Mine (608/763-2121) 9 a.m.-5 p.m. dailyPassage Thru Time Museum, noon-4 p.m. .Tuesday-Saturday. Area HistoryBoscobel, WI* Boscobel Old Rock High School, built in 1898 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. * The home of the former Wisconsin governor, John Blaine. Grand Army of the Republic Hall, a meeting place of the veterans of the Civil War, is the only GAR hall remaining in Wisconsin. It houses memorabilia such as books, drum cap and pictures. It is open to the public during special events throughout the year. * Hotel Boscobel, birthplace of the Gideon Bible. * Boscobel Depot Museum, built in 1857, the marshaling point for World War I and II veterans. Cassville, WI* At Stonefield Historic Site, adjacent to Nelson Dewey State Park, the State Historical Society presents the story of early rural Wisconsin. The Society operates not only the Nelson Dewey homesite, which was the plantation of Wisconsin's first state governor, but also a re-created village of the 1890s and the State Agricultural Museum. Stonefield was the name Dewey gave to the rock-studded 2,000-acre farm he established along the bluffs of the Mississippi, upriver from Cassville. He built Gothic revival stone barns and farm buildings and a large brick home. He practiced law and raised a variety of crops and livestock, at times employing as many as 50 people, who did everything from building stone fences to making furniture, wine and dairy products. Dewey's lifestyle and wealth declined after 1873 with a national financial panic and a fire that destroyed his home. The home was rebuilt in the 1890s as a more modest summer residence. In 1936, the state acquired 700 acres of the property for a state park and a portion of the Dewey homestead was restored and refurbished. The Dewey buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. * The State Agricultural Museum portrays the history of agriculture in Wisconsin from 1840-1930, along with dioramas and a slide tape show. The museum features H diorama and exhibits displaying an outstanding collection of early farm machinery, models and related dairy and food processing items. * Stonefield Village, a re-created hamlet, depicts rural Midwestern life at the turn of the century. Its school, church, trade shops, cheese factory, railroad station and business places show the life and economy of a rural community of that day. Visitors walk or ride a horse-drawn carriage through a covered bridge to the village square. Here, they can stroll the village green, visit with a costumed guide, discover the many historic artifacts exhibited in village buildings, shop in the museum store, and enjoy an ice cream treat in the old-fashioned confectionery. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, May, June and Sept.; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, July and August. Stonefield consists of the Nelson Dewey home site, the estate of the first governor of Wisconsin; the Wisconsin State Agricultural Museum; a 1900 farmstead and a 1900 village. Stonefield was the name Dewey gave to the rock-studded 2,000-acre farm he established along the bluffs of the Mississippi River, upriver from Cassville. Dewey built Gothic revival stone barns and farm buildings and a large brick home. He practiced law and raised a variety of crops and livestock, at the time employing as many as 50 people, who did everything from building stone fences to making furniture, wine and dairy products. Dewey's lifestyle and wealth declined after 1873 with a national financial panic and a fire that destroyed his home. The home was rebuilt in the 1890s as a more modest summer residence. In 1936, the state acquired 700 acres of the property for a state park, and a portion of the Dewey homestead was restored and refurbished. The Dewey buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Wisconsin State Agricultural Museum portrays the history of agriculture in Wisconsin from 1840 to 1930. The museum features an outstanding collection of early farm machinery, models and related dairy and food processing items. It is also home to the 1896 McCormick Auto Mower, the oldest tractor in North America and a 1932 Allis-Charmers, the first rubber tire tractor in the United States. The 1900 Farmstead offers a glimpse of farm life in the 1900s and consists of a farmhouse, barn and outbuildings. The 1900 Village, a re-created hamlet, depicts rural Midwestern life at the turn of the century. Its school, church, trade shops, cheese factory, railroad depot and business places show the life and economy of a rural community of that day. Visitors walk through a covered bridge to the village square. Here, they can stroll the village green and discover the many historic artifacts exhibited in village buildings. The site is operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society, for more information go to www.wisconsinhistory.org. Dickeyville, WI* Dickeyville Grotto, two blocks from the intersection of Wisconsin 35 and U.S. 151/61, includes multi-colored stones in the form of patriotic and religious shrines of Christ, Lincoln, the tree of the Holy Trinity and the Sacred Heart. * Dickeyville - Dickeyville Grotto, two blocks from the intersection of Wisconsin 35 and U.S. 151/61, includes multi-colored stones in the form of patriotic and religious shrines of Christ, Lincoln, the tree of the Holy Trinity and the Sacred Heart. Fennimore, WI* Fennimore is the home of two museums - The Fennimore Dolls and Toys Museum and Gift Shoppe, 1140 Lincoln Ave. The museum features dolls from 1810-present, doll furniture, private collections and more. Featured in the museum are Barbie, Annette Himstedt's "Barefoot Children," Betty Boop, Shirley Temple, Hollywood stars, wax, china, porcelain and more. Featured in the toy room are Fisher-Price toys from the 1930s and 1940s, a collection of toys from "Toy Story," G.I. Joe, Star Wars, Beanie Babies, robots, tractors and much more. Visitors can choose from a large selection of items in the museum gift shop. The museum is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 7-Dec. 14. Call 608/822-4100 or 888/867-7935 for more information. Or e-mail dolltoy@fennimore.com; or visit the Web site at www.fennimore.com/dolltoy/ . * The Fennimore Railroad Museum, 610 Lincoln Ave., features memorabilia from Fennimore's Railroad past and the unique narrow gauge trains. The museum resembles a 1900s-era depot, with a replica water tower standing in portly splendor near the 1907 2-6-0 Davenport locomotive referred to as the Dinky and the State Historical marker detailing the life and times of the narrow gauge. There is an operational miniature train on a 15-inch gauge track on the museum grounds (call for operating schedule). The museum also houses tourist information of area attractions and sells souvenirs. The museum is open daily Memorial Day-Labor Day and weekends only in September and October. For information, call 800/822-1131 or 608/822-6144. Group tours are welcome. Hazel Green, WI* Hazel Green - Hazel Green is truly in a unique position on the map. "The Point of Beginning" is where the fourth principal meridian crosses the Illinois/Wisconsin border. In 1831, Lucius Lyon began surveying just south of the present day Hazel Green. At that spot was built a 6-foot-tall-by-6-foot-square mound with an oak post hammered into its heart. This is the place where all the land that was to become Wisconsin would be measured. Today, every property deed in Wisconsin includes a description that is based on the Point of Beginning. The first permanent settlement in Wisconsin was Hazel Green in 1825. This makes the community an ideal location for history buffs and antique shoppers. The village offers several bed and breakfasts and antique shops. It is the home of the Hazel Green Opera House, built in 1981 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the home of the Fever River Puppeteers and the Hazel Green Community Chorus. * Well-known author and poet James Gates Percival is buried in Hazel Green Public Cemetery. He is considered one of America's first classical poets. Lancaster, WI* Lancaster - Grave of Nelson Dewey, first registrar of deeds for Grant County and first Wisconsin governor, is in Westwood Cemetery next to the Episcopal Church. His grave is marked by an official State Historical Marker, dedicated in 1961. * Grant County Courthouse, built in 1902 of red sandstone, brick, and a glass and copper dome, is on the National Register of Historical Buildings. Monuments in the courtyard include a bronze statue of Nelson Dewey given by the state as a tribute to Wisconsin's first governor; a fountain statue of a Civil War soldier given to the county in 1907 by the women of the Grand Army of the Republic; Soldiers Monument listing 744 names of Grant County men who died in the Civil War. Soldiers Monument is marked by an official State Historical Marker as the oldest memorial in the nation to Civil War dead, dedicated July 4, 1867. * Cunningham Museum, 129 East Maple St., provides an excellent display of historical information for the casual visitor or devout historian. The museum features many artifacts in the two-story building, with each room having a local history theme. Also on display is a collection of sewing machines dating to 1846, a 1799 flag, a military room and a beaded Indian blanket used at Custer's Last Stand. * Potosi - A word meaning "mineral wealth," Potosi was the largest town in territorial Wisconsin and the leading seaport on the upper Mississippi until 1846. The township boasted of eight thriving communities between the 1827 Lead Rush days and the 1849-50 California Gold Rush exodus. * Besides old buildings of historical significance, other sites include the Osceola Indian Burial Ground, the 1830 underground smelting furnace, the Port of Potosi, Specht's Ferry, Potosi Brewery buildings, White's Hotel, which Ulysses S. Grant frequented, the Rock Boarding House that John Wilkes Booth visited, and several churches and cemeteries. Tourists can pick up tour maps at various area businesses and drive the 12-mile marked route at their leisure. Daily entertainment each year from Memorial Day weekend-Labor Day, and on weekends until mid-October, with guided tours through the historic St. John Mine, the site where lead was discovered in Wisconsin in 1690. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. * Passage Thru Time Museum. Glimpse the proud and passionate past of southwest Wisconsin during its adolescent years. Experience life in the early 19th century as you walk through time. Exhibits and displays containing historical views of the Potosi Brewery, early mining, agricultural achievements and Indian arrowheads. The museum is open daily from noon-4 p.m. May through September. Group tours are available. Call 608/763-2745 or 763-2261. * Badger Hut Trails. History buffs will want to hike the
trails and see the Badger Huts, which were dug by the lead miners in the 1830s.
The miners built their sleeping quarters in the hill by stacking limestone
rocks to form short walls, leaving a gap for the entrance. They scooped out a
depression in the center and covered the area with branches. The Badger Hut
Trail is located behind St. Thomas Catholic Church. Platteville, WI* Mining Museum, Rollo Jamison Museum, 405 E. Main St. The mining museum traces the development of lead and zinc mining in the Upper Mississippi Valley through models, dioramas, artifacts and photographs. A guided tour includes a walk down into the Bevans Lead, an 1845 lead mine which produced more than two million pounds of lead ore in one year, a visit to a head-frame where you can see how zinc ore was hoisted from a mine and hand sorted, and a train ride around the museum grounds in ore cars pulled by a 1931 mine locomotive. The guided tour of the Rollo Mansion Museum will take you back to the turn of the century with exhibits of carriages, farm implements, tools, a tavern/general store, a kitchen and parlor, musical instruments, mechanical music boxes and more. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May-October. * Mitchell Rountree Stone Cottage located on Wisconsin 81 at
the corner of Lancaster and Ann Street, operated by the Grant County Historical
Society, open afternoons June-August. * For the best view of scenic southwest Wisconsin, stop at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's "M," visible from throughout the area. The 241-foot-tall "M," constructed of whitewashed limestone, represents the university's heritage as the Wisconsin Mining School. A new stairway consisting of 266 stairs and three landings with benches leads the adventurous to the top. To reach the M, take Main Street in Platteville, east to Broadway, then travel east three miles on Broadway/County B. * Belmont - First Capitol State Park, three miles north of Belmont on County G, consists of the territorial capitol and Supreme Court buildings erected in 1836. These buildings have been restored, redecorated and furnished in 1840s decor. A guide is on duty daily to conduct free tours. Area FishingBoscobel, WI* A boat landing along the Wisconsin
River, which provides good fishing, picnic area, rest rooms, canoeing and
boating. Cassville, WI* Facilities
for 50 boats, three free public ramps for launching, picnic area and boat
livery. * Good fishing for bass, bluegill,
crappie and walleye in the Mississippi River. Fennimore, WI* The wooded
ridges of farmland valleys surrounding the Fennimore area are a sportsman's
dream. Springs band together to form trout
streams such as the nationally famous Big Green River, the Little Green River
and the Blue River and Crooked Creek, as well as pioneering catch-and-release
trout fishing sections of Castle Rock Creek. Fennimore boasts more than 100
miles of trout streams within a 15-mile radius. Lancaster, WI* Several state-stocked trout streams
in valleys surround the city. Potosi-Tennyson, WI* Boat
landings provide convenient access for fishing catfish, bluegills and walleye. |
Area EventsFennimore, WINov. 28: 33rd Annual Christmas Creations Craft Show and Sale. A wide arrage of vendors (home made items only) set up booths at Fennimore Memorial Building and Fennimore Elementary School gym. Something for everyone and a wide variety of prices. For more information, call 608-822-6497. Platteville, WINov. 29: Big Band Bash with Ken Kilian Saxtetplus, 2 p.m., Platteville Convention Center, U.S. 151. Tickets: $10 available at the door. Nov. 29: Ken Killian's Big Band Bash, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Governor Dodge Convention Center, Platteville, Wis. Dec. 4-23: Twas the Night Before Christmas at Rollo Jamison Museum, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Exhibits include period rooms, children's toys, a 12 foot Victorian Christmas tree, pre WWII electic toy trains and Activities for children. Dec. 4: 20th Annual Love Light Trees Ceremony, 6:30 p.m., Southwest Health Center, Platteville, Wis. Hundreds of people buy a light or treetop to pay tribute to a friend or family member or in memory of a loved one. For more information, call 608-348-2331. Area ParksBagley, WI* Wyalusing
State Park, 10 miles from Prairie du Chien. The Wisconsin River was the pathway
for early explorers and fur traders. Park has campgrounds, picnic facilities,
hiking and nature trails. Boscobel, WI* Kronsage Park, rest rooms,
playground facilities, softball diamonds, tennis courts, three shelters,
volleyball, basketball and horseshoe courts. Swimming pool and school athletic
area nearby. * West Side Park has rest rooms,
shelter, playground area, basketball court and a softball diamond. * Memorial Park features playground
facilities and a monument dated 1907 for the Unknown Soldier, honoring the
Civil War veterans and all unknown dead veterans. * Boy Scouts Park, playground area,
fishing and basketball. * Fireman Park, rest rooms, softball
diamond and playground area. * Moran-Daugherty Park, playground
area. * Boscobel - Kronsage Park features rest rooms, playground facilities, three shelters and volleyball, basketball and horseshoe courts. Swimming pool and school athletic area nearby.
* West Side Park has rest rooms, shelter, playground area, basketball court and a softball diamond. * Memorial Park features playground facilities and a monument dated to 1907 for the Unknown Soldier, honoring the Civil War veterans and all unknown dead veterans. * Boy Scout Park features playground area, fishing and basketball. * Fireman Park features rest rooms, softball diamond and playground area. * Moran-Daugherty Park features a playground area. Cassville, WI* Riverside
Park has four shelter houses with electricity available, picnic tables and
barbecue grills, rest rooms, playground area and 12 free boat slips on main
channel. Wildlife observation deck and viewing scope. * Nelson Dewey State Park, one mile
north of Cassville, includes campsites, rest rooms, showers, playground,
overlook, large shelter house with fireplaces and water, three miles of hiking
trails, quarter-mile self-guided nature trail, picnic areas with water, grills,
tables and facilities for handicapped. Open all year. Open house June 2, free
admission 6 a.m.-11 p.m. Fennimore, WI* Marsden Park has picnic area,
swimming, playground, rest rooms, volleyball, basketball and tennis courts. * Oakwood Park, a 45-acre nature
park, offers visitors a glimpse of native trees and flowers, with a wide
variety of birds available for bird lovers to view. The park offers more than
three miles of hiking and cross-country ski trails. RV camping is available
with a shelter and rest rooms. For reservations and more information, call
608/822-6119. Platteville, WI* Twelve city
parks offer picnic facilities, lighted ball diamonds, lighted tennis courts,
basketball courts, lighted horseshoe courts, playground equipment, swimming
pool and concert band stage. Potosi-Tennyson, WI* Grant River
Public Use Area, built by the U.S. Corps of Engineers for picnicking, boating,
camping and other recreation. It is two-and-a-half miles south of Potosi on the
Mississippi River and near the recently discovered Indian mounds at Osceola. Area CampingBagley, WI* River of
Lakes Resort and Campground, one-and-a-half miles south of Bagley, has 150
50-foot campsites, three modern rest rooms, 10 showers, electricity, water and
sewer hookups, dumping station, boats, motors, canoes, paddle boats, bicycles,
recreation hall, RV rentals, cabins and seasonal sites. * Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park
Campground, 15 miles south of Prairie du Chien on County X, has 200 campsites,
cabin rental, heated pool, 18-hole miniature golf, snack shop, rest rooms,
general store, laundry facilities, playground, cartoons in Yogi's Theater,
wagon rides with Yogi, hiking and trails. 608/996-2201. Cassville, WI* Campgrounds
in Nelson Dewey State Park, one mile north of Cassville, with picnic, showers
and rest room facilities. For reservations call 888/947-2757. * Big H campground, located on County
N. Call 608/725-5921. * K-7 Korral campground, located on
Jack Oak Road. Call 608/723-6167. Dickeyville, WI* Kieler - Rustic Barn Campground, five miles north of Dubuque at 3854 Dry Hollow Road, just south of Dickeyville, Wis. 608/568-7797. Features back-ins, pull-throughs, tent sites, dump station, flush toilets, showers, laundry, groceries, RV supplies, cable television and firewood. Kieler, WI* Rustic Barn
Campground, five miles north of Dubuque at 3854 Dry Hollow Road. 608/568-7797.
Features back-ins, pull-throughs, tent sites, dump station, flush toilets,
showers, laundry, groceries, RV supplies, cable television and firewood. Lancaster, WI* Klondyke
Secluded Acres, is a camping and recreational area three miles north of
Lancaster. Enjoy swimming in a private, spring-fed lake. It also offers 37
campsites in a 160-acre setting overlooking the lake, with water and electrical
hookups, showers and a variety of tent sites. Activities include fun at the
beach, volleyball, canoeing, paddleboats, hiking and visiting the farm petting
zoo. Also on site are four shelters, a convenience store, picnic area and game
rooms. Hayrides are on the weekends.
Catch-and-release fishing has been added in a special area of the lake.
Throughout the summer, mud bogs are a popular activity. Platteville, WI* Mound View
Park has trailer camping court (12 sites), rest room and shower facilities,
picnic area, shelter, playground equipment and natural area. For reservations,
call 608/348-2313. Potosi-Tennyson, WI* Grant River
Public Use Area, two-and-a-half miles south of Potosi, with camping, boating
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