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Wisconsin Historic Sites
2009 DW Destination
It’s fun flipping through old family photo albums and seeing people from our past. The pictures often tell us something about ourselves. You can do the same when exploring the state of Wisconsin by visiting several “living photo albums”, at all 10 Wisconsin Historic Sites. These are real places where real people lived, worked and played shaping Wisconsin into what it is today. Experience how German, Polish and Norwegian farmers lived and worked when they first arrived in the state by visiting Old World Wisconsin or see what stagecoach riders in 1848 saw when they stopped at the Wade House Inn halfway between Sheboygan and Fond du Lac. Sample life in the Victorian Era with a tour of the Villa Louis in Prairie du Chien, impeccably restored and furnished with exquisite items that belonged to the original owners, the Dousman family. Before it merged with Barnum and Bailey, the Ringling Brothers had their own circus headquartered in Baraboo. At Circus World, you can walk through the some of the original circus buildings constructed in what was originally called Ringlingville, learn the history in the museum, be amazed at one of the largest collections of circus wagons from around the world and then watch live performances of circus entertainers of today. And there are more places to learn the Wisconsin story. Visit the studios of photographer H.H. Bennett, the man credited with putting Wisconsin Dells on the map. Take in the scenery and the history of the fur traders and Great Lakes sailors at the Madeline Island Museum. Travel to Pendarvis in Mineral Point and relive the days of the Cornish miners who came to dig out lead from the hills. Or, learn about the roots of Wisconsin and it’s agricultural heritage with a visit to Stonefield and the home of Wisconsin’s first governor, Nelson Dewey.
Contact Information
Wisconsin Historical Society
608-261-9350
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Wisconsin Historic Sites-Get To Know Wisconsin
Next airdates: July 17-18, 2010
Think you already know Wisconsin? Think again! Experience Wisconsin as it was after just being settled by immigrant farmers from Europe. Back when the Greatest Show on Earth was just a dream, when the Victorian age came to the banks of the Mississippi, and when the stagecoach was the fastest way to travel through the eastern part of the state. Visit any of the 10 Wisconsin Historic Sites and "Get to Know Wisconsin!" like you never have before. |
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| Upcoming Events | | Camp We-Kan-Tak-It
Saturday, September 4, 2010 - Sunday, September 5, 2010
"We Can Take It" was the national slogan for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), created by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression. | | Villa Louis Carriage Classic
Saturday, September 11, 2010 - Sunday, September 12, 2010
The brief heyday of the Dousman family's famed trotting horse operation, the Artesian Stock Farm, will be recalled during this elegant event, one of the largest carriage driving competitions in the nation. | | Breakfast in a Victorian Kitchen
Saturday, September 18, 2010 - Sunday, September 19, 2010
Participants take a culinary tour of the late 19th century through the preparation and consumption of a Victorian breakfast using the foods, utensils and technology of the time. | | | « Previous | | Page 1 of 11 | | Next » |
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