Places Along The Way
This site illustrates beautiful, unusual, and unique Wisconsin places. Some are open to the public, others are merely "places along the way." Find interesting things to drive or walk past as you are headed somewhere else.
Finding Your Way: Browse entries in chronological order or use our categories to find the properties by region or type.
What to Expect: These Wisconsin places tell our collective story. Expect a diverse mix of buildings and sites from libraries to locomotives.
The Unexpected: Some of these places may be right under your nose, in your neighborhood, or some familiar location. Enjoy them as I do.
Our Disclaimer: Many properties featured here are privately owned. Please respect the rights of their owners. Do not under any circumstances, trespass, infringe upon, or annoy the people who maintain, preserve, love and care for these special places.
Places Along The Way
May is Historic Preservation and Archeology Month in Wisconsin. All month, activities celebrate the success of Historic Preservation in improving the quality of our communities. We hold events across Wisconsin ranging from walking tours to awards ceremonies to seminars and...
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Posted in South Central on May 4, 2005
The University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn is a landmark building. Scientific accomplishments of our best and brightest agricultural minds laid the foundation for Wisconsin's early twentieth century agricultural pre-eminance. One of their most important discoveries grew out of the "single...
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Posted in on April 18, 2005
Birds chirp outside my window today as I write about accomplished folk artist Albert Zahn. A retired farmer who built an exotic looking poured concrete house in 1924, Zahn took up wood-carving as a hobby and filled the property, which...
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Posted in Region on April 12, 2005
Small town Victorian tastemakers turned to magazines and catalogs for the objects that would show their wealth and give them status and respect in their communities. These periodicals informed rural and small town folk about what was popular and tasteful...
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Posted in Central on April 6, 2005
John Palo, finnish immigrant to the "cutover" lands of northern Wisconsin, built a homestead in the town of Oulu among other Finns draw there by the promise of cheap agricultural lands. Oulu persisted for generations as a farming community despite...
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Posted in Northwoods on April 6, 2005
It's baseball season and if you are nostalgic for the good old days of America's favorite pasttime, you might want to take in a game at Carson Park Stadium, one of Wisconsin's oldest ballparks. Catch a glimpse of what baseball...
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Posted in Northwestern on April 6, 2005
I selfishly begin with "my" building, the headquarters of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Located at the end of State Street in Madison, this building is among Wisconsin's most opulent Neo-classical buildings. Its beautiful interior holds one of America's most beautiful...
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Posted in South Central on April 6, 2005
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