Historic Sites Celebrate Fall
An heirloom garden at
Old World Wisconsin As fall colors begin to decorate the Wisconsin landscape, Wisconsin's historic sites change the focus of their day-to-day activities just as 19th-century settlers did. At Old World Wisconsin, that means farmers are thinking about the bounty of the coming harvest, which the outdoor museum will celebrate during its annual Autumn on the Farms events on Saturday and Sunday, October 10-11 and October 18-19.
Wade House, an 1860s stagecoach inn built as a pit stop and lodging place for travelers on the old plank road that connected Fond du Lac and Sheboygan, will set its sights on its annual Autumn Celebration on Saturday, October 18 and the first in a series of Hearthside Dinners on Saturday, October 25.
Across the state, nestled alongside the Mississippi River, the historic Villa Louis Victorian mansion offers daily tours highlighting the mansion's breathtaking, top-to-bottom restoration that returned the house and the adjacent office building to the elegance of their 1890s heyday. The site is gearing up for its Victorian foodways events, Breakfast in a Victorian Kitchen, on Saturday and Sunday, October 18-19 and November 1-2.
Circus World has ended its 50th live performance season, but in the off season visitors can still enjoy daily tours of Historic Ringlingville, comprising the remaining structures of the original Ringling Bros. Circus Winter Quarters. They can also get an up-close look at Circus World's incredible collection of antique circus wagons — the largest collection of its kind in the world — and see the phenomenal exhibits inside its circus museum.
Follow the links at left and below to learn more about Wisconsin's historic sites.
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