Event Details

Name: Visiting Our Ancestors
Start: 2022-10-01
End: 2022-10-01
Location: Villa Louis

Saturday, October 1, 2022

10 AM, Noon, 2 PM

$27/person. WHS Members and/or Prairie du Chien Historical Society Members receive a 10% discount. Advance registration required. Tickets will be available soon.

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Location

Villa Louis

Villa Louis, 521 Villa Louis Rd

Prairie du Chien, WI 53821

villalouis@wisconsinhistory.org

For more information, please contact the Wisconsin Historical Society Box Office at 608-264-4848 or boxoffice@wisconsinhistory.org.

Accessibility

Wheelchair access is available to the1850 Brisbois Fur Trade Warehouse and restrooms, the first floor of the Villa Louis mansion, and the restrooms located near the mansion. Guests with additional mobility needs are encouraged to contact Villa Louis directly at villalouis@wisconsinhistory.org or 608-326-2721.

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About the Event

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Hear stories from the "spirits" of the city's most influential former residents during this spooky Halloween season gravesite tour. Step into the past at multiple historic Prairie du Chien cemeteries and meet people from the fur trade through the 19th century whose presence permeates through local history.

This event is co-hosted by Prairie du Chien Historical Society.

Cost:
$27.50/person.
WHS Members and/or Prairie du Chien Historical Society Members receive a 10% discount.
Advance registration required.
Tickets will be available soon.

Know Before You Go
Separate tours are available at 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m. Tours last approximately three hours, including travel time. Busses will take participants between tour stops. Please wear good walking shoes.

About the Location

When you walk through the doors of Villa Louis, you step into the life of one of Wisconsin’s most historic families – the Dousmans. Located on the banks of the Mississippi River, Villa Louis offers a panorama of Wisconsin history, beginning with the arrival of early fur traders through the heyday of the Victorian era. Highlighted by the stunning 1871 Italianate style mansion, the 25-acre site includes over a dozen historic structures including the Dousman Office Building, Ice House, Preserve House, Blockhouse, and the foundations of the first Fort Crawford