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  (5 miles north of Fountain City.  2½ miles south of Cochrane.  Take Highway 35 from either city, then turn west onto Prairie Moon Road.  Follow for ½ mile to the site.)
S 2727 Prairie Moon Road
Fountain City, WI  54629
(608) 687-9874 or (608) 687-8323

hours:
Gardens:  open daily during the summer.
Museum:  Memorial Day weekend thru Labor Day weekend
(Sat - Sun)  1pm – 4pm
Also by appointment.

"In 1995, a 55-ton boulder came to rest in the middle of a waterbed in the bedroom of this home in Fountain City. Nearly a century before, in 1902, a huge boulder landed in almost the same place. The most recent boulder still rests where it crash-landed."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

  440 North Shore Dr. (Highway 35)
Fountain City, WI  54629
(608) 687-3553

hours:
 April thru December  (daily)  10am – 6pm

"With hundreds of muscle, antique, and classic cars and trucks as well as pedal cars and thousands of antique toys, tools, and dolls, Elmer's Auto & Toy Museum is one of the largest museums of its kind in the country and a fantastic attraction every family member will enjoy! Family owned and operated since 1994, Elmer's Museum is located on Eagle Bluff, which is the highest point along the Mississippi River. The view of the river valley is one of the best in the area!"
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

  675 N River Rd.
Cochrane, WI  54622
(608) 248-2590

  on Jefferson Street in downtown Fountain City.
It is not open to the public.

"Lock and Dam No. 4 is located in Alma, Wisconsin at the river mile 752.8. This important link in the "step" system of the upper Mississippi 9 foot navigation channel annually locks through thousands of vessels, ranging from commodity laden tows to small pleasure craft and canoes...The lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide and raises and lowers traffic 7 feet. The dam is 6,867 feet long, including 1,367 feet of moveable gate sections and 5,500 feet of earth fill dike...A platform has been built overlooking the lock for better handicap access."
- section from the Alma official website

  W365 US Highway 10
Mondovi, WI  54755
(715) 926-5309

  about 1 block apart from each other along Alma's Main Street.

Nestled in the heart of charming downtown Alma is the Big River Theater.  Audiences can anticipate an intimate setting since the 1890 structure holds a maximum of 100 theatergoers.  In addition to the regularly scheduled concerts, films and public discussions that take place here is the Big River Radio Wave.  A combination of music, comedy & storytelling fill each program, which is broadcast at a later date on Wisconsin Public Radio.  Participants in the show are the musical group The RiverBenders, the lovely and talented comedian Mary Mack, the tale-spinning 'River Rat' of the Mighty Mississippi Kenny Salwey, and New Auburn-based humorist/author Michael Perry.

Moving Object Seen by Brothers on Deck  (2000)

"It changed its position several times - up and down, left to right, then right to left, as if bobbing on the waves or like a leaf in the wind. The colors changed as well, from rosy red to orange to white with a tint of green and then back to red..."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

"Bartholomew Rudd's Christmas Guest"

In 1866, a man was followed home from church by the sounds of footsteps in the snow.  Reaching his destination without further incident, he discovered an old friend waiting for him in his house, where the two talked and ate until the wee hours of morning.  The next day the man was shocked to find the guest room his friend was to stay in obviously unused and his friend's meal still on the plate, untouched.  Then he received the telegram...

Day on Boat Interrupted by Object in Sky  (2000) 

"At this point I jumped up to my feet and while pointing I said to my buddy, who was in the front of the boat 'What the #### is that'."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

"Ghosts of America" Haunted Location Reports
(take with a grain of salt)

The reports on this site are presumably fiction, using random Wisconsin place names in the stories listed there.  Even so, you might get a kick out of reading them.

"The Alma Area Museum houses memories and artifacts that reflect hundreds of years of life in and around this spot on the mighty Mississippi River including a one-room school house display, Gesell photo exhibit and more."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

  505 South 2nd Street
Alma, WI  54610
(608) 685-4975

hours:
May thru October  (Sat & Sun)  1pm – 4pm

"The museum and one-room schoolhouse, located at the Tourist Park and operated by the local historical society..."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

"Exhibits of old rural life, farming-House duties, equipment - large photo displays..."
- section from Wisconline website

  Eau Claire Street in Tourist Park
Mondovi, WI  54755
(715) 926-3866

hours:
(Sundays)  1pm – 4pm

"The Fountain City Museum has one of the best collections of prehistoric Native American artifacts and arrowheads in the state."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

  7 South Main Street
Fountain City, WI  54629

hours:
Memorial Day thru Labor Day
(Sat & Sun)  1pm – 3pm and by appointment

This rustic reminder can be found in City Park.

  S879 State Road 88
Gilmanton, WI  54743