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"Located in the rolling hills of south central Wisconsin, New Glarus is surrounded by farms and woodlands like those of Glarus, Switzerland, homeland of New Glarus' first settlers...Enjoy the European atmosphere of the Swiss chalet-style ARCHITECTURE in the restored downtown as you explore the many retail shops, restaurants, and pubs."
- section from the official site

The Glarner Stube translated into English means "The Living Room of New Glarus."  Inside their men's room is what is claimed to be the Largest Urinal in the Midwest (42"h x 25"w x 16"d), which is a noticeable improvement over the normal 37"h x 18"w x 8"d.

"The Swiss Historical Village, offering a glimpse of life in America's heartland as experienced by Swiss immigrants, is comprised of 14 buildings on attractive grounds"
- section from Official Site

"Fourteen buildings representing a facet of the daily life of the early New Glarus pioneers, including a traditional Swiss bee house, replica cheese factory, school house, church, blacksmith shop, log community building, smoke house/sausage shop, farm implement building, general store, firehouse, and print shop."
- section from Green County website

  (From Highway 69, go eight blocks west (on 6th Avenue) and the museum will be on your left.  Entrance is on 7th Avenue.)
612 7th Avenue
New Glarus, WI  53574
(608) 527-2317

hours:
May thru October  (daily)  10am – 4pm

" 'Unique' is the best way to describe this collection of one-of-a-kind antiques and treasures...The Chalet is an authentic copy of a Swiss Bernese mountain chalet."
- section from Portal Wisconsin website

  618 2nd St.
New Glarus, WI  53574
(608) 527-2614 or (800) 527-6838

hours:
 May thru Oct  (daily)  10am – 4pm

"The Half-Way Tree, which is located South of Brodhead on Half-Way Tree Road. This Bur Oak tree marks the half way point from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River. The Indians relayed the tree’s importance to the early settlers of Brodhead. It had been paced off by Indian runners and confirmed by a U.S. survey team in 1932 to be remarkably accurate."
- section from Brodhead COC website

Monroe hosts the Cheese Days festival which occurs every other September.  It is also home to the only cheese factory in the nation that produces Limburger cheese.  Baumgartner's Tavern offers delicious Limburger Sandwiches to those who dare.

  Chalet Cheese Co-Op
N4858 County Road N
Monroe, WI  53566
(608) 325-4343

  Baumgartner's Cheese Store & Tavern
1023 16th Avenue
Monroe, WI  53566
(608) 325-6157

tavern hours:

A modest garage is covered with hundreds of small stones and items imbedded in concrete.

"A barn in Southern Wisconsin that was home to a herd of dairy cows has been transformed into a toy train museum. The barn is owned by Wisconsin & Southern / Wisconsin & Calumet Engineer Buck Guthrie. He is a lifelong collector of American Flyer Trains as well as other toy trains."
- section from Official Site

  (8 miles west of Monroe)
W9141 Highway 81
Argyle, WI  53504
(608) 966-1464

hours:

  east of town on County Road W at intersection with County Road CC

Hell's Playground

"Green County's Käsegeist"

In the book "Driftless Spirits", author Dennis Boyer tells of the cheese ghost that gave an early cheese maker the know-how to create Wisconsin's famous product.

"Postville and Town of Perry Ghosts"  (1991)

Triangular Craft Over Junkyard  (2002)

"The lights seemed to, for lack of a better term, jiggle in place. There was a noticeable blurring around the object and there were no stars around the object."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

New Glarus UFO Sightings

"Another one looked like it had white lights in the center and red ones around it. 'They weren't stars, and they weren't planes,' she said with conviction."
- section from UFO Wisconsin 02-06-87 report

"Browntown's Thresher"

In the book "Driftless Spirits", author Dennis Boyer tells of a specter working the lands east of Browntown near Zander Creek using hand tools and steam tractors.

Flynn's Steak House /  Supper Club

"This steak house is one of the oldest buildings in Brodhead and along with currently being a restaurant, it also used to be a hotel. Many people in the town have had haunting experiences that they attribute to ghosts, such as unexplained noises and moving objects. In Brodhead, the rumors are well known and generally believed."
- section from The Shadowlands website

  1101 1st Center Avenue
Brodhead, WI  53520
(608) 897-2626

hours:
• restaurant hours:  (Wed, Fri, Sat)  5pm –-10pm
• bar hours:  4pm – close

Two Friends See Same Object Simultaneously From Different Areas   (2001)

"When it was visible to him, he and his grown son had it in site through binoculars - and said it looked like a long oval with two spumes of fire coming out."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Mysterious Craft Spotted  (1964)

"Four huge red lights in a rectangular formation, with a white light above, were near the ground, tilted and flew away after 3-4 minutes."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

"Boner's Ghost"

In the book "Driftless Spirits", author Dennis Boyer tells of a trio from the early 19th century that became involved in what has been called Wisconsin's first ghost story.

Object Over Highway 69  (1967)

"As I recall, it had red and yellow lights. I don't recall the exact number, but there were several of each color. Just about the time I saw the object, and realized it was out of the ordinary, it took off at a high rate of speed, heading southeasterly, in the direction of Monticello."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Alligator on the Loose  (1976)

Ghost at the Greenwood Cemetery

"The Strange Case of Henry James Brophy"

When poltergeist-like activities began to occur in 1909, the blame shifted from evil spirits to an 11-year-old boy, who may have been the unwitting catalyst for the frequent disturbances.

Piano-Shaped Gravestone

A unique headstone marks grave of a young girl killed in 1967 while on a senior class trip.

"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.

Idle Hour Mansion
(now called Ludlow Mansion Bed & Breakfast)

Now a stately B&B, this 1857 manor is said to still be home to its former occupant, the deceased Lady Ludlow.

"The Albany Historical Society Museum is housed in two connected buildings set on the Sugar River in Albany. The buildings were among the first built in Albany, dating back to the mid-1840s. The museum collects all memorabilia pertaining to Albany, including a collection devoted to military history."
- section from the Portal Wisconsin website

  117 N Water St.
Albany, WI  
(608) 862-3423

hours:
• June thru Sept  (Saturdays)  9am – Noon & 1pm – 3pm
• Oct - May  (Saturdays)  1pm – 3pm

"Housed in a restored railroad depot, with adjacent locomotive and caboose. Exhibits include local history, railroad memorabilia, cheese and butter making equipment, antique milking machines, and community band memorabilia."
- section from the Green County website

  1108 1st Center Avenue
Brodhead, WI  53520
(608) 897-4150

hours:
Memorial Day thru Sept  (Wed, Sat, Sun & holidays)  1pm – 4pm 

"Housed in a relocated and meticulously restored 1880's Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Depot, the Historic Cheesemaking Center showcases the rich history of the cheese industry. Displays of cheesemakers' tools and tales, a replica of the interior of a late 19th century cheese factory and other artifacts of the area's cheese-making history are sure to fascinate and entertain."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

  (Highway 69 & 21st Street)
2108 7th Avenue
Monroe, WI  53566
(608) 325-4636

hours:
• March thru November  (daily)  9am – 4pm
• December - February  (Thurs - Sat)  11am – 3:30pm
• closed major holidays

"During the Civil War the building was used to store wheat and wool for the Union Army...The museum displays a general collection of local artifacts, including surveyor's wheels, Civil War items, antique kitchen furnishings, items from the local Joseph Huber brewery (currently the producer of Berghoff beer), lithographs of birds-eye views of Monroe, a piano which dates back to 1857, quilts and more. Also located on the museum grounds is a red schoolhouse; behind it sits a small building housing antique cheese-making equipment."
- section from Portal Wisconsin website

  1617 Ninth Street
Monroe, WI  53566
(608) 325-2609

hours:
Memorial Day thru Labor Day & Cheese Days
(Sat & Sun)  2pm – 5pm   (groups by appointment) 

"Native American artifacts, local history, community band and school memorabilia, renovated double-bunk jail cell, agricultural equipment."
- section from the Green County website

  110 S. Mill Street
Browntown, WI  53522
(608) 966-3273

hours:
Memorial Day thru Labor Day  (Sundays)  1pm –  4pm