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"...in the 1970's, several well-documented and substantiated UFO sightings drew worldwide attention to the Elmwood coulee. Media reporters soon dubbed the town "the UFO capital of the world." Elmwood locals decided to have some fun with this. So now Elmwood residents and guests celebrate "UFO Days" annually during the last week of July. UFO activities include: street dances, sidewalk and thrift sales, softball, volleyball and horseshoe tournaments, ball games for the children, a medallion hunt, a queen's coronation, beer and food tents featuring the famous "UFO Burgers," a grand parade and a "cow-chip throwing" contest at the conclusion of the festivities."
- section from Pierce County Official Site

During each June Dairy Festival, Ellsworth celebrates "Cheese Curd Day" in honor of its official designation by Governor Lee Dreyfus.

  W8190 Highway 10
Ellsworth, WI  54011

"Knowledgeable guides will lead you through a maze of well-lighted passages while explaining the history, geology, and biology of the cave. Along the way, glistening cave formations such as stalactites, stalagmites and rippling flowstone can be seen hanging from the ceiling or covering the ledges. The cave is accessed by a series of steps and ramps that allow you to descend over 70 feet underground. Once in the cave, your journey follows well-lighted, graveled trails."
- section from Official Site

  W965 State Road 29
Spring Valley, WI  54767
(800) 236-2283

hours:
• April & May  (Sat & Sun)  10am – 4:30pm
• Memorial Day thru Labor Day  (daily)  9:30am – 5:30pm
• September & October  (daily)  10am – 4:30pm

"The Indian legend of the bluff called Maiden Rock, which has some basis in historical fact, concerns a young Dakota Indian woman, Winona, who leaped to her death from the top of the most prominent bluff in the region rather than marry the brave her father, Chief Red Wing, had chosen for her."
- section from Maiden Rock Official Site

"Nugget Lake Park sits on the boundary of one of the most geologically interesting areas in western Wisconsin, the Rock Elm disturbance.  The disturbance is a circular region approximately 4 miles across.  It contains anomalous rocks and structures thought by some to be the filled-in scar of an ancient meteor impact.  The southern boundary of the disturbance lies within the park, north of Nugget Lake."
- section from UW Stout website

"...Modern archeologists think the boulders may form a bird effigy, but no one has reached a definite conclusion. Although it is an old, well-known landmark, perhaps even ancient, its origin and age are unknown and it is no part of the Indian lore in this region. Boulder alignments made by Indians exist in other states, but this is the only one known in Wisconsin. Was it made by Indians? Is it a bow and arrow or a bird? It remains a mystery."
- section from Wisconsin Historical Society site

Elmwood UFO Sightings

"The object was a craft of some kind. It was shaped like two cereal bowls put end to end and it was hovering about 1,500 feet above the ground. It was huge - at least the size of a football field. And it didn't make a sound."
- section from UFO Wisconsin 04-22-75 report

River Falls UFO Sightings

"Whatever 'They' Are, They Are Still Around Here"
- section from UFO Wisconsin 05-20-76 report

Ellsworth UFO Sightings

"Steele described the object as having a flashing white light on top, yellow and red lights along the sides and was spinning when she observed it."
- section from UFO Wisconsin 04-24-88 report

UFOs Spotted Near Three Towns  (2005)

"Just before Ellsworth I saw them again, again I pulled off onto a side road. I saw one very close this time, It had a distinctly plane shape, but was flying far too low."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Military Aircraft Engage Mysterious Light  (2003)

"As they flew over my house, the object got brighter, then shoot like a metoriod (sic) accrose (sic) the screen leaving a trail like a con trail left by a jumbo jet, however this light left a trail that lasted about 30 seconds."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Teenagers Observe UFO  (1988)

"The 17-year-old girl, who asked her name be kept confidential, said a large object with two bright white lights on one end and a flashing red light on the other hovered directly over her vehicle before disappearing, about 10:30 p.m."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

"The Parker House Poltergeist"

A spectral presence makes itself known to a family remodeling a 19th-century house in River Falls.

"Our Red Balloon"

An unbelievable coincidence occurs after the death of a grandparent.

"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 renovated Welcome and Heritage Center houses the Prescott Area Chamber of Commerce and Prescott Area Historical Society. A multi-dimensional center offers exhibits highlighting local heritage plus maps, brochures and information on the Prescott, Pierce County and surrounding areas."
- section from the Prescott Official Site