www.visitwashingtoncounty.com
2008-09 Washington County Visitors Guide
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Attractions
in & around washington county
A Fair 2 Remember
Artists & Crafters
262-692-9488
fair2remember@aol.com
Arts and Crafts from all over the Midwest,
100 booths with dolls, flowers, jewelry,
woodworking, birdhouses, ceramics,
clothing and much much more. Free chil-
dren's activities, door prizes, WBKV Radio
Broadcast Shopping Show, and non-profit
organization's concessions. A Spring Fair
to Remember April 12, 2008. Fall Fair to
RememberOctober25, 2008.
Germanfest- August 22-24
Event held in Downtown West Bend
Next to Tennies Ace Hardware Store
www.downtownwestbend.com
262-338-3909
German Heritage festival of German
music, dancing, sheepshead tournament,
German food, raffles and more.
Germantown Historical Society/
Bast Bell Museum & Dheinsville
Settlement*
www.bastbellmuseum.com
Six-way Crossroads - Holy Hill Road
Hwy 145 - Maple Road
PO Box 31
Germantown WI 53022
262-628-3170 Fax 262-253-9904
The six-way crossroads settlement
includes three museums plus pre-Civil
War buildings of the original helmet. The
Christ Church (1862) tells the township's
story while the Park contains the Wolf
Haus (1853) half-timber shoe-makers
shop and research library and barn hous-
ing the Bast Bell Museum of 5000 bells
and Fire Hall. Group tours available any-
time. Hours April to Nov. - 1 to 4 pm -
Wed thru Sun - open to all - Bell's admis-
sion $5/4 Adult/Seniors and $1-children.
Kewaskum Historical Society, Inc.
1202Parkview Drive (south of Main St.)
Kewaskum WI 53040-0394
262-626-4656
Award winning museum and log cabin
open to the public Sundays, May to
September, from 1pm-4pm.
Labyrinth Garden Earth Sculpture*
800 N Main Street in Regner Park
West Bend, WI 53090
Barbara Robertson
262-338-6903
The Labyrinth Garden is a 90 ft. inter-
active community garden in seven circuits.
The grass pathway leads to the center for a
pleasing experience of viewing the gar-
dens or quiet contemplation. Open at all
times.
www.westbendlabyrinth.com.
Lake Express High Speed Ferry*
2330 S Lincoln Memorial Drive
Milwaukee WI 53207
Kay Collins 414-727-7792
866-914-1010
Fax 414-489-9455
kcollins@lake-express.com
www.lake-express.com
High speed auto/passenger ferry, crossing
Lake Michigan, between Milwaukee WI
and Muskegon MI, round trips daily April
through October. Cars, motorcycles, bikes
and pets welcome. Group rates available.
Larson's Famous Clydesdales*
W12654 Reeds Corner Rd
Ripon WI 54971
920-748-5466
www.larsonsclydesdales.com
A truly exciting, entertaining and personal-
ized 90-minute guided tour and grand-
stand show. Home of 13 famous
Clydesdales, museum and Clydesdalegift-
shop. PET A BABY CLYDESDALE! Tours
and shows 1 p.m., Mon.-Sat., mid May to
mid Oct. Reservations preferred.
Museum of Wisconsin Art*
300 S Sixth Avenue
West Bend WI 53095
262-334-9638 - fax 262-334-8080
The Museum of Wisconsin Art is America's
newest regional art museum having the
premier collection of Wisconsin art
throughout the ages. Its Early Wisconsin
Collection, 1830-1960, is the finest any-
where and the work of Milwaukee-born,
Munich-trained artist Carl von Marr, 1858-
1936, is prominently displayed with his
magnum opus The Flagellants (1889) at
14' x 26', listed as one of the must-see art
objects in the state. Contemporary art is
displayed primarily in the One from
Wisconsin exhibition series, which
changes monthly. MWA was named #2of
the top 50-day trip destinations by
Chicago Magazine in 2002. Open
Wednesdays through Fridays, 10:00 am to
4:30 pm, Saturdays from 10:00 am to 4:30
pm, and Sundays from 1:00-4:30 pm. For
details, please visit the website at
www.wisconsinart.org or call 262-334-
9638.
* Business is a WCCVB Partner
187393009
Dheinsville Settlement
Christ Church
1862
Local History
Museum
Wolf Haus 1854
Museum & Library
Bell Museum 1880
& 1920s Firehall
See 3 Museums on Holy Hill Road
nestled in the heart of the hamlet.
Operated by the Germantown Historical Society
P.O. Box 31, Germantown, WI 53022 (262) 628-3170
One mile EAST on Holy Hill Rd. off U.S. 41-45 exit
Church and Haus Open
Wed & Sun 1-4pm
June 1 to Oct. 1
Open April 1 thru Nov. 1
Daily 11-4
except Mon.
Expires 3-31-09