Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mayville
East of the marsh in the town of Mayville—whose city water has been judged by certain
scientists as some of the best-tasting in the United States—is the
White Limestone School
(N. Main St., 920/387-3474,
www.mlsm.org
, 1:30pm-4:30pm first and third Sun. May-
Oct., free), known mostly for its collection of rural Wisconsin photographs taken by Edgar
Mueller. The local historical society operates the
Hollenstein Wagon and Carriage Fact-
ory
(11 N. German St., 920/387-5530,
www.mayvillehistoricalsociety.org
,
1:30pm-4:30pm
every second and fourth Sun., free), an old factory that once produced wagons. Several
wagons are on display.
One of the best inns in Wisconsin—for eating and sleeping—the
M
Audubon Inn
(45
N.MainSt.,920/387-5848,
www.auduboninn.com
,
from$120)datesfrom1897,andyou'll
feel you're in bygone days when you enter.
Recreation
TheHoriconMarshWildlifeArea,inthesouthernhalfofthemarsh,hasseveralestablished
canoe trails
throughthewetlands,MieskeBay,andalongtheeastbranchoftheRockRiver.
More than six miles of
hiking trails
are accessible on the south side of WIS 49.
Canoes can be rented at the
Blue Heron Landing,
WIS 33 at the bridge in Horicon,
which is also the place to get aboard a
pontoon boat tour
of the marsh with
Blue Heron
Tours
(920/485-4663,
www.horiconmarsh.com
). Tours run daily at 1pm May-September,
weekends only in the off-season. A one-hour tour is $11 adults.
You also have access to the 30-mile-long
Wild Goose State Trail
(bikers $4 pass).
Tons
of special events take place throughout the year. One of the best in North America
is early May's
Bird Festival;
check
www.horiconmarshbirdclub.com
for information.
Downtown Columbus has intriguing, small-town architecture, the most significant ex-
amples of which are the
“Jewel Box”
(159 W. James St.) and the 1920 Farmer's and Mer-
chant's Bank, a lovely example of Louis Sullivan's Prairie School style and now a quasi-
local museum full of banking and architectural objects upstairs.
Watertownjustifiesitsname:ItliesatthebifurcationoftheRockRiverasitwendsthrough
an oxbow bend in the valley.
