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Classic coaster wagons—an outstanding bit of Americana brought to life, since the original
factory went out of production in 1934 and the Sears-Roebuck catalog was never the same.
The cheapest dependable digs are without question at the local
Motel 6
(3907 Milton Ave.,
608/756-1742, $50). A number of other chain motels are nearby.
Mocha Moment
(1121 Center Ave, no phone, Mon.-Sat., $3-7) has to be one of my fa-
vorite respite spots in the state. They take their idea of serenity seriously, with a wooded
setting and no phones in the shop. Bless them for that. For food, they offer some veggie
sandwiches.
Van Galder
buses (608/752-5407) stop in Janesville en route to Madison and Chicago up
to 10 times a day. The bus stops at the terminal at 3120 North Pontiac.
FromMadison(viaI-90,42miles),thedrivetoJanesvilletakes50minutes.FromBeloit
(via US 51, 14 miles), it takes 24 minutes.
Milton
At the junction of highways WIS 26 and WIS 59 in flyspeck Milton is the
Milton House
Museum
(608/868-7772,
www.miltonhouse.org
, 10am-4pm Sat.-Sun. May 1-Memorial
Day, 10am-4pm daily Memorial Day-Labor Day, 10am-4pm Tues.-Fri. Labor Day-Apr.,
$6 adults), a 20-room hexagonal erstwhile stagecoach inn once used as part of the Under-
ground Railroad—stone and earth tunnels still lie beneath it. It was purportedly the first
building made from poured grout “concrete” in the United States. Also on the grounds are
an 1837 log cabin (the terminus of the subterranean tunnel) and plenty of 19th-century arti-
facts.
Whiz throughthe fields surroundingEdgerton andyou'dswear youwere inNorthCarolina
or eastern Virginia by the odor of tobacco on the air. Edgerton is Wisconsin's “Tobacco
City.” Thus, it makes sense that the
Tobacco Heritage Days
(608/347-4321,
www.tobaccoheritagedays.com
)
areheldhereinmid-July.Forafewyearsthere,apparently
PC-dom had run amok (they likely thought filtering down from Madison) and the festival
