Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Visit a cheese factory to taste Wisconsin's dairy legacy for yourself.
How could one come to America's Dairyland and
not
learn more about moo juice
and all the rest? Check out
www.eatwisconsincheese.com
before you go for their
eye-poppingly detailed map of
120
cheese factories
and
dairy operations
open for
visits-or just look for the hand-lettered signs saying “fresh cheese curds today!”
Only have time for one? Make it Green County, south of Madison, home to a
number of operations and the only limburger cheese maker in the country.
• Fort Atkinson in southeastern Wisconsin is home to the
Hoard Historical Mu-
seum and Dairy Shrine,
which traces the history of dairying in Wisconsin.
•Kidslovetotrytheirhandatchurningbutterandmilkingcowsat
Old World Wis-
consin,
in Eagle.
• Examine-and sample-the result of high-tech research in the dairy industry at the
University of Wisconsin's
Babcock Hall Dairy Plant
in Madison.
