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ation and the League of Women Voters; it was under her lead that the 19th Amendment to
the Constitution was finally passed.
MM Little White Schoolhouse
Along the 300 block of Blackburn Street (WIS 44) stands the birthplace of the Republican
Party, the Little White Schoolhouse (303 Blackburn St., 920/748-4730,
www.littlewhiteschoolhouse.com , 10am-4pm daily June-Aug., weekends spring and fall,
$2). This official national monument doesn't hold much more than a few mementos and
photos (such as Eisenhower officially declaring this the birthplace), in fact the interiors
look like the schoolhouse that it was, but it's still fun to poke around in, if for no other
reason than who would ever think that presidential-blue Wisconsin produced the party of
Elephants?
For years, rumor has had it that adjacent to this a new Republican Presidents Museum
was planned, but as of the time of writing, there haven't been any developments.
Other Sights
Five miles or so south of town on WIS 44/49, then east along Reed's Corner Road,
is Larson's Famous Clydesdales (W12654 Reeds Corner Rd., 920/748-5466,
www.larsonsclydesdales.com , Mon.-Sat. May-Oct., tours $15). More than a dozen of the
equinegiantsmadefamousbysentimentalBudweiserbeercommercialsarebredandraised
here, including a national champion six-horse hitch. Demonstrations are given at 1pm, and
visitors can pet the horses. Reservations are required.
GREEN LAKE
Green Lake is approximately one-sixth the size of Ripon, but this flyspeck town pulls in
tons of visitors, all coming for the eponymous 7,320-acre lake—the deepest in the state, if
not the largest. In 1867, the first resort west of Niagara Falls was built here. When Chica-
goans heard about it, the rush was on. Within three decades, posh resorts had begun to dot
the shores. Despite its granddaddy status as a resort, the tourists are neither condescending
bluebloods nor so numerous that the small-town charm is obliterated.
Sights
Explore local history in Friday Park (along Mill St.) at an old railroad depot housing his-
toric artifacts; architecturally even more appealing are the historic 1910 Thrasher Opera
House (506 Mill St.) and 1898 Green Lake County Courthouse (492 Hill St.).