GREAT RIVER ROAD - Wisconsin - page 571

Wisconsin, as seen from Minnesota, south of Fountain City
Accommodations and Food
The tiny Fountain Motel (810 S. Main St., 608/687-3111, $50) has perhaps the best loca-
tion of any motel on the road. It's also got refurbished theme rooms.
Enjoy rubbing elbows with the locals? You can't go wrong in Fountain City. The Mon-
arch Public House (19 N. Main St., 608/687-4231, www.monarchtavern.com , 11am-close
Fri.-Tues., 4pm-close Wed.-Thurs.) downtown is a classic Wisconsin tavern with original
dark wood interiors and, seemingly, the original bottles that went with it; it's also got the
mostpopularlunchanddinnerrestaurantintheseparts.Trythehomebrew,FountainBrew.
Out of town via WIS 95 and Highway M, you can get dinner at the Hill Top Bar and
Ballroom (Hwy. M, 608/687-8731). Try going on a first or third Thursday (5pm-8pm) for
the copious chicken feed or the occasional polka dancing.
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
Thesuper6,200-acre Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge isamajorlinkintheMissis-
sippi River migratory flyway. Besides marshland, the preserve also has site-specific tracts
of sand prairie and bottomland hardwood forest—lovely stands of river birch, silver maple,