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perimeter, the
Battle of Wisconsin Heights.
The skirmish was between Fox-Sauk warri-
ors and a militia that had pursued them across the state. To get there, take U.S. 12 south to
Highway Y and west to WIS 78 and then go south.
Sauk Prairie is a popular spot to indulge in a favorite pastime on the lower Wiscon-
sin—
canoeing.
ThefloatfromaroundWIS60andbacktotowniseasiest;youcouldtheor-
etically go all the way to Spring Green. Figure $40-45 for a canoe rental and shuttle service
on a 2.5-hour trip; multi-night trips are also possible. Among the half-dozen outfitters is
Wisconsin River Outings
(608/643-6589,
www.spcanoerentals.com
)
.
Festivals and Events
Sauk Prairie is the proud parent of the annual
Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw
(
www.wiscowchip.com
)
, held Labor Day weekend.
Accommodations and Food
The
Skyview Inn
(U.S. 12 and Hwy. PF, 608/643-4344 or 888/643-4344, $75 s or d) offers
a spacious, grassy setting (with a view of the Baraboo Bluffs over yonder) and one suite
with a whirlpool bath.
The dense German food at the
M
Dorf Haus
(Hwy. Y in diminutive Roxbury, 608/
643-3980, 5pm-9pm Wed.-Sat., 11:30am-8:30pm Sun., $8-22) includes real-deal Teutonic
specialties—even
leberkaese
(pork and beef loaf)—one of the few spots in the state you'll
see it. Special Bavarian smorgasbords are offered the first Monday of every month year-
round and the first and third Mondays in summer. And polka predominates. They've also
started up dinner theater.
Famed Wisconsin curmudgeon Frank Lloyd Wright found the area's lush beauty, nestled
into the crook on the north side of a Wisconsin River bight, to fit his architectural visions
so well he founded a groundbreaking design school here and lived here for five decades.
That prime, luck-of-the-draw geographical plunk-down on the edge of the Wyoming
Valley has given Spring Green the edge on any tourist town around. From an afterthought
hog and cattle shipping point, Spring Green has become a serious tourist town. Mingling
are river rats, artisans, and a lot of Wright devotees trooping around to view The Master's
works. Yet there's still a large sense of pastoral simplicity. Farmers still roll tractors down
the roads and through town. Expansion of village roadwork coincided with equal-size pro-
