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The Wisconsin Artists Showcase at the
Jura Silverman Gallery
(143 S. Washington St.,
608/588-7049, 11am-5pm Wed.-Sun. June-Dec., less often otherwise) has art furniture,
slumpedglass,handmade-paperart,photography,prints,paintings,andawholelotmoreby
Wisconsin artists, showcased in a 1900 cheese warehouse.
From the other side of the planet, the wares at
Global View
(608/583-5311), off High-
way C along Clyde Road in a reconverted barn, are not your usual import-export, they-
don't-know-any-better, Asian “crafts.” Global View maintains a reference library and loc-
ation photographs of the source of each item, if not of the artists themselves, and tours to
meet the artists are also organized here.
The whole of the Wisconsin River Valley can be thought of as one big farmers market.
Summertime vegetable stands crop up every half-mile, or turn up in autumn for pumpkins
as big as a kid.
Accommodations
Don't bet on finding too much budget lodging in Spring Green, at least not between Me-
morial Day and Labor Day.
Yourbestbetforfindingsomethingworthwhilesub-$100comesattheremarkablywell-
kept local
Spring Green Motel
(E U.S. 14, 888/647-4410, $85), which provides a coun-
tryside setting, comfortable rooms, and attentive owners.
Appealing for Wright aficionados is the
Spring Valley Inn
(U.S. 14 and Hwy. C,
608/588-7828,
www.springvalleyinn.com
,
$105-120),designedbyTaliesinAssociates.You
can't miss its steepled upthrust, and its location is secluded but still prime. There are large
rooms, with an indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, rec room, and 28 kilometers of cross-country
ski trails for guests. The restaurant features alfresco dining by a huge stone fireplace.
The most all-encompassing resort around is
The Springs Golf Club and House on
the Rock Resort
(400 Springs Dr., 608/588-7000 or 800/822-7774,
www.thehouseontherock.com
,
$175-275), a spread with a Robert Trent Jones Jr. champi-
onship course out your window as well as hiking/biking and tennis. A new inn has more
family-stylerooms,andlotsofpackagedealsareoffered.It'sabitdated,butverycleanand
comfortable.
Cozy B&Bs and historic inns are ubiquitous. You'll find an artistic air at the oversize
$134-160), displaying professional regional photographers' works within its chic café/cof-
feehouse and in all the rooms—minor museums of historical photographic figures. It's all
