Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Accommodations
The cheapest lodging in New Glarus is the
Swiss-Aire Motel
(WIS 69 S, 608/527-2138 or
800/798-4391,
www.swissaire.com
,
from $69), a basic but clean motel right on the Sugar
River Trail.
The
Chalet Landhaus
(801 WIS 69, 608/527-5234 or 800/944-1716,
www.chaletlandhaus.com
,
$110) is built in rustic, traditional Swiss style. The main room
featuresabentstaircase,Swissdetailing,andafireplace.Roomshavebalconiesstrewnwith
geraniums, and there are a few suites available with whirlpools.
You'll find loads of quaint farmhouse B&Bs and cottages in the surrounding coun-
tryside; one delightful B&B on the town's outskirts is the
Helvetica Inn
(101 3rd St., 608/
426-1575,
helveticainn.com
, from $85), a French/Swiss home that may have been the first
non-log home structure in New Glarus. It gets raves.
CAMPING
Once a dense wood impeding travel to and from Milwaukee,
New Glarus Woods State
Park
(888/947-2257,
wisconsinstateparks.reserveamerica.com
,
reservation fee $10, non-
residents $14 and up/night, daily admission $10) has arguably the best state park campsites
(some bike-in) in this part of Wisconsin. Reservations are definitely a good idea.
Food
The eateries listed offer any number of Swiss cuisine items. One unique drink is
rivela,
a
malted, milky, alcohol-free, sweet sports drink of sorts popular in Switzerland.
Ruef's Meat Market
(538 1st St., 608/527-2554,
www.ruefsmeatmarket.com
,
9am-4pm Mon.-Wed., to 4:30pm Thurs.-Fri., 10am-5pm Sat.) offers real-deal Swiss food.
Ruef's smokes its own meats and makes
kalberwurst
and
landjaegers.
The best for cheese
variety might be
Prima Kase
(W6117 Hwy. C, Monticello, 608/938-4227), a cheesemaker
just 10 minutes away in Monticello and the United States' only maker of wheel and sweet
swiss cheese.
