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9.
Stockholm
Asitsnamesuggests,thisquietvillagewasfoundedbySwedishsettlers.Intheearly1970s
anewwaveofimmigrantsarrived—artistsfromMidwesterncities.Theirworkisdisplayed
at local shops and galleries and at an annual art fair. But the most memorable sight here is
the sweeping view of Lake Pepin from Maiden Rock, two miles north of Stockholm.
In legend, it was named for a lovelorn Indian princess who leaped off the cliff to avoid
marrying the man her father had chosen for her.
A WISCONSIN DAIRY FAVORITE
FlatPenniesIceCreaminBayCity,alittlelessthan15milesnorthofStockholm,cap-
italizes on famous Wisconsin dairy with its homemade soft-serve ice cream. Owner
Jim Ross not only created this ice cream shop favorite in a cabin next to a SOOLine
caboose, but he also created a “pet rest stop.” The pet-friendly area is complete with
“woof wafers” and “hitching posts” for your dog, right next to your picnic table. Flat
Pennies is so popular that engineers have been said to stop their freight trains to order
a cone and lunch to go.
10.
Prescott
Just outside of this old river town, turn off of Rte. 35 onto Freedom Park for an overview
of the river's “color line”—the spot where the clear, bluish waters of the St. Croix River
merge with those of the brown and muddy Mississippi. Mercord Mill Park, downtown, of-
fers a close-up of the junction where the rivers meet. Traveling west on Rte. 10, cross the
bridge into Minnesota.
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