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Kohl's Care--Giese Elementary School, Racine, Wisconsin

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Like Mustard?? Check out Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

Mount Horeb, Wisconsin is the troll capital of the world. :D

http://www.trollway.com/

I personally have been to Mount Horeb and it is a charming little town. Look for the trolls all over the town (live trolls too). I did go into some of the shops. The people are friendly and do not make a person feel like they are intruding on them. Believe me that a lot of places make a person feel like they would rather you not be there.

I bought a gnome shaped cookie cutter in one store and a very pretty ceramic tile. I have that hanging up in my bedroom. It has a Dutch design on it. The shops are small and have much to search for. There is bound to be something for everyone.

They also have a mustard museum--no kidding!! :) You can even buy mustard from them.

Unfortunately I did not have time to visit the museum. :( I wanted to but we had to get back home. Maybe on my next trip. I thought it would be interesting to see all the different mustards they have.

They boast they have over 4,900 jars, bottles, and tubes from all 50 states and more than 60 countries. That is a lot of mustard.

To find out directions, times, they have links to mustard festivals and winners, to view You Tube mustard videos, and to even buy mustard from them click on the link below.
http://www.mustardweb.com/

Contact information:

Barry Levenson, Curator
Patty Levenson, Director of Marketing

P. O. Box 468100
West Main Street
Mount Horeb, WI 53572

1-800-438-6878

customerservice@mustardmuseum.com

National Mustard Day is the first Saturday in August. That I did not know.

Monday, April 21, 2008

The Golden Rondelle Theater--SC Johnson

The Golden Rondelle was originally designed by Lippincott and Margulies as the SC Johnson Pavilion at the New York World's Fair in 1964-65.

At the Fair, the Golden Rondelle had a soaring superstructure of 90-foot high columns that arched inward to form a partial canopy over the rest of the building.

The film "To Be Alive!" was the main attraction to people, not the building itself. During the two six-month seasons of the fair more than 5 million people saw the film.

"To Be Alive!" won several awards including a citation from the New York Film Critics and an Oscar from the National Academy of Motion Pictures for best documentary short subject in 1966.

After the Fair, the theater was brought to Racine. It reopened in summer of 1967 with only the "saucer" part of the building attached to a new building at one of the Johnson Wax properties. The building that it is attached to was designed by Taliesen Associate Architects of Frank Lloyd Wright fame.

To learn the complete history and details of the building just click on the link below.
http://www.racinecounty.com/golden/about.htm

SC Johnson: The Golden Rondelle Theater
To get information on tours, times, directions, etc. click on this link.
http://www.racinecounty.com/golden/

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Link to Wisconsin Fairs, Festivals, & Other Attractions






If you are coming to Wisconsin for a visit this year and want to know what kind of fairs and festivals there are check out this site. It has listings for the entire state.

Psst.....This is great for people who live here too!!!! Ha Ha Ha Sorry, I could not help myself.

Seriously though this site also has listings for/to find,
accommodations,
shopping,
amusement parks,
casinos,
greyhound racing,
clubs/taverns,
drive-in movie theaters (yes they do still exist),
science and nature centers,
spas,
zoos,
spectator sports,
water parks and pools,
and tours.

http://www.travelwisconsin.com/Fairs_and_Festivals.aspx



I am also including a few links to festivals that many people here and elsewhere might or might not have heard of.


Juneteenth Jazz




University of Eau Claire 41st Jazz Festival




Oktoberfest in New Glarus, Wisconsin


(A personal note here--I have been in New Glarus several times and it is a beautiful small town with a German feel. I have not been to Oktoberfest though. This is one of my favorite small towns in Wisconsin.)


New Glarus also holds a Heidi fest every year. So, if you are a Heidi fan think about the festival.

Also, they hold a Wilhelm Tell Festival.




Summerfest





A Brief History of Wisconsin





I had planned on actually giving information about the origin and meaning of the name Wisconsin, but there seems to be conflicting information about that subject. The link below goes more in depth about that.

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/

Some other information though:

There are more than 10,000 books with history about Wisconsin--Wow!!! That is a lot of books and I confess I had no idea there were that many books with history about my birth state.

This state was "born" after the last ice age about 13,000 years ago. People have always lived on the land here. Some were the Menominee and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) and still preserve ancient narratives that place both groups of people here before the written history. There have also been finds from several other peoples around the state.

Wisconsin became the 30th state on May 29, 1848.

The Wisconsin Historical Society is a fantastic place to learn more about the history of the 30th state in the union. Once there you can find out where the museums, special events around the state, etc. are.

There is a tab for teachers and students, genealogy, photos, shopping, government buildings, and so many other tabs that I am not going to list them all.

I wish I had a computer when I was doing all my school projects in high school lol. This truly is a very informative site.

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