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Necedah Wildlife Refuge visitor center grand opening

April 26, 2011 – 9:00 am
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Necedah National Wildlife Refuge will host a Ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening of its state-of-the-art visitor center on Saturday, April 30, from 10 am to 3:30 pm.  Special activities, book signings, presentations, photographer and programs for the entire family will be available beginning at 11 am. 2011 Events Calendar will keep you visiting and enjoy event all year long.

The 12,000 square foot facility was designed with green technology while maximizing energy saving needs and include photovoltaic solar panels, geothermal wells, and was built using environmentally friendly, natural materials including fiber cement siding, metal roof, and marmoleum flooring.

Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is open sunrise to sunset.  The refuge office is open Monday through Saturday 7:30 am to 4pm, and located two miles north on Headquarters Road off of Highway 21 four miles west of the Village of Necedah or 18 miles east of Tomah.

Please call 608-565-2551 with any questions, visit www.fws.gov/midwest/necedah for more information or find us on Facebook.

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Chicago Sun-Times Article- Sparta, Wis., rolls out red carpet for cyclists!

September 30, 2009 – 10:47 pm
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Chicago Sun-Times Article

Sparta, Wis., rolls out red carpet for cyclists Published: 04:00 AM Sep 30,2009
BY LORI RACKL Travel Editor stayed with us at the B&B!

Back in the ?50s, a little boy named Tom would wait in his backyard every day at 3 p.m. sharp. That?s when the train headed for Chicago would come barreling out of a nearby tunnel and pass right by Tom?s house in southwest Wisconsin. Tom is no longer little at the age of 60. Trains no longer chug by his home, either. But he still waits in that same backyard for cyclists pedaling along the Elroy-Sparta trail, one of the oldest rails-to-trails bike paths in the country.

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Amish Insight- Wisconsin Author Writes in Minnesota

May 18, 2009 – 10:31 pm
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The New Berlin author of five non-fiction books sharing his two decade experience with Amish, Mennonite, and Hutterites has written Anabaptists in Minnesota: Amish, Mennonite, and Hutterites, to be published in June 2009. Richard Lee Dawley, the author whose mission is to educate non-Amish about these often-misunderstood people, also leads day tours to five Wisconsin Amish and Mennonite settlements answering questions to reduce misunderstandings sometimes reinforced by the plethora of fiction books with settings in Amish settlements.The 240 page paperback book includes 20 color photographs taken on the 2008 research, and sells for $12.95 in three dozen Book World stores in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Signed books are available from Amish Insight, 2249 S. Calhoun Rd, New Berlin, WI 53151Contact the author at dawley@voyager.net or call 262.797.1858.

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Local Author writes Book on Amish

May 16, 2009 – 1:06 am
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Local author and entrepreneur Kathy Kuderer has written a book based on her experiences of working with the Amish community in the Cashton, WI area.
The book, which is titled Down A Country Road with the Amish, is named after her gift shops and tour business. “Down a Country Road”.
The book features the history traditions and customs of the local Amish community, as well as Kathy’s experience of building a business working with the Old Order Amish over the past 15 years.
The new book shares everything from what an Amish home is like, to courtship and marriage practices, as well as clothing styles, schools and more.

For more information about Kathy Kuderer’s book or business call 608-269-0033.

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Author stays at our B&B, and Writes Article

May 8, 2009 – 10:09 pm
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Author stays at our B&B, and Writes Article
Franklin Victorian Bed and Breakfast in Sparta, WisconsinFranklin Victorian Bed and Breakfast is a beautiful Queen Anne located in Sparta, Wisconsin, the biking capital of America.http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1707629/franklin_victorian_bed_and_breakfast.html?singlepage=true&cat=8

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