Category Archives: Bike Trails

Bicycle Wisconsin’s Elroy Sparta Trail in 2010.

June 28, 2010 – 8:55 pm

Discover Wisconsin bike trails while spending your relaxing and restful nights at our Sparta bed and breakfast this year!

From May 1, 2010 – Oct 31, 2010 and for only $29.00 per couple, Bike & People Shuttle Service, our Wisconsin inns shuttle service will ferry your bicycles and YOU to drop off locations at Elroy, Kendall, Wilton, or Norwalk all along the Elroy-Sparta State Bike Trail!

Then you can enjoy the whole bike trail and its wonderful tunnels! You will also be able to enjoy the surrounding Drift less areas and visit the nearby State Bike Trail.

We shuttle out shortly after breakfast, doing only one shuttle per day and this exclusive service is for our valued lodging guests only.

Please set up your shuttle arrangement needs with the innkeepers at the time of your lodging reservation.

Our Wisconsin inn also offers secure inside bike storage, and we have bike passes available for purchase. Give us a call for all your bicycling and lodging needs while you discover Wisconsin.

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Pettera’s Country Thyme Cafe’, Wilton, Wisconsin

May 1, 2010 – 6:35 pm

Today the Elroy-Sparta state bike trails opened for the season. I thought I would let you know that I took our guests on a shuttle to Elroy today and then they will be riding back to the bed and breakfast. I stopped on the way back in Wilton to meet the new owners of Pettera’s Country Thyme Cafe’ (formally Gina’s Pies R Square) because I had heard it had sold. I meet the new owners and they are very nice and look forward to meeting all the bicyclist this season. So, stop in and say hello, rest and have some food. They are now open for breakfast & lunch & have added menu items. Their hours are Monday closed, Tue, Wed, Thur 8-3, Fri & Sat 8-8 and Sun 8-2. Take time to rest during your bike trip and look around their shop after eating.

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Biking in Wisconsin

April 4, 2010 – 12:43 pm

Biking in Southwest Hidden Valley area of Wisconsin can be more that hidden treasures it can be the best biking around. Wisconsin granddaddy bike trail is the Elroy-Sparta State bike trail.

The trail has three awesome tunnels and the area is breathtaking. The Franklin Victorian Bed and Breakfast is only one mile from the trail and many guests ride to and from the bike trail on a daily basic. Guests come by car or bike and have a wonderful time on the bike trail and relaxing at the bed and breakfast. Sparta, Wisconsin the best kept secret for you to come and explore.

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Wisconsin Southern Fried Glass Blowing

April 2, 2010 – 4:09 pm

Southern Fried Glass

Glass Blowing Studio & Art Gallery. NEW TO SPARTA. Located just off the Sparta-Elroy Bike Trail, Southern Fried Glass has moved from Flordia to Wisconsin! Stop by to check out our new gallery, or just to watch some glass blowing! Open Saturday/Sunday 9a-3p, Wednesday 5-8p. Just past the bike shop on John St. 16911 Igloo Rd.

For more infomation, contact us at: 608-633-4533

See them on Facebook

email: sofriedglass@aol.com

www.southernfriedglass.com

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Wisconsin National Trails Day, June 5

April 2, 2010 – 12:36 am

Saturday, June 5

Join Bob Lee for a 10:00 am Walk on the trail near Sparta. Meet at the Sparta Depot, 111 Milwaukee St, in Sparta. Join us as we explore a few remnants of the area’s original plant community. Refreshments afterwards. For more information call the Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce at 800-354-2453.

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Wisconsin Rockland Prairie Walk

April 1, 2010 – 11:58 pm

La Crosse River State Trail’s Rockland Prairie State Natural Area 2010 Schedule: Starting April 25, Sunday.

Tracking seasonal changes on remnant prairies along the trail…

All hikes begin in Rockland, WI at the trail crossing on Commerical St.

Always on a Sunday… Prairies walks on La Crosse river State Trail’s with local naturalist/columnist Bob Lee.

Discover and learn about native wildflowers & grasses on this abandoned railroad prairie remnant.

See our website for the schedule walks. Calendar of Events, See our speicals to stay over on Sunday and then you can enjoy your walk in the prairie after a bike ride, canoeing, a great way to spend time on a Sunday walk.

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Bike Trail and Path in Wisconisn

March 6, 2010 – 2:26 am

Elroy-Sparta State Trail and was opened in 1967. This is the granddaddy of them all! The Elroy-Sparta Trail was the first rails-to-trails conversion in the country, and it is perennially one of the most popular bicycling destinations in the state. Located in the driftless areas, one of the most scenic parts of Wisconsin, the trail is one of the few flat surfaces in a land of narrow valleys and steep wooded bluffs.

Three tunnels are a big part of the trail’s appeal. The longest, between Sparta and Norwalk, is more than three-quarters of a mile long. Walking through the tunnels, (you can’t ride them), is an adventure in itself. The small towns en-route all have a bike-friendly atmosphere; after all, the trail has made them famous. Bike trails are surfaced with fine limestone or similar materials. Bike Shuttle service is avaibale at the Franklin Victorian Bed and Breakfast, email us.

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Why Do YOU Ride?

May 26, 2009 – 11:11 pm

We had some wonderful biking people who rode the Sparta-Elroy State Bike Trail over the long weekend. We also found out we had a very special Women guest that is part of “TREK’S 2009 Women Who Ride contest winners”. Mary Strupp is one of the five women. She got her first new bike at age 44, completed her first triathlon at age 54, and started a new business opportunity at 64. A Milwaukee native, Mary has lived in eight states, is a mother of two, and a grandmother of four. You can follow Mary and the other 4 women stories at http://www.trekbikes.com/women/news_events/news/article/1457/2009/04/01/trek_announces_2009_women_who_ride_contest_winners/Mary motto for tackling just about anything is: Be there. Be involved. Be positive. Be happy. Future stories by the 5 women will be found at this link http://www.trekbikes.com/women/women_who_ride/

Thank you for staying with us Mary and the rest of your friends this past weekend.

We Loved your B&B, everything was VERY special ~ Mary S.

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Bike Trails Officially Open This Friday!

March 9, 2009 – 9:43 pm

Bike Trails Officially Open This Friday!
LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN! Ben Bikin’ here…I am excited to announce that this Friday, May 1, is the official opening of the State Bike Trails.THIS Saturday, May 2 We invite you to join us in celebration with a 9am Bike Ride from Norwalk to Sparta (meet at the Depot at 8:30am for shuttle service) AND a Noon Reception and Ribbon Cutting at the Chamber Depot. Refreshments will be provided. A brat sale, to benefit our local food pantries will be held from 12-3pm. A Mini Geranium Sale will also start at 12:00, with proceeds to benefit the Water Street Flower Basket Fund. Hope to see you here!State Annual Bike Passes – $20Daily Passes – $4Chamber Depot Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm EVERY DAY ALL SUMMER

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Spring is Coming!

March 9, 2009 – 6:00 pm

Spring is Coming!

News that the Sparta-Elroy State bike trail will open on May 1, 2010 with the offical opening at the ribbon cutting at noon at the Sparta Chamber Depot.

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