Guidebook for Circle M Farm: The Greater Driftless Region
Drinks & Nightlife
Awesome distillery and tasting room on a gorgeous property you can roam. Best Gin Ever! And bourbon, maple bourbon, vodka, cherry vodka. Local bars make mixed drinks from these local spirits.
Blue Ash Farm
16681 Valley RdAwesome distillery and tasting room on a gorgeous property you can roam. Best Gin Ever! And bourbon, maple bourbon, vodka, cherry vodka. Local bars make mixed drinks from these local spirits.
Food Scene
Famous across the nation as one of the earliest and biggest farmers markets. GREAT food, amazing experience of local access in an agricultural state. Just 45 minutes from the farm.
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Dane County Farmers Market
3241 Martin Luther King Jr BlvdFamous across the nation as one of the earliest and biggest farmers markets. GREAT food, amazing experience of local access in an agricultural state. Just 45 minutes from the farm.
Campo di Bella
10229 Sharp RdAmazing Italian food on a farm.
Sunrise Donut Café
1014 17th AveA donut bar. 'Nuf said.
Everything Else
Pendarvis
114 Shakerag StMining museum.
Swiss Historical Village Museum
612 7th AveCharming.
Brenda's Blumenladen
17 6th AveTerrific flower, garden and gift shop.
Shopping
Great thrift store - Lands End returns and seconds in Mount Horeb. There are also Bargain Nooks in Platteville, Mineral Point, Darlington, and Spring Green. Might as well hit them all!
Bargain Nook V
126 E Main StGreat thrift store - Lands End returns and seconds in Mount Horeb. There are also Bargain Nooks in Platteville, Mineral Point, Darlington, and Spring Green. Might as well hit them all!
The Opal Man of Spring Green
137 S Winsted StUnusual shop in a charming town.
Indescribable shoe store. Huge. Everything from ladies cowboy boots to steel toes work shoes to kids cleats. Got to check it out. Old fashioned service.
The Shoe Box
1314 Canal StIndescribable shoe store. Huge. Everything from ladies cowboy boots to steel toes work shoes to kids cleats. Got to check it out. Old fashioned service.
Arts & Culture
House on the Rock
5754 WI-23Incredible outdoor theatre experience. World Class Shakespeare and classic plays.
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Théâtre American Players
5950 Golf Course RdIncredible outdoor theatre experience. World Class Shakespeare and classic plays.
Unbelievable tours, story and views.
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Taliesin Preservation: Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center
5607 County Rd CUnbelievable tours, story and views.
Art and Folk school in Mineral Point - classes for kids and adults. Unique setting in a Cornish mining settlement.
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Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts
18 Shakerag StArt and Folk school in Mineral Point - classes for kids and adults. Unique setting in a Cornish mining settlement.
Incredible indie music venue in an old machine shed in Spring Green. Tickets sell out way ahead of time. BYO meat to grill on their hibachis.
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Shi-tty Barn
506 E Madison StIncredible indie music venue in an old machine shed in Spring Green. Tickets sell out way ahead of time. BYO meat to grill on their hibachis.
Entertainment & Activities
Sky-Vu Drive-In
N1936 WI-69One of the last drive-in theatres in the US!
Gorgeous river with sand bars and amazing protected view shed. Rent kayaks, tubes or canoes and put in at Spring Green. Contact Riverside Resort or Carl's Paddlin for rentals. You can also just visit the beach and swim at Spring Green near the Taliesin Visitor Center.
Lower Wisconsin River
Gorgeous river with sand bars and amazing protected view shed. Rent kayaks, tubes or canoes and put in at Spring Green. Contact Riverside Resort or Carl's Paddlin for rentals. You can also just visit the beach and swim at Spring Green near the Taliesin Visitor Center.
Wonderful, quirky roadside attraction run by lovely kind people. A must see of hundreds of moving models.
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The Toy Train Barn Museum
W9141 State Rd 81Wonderful, quirky roadside attraction run by lovely kind people. A must see of hundreds of moving models.
The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums
405 E Main StFantastic historic and hands-on museum.
Black Earth Children's Museum
1131 Mills StCharming small town children's museum.
Carl's Paddlin'
33783 US-14Great outfitter for the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway. Sells kayaks and canoes.
City/town information
Nearly an hour away from the farm, but worth the scenic drive. You can shop at the Opal Man, paddle on the Lower Wisconsin river, see an outdoor play at American Players Theatre, or tour Taliesin.
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Spring Green
Nearly an hour away from the farm, but worth the scenic drive. You can shop at the Opal Man, paddle on the Lower Wisconsin river, see an outdoor play at American Players Theatre, or tour Taliesin.
Nearly an hour away, but lots of places to see and things to do. Home of Platteville University. Tour the Rollo Mining Museum, including a tour of the mine!
Platteville
Nearly an hour away, but lots of places to see and things to do. Home of Platteville University. Tour the Rollo Mining Museum, including a tour of the mine!
Everyone's image of a midwestern small town. Great dive bars, little tiny shops, antiques, nails, clothes, home goods, all in historic buildings.
Shullsburg
Everyone's image of a midwestern small town. Great dive bars, little tiny shops, antiques, nails, clothes, home goods, all in historic buildings.
Historic Swiss Settlement (on former Ho-Chunk land). Quaint shopping, antiques, boutiques, cheese, food, LOTS of beer festivals outside. Great park and pool. Check the chamber website for events. Rent bikes from the Visitor Center and head out on the Sugar River Trail for the day!
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New Glarus
Historic Swiss Settlement (on former Ho-Chunk land). Quaint shopping, antiques, boutiques, cheese, food, LOTS of beer festivals outside. Great park and pool. Check the chamber website for events. Rent bikes from the Visitor Center and head out on the Sugar River Trail for the day!
Historic STONE city, disputed original capital of WI, Cornish heritage, beautiful buildings and shops. Artists, antiques, local food and more. Not to be missed when you are in the area.
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Mineral Point
Historic STONE city, disputed original capital of WI, Cornish heritage, beautiful buildings and shops. Artists, antiques, local food and more. Not to be missed when you are in the area.
County seat with historic courthouse and charming downtown. Shops, bars, brewery, river walk and history. Saturday farmers market. Rent ATVs from Mike's Small Engine and spend a day exploring the countryside.
Darlington
County seat with historic courthouse and charming downtown. Shops, bars, brewery, river walk and history. Saturday farmers market. Rent ATVs from Mike's Small Engine and spend a day exploring the countryside.
A booming historic town a half hour north of the farm. History and geology museum, many shops, great food, good walking, great county park. TROLL CAPITAL of the world! Don't miss Sjolinds Chocolate shop. Norwegian heritage, antiques, world headquarters of Duluth Trading with flagship shop and tool museum.
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Mount Horeb
A booming historic town a half hour north of the farm. History and geology museum, many shops, great food, good walking, great county park. TROLL CAPITAL of the world! Don't miss Sjolinds Chocolate shop. Norwegian heritage, antiques, world headquarters of Duluth Trading with flagship shop and tool museum.
Absolutely charming historic downtown a half hour from the farm, with great shopping and food and MUSIC played from the belltower of the historic courthouse. Don't miss the antiques, the historic cheese museum, the old school movie theatre and Minhas Brewery.
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Monroe
Absolutely charming historic downtown a half hour from the farm, with great shopping and food and MUSIC played from the belltower of the historic courthouse. Don't miss the antiques, the historic cheese museum, the old school movie theatre and Minhas Brewery.