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Wo-Zha-Wa Weekend
September 16 - 18
9am - 5pm
Stroll downtown Wisconsin Dells during this festival named for the Ho-Chunk phrase meaning "to have fun." Explore carnival rides, food stands, sidewalk sales, an arts, antiques and crafts fair, and the Wo-Zha-Wa Parade.
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Wet Plate Photography Demonstration
See the historic photographic process of cyanotype as site director David Rambow demonstrates how to create prints using the power of the sun.
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History Sandwiched In: Pressed Into Memory - History and Impact of the Wisconsin State Herbarium
September 20
Learn from Wisconsin State Herbarium Director Dr. Ken Cameron about the institution's work on nearly 1.3 million pressed and dried specimens of plants, lichens, and fungi collected in the Upper Midwest and around the world.
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Cornish Festival Pub Night
September 23
7 - 10pm
Experience live Celtic music, traditional pub games, and a cash bar serving beer, wine, and old-fashioned soda. Celebrate with an evening of music, spirits, and fun!
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Explore the mansion from top to bottom in this special tour and get an extended glimpse into the life of a historic house museum.
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Great River Road Fall Festival
September 24
10am - 5pm
Celebrate the Great River Road with music, an antique tractor pull, wagon rides, sorghum making, blacksmithing, broom making, and more. See why the Great River Road in Wisconsin was voted the "Prettiest Drive" in America by the readers of the Huffington Post!
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Extended Hours - Enjoy an Evening in the Village
Enjoy the 1880s village during the evening and try Games in the Grove, join a lantern-lit walk in the village, and enjoy the sights and smells of an heirloom garden at twilight. Pack a picnic, bring your blanket and enjoy the village on a warm September evening.
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26th Annual Civil War Weekend
Watch the history of the American Civil War come to life over two action-filled days of battle re-enactments, military drills, medical care situations, period music and food, demonstrations, educational presentations, and more.
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Anishinaabe Cultural Days: Commemorating the Treaty of 1854
September 24 - 25
10am - 5pm
Join us for this special event featuring Ojibwe music and art demonstrations, an exhibit on Ojibwe treaty rights, and screenings on the Sandy Lake tragedy and Chief Buffalo's journey to Washington, D.C.
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