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Eagle Appreciation Weekend
February 24- 25
10:30am (tours star at 11am)
Observe our national bird with Villa Louis! Prairie du Chien is along the bald eagle migration route and is a normal wintering area for these birds in the Mississippi River valley.
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Historic Base Ball Informational Meeting
Play ball! Interested in joining Old World Wisconsin's historic base ball team the Eagle Diamonds? Find out about how you can volunteer to be a player at our informational meeting!
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George Washington's Birthday Celebration
February 25
10am - 4pm
Celebrate our first president's birthday at Wade House stagecoach hotel with patriotic music, 19th century dancing, Washington cake, and much more!
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Restoring the Past: Frames, Boxes, and Springs
Meet Charles DeSmet, a character based on a restoration worker, and learn how wood is bent, frames are structured, and how paint completes a wagon.
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February 26
11:30am - 3:30pm
Climb aboard a horse-drawn sleigh for a ride through Kettle Moraine. After, check out our collection of sleighs, bob sleds, cutters and coasting bobs in the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum.
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Shore Path Stories Like You've Never Heard Them Before
March 1
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Hike the lake shore path of Geneva Lake through photos and stories, and learn about early resorts, camping sites, and colorful characters. Explore the summer life of the working class as well as the wealthy on Geneva Lake.
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1pm - 2pm
Hear Ryan Hewson, manager of collections for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, present on the history of Taliesin. Hewson will look at how horsepower shaped Taliesin, the various carriages Wright owned, and more.
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Veranda Views from the Hall: A Crowded Hour: Milwaukee During the Great War 1917 - 1918
Listen as Kevin Abing, Ph.D., archivist at the Milwaukee County Historical Society, examines the Milwaukee home front during World War I and the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of how city residents responded to the military, social, and economic demands of the conflict.
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History Sandwiched In: The Show of a Thousand Wonders - Sheboygan's Seils-Sterling Circus
March 7
12:15pm - 1pm
Join Circus World Archivist Pete Shrake as he tells the story of the "Seils-Sterling Show of a Thousand Wonders," a show as innovative and as successful as ever came from the Badger State.
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