Special Events for Mom

Take Mom out on Mother's Day - that's May 9th - to one of these special events!

May 7th-9th - Mother's Day Train Rides - Mid-Continent Railway Museum, E8948 Diamond Hill Rd, North Freedom
Dinner service available Friday evening with departure at 6:30. First class and coach service available Saturday and Sunday. Reservations required for Dinner and First Class service. Trains depart Saturday & Sunday at 11AM, 1PM & 3PM.
Contact - Voice: 608-522-4261, Toll Free: 800-930-1385, nancy@midcontinent.org
http://www.midcontinent.org/

May 8th - Mauston Mama Days Festival - Downtown Mauston, all day
Special sales in stores, along with independent and farmers market vendors will be available.

May 9th - Mother's Day Tours at the Lincoln Tallman House - 440 N Jackson St, Janesville, 10AM-4PM
This 26-room Italianate villa style mansion is the only private home still in existence in Wisconsin that can boast Abraham Lincoln as an overnight guest. Mothers will get free admission on Mother's Day.

May 9th - Mother's Day at the Zoo - 10001 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee
Free admission for moms on Mother's Day http://www.milwaukeezoo.org/

May 9th - Olbrich: Mother's Day Concert - Olbrich Botanical Gardens & Bolz Conservatory, 3330 Atwood Ave, Madison, 2PM-3PM
Enjoy beautiful music played in the Conservatory http://www.olbrich.org/

May 9th - Mother's Day Wildflower Hike - Richard Bong State Recreation Area, 26313 Burlington Rd, Kansasville, 2PM-4PM
Bring your camera to take the memories - not the flowers - home. Trail may be rough and wet. http://www.bongnaturalistassociation.org/

May 9th - Mother's Day Brunch Train - Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, 426 Front Street, Spooner, departs at Noon
The brunch train departs Spooner Depot at 12 noon and feature a 30-mile, 2 1/2 hour roundtrip to Springbrook. spoonertrainride.com

May 9th - Mother’s Day Brunch and Ephemeral Wildflower Hike - Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Ave, Bristol, 10AM-2PM
Join us for a small brunch and then a naturalist will lead a Spring Wildflower hike. http://www.pringlenc.org/

May 9th - Mother's Day at the Farm - Mulberry Lane Farm, W3190 County Road B, Hilbert - 10AM-2PM
Moms get in free. www.mulberrylanefarmwi.com/

Finding Property Where You Want To Be

Recently in our Wisconsin Land blog we posted an article called Where Should I Purchase Land? One of the points was to check out tourism in the area before you buy and make sure you are near the things you want to do.

To help with trip planning BuyWisconsinLand.com has a Local Links page with both County and State Tourism sites - so you can check out what each area has to offer. And while you are planing your getaway, check out our listings near the area you wil be visiting. The Local Links page also has County and State Government sites, for more information on the area and services available.

A new tool we have available is a Land Value Averages chart which show an average for prices of land in some Wisconsin Counties over the last 3 years. This will give you a better idea of what area might be priced right for you.

Any questions? Feel free to drop us a line at property@buywisconsinland.com

Enjoy your getaway!

Wanna Get Out This Weekend?

Have some fun this weekend at these events:

April 10th - Branson on the Road
Monroe High School Performing Arts Center, 1600 26th Street, Monroe - 7:30PM
The "original" road show from Branson, Missouri

April 10th - Tomah Antique Toy Farm Show
Tomah Recreation Building, 1625 Butts Avenue, Tomah - 9AM to 3PM, Toy Auction at 4PM

April 10th - 37th Annual Children Festival
East Gate Hall at Marathon Park, 1201 Stewart Ave, Wausau - 9AM to 3PM
For children 3 to 12, must be accompanied by an adult. Arts, Crafts, Music and more. FREE

April 10th-11th - Only Fools Run at Midnight
Lakeland Union High School, 9573 Hwy 70 West, Minocqua - at Midnight
Bring a flashlight - best dressed "fool" trophy - register minocquafoolsrun.com

April 11th - Sunday Pancake Brunch
Club 23, Briggsville, east of Wisconsin Dells - 9AM to 1:30PM
Homemade potato and buttermilk pancakes.

Find your own getaway BuyWisconsinLand.com

Visiting Wisconsin State Parks

If you like to get away to woods and nature, Wisconsin has some wonderful State Parks for you to visit.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resouces has all the information you will need to find a Park, making reservations for a campground, maps to find your way, where to purchase park stickers and trail passes, and much more. Visit http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/ for information and the latest area reports.

If you'd prefer to visit your own wooded property - we have listings in over 40 Wisconsin Counties BuyWisconsinLand.com

Set a Record on a Waterslide

On March 26th Great Wolf Lodge will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for "Longest Distance Water Sliding in 24 Hours in Multiple Venues." All Great Wolf Lodges will be participating to beat the record set in Germany in 2007.

Participants will be asked for a donation of $1 for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, and Great Wolf Lodge will be matching funds up to $50,000.

Sounds like a great way to start summer a little early and help a great cause. For the times and details visit the Great Wolf website http://www.greatwolf.com/worldrecord

March 10th Hunting and Fishing Licenses on Sale

New hunting, fishing and trapping licenses and harvest permits for fish and wildlife activities in Wisconsin go on sale March 10. Full Story

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Still Time to Play in the Snow

Spring may be around the corner, but there is still plenty of winter fun to be had here in Wisconsin. If you like to downhill ski, snowboard, cross-country ski or snowmobile, you will want to check TravelWisconsin.com's Wisconsin Snow Conditions Report Page. There you can see where the snow is the best for your sport. You can even sign up for weekly updates to you'll always know where the best conditions are!
TravelWisconsin.com Snow Report

For your own winter getaway - great for spring, summer and fall too - head to BuyWisconsinLand.com for land listings in 40+ Wisconsin Counties.