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The lumberjack-style muffler man was put into storage, then sold, after a fire destroyed the Lakewood Hotel.

One of Wisconsin's two smiley-faced towers.  The other is in the city of Eagle in Waukesha County.

A purple house with a California Raisin theme sits on the main drag in Oconto.

  18904 State Highway 32
Townsend, WI  54175

Actually, the former highway iron bridge is no longer in use for road traffic, but has been saved as an outdoor art gallery and as a starting point for a nature boardwalk.  A mural depicting local history is located prominently on the bridge.

  5 miles east of Suring on County Road M

"Follow a quarter-mile trail into a unique 'cathedral' of towering pines and hemlock trees. This area survived Wisconsin's logging era and has been preserved in its natural state. Trees range in age from 200 to 400 years old. During early summer you may observe great blue herons nesting high in the tallest pines. This is one of Wisconsin's largest heron rookeries."
- section from Wildernet website

  In Lakewood, turn south from Highway 32 onto Archibald Lake Road (FR 2121).  Continue for a little over a mile.  Turn right on Cathedral Drive.  Look for the sign.

hours:
May thru October

Suring marker

Large Object Observed  (2001)

"...glowing dimly at first then bursting into flames traveling very very rapidly disappearing over tree line..."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Four Men Shocked to See UFO  (1982)

"All four men agreed that the round shiny thing was shaped like two pie pans or two bowls glued together. Tony figured it to be about two and a half feet across."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

The Stump-Shaped Family Graves
of Brookside Cemetery

Headstones in the shape of tree stumps are popping up at cemeteries everywhere, but an interesting variety are on display here.

Small UFO  (2003)

"It was translucent and hovered in front of us for about 5 sec, no more than 3 feet away."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Globes of Light Observed  (2004)

"We heard no noise, but the globes were more of an oval shape from the backyard.  The objects continued to do their 'dance' and then they starting going around clockwise in a circle, almost as if 'chasing' each other."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Loud UFO Causes a Scare  (1980)

"The people on the west shore got a good side view of it and said it was cigar shape with large bright windows and apparently no wings."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

"Ghosts of America" Haunted Location Reports
(take with a grain of salt)

The reports on this site are presumably fiction, using random Wisconsin place names in the stories listed there.  Even so, you might get a kick out of reading them.

"First brick home in the county, built in 1868. Now completely restored and furnished in 1890’s well-to-do Victorian fashion. Annex contains Copper Culture artifacts, old Main Street Oconto store exhibits, carriages and electric cars in urban barn and garage. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places."
- section from Oconto County Tourism website

  917 Park Ave.
Oconto, WI  54153

hours:
June thru Labor Day  (Mon - Sat)  10am – 4pm
(Sundays)  Noon – 4pm

"The oldest logging camp in North America, built on this site in 1880. Restored and operated by McCauslin Lions Club. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places."
- section from Oconto County Tourism website

  From Highway 32 in Lakewood, head east for 1 mile on County Road F to McCauslin Brook Golf and Country Club. Turn right on Logging Camp Road to Golf Course parking lot.

hours:
Memorial Day thru Labor Day  (Saturdays)  10am – 3pm

"The museum features a variety of local history and artifacts including tools and displays of the trapping and logging industry that once dominated the area. The log home was moved to the museum site from a rural farm and gives a realistic look at the rustic living of loggers in the past."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

  on Maple Street one block west of Highway 141

hours:
Summer:  (Thursdays)  1pm – 4pm