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The Forevertron
World's Largest Scrap Metal Sculpture
at Dr. Evermor's Sculpture Park

Dr. Evermor's 400-ton creation, the Foreverton, is the centerpiece of an impressive layout of scrap metal creatures and environments.  Armies of Birdbots stand guard over the property, protecting visitors who are welcome to roam the grounds and marvel at the welded wonders of Dr. Evermor.

  Marion Park on 1st Street
Prairie du Sac, WI  53578

hours:
annual event held in early September  (check official website for specifics)

"Located at the original winter headquarters of the Ringling Bros. Circus in Baraboo, the State Historical Society's Circus World Museum entertains 'Ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages' with live circus performances; carousel, elephant and pony rides; the world's largest collection of circus wagons; the C.P. Fox Wagon Restoration Center, where expert craftsmen painstakingly restore historic parade vehicles; clowns, elephants and calliopes on parade; detailed animated miniature circus displays; special presentations featuring the Story of the Ringling Brothers, the Art of the Circus, A Century of Spectacle, and wild animal master, Gunther Gebel-Williams, The Man and the Legend."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

"Model train museum, displaying more than 3,000 models of trains, farm tractors, fire trucks and cars. Operating layouts in 'N', 'Z' and 'HO' scales."
- section from Wisconsin Vacations website

"The Painted Forest is a unique reminder of Modern Woodmen of America's past and a slice of Midwestern life from a time gone by. Murals painted on the camp hall's walls in the late 1800s by German immigrant Ernest Hupeden depict historic rituals and tell stories about rural life circa 1900."
- section from Portal Wisconsin website

  Witwen is on County Road E north of County Road O

When the Museum of Norman Rockwell Art closed, the Voyageur Inn purchased a great deal of the original magazine covers, calendars, story illustrations and advertisements that were on display.  They are now located off the main lobby for all to enjoy.

  E4255 County Hwy. V
La Valle, WI  53941

A residence with a handful of scrap metal figures out front and an equal amount of 'no trespassing' signs.

  E4885 Highway 14
Spring Green, WI  53588

  1050 Wachter Ave. (Highway 23)
Plain, WI  53577

  S5718 State Road 123
Baraboo, WI  53913
(608)

To get here, you have to follow the Stations of the Cross from the western side of St. Luke's Church, which will take you through the cemetery built on a sloping hill.  At the far side of the cemetery, pass through two metal turnstiles (which keep the nearby dairy cows off the trail), continue up the hill and into the woods on top of the bluff.  There you will find St. Anne's Shrine and a path to the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto.  Great view from the top.

  was at:  E5006 Highway 14
Spring Green, WI  53588

  E11870 Shady Lane Rd.
Baraboo, WI  53913

"Lester Fry [1907 - 1996] was a hard-working, small town family man who never let good things go to waste. Lester collected old steel and iron wheels from farm machinery and the glass electrical insulators that were once found on power poles all across America.  Using ingenuity and a creative flair no one knew he had, Lester rigged a system for drilling and hanging the glass 'bells,' and he went on to decorate his yard.  Lester took great pride in the enthusiastic response that his project generated in neighbors and visitors from all over the United States.  Lester died recently, but his family still lives at his home with its sculpture-filled yard and continues the Christmas display each year."
- section from the book "Miracles of The Spirit"

Much like its twin to the east, Peck's Farm Market West delights visitors with a stock of giant replica roadside fruits, and as a bonus, a statues of a farmer carved from a log.

  Peck's Farm Market West
E3217 U.S. Hwy 14 & 60
Spring Green, WI  53588 

  Peck's Farm Market East
6445 US Highway 14
Spring Green, WI  53588

Devil's Lake
Devil's Doorway & Indian Mounds

"An ancient river cut gaps through the Baraboo Bluffs and flowed through them until its course was changed by the Wisconsin Glacier about 10,000 years ago. The glaciers plugged these gaps with rocks and dirt to form the basin in which the lake lies. When the glaciers melted, the river now known as the Wisconsin River developed its present course around the eastern end of the bluffs. Devil's Lake State Park is one of nine units of the Ice Age national Scientific Reserve.  Prehistoric Indians once inhabited the park and constructed a number of effigy mounds in the shape of birds and animals. In more recent times, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Indians had a summer fishing village along the north shore of Devil's Lake and a winter camp on the southeast shore."
- section from Official Site

  (From Baraboo, head south on Highway 123 and go 3 miles to the park.)
S5975 Park Rd.
Baraboo, WI  53913

hours:
• park:  (daily)  6am – 11pm 
• Visitor Center (Summer):  (daily)  8am – 11pm
• Visitor Center (Fall thru Spring):  (daily)  8am – 5pm

"Parfrey's Glen, Wisconsin's first State Natural Area, is a spectacular gorge deeply incised into the sandstone conglomerate of the south flank of the Baraboo Hills. The exposed Cambrian strata provide excellent opportunities for geological interpretation. The walls of the glen - a Scottish word for a narrow, rocky ravine - are sandstone with embedded pebbles and boulders of quartzite. The moss-covered walls are moist from seepage, cool and shaded."
- section from Wisconsin DNR website

"In Sauk County perhaps the most representative mound is that of a man, located in Section 28, Township of Greenfield, on a road appropriately named "Man Mound". Mounds in the human form are extremely rare, and though Man Mound is no longer intact, the majority of the figure can be seen by visiting the site in the county park, also named Man Mound."
- section from Sauk County Official Site

Disappearing Hitchhiker of Highway 12

A spectral hitchhiker dressed in a green jacket has been observed, vanishing before anyone can offer a ride.

"Mysterious Object Found in Reedsburg"  (1916)

A mass of metal was discovered in a back yard after a thunderstorm.

"Lime Ridge's Cows"

In the book "Driftless Spirits", author Dennis Boyer tells of a herd of phantom Brown Swiss that are seen along roadways at night.

The Friendly Bigfoot  (1910)

"In 1910, at Mirror Lake in Sauk County, a 10-year-old girl saw a creature in the woods that looked somewhat like a man but was covered with fur."
- section from The W-Files report

"A Punctual UFO"

An orange UFO allegedly rises from bluffs daily between 8am and 8:30am.

"Whiskey Jack"

In the book "Driftless Spirits", author Dennis Boyer tells of a 7-foot lumberjack that met his end in the river, where his ghost now resides.

Moving Light in Sky  (1999)

"The light dimmed and started to accelerate, moving in a straight line for another 10 seconds or so. All of the sudden it seemed to 'turn on a dime'..."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

"Reedsburg's Rag Lady"

In the book "Driftless Spirits", author Dennis Boyer tells of an elderly wagon-driving spirit that carries out good deeds.

Peculiar Light in Sky  (2002)

"Because it was like a constant light like a plain pretty high up, a white ball light that seemed distinct from either meteors or satellites it seemed pretty noticeable."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Old Baraboo Inn

  135 Walnut St.
Baraboo, WI  53913

Baraboo UFO Sightings

"It was shaped like a triangle (black) and it had 3 large orange glowing balls on each point and a white glowing spot in the center."
- section from UFO Wisconsin March 1997 report

Reedsburg UFO Sightings

Merrimac UFO Sightings

"We all agreed that it was a UFO. It didn't just sit still, like it vibrated, pulsed, little side to side movements. Very weird, scary, it's hard to picture this."
- section from UFO Wisconsin 04-12-02 report

The Weird Wisconsin website ponders the multitude of Devil-related place names in Wisconsin.

The Phantom Horseman of the Ferry House Inn

A ghostly rider on a black horse was often seen galloping past the Ferry House Inn in the 19th Century.

"Bigfoot Plays 'Statues' "

In her book "Strange Wisconsin", author Linda Godfrey shares the tale of a woman who, along with her family, has witnessed a sasquatch-like creature.

"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.

"In Midair"

In the book "Spooky Wisconsin" is the tale of a greedy circus performer haunted by the spirit of a family member whom he had betrayed.

"Mid-Continent is an outdoor living history museum and operating railroad recreating, preserving, and interpreting the small town/shortline way of life from the "Golden Age of Railroading" spanning the years 1880 to 1916."
- section from the Official Site

  E8948 Diamond Hill Rd.
North Freedom, WI  53951
or

hours:
• Museum:  (daily)  9:30am – 5pm
• Trains depart:  10:30am, 12:30pm, 2pm and 3:30pm
• Memorial Weekend thru Labor Day  (daily)
• mid-May thru mid-September  (weekends)

"The Pioneer Settlement Displays 1890's log homes, log library, log church and cemetery, blacksmith shop, country school and a country store."
- section from the Reedsburg Official Site

  State Highway 33 E
Reedsburg, WI  53959
or

hours:
Memorial Day thru Labor Day  (Sat & Sun)  1pm – 4pm

"The museum is housed in the historic Jacob Van Orden Mansion, built in 1903...The museum houses the largest collection of artifacts relating to Sauk County and also has extensive collections of pictures, documents and research material."
- section from the Sauk County Historical Society website

  (at the Jacob Van Orden Mansion)
531 Fourth Ave.
Baraboo, WI  53913

hours:
(Tues - Sat)  Noon – 5pm