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the Caz Celebration. Cazenovia supports their
hometown baseball team in the tournaments that
weekend, along with amusement rides, music,
games, a garden tractor pull, parade, barbecue,
and horseshoe tournaments.
More centrally located in the county are Boaz
and Bosstown to the west, and Twin Bluffs to the
east. Each has interesting buildings, shops and
places to explore. Boaz Park has ball fields, a
community building, shelters and playground, and
is bordered on the west by Mill Creek. Boaz Fun
Days is held at the park the third weekend in July
when they have baseball games and tournaments,
a truck pull, along with mule and horse pulls and
shows. Nearby Five Points, well known for its
Norwegian population, hosts the best Lutefisk
Dinner in the Midwest in mid October each year.
Homecoming in Ithaca is what homecomings
in other towns pattern themselves after . . . their
celebration is a fair, parade, and homecoming all
in one . . . with pride in Ithaca being the common
theme. Good trout fishing, the orchard, rolling
beautiful hills, and Elephant Trunk Rock, as well
as the nearby tepee, endear this community to the
local population, and visitors can’t help but fall in
love with Ithaca.
In the heart of Richland County lies Richland
Center, a Wisconsin “Main Street” community and
the birthplace of world-famed architect,
Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright left his imprint
on the area by returning during the World
War I era to design a warehouse for local
food wholesaler, A.D. German. Today this
warehouse remains as his only building of
that time period still standing. The fourstory
structure, sometimes called a Mayan
Temple because of its unique concrete frieze
around the top floor and its narrow vertical
windows. Visitors come from all over the
world to see the hills and valleys that gave
inspiration to the genius of Frank Lloyd
Wright.
The natural beauty of Richland County
attracts talented artists and crafters who
devote their lives to producing high quality
Over 20 Varieties
of Apples In Season
Available Mid-August
to Christmas
31128 Apple Ridge Rd.
Richland Center, WI
(608) 585-2701
oakwoodfruitfarm.com
Open 9-5 daily - seven days a week
products. Many of their works are displayed at the Red
Door Gallery in Richland Center, and some are available at
various retail locations throughout the county.
Spanning the Pine River in the heart of Richland Center
is the footbridge. This unique structure connects the valley
homes on the east bank to the hillside neighborhood on the
west. The cable suspension and boardwalk hang only a few
feet above the river and its marshes. It joins the riverside
dike and also connects with the Pine River Recreation Trail.
Downtown, in the historic and architecturally interesting
business district, you will find shops and locally owned
businesses and restaurants.
Outside of the Richland Center downtown area are
many more stores, restaurants and accommodations. Many
churches in a wide variety of denominations, and other
service oriented businesses cover visitors’ needs. This busy
city of over 5,100 hosts annual community events, including
these special
ones:
Star Spangled Celebration
The last full weekend in June marks the date of the
largest country music festival in Southwestern Wisconsin.
Star Spangled Celebration features a full three-day program
with many top Nashville entertainers. Each year, more
than 1,000 community volunteers make this non-profit
music festival a reality and help make this event affordable
entertainment for the entire family. Proceeds from the
festival are returned to the community through grants
awarded to non-profits. Star Spangled Celebration is held
at Krouskop Park, located along U.S. Highway 14 on the
northwestern side of Richland Center.
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