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Albany Historical Museum 117 – 119 N. Water St., Albany • 608.862.3240 Memorial Day thru Labor Day: Saturdays 9 am – 3 pm; rest of year Saturdays 9 am – noon. Local and Sugar River History, camera collection, toys, vintage hats. Brodhead Depot Museum 1108 – 1st Center Ave., Brodhead • 608.897.4150 Memorial Day through first Saturday in October: Wed, Sat, Sun, and holidays 1 pm – 4 pm. Housed in restored railroad depot with memorabilia, adjacent engine and caboose. Community band history, cheese & butter making equipment. Browntown Community Museum 110 S. Mill St., Browntown • 608.966.3273 Open 1st Sunday in June, July, August: 1 - 3 pm. Native American artifacts, band & Open Saturdays from Memorial Day weekend through October; call ahead for groups and hours. Authentic Swiss chalet featuring unusual, rare and priceless collections of many kinds, including thousands of artifacts from all over the world. Carvings, tapestries, coins, jewelry, china and more. Green County Courthouse 1016 – 16th Ave., Monroe • 608.328.1838 Weekdays 8 am – 4:30 pm. Since 1891, this majestic building has been the cornerstone of Monroe’s downtown square. History Room upstairs. Civil War statue and restored cannons on the lawn. Green County Historical Museum 1617 – 9th St., Monroe • 608.558.4601 or 608.328.4301 May - October: Sat and Sun 1 - 4 pm. Local history, Cheese Days memorabilia, restored one-room country schoolhouse. Herb & Helen Haydock "World of Beer Memorabilia" (pg. 3) 1208 - 14th Ave., Monroe • 608.325.3191 Mon - Fri 8 am - 5 pm, Sat - Sun 11 am - 5 pm. Located at Minhas Craft Brewery - artifacts, antiques, lithographs, growlers, tap handles, toys. A must-see for history enthusiasts and beer lovers! Alfred and Lois Kelch Aviation Museum Brodhead Airport, N2463 Airport Rd., Brodhead • 608.897.1175 Open by appointment - please call ahead and most requests can be accommodated. Collection of antique airplanes, automobiles and artifacts - primarily from the 1920’s and 30’s. Monroe Arts Center (pg. 45) 1315 - 11th St., Monroe • 608.325.5700 Tues - Sat 10 am - 5 pm. 1869 church built by Wisconsin architect Edward Townsend Mix. MAC hosts exhibits, concerts and special events. Monticello Area Historical Society 204 N. Main St., Monticello •608.938.4216 or 608.938.4383 April to December: Sat 10 am – 2 pm. Museum themed as early 1900’s community drug store, complete with soda fountain, plus exhibit on history and influence of the Sugar River. Museums & Local History school memorabilia, jail cell, farm tools. Chalet of the Golden Fleece 618 – 2nd St., New Glarus • 608.527.2614 May - October: Daily 9 am - 4 pm except Sunday 11 am - 4 pm. Housed in restored railroad depot, cheesemaking and dairy farming equipment, cheese factory replica, cheese history and extensive archives. Swiss Historical Village & Museum (pg. 15) 612 – 7th Ave., New Glarus •608.527.2317 May - mid-October: daily 10 am – 4 pm. Replica of a traditional Swiss village, including Swiss Bee House, Cheese Factory, School House, Church and Cemetery, Blacksmith Shop, Print Shop, Smoke House and Sausage Shop, General Store, and Fire House with antique fire equipment. “Hall of History” showcases the journey of the original Swiss settlers in New Glarus. Toy Train Barn W9141 Hwy. 81, near Argyle • 608.966.1464 Daily 10 am – 5 pm. Walk into a miniature world filled with operating train layouts in an old Wisconsin Dairy barn painted Milwaukee Road orange and “Argyle and Eastern” Train Ride located outside. Turner Hall (pg. 44) 1217 - 17th Ave., Monroe * 608.325.3461 Tuesday - Sunday. Emmentaler-style chalet dating to 1937. Old World Rathskeller restaurant, Swiss folk art paintings and heritage displays. National Historic Cheesemaking Center & Imobersteg Farmstead Factory (pg. 38) 2108 – 7th Ave., Monroe • 608.325.4636

Stained glass window at Green County Historical Museum

Salesman’s sample farm equipment at Brodhead Depot Museum

Inside view from the clocktower at Historic Green County Courthouse

Original settler's cabin at Swiss Historical Village & Museum

Cheese Factories & Direct Retail Outlets Alp and Dell Cheese (Emmi-Roth USA) ☛ pg. 39 657 2nd St., Monroe ALPANDDELLCHEESE.COM 608.328.3355 • Weekdays 9 am – 6 pm, Sat 9 am – 5 pm, Sun 10 am – 5 pm Gruyere, Fontina, Havarti, Edam, Gouda, Rofumo, Butter Kase, Fontiago Decatur Dairy ☛ pg. 30 W1668 Cty. F, Brodhead DECATURDAIRY.COM • 608.897.8661 • Mon– Sat 9 am – 5 pm Brick, Farmers, Havarti, Colby, Muenster, Stettler Swiss. Fresh Curds Edelweiss Cheese Shop ☛ pg. 15 529 1st St., New Glarus EDELWEISSCHEESESHOP.COM • 608.636.2155 • Daily 10 am - 5 pm; winter hours vary. Emmentaler Swiss, Havarti, Butterkase, Gouda, Muenster, Tuscan Dream. Klondike Cheese Factory ☛ pg. 41 KLONDIKECHEESE.COM No cheese sales at factory; see their ad for retail locations. Maple Leaf Cheese Store ☛ pg. 50 W2616 Hwy. 11/81, Juda MAPLELEAFCHEESESTORE.COM 608.934.1237 • M – F 8 am – 6 pm, Sat 8 am – 5 pm, Sun 10 am – 4 pm Cheddar, Muenster, Jack ‘n Jill, Gouda Maple Leaf Cheese & Chocolate Haus ☛ pg. 18 554 – 1st St., New Glarus Daily 10 am - 5 pm, mid-March through December MAPLELEAFCHEESEANDCHOCOLATEHAUS.COM• 608.527.2000 Silver-Lewis Cheese Co-op ☛ pg. 8

Collections of collections at Chalet of the Golden Fleece

Toy Train Barn

Public Pools

Brodhead Putnam Park - 1106 4th St. W. 608.897.8091 Monroe Rec Park, 16th St. & 22nd Ave. 608.329.2475 or 608.329.2460

Monticello Village Pool - N. Monroe St. & North Ave. •608.938.4383 New Glarus 2nd St.. & 4th Ave. 608.527.2510

GENEALOGY Visit the website for information on resources: greencounty.org/things-to-do/genealogy-research/Green County

W3075 Cty. EE, Monticello SILVERLEWISCHEESE.COM 608.938.4813 • M – F 7 am – 3 pm, Sat 7 am – 1 pm Brick, Muenster, Farmers