Green County 2022 Guide

Start your cheesy visit to Monroe with a stop at the National Historic Cheesemaking Center. Check out the original one-kettle factory where giant Swiss wheels were made. Local tour guides share local flavor, with many having backgrounds in cheesemaking and agriculture. In the early years, factories in the area churned out Limburger, Brick, Block Swiss, and Wheel Swiss. Today you’ll find more than 100 different kinds, including those of Hispanic, Greek, Dutch, and Danish origin. Monroe’s Chalet Cheese Cooperative stands as the only Limburger producing factory in the entire US (try it in a sandwich at Suisse Haus or Baumgartner’s Cheese Store – both downtown). Alp & Dell Cheese Store is a showcase for award-winning cheese (like World Champion Grand Cru) from the adjacent Emmi Roth factory. Maple Leaf Cheese Store also stocks local favorites, like Odyssey Feta from Klondike Cheese.

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Visit Minhas Craft Brewery to stock up on beer and gear, and to see the giant collection of brewery memorabilia. Across the street is Minhas Distillery; tasteclassiccocktailsmade fromVodka, Tequila, Rum, and even Moonshine. The Minhas Family also invites you to dine at Minhas Kitchen and Winery. Another beer experience is Bullquarian Brewhouse, a two-barrel nano brewery downtown. Bullquarian often has live bands or accoustic entertainers.

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For the best of the area’s music, visual, and performing arts – it’s Monroe Arts Center. Stop in and check out the gallery exhibits. MAC also hosts a popular outdoor summer concert series. Enjoy “wine with a view” from the tasting room, lawn or pavilion at Hawk’s Mill Winery. Having a vineyard next to Cadiz Springs State Rec Area (map on page 18) means there’s lots of green space to enjoy. If you’re looking to “embrace the green space” in the Monroe area, see the Trails Map (bike, ATV, UTV) on page 37. Monroe is home to 110 acres of parkland offering a variety of features: pool, skater’s ramps, disc golf, and the specially designed handicap accessible playground at the Rec Park. Stay awhile: motels, VRBO, B&B, camping at the Green County Fairgrounds, and even a unique farm-stay adventure with a friendly herd of Brown Swiss cows.

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