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Archive for January, 2009

Country Shopping near Sparta, WI

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Shopping in the Coulee Region is an adventure driving winding roads from one artisan/craft person’s shop to the next while staying at a Sparta bed and breakfast. Most of these shops are located in a shop on the farm where the craft person resides. Strip malls have not found their way into the rural coulees. [...]

Golf Courses in & near Sparta, WI lodging

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

 River Run, Sparta, WI 

Golf is a favorite past time, especially in the hilly Sparta region of southwest Wisconsin. A tee time can usually be acquired on the day of play. While staying a Driftless Area Bed & Breakfast, grab your partner or swing solo at any of the following area courses:Sparta / Tomah Golf Courses:Sparta·s River [...]

Mississippi River Lock & Dam, scenic drives Sparta, WI

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Mississippi River Lock and Dam
While visiting a Sparta Inn, a trip to the Lock and Dam at Dresbach, Genoa or Trempealeau will yield an engineering miracle/nightmare depending on your environmental view operated by the Army Corps of Engineers to move barge traffic up and down the Mississippi River. Pleasure boats and barges lock through the dam. [...]

Restaurants in & near Sparta, WI

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

While staying in pet friendly lodging near Sparta, WI enjoy these family owned dining experiences.
Sparta
(15 Minutes)
Anglini’s Pizzeria & Ristorante & Lounge  www.angelinis.com  142 North Water St., Sparta, WI 608-269-6393 or 608-269-6394  Delivery available to Justin Trails Resort.  authentic homemade pizza, Italian dinners, sandwiches, appetizers, imported wines, beers, champagne
Ginny’s Cupboard  www.ginnyscupboard.com 127 North Water St.  608-269-6669 Soup, salad, [...]

Public land for hiking near Justin Trails Resort

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

 
While enjoying pet friendly bed and breakfast there is a mulitude of public land for hiking. 
There are four major blocks of land with thousands of acres all with specific geological interest: Black River Falls State Forest in Jackson County the edge of Glacial Lake Wisconsin, Wildcat Mountain State Park in Vernon County, part of the [...]

Festivals in Sparta, WI area

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

With a Driftless area bed and breakfast as your home base, enjoy any of the many festivals all summer and fall.
Festivals begin in mid-May with the Syttende Mai in Westby and continue every weekend in at least one town within an hour’s drive of Justin Trails Resort until the end of Oktoberfest in La Crosse. [...]

Canoe, Kayak the Kickapoo, Black or La Crosse River

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

A stay in a Sparta, Wisconsin lodging with bicycling one day, your muscles may need a change of pace, so spend a day floating on your choice of rivers. The Kickapoo River in southwest Wisconsin is the world’s “crookedest” river. It is shallow and recommended for all ages and all levels. In drought years, it may be [...]

Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Bike the famous Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail complete with three tunnels—a Steven Spielberg movie kind of experience. Are you ready for a longer ride? Add the 21-mile La Crosse River Trail, the 18-mile Great River Trail, the 23-mile “400″ or the 12-mile Omaha Trail.  Of course, you’ll need a Sparta Inn for your overnights.
The Elroy-Sparta trail [...]

Arts and Entertainment

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

This category includes fine arts as well as numerous museums in the area of Sparta, WI Bed and Breakfast.
UW-La Crosse with a Theater and Music Department, The La Crosse Center, Viterbo University, La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, The Pump House Players, La Crosse Community Theater, Children’s Museum all in La Crosse, Wisconsin and the Sparta Area [...]

Down a Country Road Amish Gift Shop

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Welcome to Down a Country Road Tour Service & Gift Shops  owned and operated by our friends Kathy and Chuck Kuderer.  While staying at a Pet friendly lodging in Wisconsin be sure to check out the gift shops on the Kuderer farm.
 
The Amish began settling in the Cashton area in 1966 and have rapidly grown [...]