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Fun for the kids at area festivals

 

 

 


Showing off a handcrafted quilt

 

 

 


Quilts & Crafts Galore

 

 

 


Milking Contest
at the Butterfest in Sparta

 

 

 


Our mission is to honor the land, environment and create a healing refuge for recreation, relaxation and rejuvenation for our guests.  We support rural, sustainable tourism by promoting local vendors who live and provide guests with recreation, food and lodging in the hills and valleys of southwest Wisconsin also known as the Driftless region.

Justin Trails was estalished in 1985.

2007-2008 Festivals & Events Within One Hour of Justin Trails Resort

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. Butterfest in Sparta, Cornfest in Holmen, Sunfish Days in Onalaska and Trempealeau, Gasoline Alley Days in Tomah, Cranfest in Warrens, Applefest in Gays Mills and La Crescent, MN, Fall Festival in Cashton. Each community chooses a queen and royalty, grills delicious food outdoors, listens to the local high school marching band, watch horses strut and view floats decorated by local organizations, cheer the clowns, kids race for tossed candy, bargain hunters revel in the flea market, and vendors sell their wares. Wisconsin Festivals are safe, friendly places to enjoy a relaxing weekend.
Musicals and Arts & Crafts fill winter weekends.


2008 Festivals & Events

December 31: Skyrockers New Year’s Eve Fireworks- From Grandad Bluff 6 p.m. & midnight

February 2008

February 9-10:  Westby Snowflake Ski Jump.Starts at 11 a.m.  Westby WI E7940 County Road P.  1-608-634-3211.

August 2008

Gatorfest VI August 23-24 in Leon, WI

 

 May 2007

May 18-20: Syttende Mai-Norwegian festival celebrates the “17th of May.” (Norwegian Independence Day) Arts & crafts, flea market, Norwegian smorgasbord, music, quilt auction, baking, stage show, auto & truck show, and more Westby, WI 608-634-4011.

May 24-27: Onalaska Sunfish Days- Onalaska Omni Center and Van Riper Park. Parade starts at noon Saturday. Kid’s fishing derby, men’s & women’s softball tournament, volleyball, food stands, beer garden, clowns, music, dancing, carnival. www.tourism.onalaska.wi.us/events.html

June 2007

June 1-3: June Dairy Days - A kick-off breakfast, carnival, live music and dancing, clowns, dairy tents, big wheel races, petting barn, stage coach rides and speedway racing. West Salem Village Park. 608-786-1910. www.westsalemwi.com/jdd.htm

June 2-3: Garden Fest 2004 - La Crosse. 800-658-9424.

June 16: Minds In Motion Bike Tour - Onalaska 608-783-2212.  Choose from 10, 16 or 31 miles along rolling hills or 62 miles with two major climbs.

June 9-10: Butterfest -Carnival, live entertainment, arts and crafts exhibits, music, food booths, quilt show and classic car show. Parade on Sunday. Sparta Memorial Park, 800-354-2453.

June 16-17: Deke Slayton Airfest-5th annual Airfest at the La Crosse Municipal Airport, 608-779-9994. www.airfest.com

June 23-24: Midsummer Fest-Celebrate the summer solstice Scandinavian style with entertainment, refreshments, wagon rides, demonstrations, gift shop and more. 10a.m.-4p.m. Norskedalen, Coon Valley. 608-452-3424. www.norskedalen.org

July 2007

June 30-July 4: Riverfest-River activities, top name entertainment and continuous events highlight this family festival on the Mississippi River. Fireworks, food, beverage tent, crafts, live music and dance. La Crosse Riverside Park, 608-782-6000.

July 8: Karner Blue Butterfly Festival- Downtown Black River Falls. 1-800-404-4008.

 

 

 

 July 6-8: Trempealeau Catfish Days-Catfish sandwiches, food, music, flea market, arts & crafts. Trempealeau.

July 11-15: La Crosse Interstate Fair-La Crosse Interstate Fairgrounds, West Salem, WI. Carnival, livestock, 4-H judging exhibits, food, auto races, live entertainment. 608-786-1525 or 786-1616.
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 July 21: Rail Fair- Railroad show, flea market, swap meet, buy-sell-trade, model and toy trains. Railroadiana, exhibits and displays. Copeland Park, 608-784-0036

July 27-28: Prairie Dog Blues Fest – La Crosse. 800-567-1567.

July : Art Fair on the Green – UW-La Crosse.

August 2007

August  2-5: Great River Jazz Fest-Featuring great music, on grounds food and beverage, after hours jam sessions and jazz liturgies. La Crosse, 608-791-1190, www.centurytel.net/jazzfest

August  17-19: Holmen Kornfest-Corn on the cob, music, carnival, fun run, bingo, tractor pull, parade on Saturday, fireworks display, Village Park, 608-526-4444.

August 17-18: Viroqua’s Annual Wild West Days-East of the Fairgrounds. 1800’s Boom Town, Civil War Reenactment, Fur Traders Rendezvous, Indian Village, Children’s Games, State Coach Rides and much more. www.viroqua-wisconsin.com

August 24-26: Great River Folk Festival - UW-La Crosse, 608-784-3033.

August 26: Skumsrud Heritage Farm Silent Auction & Ice Cream Social-Enjoy an old-fashioned social in a historic setting. Tantalize your taste buds with ice cream, pie and more goodies while you tour through a dozen historic buildings and enjoy the picturesque valley of Coon Valley. Artists’ pieces on display and museum to view. 12-4p.m., Norskedalen, Coon Valley, 608-452-3424. www.norskedalen.org

September 2007

September 12-16: Vernon County Fair- The last County Fair in Wisconsin each year boasts over 10,000 exhibit entries, a Super Large Midway, over 100 commercial exhibitors and a real Olde Fashioned County Fair atmosphere. Viroqua.

September 13-16: Applefest-Annual celebration of the apple industry. Orchard tours, live music, carnival rides, golf tournament, food, arts, crafts, flea market and Sunday parade. La Crescent, MN, 800-926-9480.

September 22: Threshing Bee-Celebrate the harvest of old with many working farming and harvesting demonstrations, wagon rides, home-style meals (reservation required) and a buzz of activity surrounding rural life. 10 a.m.-4p.m., Norskadalen, Coon Valley, 608-452-3424. www.norskedalen.org

September 28-30: Cranberry Fest-Over 1,000 booths of arts and crafts, antique, flea and farmers’ markets. Warrens, WI 608-378-4200. www.cranfest.com

September 28-October 6: Oktoberfest- the best of family activities offered include the Grand Maple Leaf Parade and Torchlight Parade. Carnival rides, ethnic foods, authentic German entertainment, as well as local and regional country, pop, rock music and children’s acts. La Crosse north and south side fest grounds. 608-784-3378, www.oktoberfestusa.com

September 29-30: Gays Mills Applefest- Gays Mills, WI 608-735-4810.

October 2007

October 13-14: Civil War Heritage Weekend- Norskedalen, Coon Valley,608-452-3424.


October 25-26: Ghoulees in the Coulees- Haunted Halloween hike through the woods experiencing the man spook stations. Hot cider and treats at the end. Reservations required. Norskedalen, Coon Valley, 608-452-3424.

October : Jaycees Haunted House, Clearwater Farms, Onalaska. 608-792-9850

November 2007

November 3:  Sparta Monroe County Historical Society Arts and Craft Show at Sparta Senior High School 506 N. Black River St. 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. 300 vendors.  Joan Cook 608-269-3233

November: Annual Country Christmas Shopping Tour.  Take a unique Christmas shopping trip at studios of artists & crafters from Liberty Pole to Genoa.  Brochures/maps available at participating businesses.  Contact Nora Soltau 60-675-3237 or 608-675-3565 . 

November 25-December 31: Rotary Holiday Lights-More than a MILLION Holiday Lights illuminate La Crosse’s Riverside Park from 5-10p.m. daily. Among the splendor is a 140 foot Christmas tree and animated light displays that fill the park. Live nativity scene presentation for the first three weekends in December. Santa is here until Christmas Eve. 800-658-9424. View the beautiful light display reflected in the Mississippi River from Pettibone Park across the Cass Street Bridge to the island. www.rotarylights.org.

December 2007

December 1-31 Holiday lights continue

December:  Holiday in the Park-Evans Bosshard Park, Hwy 16 & East Ave., Sparta.  Rotary lights, entertainment, refreshments, over 125,000 lights on display.  Visit with Santa

December:  Norskedalen’s Old Fashioned Christmas 608-452-3424 www.norskedalen.org.

December: Villa Louis Victorian Christmas, Prairie du Chien 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 608-326-2721 www.prairieduchien.org.

December:  Vernon County Historical Society’s Candy Cane Tour of Homes.  Start at WWTC, Hwy 16 at 1 p.m.