We’re on our garden shenanigans again this year. One bazillion seeds and counting! Tom is spearheading the vegetable portion and making all those particular choices – choosing what veggies we grow and where they’re planted. He’s the “food garden” captain. He already started veggie seeds outside. Radishes, spinach, and peas so far. They started to…
Month: May 2023
Along the Wisconsin River
Gallery Night is rapidly approaching and we’re is excited to announce we’re hosting a new exhibit of original paintings by local artist Bruce Fortney. Bruce was born in Prairie du Chien and later lived in Mineral Point for several years. He recently relocated to nearby Boscobel where he currently lives and works. We’ve happily carried Bruce’s…
Mineral Spring Brewing Company Ads
Historic Preservation weekend continues! Do you enjoy a good beer? Well grab one (or two) because this post is a straight talk on beer. The topic today: Mineral Spring Brewing Company ads in the olden days! These were all printed in the Mineral Point Tribune between 1912-1916. The precise dates are listed below each ad….
Makers in the Building
Historic Celebration Weekend continues! While yesterday we focused on the actual building, today we are turning the light on some of the people (and animals) that have played a role here throughout the history of the building. Here’s a small collection of a few of them: 1) A local parade featuring the Mineral Spring Brewery…
Building Through the Years
Happy Historic Preservation Weekend! There are quite a few activities planned for this weekend in Mineral Point including a Tour of Homes tomorrow afternoon. Today though, we thought we’d give our own “Tour of Building History” featuring some photos of this building as its looked over the years. 1) This photo was taken sometime before…
Doors to History
Mineral Point usually celebrates Historic Preservation Weekend the first weekend in May. Several years ago the Chamber of Commerce started a “Tour of Homes” that weekend and also did a number of other “historical things” that weekend too. During Covid times, the Chamber took a few years off hosting the tour of homes, but… they…