Grant County
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GRANT COUNTY INVITES YOU

FOR THE PERFECT VACATION...

ANYTIME!

Come enjoy and have fun in historic Grant County...with its green hills and valleys, precipitous bluffs, spring fed streams, bordered by the mighty Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers, where things to do and see make this the place for a perfect vacation.

Fishing

Trout, bass and all types of panfish
Mississippi, Wisconsin, Platte, Blue and Green Rivers, Trout and Bass Streams.

Ice Fishing

A very popular sport.

Hunting

Gun and bow deer and turkey hunting; pheasant, grouse and duck hunting. Large areas are ideal for small game and waterfowl hunting.

Water Sports

Excellent boating facilities.
Water skiing on the Mississippi.
Swimming at pools and beaches.

Parks

Camping Grounds
Wyalusing State Park, Wyalusing
Nelson Dewey State Park, Cassville
City and Village Parks
Roadside Parks
11 County Boat Landings
Fenley Recreation Area (Hiking trails and scenic view of the Mississippi River)
Town of Jamestown

Accommodations

Numerous motels, hotels and campgrounds.
Bed and Breakfast Inns.

Scenic Historic Drives

Great River Road. This scenic parkway, winding along the sides of the Mississippi River, follows Routes 35 and 133 through Grant County.

Heritage Trail

Four state historic and scenic trails pass thru Grant County.

Snowmobiling

214 miles of public Snowmobile Trails.

Historical

Stonefield Village and Museum, and home of Wisconsin's first Governor, Nelson Dewey, at Cassville.
Old Denniston House Old river hotel, built in 1836 at Cassville.
Grant County Courthouse at Lancaster, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Grave of Nelson Dewey at Lancaster.
Jamison Museum in Platteville.
Boscobel Hotel, where Gideon Bible Society was founded, in Boscobel.
Rountree House at Platteville.
Mining Museum at Platteville.
Cunningham Museum at Lancaster.
Civil War Exhibit at the Courthouse in Lancaster.

Things To See

University of Wisconsin Platteville
Grotto at Dickeyville
St. John's Mine at Potosi
Castle Rock
Mound Center, Sinsinawa
Wilson State Tree Nursery at Boscobel
Tours of the power plant in Cassville
Plus the rugged, natural beauty of the unglaciated "Berkshires of Wisconsin"
Car Ferry, Cassville
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Fennimore
Lower Wisconsin State Riverway

 


—Quick Links—
Great Rivers 211 
H1N1 Influenza Availability at Grant County Health Dept 
Seasonal Influenza Availability at Grant County Health Dept 
State of Wisconsin 
Road Conditions 
University Extension 
Grant County Attractions 
Grant County Fair 
Economic Development 
Orchard Manor Nursing Home 
Grant County Emergency Management 

—Upcoming Meetings—
Orchard Manor/County Farm Committee - 2/10/2010  
Highway Committee - 2/11/2010  
Agriculture & Extension Education/Fair Committee - 2/15/2010  
Grant County Board of Supervisors - 2/16/2010  
Park Committee - 2/16/2010  
Complete Count Committee - 2/19/2010  
Planning & Zoning Committee - 2/26/2010  

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