Area Happenings & Calendar of Events

Farmer’s Market; Downtown Viroqua. Every Saturday morning until 12:00 noon- May through October.  Local produce, flowers and Amish wares.

Riverboat Excursion Cruises – Cruise the Mississipi River on one of  three  La Crosse Riverboats; La Crosse Queen Paddlewheeler, The Island Girl Cruiseliner, and Julia Belle Swain Steamboat., 800-815-1005

Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe; Highway 14/61 So. La Crosse, 19 mi. from Westby. Open Year round, www.guadalupeshrine.org

Snowflake Ski Jump Competion; 4 miles outside of Westby in Timber Coulee.  Held  February 4 & 5, 2011 with Night Ski Jump on Friday. www.snowflakeskiclub.com 608-634-3211

Syttende Mai Festival; Annual Norwegian Heritage celebration. Downtown Westby, May 13-15, 2011.  www.westbywi.com

WIAA State Track & Field Meet in La Crosse Wisconsin; University of La Crosse Stadium. June 3 and 4, 2011.   Inn location is ideal for track participant’s parents.  Country drive of 26 minutes to field from Inn.

Kickapoo Organic Country Fair: Cultivating Rural Heritage and the future of Farming. Music, culinary arts, crafts, and spoken word. July 23 & 24, 2011.  www.kickapoocountryfair.org

Wild West Days; annual event in Viroqua, August 19-20, 2011  www.viroquatourism.com

Driftless Art Festival; 4th Annual Art Fest. Local artists. Music. Food.  September 17-18, 2011.  Beauford T. Anderson Park, Soldiers Grove.   866-452-7967

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