Victorian Decorated Tree Westby House

Has the summer and fall season passed by too fast for you?  Take time to relax before the snow falls at the Westby House B&B. A visit to Southwest Wisconsin’s Driftless Area offers activity filled drive trips for your short getaway before the holidays arrive. During November,   Book a Friday and Saturday stay at full rate, then add Thursday or Sunday at 50% off the full rate. Savings of $45 to $102.   The inn is in its full Holiday decor and ready to get you in the spirit!  Visit our web site photo gallery to explore more.

Hand painted of Westby House

Fun is in the air with two festivals coming up in Viroqua and the Westby House Bed & Breakfast is may be the ideal lodging choice for either of these weekend events.

July 11 and 12th is the Viroqua Gospel and Bluegrass Music Festival at the Vernon County

Horses all dressed up for the Parade in Viroqua

Fairgrounds. Music, food and family entertainment will be on both days.

Wild West Days starts with a Stampede Horse Parade in downtown Viroqua on the evening of August 14th. Concerts, food and fun will be the excitement at the Wild West Grounds on Saturday the 15th.    Visit Boom Town, watch hog wrestling and more!

Fireworks on the Mississippi River

Celebrate the 4th of July at Riverfest on the Mississippi River in La Crosse Wisconsin. Accommodations at the Westby House B&B are perfect for this five day event. It is filled with music and food from  July 1- July5.  River City Water Show on Saturday and Sunday. Fireworks on Saturday night. Enjoy bands playing soft rock, country, rock, hard rock, 60′s. 70′s and 80′s. Lots of family fun  and events. Huge food tent featuring popular local restaurants and eateries.  www.riverfestlacrosse.com

Here is a great mid-week escape with a stay at the Westby House B&B and discover the local arts in the Viroqua area!

Local Artisans in One Gallery!

Join  VIVA Gallery for “First Thursdays” 5:00-7:00pm:
an evening of refreshments, wine tasting, great art.
NEXT EVENING: Thursday, July 2, 2009

The VIVA Gallery Cooperative is a group of local artists coming together to showcase art. The business started as a cooperative in April, 2004. The group’s  mission is to create an awareness in the Viroqua community of the variety of art that is being made right here at home. The gallery provides a welcoming place to see art, foster the imaginaition, and give inspiration. If you are inclined to make a purchase–you are supporting a local artist and the idea of “thinking globally and acting locally.” Located within the Viroqua Public Market building in downtown Viroqua. Event is held the First Thursday -May through October.

Many Westby House B&B Saturday morning guests travel to Viroqua, Wisconsin after breakfast  for the popular farmers market.   Viroqua is the center of one of the greatest organic

Viroqua's Farmers Market on Saturday's

farming regions of the United States. Each Saturday over 50 farmers and vendors from across the countryside come into our historic downtown to sell their fruits, vegetables, cheeses, and nuts at the Farmers Market.  Several local Amish families also come to the market to sell their handmade items. They bring beautiful baskets made with old-world craftsmanship, woven rugs and wall hangings, and of course beautiful quilts. The Farmers Market opens the last day of May and continues every Saturday until the last Saturday of October.

Southeast Wisconsin WInery

Vernon Vineyards Winery overlooks the Bad Axe River in scenic Vernon County and just minutes from the Westby House Bed & Breakfast.

Located to the Southeast of La Crosse and one of Wisconsin’s premier wineries, it specializies in wines from the cold climate grapes, offering a wide selection of red and white wines.  Tasting room offers a roomy and warm atomsphere for your enjoyment of the views.  Complimentary wine tasting and free tours during operating hours of 10 am – 6 pm Friday and Saturday, and noon – 6 pm on Sunday.

The Driftless Angler is a full service fly shop located on the historic main street in Viroqua Wisconsin. The Westby House Bed & Breakfast is just 7 miles north of Viroqua and offers a “Refined Touch of Rustic in the City in the Guest Lodge accommodations.  A short drive from anywhere in the

Over 200 Miles of Trout Streams near Westby

upper Midwest, the shop is centrally located within the Driftless Area’s thousands of miles of spring creek trout streams. With a huge selection of flies and some of fly fishing’s finest gear, they can outfit you for your fishing trip on the local streams like the West Fork of the Kickapoo or Timber Coulee. Or let a professional guide service help you improve your skills and unlock the secrets of some lesser known creeks. Anglers of all skill levels will find the abundant trout and stunning scenery of Southwest Wisconsin an experience to remember.

Only 23 miles from La Crosse, Wisconsin lies the quaint town of Viroqua.

Abundant Life is the pulse of Viroqua

Located only 7 miles Southwest of the Westby House Bed & Breakfast in Westby.  Known for it’s abundant learning, healthcare, shopping and abundant life, Viroqua is the pulse of Southwest Wisconsin.  The annual Wild West Days, Farmers Market on Saturday mornings, and productions at the Temple Theatre  and the Viroqua Public Market are just a few that create the excitement of a place full of abundant life!

The La Crosse, Wisconsin area music culture is a great weekend escape.  Close to the Westby House Bed & Breakfast is the Greenman Music Hall in Viroqua.  The hall,  just 6 miles from the B&B, features talent from Madison Wisconsin, Decorah  Iowa, Illnois and Minneapolis. Plan your

Greenman Music Hall in Viroqua

next weekend vacation around the following performances, and staying  at the Westby House is the perfect bed & breakfast to experience  history, comfort and hospitality.

• 2/27/09  7:30pm  Johnsmith – folk/american singer/songwriter.  Resides in Trempealeau, WI on the bluffs of the Mississippi River
• 3/14/09 7:30pm  Jillian LaDage – Singer/sonwriter of Irish and Celtic music.  Born and raised in Woodstock, IL
• 4/18/09 7:30pm  Maritza – Maritza’s repertoire includes hauntingly beautiful melodies forged in the passionate history of Europe and Russia, lively Jewish wedding dance horas and frailachs, Gypsy (Romany) music, and twisting rhythmic line dance tunes from Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia and Greece. Repertoire includes melodies in Europe, Russia, Gypsy music.  Maritza features: Decorah area musicians Pine Wilson on accordion; Ann Streufert on violin, viola, flute, and percussion; Rob van Tyn on oboe, saxophones, and percussion; and Bill Musser on acoustic bass. Minneapolis based drum instructor Will Kemperman rounds out the ensemble on drums and percussion.
• 5/25/09 7:30pm  Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble – Instrumental Acoustic jazz Group from Madison, WI