2024 Visitor’s Guide
SHULLSBURG IN THE NEWS
A SMALL TOWN WITH BIG HAPPENINGS
From cheese championships to restoring 180-year-old buildings, there are always great stories happening in Shullsburg. We hope you visit us in Shullsburg and make your own story to share with others.
+ THE GREAT WISCONSIN CHEESE TRAIL IS EVERYTHING YOU’VE EVER DREAMED OF AND MORE – ONLY IN YOUR STATE
+ BIG WIN FOR LITTLE MOUNTAIN: ROELLI NABS TOP HONORS AT AMERICAN CHEESE SOCIETY CONFERENCE – ISTHMUS
+ LOOKING FOR TRUTH AND WISDOM? FIND THEM ON SHULLSBURG’S STREET SIGNS – MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
+ NEW GROUP STRIVES TO SHAPE SHULLSBURG’S FUTURE – TELEGRAPH HERALD
+ HISTORIC HOME REVITALIZED – WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL
+ WHO IS THE HEAD CHEESE IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN – TELEGRAPH HERALD
+ HISTORY LIVES IN THE 1829 BERRY TAVERN – TELEGRAPH HERALD
SHULLSBURG: NESTLED IN THE DRIFTLESS REGION
FLATLANDERS, WE ARE NOT. DEEP RIVER VALLEYS, STEEP HILLSIDES, GENTLY ROLLING FARMLANDS…ESCAPE TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND ALLOW YOUR IMAGINATION TO DRIFT
The Driftless Region is a geographic singularity unique to the world. Escaping the glaciers, which flattened the surrounding central states and shaped much of the region’s topography, it’s defined by hilly terrain, canyons, cold-water streams, and deep river valleys. It is also referred to as the “driftless region” because the absence of glaciers meant that no “drift” (or accumulated rock and soil) was left behind. Many species of flora and fauna can only be found in this region, and nowhere in the Midwest is limestone as close to the surface. Shullsburg took advantage of this condition by its proximity to mineral lead, and lies in the heart of the smaller “Lead Region.”
LOCAL STATE PARKS
YELLOWSTONE STATE PARK
GOVERNOR DODGE STATE PARK
APPLE RIVER CANYON STATE PARK
MAP COURTESY OF TROUT UNLIMITED
STATE BIKE TRAILS
MILITARY RIDGE STATE TRAIL
BADGER STATE TRAIL
SHULLSBURG WELCOMES YOU
“SHULLSBURG IS A JEWEL. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, IN A PICTURESQUE LANDSCAPE. AN INTACT HISTORIC DOWNTOWN LIKE SHULLSBURG’S IS CREATED THROUGH A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF TIME AND PLACE. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE IT ANYWHERE…”.