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Greenbush, WI. – Wade House, one of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s historic sites, is excited to announce registration is open for its Plank Road Adventure Summer Camp for children entering grades 3-8. From orienteering to candle dipping, woodstove cooking and more, campers will dive into learning the skills needed to start a new life in 19^th century-Wisconsin. 

“This fun summer camp, presented as a week-long game, leads campers on an exciting historical journey,” said Abby Pfisterer, director of PK-12 education for the Wisconsin Historical Society. “Young campers will explore the entire Wade House site, while being asked to solve a daily challenge faced by those living and traveling on the plank road 150 years ago. The entire fun-filled week offers intriguing challenges, new discoveries and plenty of playtime.”

This NEW summer camp program runs June 19-23 and July 24-28, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Campers will have fun visiting the sawmill, blacksmith shop and carriage museum, and will enjoy the great outdoors through interactive nature hikes. All campers receive a complimentary T-shirt and families are invited to join their campers for a special end-of-camp celebration on Friday. 

Cost of the five-day camp is $245 per camper. To register go to wadehouse.wisconsinhistory.org.

About Wade House

Located in Greenbush, Wisconsin, Wade House is a historic stagecoach inn that was operated in the 1850s to serve traffic along the plank road connecting Fond du Lac and Sheboygan. The site tells the story of frontier entrepreneur Sylvanus Wade and his family during the Civil War years. In addition to the inn, the historic site includes the Herrling sawmill, one of the few working, water-powered sawmills of its kind in the nation. Wade House is also home to the Wesley Jung Carriage Museum, which houses the state's largest collection of antique carriages and working wagons. For more information, call 920-526-3271 or visit wadehouse.org.

About the Wisconsin Historical Society

The Wisconsin Historical Society, founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. The Wisconsin Historical Society serves millions of people every year through a wide range of sites, programs and services. For more information, visit www.wisconsinhistory.org.