Event Details

Name: Autumn Celebration Weekend
Start: 2022-10-15
End: 2022-10-16
Location: Wade House

Saturday, October 15, 2022 to Sunday, October 16, 2022

10 AM - 4 PM

Cost: Included with general admission. Members are admitted for free.

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Location

Wade House

Wade House Historic Site, W7965 State Hwy 23

Greenbush, WI 53026

wadehouse@wisconsinhistory.org

For more information, please contact the Wisconsin Historical Society Box Office at 608-264-4848 or boxoffice@wisconsinhistory.org.

Accessibility

Access to the Wade House Inn is limited. Guests with additional mobility needs are encouraged to contact the site directly at wadehouse@wisconsinhistory.org 920-526-3271.

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About the Event

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Breathe in the smell of the crisp fall leaves and celebrate the changing of the seasons at Wade House. Carve pumpkins and turnips, dip candles, and dye sheep's wool. Play snap apple, listen to scary stories, and enjoy hot apple cider. Horse-drawn carriage rides will transport you around the site. Historic buildings and Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum will be open to guests.

Cost: Included with general admission.
Members are admitted for free.

Know Before You Go
Wagon rides may not be accessible to everyone with additional mobility needs. Food and beverage available for purchase. Event held rain or shine. Weather may affect outdoor activities. Wear good walking shoes and dress for the weather.

About the Location

Explore the horse-powered world that existed before planes, cars, and railroads at Wade House. Here the golden era of carriages lives on forever, with historic structures and a state-of-the-art museum highlighting all its wonders. The site features the stagecoach hotel built and owned by Sylvanus and Betsey Wade, the first European settlers of Greenbush. The site is also home to a blacksmith shop, sawmill, and the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum, which houses Wisconsin’s largest collection of carriages and wagons.