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FT. ATKINSON
Nicknamed "The Fort," this Southern Wisconsin river town of 12,368 with the Rock River coursing through the downtown is much more than just a visit for dinner and play at the famous, Fireside Dinner Theater. And this great river town is just minutes northeast of the region's largest lake, Lake Koshkonong.
Places to visit on your Daytrip to Fort Atkinson
Over the years Lakes Edition journalists have covered attractions, places to eat, and shops in Ft. Atkinson and much more. Below are some of just a few of our favorites. Please enjoy!
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AREA ATTRACTIONS
Lake Koshkonong Effigy Mounds
Located on o wooded hillside overlooking Lake Koshkonong the Lake Koshkonong Effigy Mounds are a great way to spend the day around Fort Atkinson. This historic and spiritual site features 11 mounds dating between 600 - 1200 A.D.
The name used on the interactive map to the right is "Indian Mound County Park."
(Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Historic Society)
The Fireside Dinner Theater
No visit to Fort Atkinson would be complete without a visit to the region's famous Fireside Playhouse Theater.
From the theatre's website: the Fireside Dinner Theater has been the premiere entertainment destination in the Midwest for superb musicals featuring Broadway performers, fine dining, and boutique shops in a one-of-a-kind setting. Consistently named as a top destination for travel tours across the United States.
For more information on The Fireside, visit firesidetheatre.com, or call .
Email: information@firesidetheatre.com
Phone: 1-800-477-9505
LAKE KOSHKONONG
Wide-open walleyes on Koshkonong, Wisconsin's eighth largest lake
by Jeff Brown
Posted from past Lakes Edition article
One hundred and sixty-nine years ago Lake Koshkonong was a vast marsh. sac, Fox, Potawatomi and Winnebago (Ho-chunk) tribes lived along its' shores and paddled along meadows of wild rice in birch-bark canoes to harvest rice, lake fish, ducks, and clams.
The water level rose significantly after the first dam was installed along the Rock River at Indianford in 1846, and the marsh became Wisconsin's eighth largest lake and a prime fishery, with walleye its' bread-and-butter. (More...)
(The Buckhorn Supperclub at Sunset on Lake Koshkonong)
Ft. Atkinson Farmers' Market
19 East Milwaukee Avenue West, Ft. Atkinson, Wi. (between South Water and Milwaukee Avenue)
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