Villa Louis
521 Villa Louis Rd, Prairie du Chien, WI 53821 (directions)
608-326-2721
The program is for children ages 5-12 and their families.
Join costumed characters for an evening of trick or treating. Costumed interpreters will hand out treats and historic facts at many of the buildings on site that are not often open to the public. Trick or treating begins at Villa Louis Visitor Center.
The historic Villa Louis mansion is the centerpiece of a grand Victorian estate built by the family of Hercules Dousman, a frontier entrepreneur who amassed a fortune in the fur trade and other frontier investments. The mansion has just undergone a top-to-bottom documentary restoration that has returned the Dousman home to the splendor of its 1890s heyday, using British Arts and Crafts interior designs inspired by famed designer William Morris.
October 18
6–8 pm
$2 per person
Villa Louis
521 Villa Louis Rd, Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
43.056000 / -91.157480
From Madison
Head west on US-151/US-18 toward Dodgeville. Where US-151 and US-18 fork, continue on US-18 west via Exit 258. US-18 becomes WI-35 at Prairie du Chien. Stay on WI-35 for about a block, then turn left on W. Washington St. Turn right on N. Villa Louis Rd.
From Milwaukee
Head west on I-94 toward Madison. Merge onto I-90 east via Exit 4A. At Madison, go west on US-12 /US-18 via Exit 142A. At Exit 258, go west on US-151/US-18 toward Dodgeville. Where US-151 and US-18 fork, continue on US-18 west via Exit 258. US-18 becomes WI-35 at Prairie du Chien. Stay on WI-35 for about a block, then turn left on W. Washington St. Turn right on N. Villa Louis Rd.
From Chicago
Head west on I-90 toward Rockford. Continue on I-90 west into Wisconsin. At Madison, take US-12/US-18 west via Exit 142A. At Exit 258, go west on US-151/US-18 toward Dodgeville. Where US-151 and US-18 fork, continue on US-18 west via Exit 258. US-18 becomes WI-35 at Prairie du Chien. Stay on WI-35 for about a block, then turn left on W. Washington St. Turn right on N. Villa Louis Rd.
From Minneapolis
Head south on US-52 toward Rochester. Merge left onto I-90 east. Take US-14/US-61 south across the Mississippi River and into Wisconsin. Stay straight onto WI-35 south. In Prairie du Chien turn right on W. Washington St. Turn right on N. Villa Louis Rd.
From Dubuque
Head north on US-151 toward Platteville. In Dickeyville take US-61 north. Turn left on County Hwy. A. Turn right on County Hwy. J. Turn left on US-18 west. In Prairie du Chien US-18 turns into WI-35. Stay on WI-35 for about a block, then turn left on W. Washington St. Turn right on N. Villa Louis Rd.
Oct. 30, 2014, 11:50 a.m.
March 28th, 2024 9:09 p.m. CDT 24.01