Bahr Creek Llamas & Fiber Studio
Bahr Creek Llamas & Fiber Studio - just 35 miles south of Manitowoc on I-43, exit #113. Spinning wheels, looms, supplies, yarns/fibers, books and gifts. Workshops and classes available. Needle-felting, weaving/spinning, rug hooking, and knitting. Open: Mon-Sat 12 - 5 pm
N 1021 Sauk Trail
Cedar Grove, Wisconsin 53013
E-mail: demaster@bahrcreek.com
www.bahrcreek.com
(920) 668-6417
Beerntsen's Confectionary
Old-fashioned candy store and ice cream parlour, founded in 1932. Homemade candies, ice cream and hand-dipped chocolates. Light lunches available.
Hours: Open daily 10 am - 10 pm
108 N. 8th Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
920-684-9616
The Bernard Schwartz House
Bi-monthly tours available at Frank Lloyd Wright's Life Magazine dream house of 1938. Tours given the first Sunday of February, April, June, August, October and December. Reservations required, call 612-250-6965. Nominal fee charged.
3425 Adams Street, Two Rivers, Wisconsin
612-250-6965
www.theschwartzhouse.com
Capitol Civic Centre
Once an opulent 1920s movie house, this renovated theater is "center stage", hosting local theater, music groups, plus touring Broadway plays, visiting symphonies and famous stars. Free tours available.
Hours: M - F 9 am - 4:30 pm, Saturday 10 am - 1 pm, and one hour prior to a performance.
913 S. 8th Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
920-683-2184
www.cccshows.org
Cedar Crest Specialties
Featuring 32 flavors of Cedar Crest hand dipped ice cream, sherbet and frozen yogurt. Customer will enjoy delicious ice cream cones, sundaes, cones, malts, shakes, floats and sodas. The ice cream parlour is our ice cream manufacturing plant, cleverly hidden behind the "The Big Cow." Open daily at 11:30am. Closed December through March.
2000 S. 10th Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
920-682-5577
www.cedarcresticecream.
Hamilton Woodtype and Printing Museum
Vintage machinery and original patterns for multi-lingual, international production of wood type. Interesting displays. Free. Hours: Mon - Sat: 9 am - 5 pm; Sun: 1-5 pm.
1619 Jefferson Street, Two Rivers WI 54241
920-794-6276
Website: www.woodtype.org
E-mail: trhistory@woodtype.org
Historic Washington House
Warm 1850 hotel, historic saloon and museum. Rare murals in second floor ballroom. Old-time ice cream parlor and fountain. Open 365 days a year.
1622 Jefferson St., Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241
920-793-2490
Lake Michigan Carferry
The S.S. BADGER offers daily sailings between Manitowoc, Wisconsin and Ludington, Michigan. Mid May through mid October. Vehicles travel with you! Affordable meals, snacks and beverages available on board. Badger Boatique gift shop, movie lounge, entertainment, video arcade and activities for children. Badger Boatel provides on-board overnight accommodations. Call for information and reservations.
900 S. Lakeview Drive, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
920-684-0888/800-841-4243
Lincoln Park Zoo
Featuring animals and birds native to the North woods. Located in beautiful wooded park setting with private and public picnic areas. Children's playground. Free Admission, Donations accepted.
Open: June - Aug: 7am - 7pm daily
Sept - Oct: Mon - Sat 7am - 3pm; Sun: 11am - 3pm
Nov - April: Mon - Sat 7am - 3pm, Closed Sundays
1200 block of N. 8th Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
920-683-4537
LondonDairy Alpacas & Fiber Studio Gift Shop
Tour a century old family farm that now raise exotic, soft alpacas. Get up close and personal with over 80 gentle alpacas. Enjoy the unique gift store adorn with teddy bears, capes, mittens, sweaters and scarves made from the alpaca's warm, non-allergenic, durable fiber. Touring visitors please call for availability. Advance appointments made for group tours.
6827 Hwy 147, Two Rivers, Wisconsin
920-793-4165
E-mail: ldalpacas@charter.net
Manitowoc City Center Association (MCCA)
Explore Historic Downtown Manitowoc. Block of unique and historic buildings housing antique and gift shops, theaters, museums, restaurants and more. Visit our office for information.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54220
920-684-4450
Manitowoc County Heritage Center-Manitowoc County Historical Society
Discover a Civil War flag, learn the story of Manitowoc's famous circus peformers and see a 300-year-old dugout canoe! The Heritage Center museum features the MCHS administrative offices, research library, archives and gift shop.
1701 Michigan Ave., Manitowoc WI 54220
920-684-4445,
Open Tue-Fri: 9 am - 4 pm
Manitowoc County Ice Center
Offering ample public skating hours on weekdays and weekends. Hockey and figure skating programs being offered. Bleacher seating for 600 people. 23,700 sq. feet of floor space for exhibits.
4931 Expo Dr., P.O. Box 1011
Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54221-1011
920-682-2098
Manitowoc Marina
Full service facility, including 250 slips, 6-lane launch ramp, complete Ships Store, comprehensive vessel repair, diesel and gas fuel pumps. Quiet, casual atmosphere.
425 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
920-682-5117/fax: 682-5177
Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra
Did you know that Manitowoc is one of the smallest cities in the United States to have a symphony orchestra? For fifty-seven years, the Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra has been delighting audiences and providing a creative outlet for community musicians. Four concerts are performed each year. The Symphony provides one of the area's finest entertainment experiences for those who appreciate classical music.
PO Box 606, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
920-682-4837
Mishicot Historical Museum & Resource Center
The museum is housed in a two room school house built in 1873. In addition to displaying artifacts of Mishicot area history from pioneer days to the present, it features collections on rural schools and the Potawatomie Indians.
Hours: Open Wednesdays: 6-9 pm June - Aug;
Saturdays & Sundays Noon - 4 pm, Memorial weekend through October, Wednesdays 6 - 9 pm June - August.
Randolph & Rockway Streets, Mishicot
920-755-2525 or 920-755-3317
Natural Ovens Bakery
Home of the finest all natural breads, bagels, cookies, muffins, buns, granola
and granola bars.
Bakery store open Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4 pm, Saturday 9 am - 2 pm.
4300 County Road CR, Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54220
1-800-558-3535 or 920-758-2500
The Old School
This handsome square schoolhouse was built in 1905 and in 1980 was turned into an interesting complex of shops which include an extensive collection of Normal Rockwell and handcrafted items made by local artists and craftsmen from the area.
Box 99, Mishicot, WI 54228
(920) 755-4560
www.theoldschoolgifts.com
Pinecrest Historical Village
Operated by the Manitowoc County Historical Society, Pinecrest Historical Village is an open-air museum interpreting village life from 1850 to 1900. The Village features over 25 historical buildings including a one-room school house, pioneer log cabin, blacksmith shop, cheese factory and locomotive. Located just three miles west of I-43, (Exit #152). Fee.
Open daily May 1 - October 24 9 am - 4 pm.
924 Pine Crest Lane, Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54220
920-684-5110/920-684-4445
www.mchistsoc.org
Point Beach Energy Center
Open to the public!
10 miles north of Two Rivers just off Hwy. 42. Exciting displays featuring the history of electricity and electrical power generation through the use of nuclear energy, fossil fuels, and renewable sources. Handicapped accessible. Free.
Hours: Open Tues - Sat: 9:30 am - 4 pm
6600 Nuclear Rd., Two Creeks, Wisconsin
(800) 880-8463 or 920-755-6400
Rahr-West Art Museum
A Victorian Mansion built in 1891, listed on National Register of Historic Places and accredited by the American Association of Museums. Galleries feature changing exhibitions and a collection of American Art. This is the site of Sputnikfest, as a piece of Sputnik IV landed in front of the Mansion in 1962.
610 North 8th Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
920-683-4501
Rogers Street Fishing Village and Museum
Rogers Street Fishing Village is a museum and heritage park located on the East Twin River. Rogers Street Fishing Village and Museum is celebrating 165 years of commercial fishing, 1837 to 2002. View an 1886 lighthouse, Lifesaving Service and Shipwreck, plus a new exhibit on commercial fishing. Open daily. Admission: $2/adult, $5/family, Hours 10am - 4pm. 920-793-5905
2102 Jackson Street, P.O. Box 33
Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241
TR Truck & Auto
Wisconsin's largest classic car show room. 16,000 square foot dome. 125 classics to view or buy. Great selection of American muscle cars. Nice collection of antique farm tractors and equipment. Exit 144 on I43 East. $5 admission. Families of five and under $15.
Hours: Open daily 9 am to 5 pm.
8010 Cty CR, Newton, WI 53063
Telephone: 920-726-7600 Fax: 920-726-7601
Email: trtruckandauto@lakefield.net
Two Rivers History Museum
Dignified 1900 convent with excellent historical & seasonal changing art displays. Three floors of ethnic, social, civic and religious history. Free.
Hours: Daily 10 am - 4 pm
1810 Jefferson Street, Two Rivers WI 54241
920-793-1103
UW-Manitowoc Lakeshore Wind Ensemble
The University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc Lakeshore Wind Ensemble, conducted by Professor Michael J. Arendt, a 90 plus member campus/community band, presents five subscription concerts annually (October, December, January, March, May) at the Capitol Civic Centre, Manitowoc.
705 Viebahn Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220
920-683-4733
Fax: 920-683-4776
Email: lluchsin@uwc.edu
Village Inn on the Lake
18-hole miniature golf course. Located on Highway 42, overlooking Lake Michigan.
3310 Memorial Drive (hwy 42), Two Rivers, Wisconsin
920-794-8818
Von Stiehl Winery
A Wisconsin tradition in fine wines, producing traditional grape and fruit wines. Guided tours and free tasting. National Historic Building. Award winning wines. Taste over 20 varieties.
Hours: Jan - April: 11am - 4pm; May - Oct: 9am - 5pm; Nov - Dec: 11am - 5pm
115 Navarino Street, Algoma WI 54201
920-487-5208; 800-955-5208
West of the Lake Gardens
Created in 1934 along Lake Michigan's shoreline, this 6-acre estate of the late Ruth and John West features a Rose Garden, Japanese Garden, Sunken Garden, Formal Garden and more than 900 feet of herbaceous borders filled with colorful annuals. Seasonal. Free.
925 Memorial Drive, Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54221
920-684-6110
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Enjoy a museum where kids and adults can tour a fully restroed World War II submarine, operate a real steam engine, time-travel back to a 19th century shipbuilding town and sail their own boat in the Children's Waterways room -- all at the region's only Smithsonian affiliate and the largest maritime museum on the Great Lakes.
75 Maritime Dr., Manitowoc, Wisconsin
920-684-0218, toll free 866-724-2356
Email: museum@wisconsinmaritime.org
Woodland Dunes Nature Center
The state of Wisconsin lists Woodland Dunes as "a valuable natural area and educational resource of great value to Manitowoc County and the State." Woodland Dunes 1,200 acre natural area is an oasis of marshland, swamps, sandy fields, meadows, and wooded ridges between Manitowoc and Two Rivers. Reconnect with nature on our 7.5 miles of hiking trails. Shop for unique gift items in our Nature Shoppe. Year round birding, programs and special events. Call for listing of programs for adults and children.
Hwy 310 West of Two Rivers, PO Box 486
920 793-4007 or email: woodlanddunes@lakefield.net
www.woodlanddunes.com
YMCA
Two indoor 25-yard, 6-lane swimming pools; 3 indoor tennis courts; 2 gyms; 4 racquetball courts; lifestyles center; aerobic exercise room; Lakeshort All-Sports Hall of Fame display. Non-member pass available.
205 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, WI 54220
