Awesome experience, and well ran. Lots of art both local and international. Also plenty of…read moreperforming arts to listen to and watch as well.

OFA is a yearly event that takes place at the lovely Fowler Park in Oconomowoc, WI. It features…read morenumerous artists (local and out of towners) selling their arts and crafts. They feature such mediums as : ceramics, glass, jewelry, painting, photography, woodwork, and sculpture. They offer a shuttle for off-site parking, which is a very convienent way to come and walk around, enjoy the fest, and not have to worry about walking 'all the way back to the car.' They also offer entertainment for the kids, like a youth stage, playgrounds, entertainers, and petting zoos. Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts has been around for 40+ years and offers art from more than 130 artists! It's worth your while to check out - spend a day in beautiful Oconomowoc and support a good cause while you're at it. BTW : This year's OFA will be held on August 17th and 18th, 2013 from 10am - 5pm.

Ok only because of it's new home and it needs to settle in…read more Bockbierfest, if you recall, used to be held at Hart Park in Wauwatosa. I'm not privy to the reason for the move, but they have now moved the fest out to Lake Country. The parking is very minimal, meaning that the parking lot of it's new "home" isn't very large. There is plenty of street parking, but you may be walking a ways, depending on how busy it is when you get there. The entrance isn't well marked. You think you can enter off the road, but then you notice that the yard is fenced off, and you need to walk to the back of the building to get in. The building is a little smaller than the previous venue, so there are less tables, and more crowds standing around blocking aisles. The food is back in it's own room with a huge entrance, but it is out of the way of everything else, which is nice. The bar is off to the right of the food entrance and is decently sized to accommodate quite a few people at once. As I said, this is still a fairly new venue for this fest, so it is still settling in to it's new digs, but it'll get there. And, it's a good time, especially if you've been missing the Gemütlichkeit that Germanfest and Oktoberfest dish out abundantly. 28/2024

An awesome apple orchard that has a large variety of apple goods such as apples, cider and of…read morecourse apple cider donuts . However, the must have is the apple pie which is truly amazing and a star of your Holiday deserts!

We wanted to go apple picking on this beautiful fall afternoon. We decided upon Peck and barrel…read morefruit Company. There are rules, and they are strict, and you must follow them. You're not allowed into the orchard unless you have,and pay for a bag or two. Each person has to have their own bag which, I think is a little overkill. There are two different sizes, small and large. Maybe because it was late in the season the Orchards were pretty picked over. Especially the second Orchard Way in the back that you had to walk quite a ways to get to. There were no discernible good apples there. We were very disappointed. So we went back to the first fenced in Orchard. There are tables outside and two modern farmhouse type buildings where you can get snacks by donuts. They are both adorable. They have a beautiful little walkway up to the Orchard with a swing and a bench. We would go back. But I would probably go back earlier in the season. Nonetheless, the apples were absolutely delicious! Shadow to the employee who let us carry one small bag because of health issues. The first place that you go to to get the bags would not allow it. So, I just wanted to give him credit for being so kind.

We stopped here on our way on our vacation. It was a little out of the way but nice to explore…read moresomething else besides madison children museum and Betty Brin children museum in Milwaukee. We were pleasantly surprised how large inside and how clean and well maintained. Admission is $16 which is for kid with 2 adults. It is a little expensive but it's better than our play cafe little village which charges $12-14. My son loved the pirate ship with slide. My daughter loved the market stand. Upstairs has vending machine with reasonable price treats and drinks.

Very fun neat place to take the kiddos!! It was a lot bigger inside than I was expecting. There…read morewere so many different little areas set up to explore! My daughter ran from area to area for about an hour just checking everything out to see what was all there. The art craft area is very cool - set up perfectly for the kiddos to hop in and paint quickly, or do the other crafts/coloring/art. My daughter loved the stage - she loves to perform! We will absolutely be back lots. It's a perfect place to go in long WI winters.