The Fort Atkinson Club will soon be hosting a dinner and dancing gala event in celebration of the community center’s 110th anniversary. According to information provided on the club’s website, the center was built circa 1913 by a group of Fort Atkinson community business owners who, after incorporation, called itself...
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Fort author to showcase new book at farmers market
A Fort Atkinson-based author will be showcasing her latest young adult-market novel at the farmer’s market, according to information released by the author. A 1996 graduate of Fort Atkinson High School, Jen Bailey will be on hand at the farmer’s market to talk about her recently release novel: “Unexpecting,” published...
73-year-old social ‘Club 46’ keeps ‘date night’ tradition dancing; invites new members
By Kim McDarisonWith dinner nearly finished, the lights within the Lake Ripley Country Club banquet room dimmed and “Marcy and the Highlights,” a Madison-based band, began to play.That was the cue Saturday night for Club 46 members and their guests to move onto the dance floor.With a kind of choreographic...
Hoard Museum to hold bike tour; last Foster House, water tower tours of the season slated
The Hoard Historical Museum has announce that it will be hosting a historical bike tour in conjunction with the Fort Farmers Market. The tour will be held Saturday. Merrilee Lee, Hoard Historical Museum director, will be conducting the tour, will begin at 9 a.m. at “Market Square,” the location of...
Fort Historical Society purchases building adjacent to Hoard Museum
The Fort Atkinson Historical Society has announced that it has purchased a property adjacent to the Hoard Historical Museum and National Dairy Shrine Museum, 401 Whitewater Ave. The Fort Atkinson Historical Society Board of Directors voted to use historical society funds to purchase the property and is exploring options for...