Fort Crawford Museum

Museum Open House to begin the season, reduced admission rates.

Tour several early historic structures of Prairie du Chien. This year's tour will feature historic buildings in the old Village of St. Friole, centered on what is now North Main Street. Included stops are the Strange Powers House, the Louis Roberts House, Du Charme's Frenchtown Charmer, St. Gabriel's Church, and the Dungeon of the Crawford County Courthouse. Tickets are $6.00.

A little bit of history and a few pieces of music. The Rev. Al Townsend and His Wonderful World of Jazz Band will perform. The historical society will present a history of the Winnebago Uprising of 1827 in Prairie du Chien. Admission charged.

A program on the history of clamming and button making along the Mississippi River with emphasis on the industry in Prairie du Chien.

The grounds of the Fort Crawford Museum will be filled with historic reenactors presenting aspects of the daily life in early Prairie du Chien. There will be Native American storytelling and basket making; a French fur trader and paddle carving of a voyageur; British mini-militia and games for children; military encampment with demonstrations of musket and cannon firing; plus candle making, open fire cooking, dancing, and more. Admission charged.

Costumed historic interpreters present a guided tour of Prairie du Chien’s six cemeteries. The tour starts at the Old French Catholic Cemetery, the oldest burying grounds in the State of Wisconsin, and ends at the Brisbois family graves atop a bluff overlooking Prairie du Chien. Tickets are $6.00

Dinner and Entertainment at Huckleberry's Restaurant.

Enjoy 25 decorated Christmas trees and purchase Christmas cookies and gifts.