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"...celebrate Christmas 360 days of the year.10,000 sq. ft. of exciting glass ornaments, collectibles, and gifts for every occasion. Browse through the European Village of Shops created within our Shoppe you'll love the sights, sounds and scents of Christmas."
- section from the official site

  N6221 County Road K
Fond du Lac, WI  54935
(920) 922-1608

hours:
Seasonal or by appointment.  Call for times.

Carrie (sometimes spelled "Carry") Nation paid a visit to the Schmidt Sample Room (now J.D. Finnegans) in 1902 while in town to deliver a speech on prohibition.  She used a concealed hatchet to smash a bottle of whiskey that was brought to her.  The weapon was wrestled away from her, but she retained her reputation as a Bar Room Smasher.

Also listed in the Paranormal section below.

  Fond du Lac Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
(Highway 41 East Frontage Road, 1 mile south of Highway 23)
171 S Pioneer Road
Fond du Lac, WI  54935
(800) 937-9123

hours:
(Mon - Fri)  8am – 5pm
(Saturdays)  9am – 3pm  /  (Sundays)  11am – 3pm

"In the lower level of our club house you might be surprised to find four full sized ABC Sanctioned lanes. These lanes were sanctioned by the ABC after the lodge building was finished. They are old but they are not outdated."
- section from the official site

These two figures once stood in front of Steenberg Homes in Marinette County, now gracing a similar environment.  The two oversize animals were last seen on Honeysuckle Lane near the east side of the property.

This larger-than-normal armchair was once used by Edward "Mush" Bauer (1906 - 1957), owner & bartender at Bauer's Hotel (now the Campbellsport Inn).

  (between Highways 175 and 45)
336 Old Pioneer Road
Fond du Lac, WI
(920) 922-0991

hours:
Memorial Weekend thru Labor Day plus weekends in September
(daily)  10am – 4pm

  555 N Pioneer Rd.
Fond Du Lac, WI  54937
(920) 923-3131

Fond du Lac UFO Sightings

"Then they went up into the sky in a triangle formation, one on top, two on the bottom. There was also alot of sparks flying when they did this...Within minutes, the sky was filled with all kinds of jets."
- section from UFO Wisconsin 06-16-05 report

Costume Closet & Historic Octagon House

"Octagon House was once used to hide slaves as part of the Underground Railroad. The souls of the slaves are believed to still haunt the hidden passages and pathways. Visitors to the house have reported talking, crying, faint yelling and scratching at the walls. One reported haunting lead to the discovery of a small room that was not known of by the current owner. The house was recently put up for sale but it hasn't sold due to "unexplained events" which have caused the house to lose value and the price to drop. Reports of a little boy’s spirit roams the house."
- section from The Shadowlands website

Full description of the Octagon House in the History section below.

Allegedly a dead baby can be heard crying in this former sanitarium.  Boyle Hall, built in 1901, was demolished in 2005.

Galloway House

Ramada Plaza
(old hotel retlaw)

Paranormal incidents are reported here, attributed to the deceased former owner.

Other Fond du Lac Haunts

Several more locations around Fond du Lac boast haunted incidents.  Here are a few other places mentioned on the websites listed at the right.

The Retlaw Theater   23 South Main St. Fond du Lac, WI  54935 (920) 906-9980	Main Exchange   161 S Main St. Fond Du Lac, WI  54935 (920) 923-8180	96.1 (The Mix) Radio Station   210 S Main St. Fond Du Lac, WI  54935 (920) 929-9600
Rienzi Cemetery   N6101 Highway K Fond Du Lac, WI  54937 (920) 922-4543	Dillinger's   1 S. Main St. Fond Du Lac, WI  54935 (920) 923-6776	J.D. Finnegans Tavern   2 N Main St. Fond Du Lac, WI  54935 (920) 922-5500

  276 Linden S.
Fond du Lac, WI  54935
(920) 922-1608

hours:
April thru October  (Mon - Wed & Fri)  1pm – 5pm

"See what life was like in the late 1800s. Tour this authentic village and 30-room mid-Victorian mansion boasting 4 fireplaces, Italianate details, and many pieces of original furniture. Surrounded by 25 historic buildings such as a church, photographers' shop, townhall, newspaper print shop, and one-room school. The Blakely Museum contains historical collections from Native American to present day."
- section from the Fond du Lac C&V website

  (between Highways 175 and 45)
336 Old Pioneer Road
Fond du Lac, WI
(920) 922-0991

hours:
Memorial Weekend thru Labor Day plus weekends in September
(daily)  10am – 4pm

  199 E Division
Fond du Lac, WI  54935
(800) 937-9123

hours:
(Sundays)  2pm – 5pm  (check for special Christmas hours)

"Climb this 40-ft tall working lighthouse for a spectacular view of Lake Winnebago and Lakeside Park. The city's signature attraction and most photographed structure in town. Built in 1933 during the Great Depression, wooden Cape Cod style painted white with a flagstone base, free telescope views. Decorated and spotlighted for the holidays every December."
- section from the Fond du Lac Convention & Visitors Bureau website

  Lakeside Park

hours:
May thru October 14  (daily)  8am – dusk