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St. Croix County Historical Society
Calendar of Events

2012 Octagon House Theme
“Westward to the St. Croix”

May 2nd to Aug. 31

Octagon House Museum & Gift Shop Open for Spring & Summer Tours
The museum will be open for walk-in tours Wednesday - Saturday 12:00 to 4:30 p.m. and
Sunday 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Tour Fees: Adults $7.00; Students (13 to 18) $3.00;
Children (6 to 12) $2.00; and 5 and younger free

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May 12th

Yellowstone Trail Heritage Days
Cemetery Walk (noon - 3:30 p.m. - tours start on the quarter hour with the last tour starting at 2:30 p.m.) at Hudson’s Willow River Cemetery on 9th St. Actors portray the "Spirits" of former Hudson residents at their gravesites.
Admission: $7.50 adults, $3 students (13-18) & children under 12 free with an adult.

The Octagon Museum is open for regular walk-in
tours.
(noon - 4:30 p.m.)

Free History Fair on the Octagon House Lawn Displays include: homesteading at Perch Lake, beekeeping, gardening & flowers, voyagers, artifacts display, children's games, refreshments and more. Honey and gift shop items will be available for sale.

More info at www.hudsonwi.org/events
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May 13th

Yellowstone Trail Heritage Days
Downtown History Walking Tour
Tours begin at the Hudson Arch (1st & Walnut
Streets) Starting at 11:00, 11:30 & 12:00 p.m.
Tours are free and take about one hour.
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May 13th Mother's Day Tour (2 - 4:30 p.m.)
Mothers free with an accompanying child of any age
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June 2nd Master Gardener's Plant Sale
8:30 a.m. - noon on the Octagon House lawn
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June 17th Father's Day Tour ( 2- 4:30 p.m.)
Fathers free with an accompanying child of any age
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June 23rd & 24th The Artful Garden Tour
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. begins at Octagon House
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July 14th

Civil War Reenactors Encampment (12- 4:30 p.m.)
Local Civil War reenactors will stage an encampment on the lawn of the Octan House Museum.
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Sept. 1st to
Oct. 28th

Octagon House Museum & Gift Shop Open for Fall Tours
The museum will be open for walk-in tours only on the weekends
Saturdays 12 - 4:30 pm & Sundays 2 - 4:30 pm
The Museum is also open by appointment for special tours for groups of ten or more guests. Call to schedule your group tour at (715) 386-2654.

Tour Fees: Adults $7.00; Students (13 to 18) $3.00;
Children (6 to 12) $2.00; and 5 and younger free.

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Oct. 11th

SCCHS Annual Dinner Meeting
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Nov.16th
to 18th

Christmas Tour of Homes > more info
The Historic Octagon House, and other privately owned homes, will be featured in the Hudson Christmas Tour of Homes and Craft Sale. Homes will be decorated in holiday finery and open for tours. Each home will feature a door prize and there will be shuttle bus service. Contact the Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce for more information at (715) 386-6775.
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Dec.
1 & 2
8 & 9
15 & 16
22 & 23

Octagon House Christmas Tours
Open for walk-in tours on Saturdays 12 to 4:30 p.m. and Sundays 2 to 4:30 p.m. The Museum is also open by appointment for special tours for groups of ten or more guests. Call to schedule your group tour at (715) 386-2654.
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Dec. 7th Victorian Christmas Night (6-8 p.m.)
Lamp-lit tours, music & Refreshments
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