Farm 42 is a charming restaurant that offers a delightful dining experience. Located just a short drive from West Madison/Verona, this establishment is renowned for its exceptional breakfast menu.
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Where: Carpool from the Senior Center at 8:30 a.m.(departure time)
Breakfast: Self-pay
Contact: Rita Thomas (Rita5586@gmail.com)
Explore the beautiful world cranes, among the most endangered species of birds in the world, with ten of the 15 species threatened by extinction. Discover species, rangemaps, listen to crane calls, and learn why we’re all connected to cranes by culture and environment. Learn about the work and history of the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI. Rain or shine, we will get a guided tour, lasting 1½ – 2 hours, starting at 10:30
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Where: Carpool from the Senior Center at 9:00 a.m.(departure time)
Tour: Starts at 10:30, for 1½ – 2 hours, rain or shine
Cost: The tour is $10, payable to Mary Jo when you sign up at the April meeting
Lunch: Depends on the group’s preferences, and will be self-pay
Contact: Mary Jo de Meza (mjdemeza@gmail.com)
Discover inspiration at the UW-Madison Chazen Museum of Art on Wednesday, December 3. Barbara Rottman is working on a morning tour so you will have time to explore the entire museum at your leisure and/or have lunch. There are many food carts on the Library Mall, or you can enjoy the Memorial Union or State Street restaurants. And since we will ride the Metro Bus, there is no driving nor parking to worry about.
Date: Wednesday, December 3
Destination: Chazen Museum
Travel: Meet at the Madison Metro Bus at the Cahill/Caddis Bend bus stop at 10:20
Time: Leave on the 10:24 bus for the 11:00 a.m. tour (NOTE:THIS IS AN UPDATED START TO THE TOUR TIME.)
Contact: Barbara Rottman, 608-512-8646, barbara.rottman@gmail.com
Travel details:
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Discover the wonders of the EPIC Medical Records campus, starting with a one-hour presentation, followed by exploration at your own pace. This tour allows you to explore the stunning campus grounds, marvel at the innovative architecture, and take in the unique themed buildings and art installations that make EPIC a true work of art. As you navigate through the campus, you’ll have the freedom to delve into the areas that interest you most, whether it’s the cutting-edge technology shaping the future of healthcare or the creative spaces that foster innovation and collaboration.
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Time: Meet at 12:30 p.m.
Where: Lower level of the Senior Center
Travel: Carpool from the senior center
Presentation / tour: 1:00 p.m.
Self-guided walking tours: 2:30-5:00
Maximum group size: 35 people
Contact: Audrey Bath, 608-220-9256
Judy Nackers has volunteered to lead a field trip to Greendale for their Historic & Folk Art Chimney tour. Alongside cobblestone streets and quaint alleyways are many chimneys representing a significant part of the town’s cultural heritage. You’ll learn the stories behind the intricate designs, from early settlers’ folk motifs to the influences of various architectural styles over the centuries. There are over 200 in the village.
Join us on May 15th for a guided Horicon Marsh boat tour. The excursion will take you through the heart of the country’s largest freshwater cattail marsh. A skilled naturalist will help you spot many birds and other wildlife, including muskrats and turtles.
We’ll carpool from the Senior Center at 9:30 a.m. (about an hour drive) for the 11:00 tour, and return by 4:30 p.m. The cost is $26.36 (including tax); Leslie would like to receive your payment by March 1. There is a 32-person maximum per boat.
Post tour, we will have self-pay lunch (~$10) at the boat landing. After lunch you have several options: (a) Peruse the museum exhibits in the education center (~$6.00); (b) View the free exhibits on the main level: (c) Hike down the trail or view wildlife through the wall windows; (d) Browse the gift shop.
Discover the wonders of the EPIC Medical Records campus, starting with a one-hour presentation, followed by exploration at your own pace. This tour allows you to explore the stunning campus grounds, marvel at the innovative architecture, and take in the unique themed buildings and art installations that make EPIC a true work of art. As you navigate through the campus, you’ll have the freedom to delve into the areas that interest you most, whether it’s the cutting-edge technology shaping the future of healthcare or the creative spaces that foster innovation and collaboration.
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
Time: Meet at 1: 15 p.m.
Where: Main Entrance of the EPIC campus
Travel: Carpool with people interested in the same self-guided follow-up tour, since the end times are variable
Presentation: 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Self-guided tours: 2:30-5:00
Maximum group size: 40 people
Contact: Audrey Bath, 608-220-9256
More information from Audrey: I’d suggest we drive with people we know that are of like mind to tour with afterward (some may not want to walk). I recommend taking Hwy 18 to the last Verona exit to Epic campus. Visitor parking is plentiful
Experience the interiors of two significant yet distinctly different Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings — Hillside & Taliesin. This tour combines two architectural landmarks’ history and masterful design into one quick-paced two-hour tour. Besides visiting the two buildings, this Highlights Tour includes taking our shuttle through the scenic Taliesin grounds past Midway Barn, Taliesin’s former farming complex.
Anderson Japanese Gardens, a non-profit entity near Rockford, Illinois, is a twelve-acre landscape of streams, waterfalls, winding pathways, and koi-filled ponds. Japanese gardens use three key elements: stones for structure, water to represent life-giving force, and plants to provide color throughout the seasons. Secondary elements include pagodas, stone lanterns, water basins, arbors, and bridges. We will take part in a docent-led tour to learn the history and unique qualities of these Japanese gardens.
Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Time: Meeting at 8:15 a.m. for an 8:30 departure
Where: Upper parking lot of the Fitchburg Community Center
Travel: We will carpool for the 1.5-hour drive.
Tour: 10 a.m.–noon
Lunch: 12:00–1:00 (self-pay)
Cost: Bring $12 cash to repay Jo Anne Lindberg for the group entry fee. Self-pay for lunch.Contact: Jo Anne Lindberg openrose@birthlink.com or text and call 847-733-8050
Deadline: Confirm with Jo Anne no later than April 10 at the April meeting.
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts occupies nine buildings within a 2.5-acre oasis of gardens, trees, and rambling paths.Visitors are welcome dawn to dusk to stroll the magical grounds, which feature 20 individual garden beds including a monarch way station, a meandering spring-fed stream, carpets of blue naturalized forget-me-nots, day lilies, wild ginger, daisies and hostas in abundance, large stands of five-foot-tall Ostrich ferns, sedum cascading over rock walls … in sum, a cornucopia of wildly overgrown vegetation that perfectly complements the rustic character of the historic and reproduction buildings, pathways and rock walls.
Tour and presentation by artist-in-residence Janet Vetter, followed by lunch. Tour is free, with each member picking up the cost of her lunch. Shake Rag Alley Art Center, 18 Shake Rag St. Mineral Point, WI 54565
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