Hill & Valley Exploration Tour

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Lisa M. Buttonow

The scene framed at a past Hill and Valley Exploration Tour.

It's an explore! The 4th annual Hill and Valley Exploration Tour provides a DIY but guided tour to introduce folks to the hilly pastoral area of northwestern Sauk and far eastern Richland counties. It could be a bike tour (if you're in good shape — the hills are massive) or a weekend drive. Follow the event map to check out farms selling produce, the Branding Iron Roadhouse tavern in Lime Ridge, big hay sculptures, a vintage trailer restoration shop in Cazenovia, and a folk art site called the Enchanted Forest, in Valton. See the map and full event schedule at explorehillandvalley.com. Although most sites are outside, bring a mask and be considerate of those around you.

press release: The 4th Annual Hill and Valley Exploration Tour is occurring on the last two full weekends in September - September 19-20 and 26-27, 2020. The HVE Tour naturally provides social space, but we ask that everyone attending bring a mask, and be considerate of those around you and of the hosting venues. In its fourth year, the tour is adding a Farm to Fork Field Dinner, A Community Kickoff  Music Event, Colossal Hay Art Sculptures, and the Picturing Sauk County Trail. Please see our facebook page and website for more information. Located in Sauk and Richland Counties.

The Hill and Valley Exploration Tour – a cooperative venture of rural farms, businesses, historic sites, educational institutes, and artist studios – strives to connect rural venues with consumers, cooperatively advertise for economic development, assist young farmers, and provide hands-on education about our vital agricultural community. The Hill and Valley Exploration Tour is an economic revitalization effort through the creation of a direct marketing system for rural products and food.

Community Kickoff Event at the Reedsburg City Park Bandshell on September 18, 5-8 pm!

Free Music by Union Road. Wood-fired Oven Pizza for sale by the Branding Iron Roadhouse Farm-to-Fork Eatery, Lime Ridge. Ice Cream fundraiser featuring Itaberco Italian Soft Serve Vanilla Bean Ice Cream in support of the 5th Annual Hill and Valley Exploration Tour! Camper display by Vintage Camper Restoration, Cazenovia.