2017
Welcome To Sauk County
WI
Sauk County is a county in Wisconsin. It is named after a large village of the Sauk people. As of the 2010 census, the population was 61,976. Its county seat and largest city is Baraboo. The county was created in 1840 from Wisconsin Territory and organized in 1844. Sauk County comprises the Baraboo, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI Combined Statistical Area. Sauk County was a New England settlement. The original founders of Sauk County consisted entirely of settlers from New England as well as some from upstate New York who had parents that moved to that region from New England shortly after the American Revolution. These people were “Yankee� settlers, that is to say they were descended from the English Puritans who settled New England in the 1600s. While most of them came to Wisconsin directly from
New England, there were many who came from upstate New York. These were people whose parents had moved from New England to upstate New York in the immediate aftermath of the American Revolution. They were part of a wave of New England farmers who headed west into what was then the wilds of the Northwest Territory during the early 1800s. In the case of Wisconsin this migration primarily occurred in the 1830s. Due to the prevalence of New Englanders and New England transplants from upstate New York, Wisconsin was very culturally continuous with early New England culture for much of its early history. The Yankee migration to Wisconsin in the 1830s was a result of several factors, one of which was the overpopulation of New England. The old stock Yankee population had large families, often bearing up to ten children in one
household. Most people were expected to have their own piece of land to farm, and due to the massive and nonstop population boom, land in New England became scarce as every son claimed his own farmstead. As a result there was not enough land for every family to have a self-sustaining farm, and Yankee settlers began leaving New England for the Midwestern United States. They were aided in this effort by the construction and completion of the Erie Canal which made traveling to the region much easier, causing an additional surge in migrants coming from New England. Added to this was the end of the Black Hawk War, which made the region much safer to travel through and settle in for white settlers. They got to what is now Sauk County in the 1830s by sailing up the Wisconsin River from the Mississippi River on small barges which they constructed themselves out of materials obtained from the surrounding woodlands. When they arrived in what is now Sauk County there was nothing but dense virgin forest, the “Yankee” New Englanders laid out farms, constructed roads, erected government buildings and established post routes. They brought with them many of their Yankee New England values, such as a passion for education, establishing many schools as well as staunch support for abolitionism. They were mostly members of the Congregationalist Church though some were Episcopalian. Due to the second Great Awakening some of them had converted to Methodism and some became Baptist before moving to what is now Sauk County. Sauk County, like much of Wisconsin, would be culturally very continuous with early New England culture for most of its early history. In the late 1890s, German immigrants began to settle in Sauk County, making up less than one out of thirty settlers in the county before this date. Generally there was little conflict between them and the “Yankee” settlers, however when conflict did arise it focused around the issue of prohibition of alcohol. On this issue the Yankees were divided and the Germans almost unanimously were opposed to it, tipping the balance in favor of opposition to prohibition. Later the two communities would be divided on the issue of World War I in which, once again, the Yankee community would be divided and the Germans were unanimously opposed to American entry into the war. The Yankee community was generally pro-British, however many of the Yankees also did not want America to enter the war themselves. The Germans were sympathetic to Germany and did not want the United States to enter into a war against Germany, but the Germans were not anti-British. Prior to World War I, many German community leaders in Wisconsin spoke openly and enthusiastically about how much better America was than Germany, due primarily (in their eyes) to the presence of English law and the English political culture the Americans had inherited from the colonial era, which they contrasted with the turmoil and oppression in Germany which they had so recently fled. In the early 1900s immigrants from Ireland, Sweden, Norway and Poland also arrived in Sauk County. The area around Baraboo was first settled by Abe Wood in 1838, and was originally known as the village of Adams. In 1846 it became the county seat of Sauk County after a fierce fight with the nearby village of Reedsburg. In 1852, the village was renamed “Baraboo”, after the nearby river. It was incorporated as a city in 1882.
B S Bar & Grill 216 E Main St Reedsburg (608) 768-3505 Baron Brook’s 122 E Jefferson St Spring Green (608) 588-2882 Birdie’s Cafe 111 4th St Baraboo (608) 356-5647 Bj’s Restaurant 1201 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy Wisconsin Dells (608) 254-6278 Branding Iron Roadhouse 132 S Main St Lime Ridge (608) 986-2807 Candy’s Merrimac Cafe 115 Austin Dr Merrimac (608) 493-2057 Chasers 620 W Pine St Baraboo (608) 356-0404 Cindy’s Cafe & Gifts S2273 Timothy Ln Baraboo (608) 356-2211 Coffee Bean Connection 701 Oak St Baraboo (608) 355-9999 Cowboy Bar 299 State St La Valle (608) 985-8809
Cowboy Bar E4558 County Road V La Valle (608) 985-8809 Deli Bean LLC 266 E Main St Reedsburg (608) 524-3373 Drea’s Bar S7863 County Road G Hillpoint (608) 986-2825 Evelyn’s Cleaning Svc LLC 310 Spruce St Sauk City (608) 370-1812 Ferry Crossing Bar & Grill 306 W Main St Merrimac (608) 493-3033 Fishy’s Bar & Grill 100 Commercial St La Valle (608) 985-7710 Frankie’s S5253 State Road 113 Baraboo (608) 355-9988 Fred’s Bar In Reedsburg 123 S Walnut St Reedsburg (608) 524-8937 Freedom Inn Bar & Grill 200 E Walnut St North Freedom (608) 522-4993 Gem City Saloon & Eatery 124 Ash St Baraboo (608) 355-9100 Gravy Train 104 E Walnut St North Freedom (608) 522-4485
Green Vine LLC 102 4th Ave # 5 Baraboo (608) 356-1893 Gym Bar & Grill 833 Water St Sauk City (608) 643-2001 I-Diehl Tap 400 Main St Plain (608) 546-2323 Jimmy’s To Go 245 N Webb Ave Reedsburg (608) 768-8646 Just One In Reedsburg 165 E Main St Reedsburg (608) 524-0808 Kimberly Mexican Store 40 W Munroe Ave # A Wisconsin Dells (608) 254-4261 L J’s Family Restaurant 205 W Main St La Valle (608) 985-7300 LA Mexicana II 834 Water St Sauk City (608) 643-7007 Mama Mia’s Fine Italian Csn 113 3rd St Baraboo (608) 355-0373 Neumann’s Bar & Grill S6082 State Road 154 Hillpoint (608) 727-2060
No 1 Kitchen 815 Madison St Sauk City (608) 643-8886 North End Restaurant S593 Lavalle Rd # B La Valle (608) 985-7888 Orange Julius 1500 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy Lake Delton (608) 253-7715 Peking Buffet 1204 8th St # 12 Baraboo (608) 356-9909 Picadilly Lilly Diner E2513 County Road Jj Spring Green (608) 583-3318 Poor Nate’s Place S2263 State Road 23 Reedsburg (608) 254-7157 Poor Richard’s Bar 411 Oak St Baraboo (608) 356-5921 Ring’s Bar 950 Alma Ave Plain (608) 546-9231 River’s Edge Bar 30 County Road A Wisconsin Dells (608) 253-6600 River’s Edge Pub & Grub 30 County Road A Wisconsin Dells (608) 253-6600 Sam’s Place 1085 Main St Plain (608) 546-2210 Schellter Bar & Grill E7428 County Road C North Freedom (608) 544-3091 Touchdown Tavern 125 E Main St Reedsburg (608) 524-6724
Zach’s Bar & Grill 126 4th St Baraboo (608) 356-9224
International Clown Hall 102 4th Ave # 3 Baraboo (608) 852-6767 Jams 2 16 E Main St Reedsburg (608) 524-6838
2nd Street Market 115 2nd St Reedsburg (608) 524-4533
Dollar Tree 2670 E Main St # J Reedsburg (608) 477-4183
A To Z One Stop 1425 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy # 7 Wisconsin Dells (608) 253-0316
Eddie Bauer Outlet 210 Gasser Rd # 581 Baraboo (608) 253-4827
Ace Sauk Prairie 500 Water St Sauk City (608) 643-2433
Express Mart 325 South Blvd Baraboo (608) 356-2067
ALDI 614 W Pine St Baraboo Not Available
Family Dollar Store 905 State Road 136 Baraboo (608) 356-2603
Baker’s Sunset Bay Resort 921 Canyon Rd Wisconsin Dells (608) 254-8406
Family Dollar Store 815 Madison St # A Sauk City (608) 643-3893
Blain’s Farm & Fleet 1100 South Blvd Baraboo (608) 356-7736
Gap Outlet 210 Gasser Rd # 1040 Baraboo (608) 253-1632
Casey’s General Store 801 South Blvd Baraboo (608) 356-8211
Gap Outlet Tanger Factory Outlet Center Lake Delton (608) 253-1632
Dollar General 1577 E Main St Reedsburg (608) 524-8067
Hartje Lumber Inc E4525a Schuette Rd # A La Valle (608) 985-7207
Dollar Tree 905 State Road 136 Baraboo (608) 356-2603
Hometown Supermarket 171 N Worcester St Spring Green (608) 588-2155
Katee Sales 134 N Delavan St Wisconsin Dells (608) 253-2780 Kimberly Mexican Store 40 W Munroe Ave # A Wisconsin Dells (608) 254-4261 Kitchen Collection 210 Gasser Rd # 231 Baraboo (608) 253-3805 Kohl’s 131 Commerce St La Valle (608) 253-7875 KWIK Trip 602 W Pine St Baraboo (608) 356-2620 KWIK Trip 110 Phillips Blvd Sauk City (608) 643-2133 LA Bombita 803 Water St Sauk City (608) 643-7008 LA Mexicana II 834 Water St Sauk City (608) 643-7007 Lakeside Country Store 12965 Hwy 78 E Merrimac (608) 493-2019 Lakeside Foods Inc 555 Veterans Rd Reedsburg (608) 524-2675
Mary’s Mexican Market 340 E Main St Reedsburg (608) 415-5174
Recycled Sally’s 100 3rd St Baraboo (608) 356-2212
Viking Village Foods 150 Viking Dr Reedsburg (608) 524-6108
Meat Market 700 Lincoln Ave Baraboo (608) 356-5574
Reedsburg IGA 115 2nd St Reedsburg (608) 524-4533
Walmart Supercenter 920 State Road 136 Baraboo (608) 356-1765
Menards 1040 State Road 136 Baraboo (608) 355-0685
Sally’s Recycled 119 3rd Ave Baraboo (608) 356-2212
Menards 1040 US Highway 12 Baraboo (608) 355-0685
Sauk Prairie Market 645 3rd St Prairie Du Sac (608) 643-2227
Nina’s Department Store 143 E Jefferson St Spring Green (608) 588-2366
Senger Lumber Inc E11004 Terrytown Rd Baraboo (608) 356-6395
Olc Supply 121 S Webb Ave Reedsburg (608) 524-2834
Sentry 645 3rd St Prairie Du Sac (608) 643-2227
Papa Bear’s Northwoods Store S3949 County Road Bd Baraboo (608) 355-9488
Sentry Foods 645 3rd St Prairie Du Sac (608) 643-5195
Parson’s Indian Trading Post 370 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy Wisconsin Dells (608) 254-8533
Shopko Hometown 1515 E Main St Reedsburg (608) 524-2230
Pierce’s Marketplace 615 Linn St Baraboo (608) 356-6671
Spring Green General Store 137 S Albany St Spring Green (608) 588-7070
Piggly Wiggly 724 Phillips Blvd Sauk City (608) 643-8438
St Vincent De Paul Society 815 19th St Prairie Du Sac (608) 643-8905
Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Str 210 Gasser Rd # 700 Baraboo (608) 253-9042
Talbots Outlet 210 Gasser Rd # 395 Baraboo (608) 253-1140
Ralph Lauren Corp 210 Gasser Rd Baraboo (608) 253-9412
Viking Express II 935 8th St Baraboo (608) 356-6969