Darlington Community Guide 2022

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Attractions Little League Baseball Field - Sieg Field “Sieg Field in Darlington is truly a diamond in the rough. Two of our West Madison Little League all-star teams had the opportunity to play on Sieg Field and it was a fantastic facility. Our first reaction upon arriving at this local Field of Dreams was WOW!! What an incredible ballpark. Darlington has a real gem in this facility and I would recommend everyone to visit Sieg Field. It’s great!’’, Bill Battista, V.P., Baseball, West Madison Little League.

Stock Car Racing Lafayette County Speedway in Darlington is a popular destination for racing fans drawing hundreds of spectators every Friday night, April through September. Located at the Lafayette County Fairgrounds in Darlington. Visit www.darlingtonwi.org or Facebook: LafCoSpeedway.

Area Attractions: Badger Mine and Museum The museum shows how life was in Wisconsin’s early mining communities with recreated shops and exhibits of the early mining town. 279 W. Estey Street, Shullsburg, WI, 608.965.4860.

Barn Quilts Are 8' squares painted on plywood and mounted on buildings throughout Lafayette County. 608.776.4820. Maps available at Pins & Pieces Quilt Shop, 208 Main Street, Darlington.

Benton, WI The pioneer priest Father Samuel Mazzuchelli founded the village’s Catholic parish and is buried in Saint Patrick’s cemetery. He was declared Venerable by Pope John Paul II in 1993 and the case for his Sainthood is still pending.

Gravity Hill Defying the laws of gravity, vehicles appear to roll backwards up a hill. Shullsburg, WI, 608.965.4860.

Mining Museum & Rollo Jamison Museum The museums include an underground tour of the 1845 Bevans Lead Mine, a

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ride in a 1931 mine train above ground, and exhibits on the history of lead mining. 405 E. Main Street, Platteville, WI, 608.348.3301.

Pec Time Tubing Open seasonally Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Located in Argyle, WI.

Pendarvis Historic Site A settlement of highly-skilled Cornish miners unearthed an ore that led to a mining frenzy. Discover the rush before the Gold Rush at Pendarvis in Mineral Point, WI, 608.987.2122.

Toy Train Barn Buck Guthrie’s rural mini-train world is inside of a barn, with animated accessories. Outside, a mini-train takes visitors around 18 hilly acres in Argyle, WI, 608.966.1464.

Yellowstone Lake A 455-acre lake, which offers visitors camping, swimming, fishing, boating, hiking, biking, picnicking, ice fishing, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. 8495 Lake Road, Blanchardville, WI, 608.523.4427.


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