Parks and Camping

Grantsburg Area Historical Society Museum

http://www.grantsburgareahistoricalsociety.com

Located on the Society's property is the Museum housed in a late 1800 Methodist Church.  The original Burnett County jail, a three cell wooden building utilized from 1870 - 1902.  The 1800 Stenborg House built by the village blacksmith, under renovation.

Museum and jail are open Sundays, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., Memorial Day - Labor Day or by appointment.

1997 exhibit at the Museum - Crex Meadows - 50 year growth of the wildlife preserve located north of the village of Grantsburg.

Meetings and programs are held the 3rd Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; April through September at the Senior Citizen Center downtown Grantsburg.

The genealogy department located in the History / Resource Room at the village library contains local records, The Burnett County Sentinel Newspaper 1870 to present on microfilm and local family histories. Open during library hours, weekdays, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. and Mondays til 7:00 p.m.

The Museum is handicapped accessible and  located at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Oak Street in Grantsburg.

More information may be obtained by calling:
Grantsburg Area Historical Society at: ( 715 ) 463 - 2573

Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park

 http://www.theforts.org/

Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park is located on 80 wooded acres along the Yellow River near Danbury, Wisconsin. The park is a living history site where reconstructed fur trade posts occupy the actual sites where they were once operated from 1802 to 1805, alongside an authentic Woodland Indian Village.

The 80-acre park, a National Register of Historic Places Site, is operated by the Burnett County Historical Society with support from the membership and Burnett County Parks Recreation and Tourisim Dept.

The Yellow River trading posts were re-discovered in 1969 by Harris and Francis Palmer and Gene and Lafayette Connor. Information in the journal of George Nelson, the XY Company clerk, eventually led researchers to the site.

The site is unique for several reasons: the exact site of the wintering posts was found, the posts were undisturbed for nearly 200 years giving archeologist a pure site to investigate and, that the two competing companies were in the same location.

The Wisconsin State Historical Society conducted archeological studies during the 1970’s and 1980’s. The charred remains provided the evidence needed to reconstruct the wintering posts exactly as they were over 200 years ago.

THE PARK INCLUDES:
• 5,000 sq. ft. Log Visitor Center
• Museums & Gift Shop
• Palmer House Research Library
• Outdoor Amphitheater
• 1887 Karlsborg Schoolhouse
• Summer Hiking Trails
• Scenic Cross-Country Ski Trails

Grantsburg Golf Course

Grantsburg maintains a beautiful 9-hole golf course located at 333 West St. George Avenue just north of State Road 70. The course is open to the public. Memberships, green fees and cart rentals are available at the clubhouse. 

For more information, go to www.golfgrantsburg.com

Grantsburg Community Swimming Pool

The Village of Grantsburg maintains an outdoor swimming pool located at 411 E. James Avenue near the Grantsburg Schools. The pool is open to the public and provides lessons and open swimming. There is a large pool with a diving board and a small pool for the young children. Bring the family for a picnic, to play on the new playground equipment, and have a sand volleyball game in the park that is adjacent to the pool.   The pool hours are 1pm-5pm and 6-9pm.  Lap swim is from 5-6pm

Hockey and Skating Rinks

The Grantsburg Youth Hockey Association is proud of their new facilities located on S Robert Street.

The new building allows their players to skate a longer season, have more games at home, and give both the school and community a large building that can be used for a variety of activities.