Upcoming Plein Air Outing this Thursday 1/7/10 starting at 2:30pm

We are thinking of going to Phantom Ranch http://www.phantomranch.org/welcome.htm in Mukwonago this Thursday. There is a very old stone children's playhouse built in the 1900's that looks like a stone castle.

Directions:

• Take Hwy 83 south to the stoplight at Pearl Street. You will see Citizens Bank 1/2 block south of the stoplight on Hwy 83.
• Turn Left (East) on Pearl Street to Pleasant Street, about 2-3 blocks
• Turn Left (North) on Pleasant Street and it is on your left.
• The Mukwonago Library is only 1/2 block up so bathrooms are available in the library. (I haven't been there yet but I wonder if you could just follow the signs to the library.)
  

If all else fails, here is a link to the google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&source=hp&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=0,0,527678773508197049&fb=1&hq=phantom+ranch&hnear=mukwonago+wi&gl=us&daddr=W309+S10910+Hwy+I,+Mukwonago,+WI+53149&geocode=16464771174351241706,42.893599,-88.365379&ei=3ZFDS5KIJYTSMvqOoZEI&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=directions-to&resnum=1&ved=0CA0QngIwAA

Some more info from Tour #3 provided by the Mukwonago Chamber of Commerce, http://www.mukwonagochamber.com/ .

"401 Pleasant Street - Blarney Castle."

"The castle, with its sturdy stone walls, was built in 1897 by the Porter family. A friendly rivalry among the neighbors led them to erect this replica of the Irish Blarney Castle so that they would have a better garden than their neighbors. They got the idea from the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893. The castle provided a great place for the village children to play. when cars came alon, gasoline was stored in it so that the townspeople could get gasoline when the gas station was closed."

Next week we're going to paint horses in a neighbors field in Mukwonago. Email us if you'd like to meet up with us.