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MH</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>M328.2 Addison</B> A few years ago Wis. 175 was rebuilt just to the west of Addison vacating its former location through Addison. Suzanne Fish, a friend of the YT, ran a B&B on the old route. She grasped the opportunity and worked hard to get her street re-named Yellowstone Trail, the name it had almost 100 years ago. It meets Wis 175 at Watercress Rd on the north. At the south end the driver must finagle a bit on Wis 33. An interesting little half-mile diversion.</div> <div> <B>M336.2 Slinger</B>  <I>Small free camp ground at City Hall.  Kohl Hotel is best for tourists.  MH</I>; <I>Commercial Hotel. BB(1925) </I> Originally named Schleisingerville after the founder, state senator Baruch Schleisinger in 1857, it was shortened in a referendum in1921 - 169 votes for “Slinger,” 25 blank votes, 1 for Vim City, and four votes said “Yes”.  The Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive goes through Slinger.</div> <div> <B>M337.1</B> Wis 60 leads 5.5 miles east to Hartford, a bit off the YT but it is the home of an important museum of Wisconsin autos.  See Hartford Wayside.</div> <div> <B>M 342.3</B> At the turn in the Yellowstone Trail at Sherman Rd. and Co. P is the site of three businesses making a pleasant stop on the YT. (1) Lamm’s Floral Co. has a YT sign at the corner of Co. P and Sherman. The sign is a bit faded, but it does mark the YT there. (2) Bieri’s Jackson Cheese & Deli is kittycorner from Lamm’s YT sign.  (3) Across the street from Bieri and Lamm’s is Heid’s Supper Club & Lunch.</div> <div> <B>M347.1</B> Drive one mile to the east off the Trail on Wis 167 (or Holy Hill Rd.) and you will come to <B>Dheinsville Settlement Park</B>. The hamlet has retained all of its 22 original German structures, many having undergone extensive restoration. There are three museums there: Christ Church Museum of Local History; Wolf Haus Museum and Genealogy Research Center; and the Bast Bell Museum.  The Bell Museum is within an old barn and contains more than 5000 bells from all over the world. Open April through November afternoons except for Monday and Tuesday. Relive history with a pleasant stroll in an historical rural village.</div> <bR> <div> <B>M349.5</B> While negotiating the twisting of Co. Y to get around the US 41 exit you might take a short side trip to visit <B>Germantown</B> (just to the east off the YT.) Visit Old World Main Street on Main St. with several really fun German restaurants such as the Barley Pop Pub and the Von Rothenburg Bier Stube and shops with German flair such as Sinter Klausen Christmas Market (glass ornaments).</div> <div> <B>M352.5 Washington/Waukesha County Line</B></div> <div> <B>M352.5 </B> Off the YT, Old Falls Village, 1.7 miles east on County Line Road, Co. Q, at Pilgrim Road invites you to step back in time and glimpse life as it was from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s.  Featuring a variety of historic homes and buildings, this living history museum includes a log home, school house, barn, railroad depot, log cabin, and dairy. There is also the Steichen home. Lillian Steichen met Carl Sandburg at a Socialist meeting in Milwaukee, brought him to this home to meet her parents and married Sandburg shortly afterward.</div> <bR> <div> <B>M353.8 Menomonee Falls</B> <I>Small free campground ½ mile from town, no conveniences. Two country hotels. South Side garage has good mechanic.  Hotel Marian 44 modern rooms. C. and O. garage, open until 1PM.  MH</I></div> <div> <B>M357.0 Waukesha/Milwaukee County Line</B></div> <bR> <div> Hartford Wayside</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#B07050" FACE="Arial" ><B>Code 1</B></FONT><B>  The Wisconsin Automotive Museum</B> is at 147 N Rural St. in downtown Hartford.  Wisconsin’s largest auto museum features the Kissel Kar, manufactured in Hartford 1906-1931. The most famous Kissel classic model there is the Gold Bug Speedster. The Nash is also featured, first built in Kenosha in 1916, as well as 90 other classic antique cars.  Open May to Sept. except Mondays and Tuesdays.</div> <bR> <div> The Kissel Kar Company manufactured cars in Hartford for 25 years. George and William Kissel built a gasoline-powered car in 1905 and began manufacturing them the next year.  Passenger cars,  ambulances, fire trucks, taxicabs, and trucks rolled out of Hartford. In 1918 Kissel introduced a line of low, graceful and sporty cars. The Gold Bug Speedster (1925)and White Eagle Speedster (1929) models achieved international fame. Movie stars owned them. Today they are prized collector’s items.  By their peak year, 1922, they made 4,000 units and were worth over $3 million. They died as an auto producer in 1931, a victim of the Great Depression. The remains of the plant may be seen on the north side of the Rubicon River near E. Wisconsin St.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>