Historic Sites in Southwest Wisconsin To Open Soon

After nearly two years of closure to the public, Wisconsin Historical Society sites and museums will open soon, including four located in southwest Wisconsin. Reports say First Capitol in Belmont will open on August 7th, followed by Pendarvis in Mineral Point on August 20th. On that day, Stonefield in Cassville and Villa Louis in Prairie du Chien will also open.  The sites were among several in the state that were shuttered because of budgetary shortfalls. After southwest Wisconsin lawmakers passed a bill that would appropriate federal stimulus aid for their reopening, Governor Tony Evers allocated $1 million in federal aid to the society.