Life O'Riley Farm & Guesthouses
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The Life O' Riley Farm is located on 160 acres approximately 6 miles south of Boscobel, in Southwest Wisconsin.A dairy farm into the 70's, it is now cropped for corn, oats and hay. We have a small greenhouse and extensive gardens where we grow most of our food and flowers. Vegetable and bedding plants are available in season.
We raise our own meat and eggs and the granary and schoolhouse kitchens are always stocked with coffee, fresh eggs and a loaf of homemade bread or pan of cinnamon rolls for our guests' breakfasts.
We invite you to explore the farm, which includes two small rock quarries (great for fossil hunting), 50 acres of woods, and a perfect picnic spot overlooking miles of rolling fields and woods towards the Wisconsin River. The "little quarry" has its own grill, table and fire pit. It is a wonderful spot for looking at the stars.Our extensive gardens are available to guests who would like to prepare fresh, local meals. We are firm supporters of the slow food movement and eating local.
In recent years our area has become home to a thriving Amish community who manage a produce auction a few miles from the farm.
Guests may enjoy the excitement of a produce auction or may want to purchase bulk produce for home canning or sharing. Fresh cow and goat milk are nearby and we have a very good cheese store in Fennimore.Guests, including students from Valley Ridge Art Studio, may make dinner arrangements with the Innkeepers. Satellite wireless internet is available on the porches of the buildings.
- House on the Rock (45 min.)
- Spring Green & The American Players Theater
- Wyalusing State Park (40 min.)
- Effigy Mounds Park (45 min.)
- Villa Louis Historical Home
- Kickapoo and Eagle Caves
- Fennimore Doll & Toy Museum
- Class A trout streams (10 min.)
"This is a great place to relax and be at peace." J. Ryan
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- To find us from Milwaukee or Madison:
- From Madison, take Hwy. 151/18 toward Dodgeville.
- Take the Hwy. 18 exit at Dodgeville.
- Follow Hwy. 18 west to Fennimore.
- At the stop sign, turn right onto Hwy 61 and continue north to the intersection of Hwy T.
- Turn right on T and travel approx. 3 miles to Riley Rd.
- Turn left onto Riley Rd. and continue to the first mailbox on your right, around 1/4 mile.
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From Minneapolis/St. Paul:
- Take Hwy 61 south from the Twin Cities to LaCrosse, stay on 14/61 until Readstown.
- Continue south on 61 to Boscobel.
- Turn left onto MS/Mary Street, go 6 blocks, turn right onto Chestnut.
- Keep left, go about 5 miles, when you pass a gravel pit on your left, our farm is the next drive on the left.
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