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Marshfield Has Art and Cultural Activities Galore
Art and culture abound in Marshfield. Whether one seeks an artful fix, or just so happens to stumble across an exhibit while waiting for an X-ray, Marshfield’s got everyone covered.
The state-of-the-art Marshfield Clinic prides itself on top-notch patient care, but there is also something unusual about the unassuming medical center on North Oak Avenue – it doubles as home to a nonprofit museum and art gallery. New Visions Gallery resides in a 1,600-square-foot space in the... Read More »
Marshfield's Jurustic Park: Home of the Iron Age
Around 1993, rural Marshfield resident Clyde Wynia sculpted a big iron bird with a 9-foot wingspan and hung it from a tree in his backyard. A neighbor asked, “Where did you ever get something like that?”
“I dug it out of the nearby marsh where it inhabited the swamp during the Iron Age,” replied Wynia, which he says was the first thing that came to his mind.
And so was born Jurustic Park, which now features more than 250 iron sculptures on display.
“I just couldn’t stop digging and welding... Read More »
Dairyfest Puts Marshfield Residents in State of Udder Delight
Yes, they do “got milk” – and lots of it.
For nearly 30 years, Marshfield has gathered each June for three delectable days of dairy celebration or, as locals call it, Dairyfest. The celebration includes the Cheese Chase 2K and 5K runs, the Mayor’s Dairyfest Breakfast and an ecumenical church service in the World’s Largest Round Barn.
A downtown Dairyfest parade is also part of the celebration. Visitors from around Wisconsin frequent this event, which has seen as many as 20,000 dairy lovers. Read More »
