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ESCAPE TO GARVER
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE A DETERIORATING SUGAR BEET FACTORY FROM 1906 AND REIMAGINE IT AS A HIP, MODERN DESTINATION FOR LUXURY WELLNESS RETREATS, CULINARY CREATIONS, AND ARTISANS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS? ADD THE AWARD-WINNING GARVER FEED MILL PROJECT IN NEARBY MADISON, WISCONSIN, TO THE TOP OF YOUR LIST OF “MUST-GO” SUMMER WEEKEND GETAWAYS.
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RAVINIA.ORG Garver Feed Mill was originally built in 1906 as a sugar beet factory, as seen in the iconic black and white historic photo of two women believed to be daughters of the owner. Today, Garver has been transformed as a multifaceted hub for wellness, culinary creations, and culture. BY SHERRY THOMAS THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
There is a haunting photo on the exposed brick wall inside the newly renovated Garver Feed Mill in Madison, Wisconsin, that tells a story within a story
within a story. It’s grainy, as such artifacts can be, and on first glance, it depicts two women in the kind of gritty, industrial setting you might imagine when you think “early 20th century sugar beet factory.” The Wisconsin Historical Society dates
this image from 1924, the same year the U.S. Sugar Company filed for bankruptcy and five years before James R. Garver would purchase the 200,000-foot facility with Romanesque arches and convert it to a feed mill and granary. Continued on PG 14