Lives Invested…

and served for fourteen years as tireless promoter of the development of the community. His vision took physical form in 1988 when he created West Dayl Plaza, a shopping center on Highway 12 where Festival Foods and other businesses are located today. A portion of this property was donated by Carol Sorg for the construction of the Baraboo Area Visitors Center which is occupied by the Baraboo Area Chamber of Commerce and the Community Foundation of South Central Wisconsin which owns the building. Both Carol and Dayl were members of numerous veterans and service organizations ranging from the Elks to P.E.O. and were generous donors to the community. The Sorgs are also remembered for the Christmas trees that they grew on their farm in Adams County and sold for decades. The Sorgs donated pine trees for planting in area parks and public spaces.

Carol served on the board of directors of the Sauk County Historical Society for decades and also was secretary of the Badger History Group dedicated to preserving the history of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Carol donated Christmas trees to the Society every year for Christmas festivities at the Van Orden Mansion and was generous in many other ways. Dayl died unexpectedly at age 71 in May of 1997. Later that year the municipal building in West Baraboo was renamed the Dayl F. Sorg Memorial Village Hall. Carol died in 2005. The probate room on the main floor of the Sauk County History Center has been named the Carol D. and Dayl F. Sorg Room to honor this amazing couple.