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OUR Area Attractions
Beckman Mill
11600 S. County Road H, Beloit
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Beloit College, Public Sculpture
A fine collection of public sculpture, including works by esteemed artist Siah Armajani and former professors Arnold Popinsky and O. Verne Shaffer, grace the Beloit College campus.
Beloit Civic Theater
225 4th St., Beloit
608- 362-1595
Each season the Beloit Civic Theatre, a volunteer organization, presents a musical, a comedy and a mystery production. Performances are held at the Elizabeth Reinholz Theatre at Beloit Memorial High School.
Beloit Fine Arts Incubator
520 E. Grand Ave., Beloit
608-313-9083
The Beloit Fine Arts Incubator houses a gallery, educational classroom and artists studios. Visitors are encouraged to stop by to view art, attend art show receptions, join the drum circle and attend a poetry night.
Beloit Historical Society/Lincoln Center
845 Hackett St., Beloit, 608-365-7835
Beloit – Janesville Symphony Orchestra
700 College St., Beloit
608-363-2554
For more than 50 years, the BeloitJanesville Symphony Orchestra has continued a tradition of great historic music and exciting guest artist. The group performs at Eaton Chapel on the Beloit College campus.
Cobblestone House/ Water Tower
Milwaukee Road, Clinton, Wis. – The Clinton Historical Society and the citizens of Clinton are very proud of our two most recognized historic structures – The Cobblestone House, built in 1849 by Alonzo Richardson for the Samuel S. Jones family and the limestone water tower built by masonry contractor Jacob Miller which went into operation in 1896. This is only one of two intact stone towers still in existence in Rock County.
Effigy Mounds
700 College St., Beloit
The Beloit College campus contains 23 conical, linear and animal-shaped effigy mounds built between 700 and 1200 by Native Americans.
Farmer’s Park located on Mill Street, south of Front Street, at the beginning of the Pelishek Nature Trail. The park includes a vault restroom and a gazebo.
Fisher Schoolhouse
Hwy 213 & Luther Valley Rd., Beloit 608-879-9990
Gert Wolter Park located on Shu-Lar Lane. Gert Wolter has bathrooms, a kitchen equipped with refrigerator, stove, and microwave, a pavillion with electrical outlets and picnic tables. For recreation there is playground equipment, horseshoe pits and a baseball field.
Hanchett-Bartlett Homestead
2149 St. Lawrence Ave., Beloit 608-365-7835
Providing a glimpse of the rural lifestyle in the 1800s, this 1875
Victorian farmstead features period furnishings, a smokehouse, a rural schoolhouse and a limestone barn.
Heldt Paulson Park is home to Clinton’s soccer fields. It also has a walking path, toddler playground equipment, and picnic tables. It is located on Cougar Lane.
Herb Reffue Park located just off Church and High Streets, next to Clinton’s Historic Water Tower. Herb Reffue Park includes port-a-potties, picnic tables, and a large pavilion with electrical outlets. For recreation there is playground equipment, a volleyball net, and basketball hoops. The Herb Reffue Park is also the home of Clinton’s Skateboard Park. Also home to the Sledding Hill!
Heritage Walkway
Riverside Park, Riverside Dr., Beloit Engraved bricks commemorating the loved ones of Beloit residents make up the Heritage Walkway, which traverses along the Rock River
Lee Park
Clinton
Logan Museum of Anthropology
700 College St., Beloit
608-363-2677
Two-story glass cubes display thousands of pieces including
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Beloit
Abundant Life Church of Beloit, 1201 Hackette St., 608-363-8742
Apostolic Assembly, 725 Oak St., 608298-8477
Apostolic Tabernacle of Christ, 2950 Prairie Ave., 608-362-4995
Atonement Lutheran Church, 901 Harrison Ave., 608-362-8216
Baha’l Community, 1110 Olympian Blvd., 608-363-8829
Beloit Gospel Hall Assembly, 1129 North St., 608-365-3305
Beloit New Life Church, 1146 Grant St., 608-365-2652
Berean Baptist Church, 1849 Bayliss Ave., 608-365-5878
Calvary Tabernacle Church, 1907 McKinley Ave., 608-362-5715
Central Christian Church, 2460 Milwaukee Road, 608-362-7663
Christ United Methodist Church, 2345 Prairie Ave., 608-368-0548
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2535 Austin Pl., 608-362-4646
Congregation b’nai Abraham, 2400 Oxford Lane, 608-364-4916
Cornerstone Church of God, 322 Olympian Blvd., 608-362-7547
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1151 E. Grand Ave., 608-362-0562
Ev. Lutheran Church, 1707 S. Luther Valley Road, 608-879-2934
Ev. Lutheran Church, 749 Bluff St., 608-362-0716
Ev. Lutheran Church, 8th& St. Lawrence, 608-365-7064
Faith Baptist Church, 1013 Henry Ave., 608-365-3456
Faith Builders International Ministries, 2170 Murphy Woods Rd., 608-3659131
First Assembly of God, 1021 Cranston Road, 608-362-2059
First Baptist Church, 617 Public Ave., 608-365-8455
First Congregational Church, 801
Bushnell St., 608-362-4821
First Presbyterian Church, 501 Prospect Ave., 608-362-8969
First United Methodist Church, 511 Public Ave., 608-362-8866
Fountain of Life – Tabernacle Holiness Church, 1600 Huebbe Pkwy., 608365-1220
Free Methodist Church, 1919 Cleora Dr., 608-364-4504
Good News Christian Center, 2293