ALL OVER THE MAP
EVENTS NEAR AND FAR
Throughout Wisconsin: CP Holiday Train. The CP Holiday Train, decked out in hundreds of thousands of lights, returns to Wisconsin with stops in the following cities: 5:25 p.m. Dec. 2, Amtrak Depot, Sturtevant; 6:50 p.m. Dec. 2, Amtrak Depot, Milwaukee; 4:15 p.m. Dec. 3, Harwood Ave. crossing, Wauwatosa; 5:45 p.m. Dec. 3, Level Crossing at Cottonwood Ave., Hartland; 6:55 p.m. Dec. 3, South Main St. railway crossing, Oconomowoc; 7:45 p.m. Dec. 3, Brandt Quirk Park, Watertown; 9:05 p.m. Dec. 3, Amtrak Depot, Columbus; 1:15 p.m. Dec. 4, Amtrak Station, Portage; 2:45 p.m., Dec. 4, Amtrak Depot, Wisconsin Dells; 4:15 p.m. Dec. 4, Division St.
crossing, Mauston; 5:30 p.m. Dec. 4, Amtrak Depot, Tomah; 6:40 p.m. Dec. 4, Corner of S. Water St. and Milwaukee
St., Sparta; 8:45 p.m. Dec. 4, Amtrak
Station, La Crosse. See cpr.ca.
Coon Valley: Norskedalen’s Old Fashioned Christmas. Norskedalen celebrates Christmas from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 2 with horse-drawn wagon rides, music, holiday crafts, Norwegian food and Santa. Admission is $6 for adults,
$3 for kids and $15 for families. See norskedalen.org. Elkhart Lake: Old World Christmas
Market. This 20th annual market Dec. 1-10 features gifts, toys, ornaments, food and more from international and regional artists. Admission is $6 for adults; kids 14 and under get in free with an adult. See christmasmarketatosthoff.com. Ripon: Dickens of a Christmas. Browse living window displays in downtown Ripon from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 2. From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 1, enjoy Fezziwig’s Festival, featuring Santa and Mrs. Claus, horse-drawn carriage rides, music and a fruitcake toss. See ripon-wi.com. Spring Green: Winter Festival. Enjoy guided shuttle rides through Taliesin from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 2 and 9. Visitors can also warm up with wintry beverages by the fire in Frank Lloyd Wright’s studio. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for kids 4-16 and free for children under 3 if they sit on an adult’s lap. See taliesinpreservation.org. Please send notice of events three weeks in advance to: All Over the Map, Travel Section, P.O. Box 371, Milwaukee, WI 53201 or to jsfeat@journalsentinel.com, with All Over the Map as the subject.