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USA
Midwest
St. Hwy 35 (on old Hwy 95)
Fountain City, WI
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Fountain City, WI
Fountain City Rock Garden - John and Bertha Mehringer
Folk Art Site, Environment with rocks
Site Status: private property - visible from the street
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Information:
Built: 1933-1935
This charming, hillside rock garden was most likely influenced by other area grottos, such as Dickeyville and the Wegner grottos. In the fall of 2007, most of it will be moved from its present location to the Prairie Moon sculpture Garden, just down Highway 35, towards Cochrane.
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Bibliography:
"Self-Made Worlds: Visionary Environments" by Roger Manley and Mark Sloan, Aperture, New York, 1997.
"Sacred Spaces & Other Places: A Guide to Grottos & Sculptural Environments in the Upper Midwest" by Lisa Stone and Jim Zanzi, Chicago, IL: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Press, 1993.
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Driving Directions:
State Highway 35 (on old Highway 95)
Fountain City, WI
(May have already moved to the Prairie Moon Sculpture Park - 52727 Prairie Moon Road)
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Road rules:
Please remember to always be respectful of private property, use common courtesy and treat people with kindness. If the location is private, never enter without the owner’s permission.
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