| Art Galleries and Studios
The county has many art galleries and studios that show
case talents in a wide variety of media
Cedarburg Bog
located west of Saukville, is a 2,000-acre Mesozoic bog, the southern most
of its kind in the state. Also located there is a University of
Wisconsin Research Station.
Cedarburg General Store Museum.
This newly restored building, circa 1860s, houses a collection of
antique advertising art and packaging, displayed to recreate a typical
general store. The Cedarburg Visitor’s Center is located in the museum.
Cedarburg Cultural Center
features permanent and temporary exhibitions exploring the community’s
history, heritage, and contemporary culture. A historic walking tour is
also available.
Cedar Creek is home to a 5.5-mile canoe ride, which begins at
Covered Bridge Park and ends at Boy Scout Park in downtown Cedarburg.
Cedar Creek Settlement.
A former 1864 woolen mill on the National Register of Historic
Places, now home to dozens of specialty shops, galleries, restaurants,
and a winery.
Cedar Creek Winery
located in the historic Cedar Creek Settlement, has daily tours and wine
tasting.
County Fairgrounds
located in Cedarburg and adjacent to Firemen's Park, host the annual
County Fair.
Covered Bridge Park
located north of Cedarburg, has the last remaining covered bridge in
Wisconsin. Picnicking is also available.
Eghart House
in downtown Port Washington, is a Victorian cottage restored and
furnished to its original condition.
Electric Interurban Railway Depot This historic landmark
depot is the last remaining building of the Milwaukee to Sheboygan
Interurban Transit System that served Ozaukee County from 1907-1948.
The fully restored cream city brick building located on Center Street in
Cedarburg will soon serve as the expanded Ozaukee county Archives
Research Center & Museum operated by the Ozaukee County Historical
Society
Fireman’s Park
in Cedarburg, is the site of the annual Ozaukee County Fair and Maxwell
Street Days.
Freistadt is a small community settled back in 1839 by immigrants
of Pomerania (later Germany). The Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church,
the oldest Lutheran church in Wisconsin, is also located there.
Freistadt is now a part of Mequon.
Green Bay Ethnic Trail
served as the principal transportation route between all the earliest
settlements in eastern Wisconsin. Historic inns, stagecoach stops,
bridges, fences, windows, churches and farmsteads are still visible
along the route.
Harrington Beach State Park
occupies 637 acres of land along the shore of Lake Michigan, just east
of Belgium. The park offers picnicking, volleyball, hiking, nature
study, fishing, a sandy beach, an inland quarry lake, cross-country
skiing, and snowmobiling.
Historic Hamilton,
an 1840’s community located along the Green Bay Ethnic Trail, is a state
historical site and is listed on the National Register of Historic
Places.
Interurban Trail
A 30 mile non-vehicular recreational trail which follows the old
interurban rail line that ran from Downtown Milwaukee to Downtown
Sheboygan. The new Interurban Trail will run through Ozaukee
County from the Milwaukee County-line to Sheboygan County-line,
connecting existing trails through communities and countryside of
Ozaukee County and across bridges that span Cedar Creek in City of
Cedarburg and the Milwaukee River in the town of Grafton.
Pedestrians, bicyclist, roller-blades and cross country skiers are
invited to use the trail.
Kuhefuss House
constructed in 1849, makes it one of the oldest homes in historic
Cedarburg.
Lime Kiln Park
is a beautiful park located along the Green Bay Ethnic Trail in Grafton,
features restored lime kiln chimneys and a picturesque dam.
Lighthouse Museum
built atop St. Mary’s Hill in Port Washington, is an historic coast
guard station lighthouse that now houses the local historical society
collection.
National Flag Day Foundation Americanism Center
located inside the former Grand View School building in Waubeka,
contains Flag Day memorabilia and other articles of patriotism.
Octagon Barns
found throughout Ozaukee County are monuments of early German settlers
who built these structures beginning in 1890.
Orchards, Produce Farms, and Roadside Stands
are located throughout the county offering a variety of fruit and
vegetables.
Ozaukee Art Center
located in one of Wisconsin’s oldest breweries, features exhibitions and
workshops in all media.
Ozaukee County Breweries
the county offers two different local brewers
Paramount
historical marker
Over 1600 recordings were made in Grafton, WI. Come and see the
world-renown spot where the best of the Delta Blues artists recorded
near the corner of 12th and Falls Road in Grafton along the beautiful
Milwaukee River. See the foundations and rusted power wheel of the
pressing plant that distributed the best of jazz, gospel, early country,
dance band, blues, and ethnic music.
Pebble House. Built in 1848, this stone house is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. The Port Washington Visitor’s
Center is located in the house.
Pioneer Village
located in northern Ozaukee County near Fredonia, is a living museum of
20 buildings from the 1840’s to 1907 era.
Port Washington Marina & Harbor
is one of the most popular fishing and sailing ports on
Lake Michigan.
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