Burlington, Wisconsin — Part Two

We wandered about town, looking into windows and poking into stores. Unfortunately, it was Saturday, so we couldn’t take advantage of Waxing Wednesdays, but we did get our selves on tape.

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This ballerina with a male head and a run in his/her stocking was scarier than anything we’d seen at the Sci-Fi Cafe.

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We stopped in an imported toy store and had an extended conversation with the lonely owner about his political views (he thought there ought to be a third party) and running a niche business in a small town (he rents the space as an office for his card store in Lake Geneva, so he figured he might as well sell stuff too).

Burlington

Burlington

The Burlington Liars Club was founded in 1929 when two bored reporters fabricated a news story about a lying contest between the police and fire departments. Each year since, there’s been contest for champion liar and the winning entries are posted on plaques around town.

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The Historical Society museum was closed, as was the Pioneer Cabin, the Logic Puzzle Museum, and the Spinning Top Museum. Another trip to Burlington is obviously in the works.

An antique store was open, and we wandered the aisles.

Burlington

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The Chamber of Commerce also houses the Chocolate City Museum. As we walked in, a young lady offered to give us a tour. She pointed out a few displays around the room, then flipped a switch and let Farfel the talking dog tell the story of Nestle chocolate, some of which is, or was, made in Burlington.

Burlington Chocolate Museum

Burlington Chocolate Museum

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The chocolate statues are replicas of those made for the annual chocolate fest in town.

Burlington Chocolate Museum

We then walked into the back room and watched a video on the history of chocolate production after which we were given a sample Nestle Crunch Bar. For a city that hosts an annual Chocolate Fest, the museum was rather … meager.

Downtown Burlington

Downtown Burlington

Stay tuned. There’s more Burlington excitement yet to come.

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1 Response to Burlington, Wisconsin — Part Two

  1. Heather says:

    Wonder if anyone has ever mentioned the grammatical error to the owner of that “video” sign (top right)? “Your” should be “you’re.” :-\

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