by Steve Tesmer | Apr 22, 2012 | Historic Events
Date in History: 1931 It was back in August of 1931 that the Jefferson County Union first sponsored a city-wide golf tournament out at the course on Lake Koshkonong. Open to all male golfers, the tournament offered trophies for the winners and other, slightly...
by Steve Tesmer | Apr 22, 2012 | Historic Events
Date in History: 1889 to 1905 In 1889 Arthur Hoard brought the first electricity to Fort Atkinson by installing a generator at Hoard’s Creamery located on the south bank of the Rock River. To allow his family to take advantage of this new found luxury, he then ran a...
by Steve Tesmer | Apr 22, 2012 | Historic Events
Date in History: 1947 During the year, the Daily Jefferson County Union keeps us up to date on bird sightings but in the summer of 1947, the Union reported on a flying object of a different kind. Sightings of flying saucers were news across the nation and Jefferson...
by Steve Tesmer | Apr 22, 2012 | Historic Events
Date in History: 1939 In September of 1939, members of the Fort Atkinson Wisconservation Club had a big task before them. Working with the County Game warden, they had to move quickly to remove almost 600,000 fish from two small Fort Atkinson ponds that were in danger...
by Steve Tesmer | Apr 22, 2012 | Historic Events
Date in History: 1970 The distinctive orange sculpture located by the entrance to the Fireside Dinner Theater in Fort Atkinson was unveiled in the summer of 1970. Designed by Fort Atkinson art teacher Bob Hase and built by Ferdinand Kutz, the unusual sculpture is...
by Steve Tesmer | Apr 22, 2012 | Historic Events
Date in History: 1964 Every year, hundreds of buses arrive in Fort Atkinson, making it the number one bus tour destination in all of Wisconsin. They all come here because of a dream that began in 1964. The Fireside Dinner Theatre was started by Dick and Betty Klopcic...
