Past Events

Come out to enjoy a variety of music played by talented musicians in many genres. Due to extreme heat, the music scheduled for the Mitchell-Rountree Stone Cottage Museum lawn will be moved to Driftless Market, 95 W. Main St. Platteville, second floor.  Make Music Day is a FREE annual international event held on Summer Solstice- … Read more

Join us to celebrate Flag Day and see our Museum military collection. Many military objects not usually on display will be on exhibit for this special event. Program for Flag Day and flag folding demonstration. Bring in your damaged US flags for proper disposal. This program is in collaboration with VFW Post 2344 and the … Read more

Join us to celebrate the reopening of the Stone Cottage for the 2022 season. We will spotlight author Laura Rountree Smith, a very popular children’s writer who lived in Platteville 100 years ago. Tours of the Cottage every hour; Seek and Find game and plush toy for all kids 12 and under; refreshments; reading from … Read more

Free Community event to celebrate Sonny Tiedemann and his family’s contributions to Lancaster and Grant County. Free sunflower seed planting from 10-2. Come enjoy Charlie’s Cinnamon Sticks donated by Coffee Tree of Lancaster. Book reading by Kay Tiedemann at 2:00pm, author of children’s book, Sonny and his Car. Purchase and book signing at the Museum.

10-4 Visit our Quilt Show and talk quilts with other quilt enthusiasts and a quilt expert, Joey Mahieu of Against the Grain Quilt shop in Mineral Point. From 1pm-4pm We will have a quilt show and tell. Bring in your own quilt- antique, vintage, or new- and show it to other quilt enthusiasts from 1-4pm. … Read more