Prairie Moon Folk Art

   Herman Rusch retired from farming in 1952, rented the Prairie Moon Dancehall, and  filled it with his growing collection of antiques and oddities to create a roadside museum. After he bought the property in 1958 he decorated the grounds with more than forty concrete and stone sculptures. Most of the statues were made by Rusch himself but he did buy several from another folk artist. Everything in the museum was sold in 1979 and in 1992 the property was purchased by the Kohler Foundation who restored and repaired the artwork.

   Also on the site is a flower garden surrounding a collection of small buildings and figures of animals and people created by Fred Schlosstein, another Wisconsin folk artist. Columns of concrete,  made by John and Bertha Mehringer,  and imbedded with glass and pottery shards, stand near the entrance.

   The ground is uneven and lumpy making rolling around very difficult.

   The parking area is large enough for any RV. Prairie Moon  44.19748, -91.79951