The Museum Gift Shop is OPEN Saturday, December 17, 6-8pm
Please Support Our Fundraising Events
October 2022 fundraising events:
Saturday, October 22 at 7pm – The Washington House I Scream Paranormal Tour | 6th Sense Paranormal– Sorry! This date is sold out – please see October 29 at 7pm below.- Tuesday, October 25, 4-8pm – A&W Manitowoc, Share Night ♦ 10% of sales benefit the Two Rivers Historical Society.
Treat yourself, your family and friends with a take-out meal or eat-in! “Since 1919 A&W has been making it possible for you to bring home Root Beer made fresh in our restaurants with real cane sugar, served to you in our famous frosty mug.” - Saturday, October 29 at 7pm – The Washington House I Scream Paranormal Tour | 6th Sense Paranormal
Have you ever wondered if the Washington House is haunted? Built in 1850 as an Inn and public house, in the 19th-century the venue provided lodging for newcomers, transients, and a few regular tenants. Meals were served in the bar room. Many souls have passed through the doors and not every soul has left. Our volunteers have told stories of odd things happening in the building.
Join us for a Professional Paranormal Investigation by selecting one of the two dates listed above.
Ice Cream will be served prior to each tour – limit of 20 people per tour. Purchase your tickets today!
Thank you for supporting our mission by attending these fundraisers! 😊
Tours by 6th Sense Paranormal LLC
A&W Manitowoc is Donating 10% of All Sales to the Two Rivers Historical Society!
Two Rivers Historical Society Announces New Board President
At the April 2022 Quarterly Meeting of the Two Rivers Historical Society, Mark Grams was elected Board President. Mark’s story is an interesting one. He grew up in Watertown, Wisconsin. At age 17, he joined the Marines and served on active duty for 20 years and retired as a Gunnery Sergeant (E7). Being part of the military for so many years, he and his family have lived many places including California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona, Virginia, England, and Okinawa! Mark and his wife of 42 years, Betty, have experienced other parts of the country but chose to live in Two Rivers.
How did Mark and Betty find Two Rivers out of all the places in the world? When Mark was the Dodge County Veterans Service Officer, a flier crossed his desk advertising that military and retired military could rent the Lighthouse Keeper’s house in Sturgeon Bay or Point Beach. They had vacationed in Two Rivers a few times and found Two Rivers to be a beautiful place to live. Lake Michigan and the beach drew them here. Mark said, “It was a neat, clean, safe, low cost of living small community. Two Rivers is well located so it would not take very long to get to larger cities if needed.” They bought a house and have been residents of Two Rivers for the past 15 years.
Mark has had a variety of employment experiences after his military life. He worked in a home for severely cognitively disabled people as a psychology technician. He also was the Veteran Service Officer in Dodge County for 19 years and he retired again. In 2015, he graduated from UW-Whitewater with a political science degree. Since arriving in Two Rivers Mark has been immersed in the city working as a substitute teacher, Community Service Officer for the police department, game day security for the Packers and was recently hired as the part-time Main Street administrative assistant. To have a person with Mark’s life experiences and qualifications as our Board President is a definite plus for the Two Rivers Historical Society.
An interesting connection between Mark and Two Rivers is that his sister was a nun who taught at St. Luke’s School in the 1960s. Her name was Sister Beatrice.
Mark said the greatest current need of the Historical Society is for volunteers to greet visitors at the Washington House and Farm Museum. “Without volunteers, we can’t do anything.” He thanks the present volunteers who keep the Washington House and Farm Museum going. Mark also commented on how well the volunteer board members work as a team and looks forward to great things to come.
Mark and Betty Grams have two adult children and five grandchildren. We welcome them all to the community!
Visit the “Braille Blues Daddy” Bryan Lee Memorabilia Display
See it only at the Washington House Museum, 1622 Jefferson Street, Two Rivers!
To commemorate local blues legend and Two Rivers native, Bryan Lee, the display will be accessible for public viewing the entire Festival weekend, July 8-10.
Two Rivers Main Street has posted the superb music lineup for Saturday, July 9 with hours from 1:00 to 8:30pm – Bryan Lee Memorial Blues Festival – ExploreTwoRivers.com
Washington House Museum hours are 12noon to 5pm, Tuesday through Sunday. Stop in to tour the museum, refresh yourself with a cold treat from Berner’s Ice Cream Parlor or just relax in the inviting, airconditioned former historic hotel and bar. Admission is FREE!
Celebrate National Ice Cream Month with a Trip to Two Rivers, Birthplace of the Ice Cream Sundae!
Celebrate National Ice Cream Month with a Trip to Two Rivers, Birthplace of the Ice Cream Sundae!
This article originally appeared in “Go Valley Kids” on June 26, 2022. We sincerely thank Jennifer Much, travel writer for “Go Valley Kids” for sharing her fabulous story and directing Fox Valley families to Two Rivers
So many flavors to choose from, and they all look delicious!
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