Seniors Find Harmony in Elkhorn

Welcome to Elkhorn, Wisconsin, picked one of the Best Small Towns in America, and called “The Christmas Card Town.” Elkhorn’s motto, “Living in Harmony” reflects its traditional “hometown” values, the community’s background from band instrument manufacturers and repair and the historical significance of composer Joseph Philbrick Webster of Civil War days.

The city’s name was given by Colonel Samuel Phoenix, who declared “Elk Horn” when he spotted a rack of elk antlers caught in a tree. Located in southeast Wisconsin, senior travelers will find Elkhorn where Interstate 43 and Hwy 12 intersect.

Elkhorn is a fast-growing community with a population of just over 9,000. It is a city rich in history and tradition with the warmth and friendliness of a small town.

Attractions in and around Elkhorn include Watson’s Wild West in an atmosphere of an 1880′s General Store. Senior visitors find hundreds of advertising containers, toys, hardware, tobacco and confections along with Watson’s Wild West Dinner Theater and Western Museum.

The Evergreen Golf Course is a great place for a round of golf. For those who enjoy water sports and fishing, Lauderdale Lakes is close by and is very popular during the summer months.

Dine at one of 36 restaurants in town. Then go shopping at the Elkhorn Flea Market with over 500 dealers that can match any market you have seen elsewhere in the country. I guessed right that TripAdvisor would beat me to Elkhorn to suggest two great B&Bs and seven great things to see and do in town.

Seniors Pick Strawberries, Apples and Pumpkins

And by the way, for you seniors who enjoy a good bike trail, the White River Trail is a beautiful, flat, easy, 12-mile trail. A former SOO rail line passes by numerous bridges, scenic vistas, quaint towns, farmlands, and wetlands through Wisconsin’s Southeast Glacial Plains landscape.

If you enjoy music, the Alpine Valley Music Theatre has shows going on all year long. Many of the locals as well as visitors find the Apple Barn Orchard and Winery a great stop that features an open orchard and a farm where you can pick your own strawberries, apples, and pumpkins in season. The farm is situated on land that has been in the Jacobson family since 1848.

Not to scare you off, but be aware of a strange beast that since the mid-1930s has been reported around Elkhorn. Named for the location where it was most sighted, The Beast of Bray Road still gets the attention of local residents.

Seniors will discover a community in the truest sense of the word. The warm personality of the town is exhibited  in  its friendly residents, quaint shops, and its historic structures. At the recently restored bandshell in picturesque Sunset Park, you are invited to come and lay under the stars on a soft summer’s eve listening to the Elkhorn Community Band play traditional favorites. We’ve been there and we loved it. jeb