The Route
Here's a suggested route that takes you in a circle in and around Brown County. You can do all the markers in one day or one weekend, or take a month or the whole summer!Click here for a Google Map of the route. The tour begins at Historic Hazelwood, but you can begin at any place on the route.
A) Marker 156: Historic Hazelwood
(marker is at the back of the property, on the Fox River Trail;
no admission fee to access the marker; admission fee to tour the house)
44° 30.046′ N, 88° 1.214′ W
Miles to next marker: 1.3
B) Marker 494: Cnesses Israel Synagogue
44° 30.793′ N, 88° 0.393′ W
Miles to next marker: 0.6
C) Marker 540: Historic Green Bay Road
44° 31.09′ N, 88° 0.832′ W
Miles to next marker: 12.6
D) Marker 62: Red Banks
44° 34.147′ N, 87° 52.721′ W
Miles to next marker: 24.8
E) Marker 263: Wisconsin's Dairy Industries
44° 19.092′ N, 87° 48.966′ W
Miles to next marker: 8.3
F) Marker 268: Wisconsin Maritime Industries
44° 19.35′ N, 87° 48.921′ W
Miles to next marker: 3.4
G) Marker 373: Denmark
44° 20.832′ N, 87° 49.554′ W
Miles to next marker: 14.5
H) Marker 239: Heritage Hill State Park (in parking lot)
Marker 541: Cotton House-Baird Law Office**
Marker 542: Roi-Porlier-Tank House**
44° 28.404′ N, 88° 1.83′ W
Miles to next marker: 2.5
**Important Note: Markers 541 and 542 are located inside Heritage Hill State Park, inside the concessions building, and are available for viewing at limited times. In addition, there is a per-person fee to enter the park. Be sure to check with Heritage Hill State Park before arriving for your visit.
I) Marker 262: White Pillars
44° 27.162′ N, 88° 3.642′ W
Miles to next marker: 0.4
J) Marker 266: Rapides Des Peres -- Voyager Park
44° 27.09′ N, 88° 3.888′ W
Miles to next marker: 0.4
K) Marker 189: Marquette-Jolliet
44° 26.952′ N, 88° 3.606′ W
Miles to next marker: 5.6
L) Marker 105: Eleazer Williams
44° 23.349′ N, 88° 7.439′ W
Miles to next marker: 12.0
M) Marker 502: Revolutionary War Hero
44° 29.674′ N, 88° 10.93′ W
Miles to Marker 156 (starting destination): 10.4
TOTAL MILES: 86.4
