Scanography is fine art photographer Barbara Jean McHugh’s latest passion … that’s the process where objects are placed on a scanner to create images that offer incredible detail and a surrealistic feel. Take a look around the foyer of the Washington House Inn where McHugh is this month’s featured artist, and you will be transported…
Looking for something fun to do on a snowy afternoon in Cedarburg? Here at the Washington House Inn, we are always happy to steer guests a few blocks east toward the amazing Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts on Portland Road. To welcome in the new year, the museum has a brand new exhibit…
As we approach the holiday season, visitors staying at the Washington House Inn will see that much of the art decorating the foyer during December depicts whimsical angels of all shapes and sizes. Sandra McCutcheon Pape – the Wisconsin-born artist whose work this is- graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison with a degree…
Residents and visitors who come to Cedarburg on a regular basis always look forward to the Holiday Art Show & Sale held during the first weekend in December. Organized by members of the Cedarburg Artists’ Guild, and held in the Cedarburg Community Center, just north of the inn, this annual event showcases the exceptional work…
The paintings of Tom Kubala, a local architect, are on display through the month of November in the foyer of the Washington House Inn. Not only does the artist live here in Cedarburg, but his company, Kubala Washatko Architects, is located here, too, housed in what used to be an abandoned power plant on the banks…
As the holiday season draws near, one of the most highly anticipated events in the Cedarburg area is surely Five Festive Friday Eves at Cedar Creek Settlement on the corner of Bridge Road and Washington Avenue, just a few blocks north of the Inn. Settlement merchants are already busy at work decorating the restored 1864 woolen mill…
One of the first questions guests returning to Cedarburg during the month of October often ask us here at the Inn is: “When are the Gothic History Tours taking place?” For those perhaps not in the know, over the past couple of decades the Cedarburg Cultural Center (CCC) has earned a reputation for sharing the dark…
Head north from Cedarburg to Lion’s Den Gorge, a beautiful 73-acre nature preserve located on the shores of Lake Michigan in the Town of Grafton. Purchased by the Ozaukee County Parks Department in 2002, over the years, the preserve has become a popular destination for hikers and picnickers, not forgetting dog owners. Sometimes we suggest…
