Historic Forestville

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When the Site is Open:

Explore Historic Forestville at your own pace through a new self-guided game at the site. Choose one of four professions to learn about what life was like for a teacher, family, tradesperson, or farmhand in Forestville by following a series of clues that will lead you throughout what remains of the old town. Find out why the town isn’t there anymore and what made people decide to stay or leave as the town started to decline. If you have fun following one series of clues feel free to come back to the visitor center to choose another path to follow and start again!

When the site is closed:
Though the buildings are closed outside of posted site hours, you can still explore the townsite on your own with our self-guided brochure map. Find the brochure in the parking lot at the south side of the bridge or at the state park entrance. Explore the grounds on your own and find the well-preserved general store and homestead, as well as the sites where the grist-mill, distillery, cemetery, and schoolhouses once existed.

Think about the choices and factors that changed the course of this once-thriving community’s history. Engage with the history through the questions on the brochure.