Historic Unveiling: Abbot-Downing Stagecoach

Saturday, May 3 | 1 – 3:30PM

In 1875, an order was placed for Hotel Style Concord Stagecoach #433 to be handcrafted by the Abbot-Downing Company in Concord, New Hampshire. Now, just shy of its 150th birthday, this beautiful coach—one of roughly 160 remaining today—joins Wisconsin’s largest collection of historic carriages and wagons!

Historic Unveiling: Abbot-Downing Stagecoach

Saturday, May 3 | 1 – 3:30PM
Photo credit: Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin 

In 1875, an order was placed for Hotel Style Concord Stagecoach #433 to be handcrafted by the Abbot-Downing Company in Concord, New Hampshire. Now, just shy of its 150th birthday, this beautiful coach—one of roughly 160 remaining today—joins Wisconsin’s largest collection of historic carriages and wagons!

Travel Through Time

Wisconsin’s largest collection of historic carriages and wagons is yours to explore year ‘round at the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum. Weather permitting, check out snowshoes at our visitor center and experience the natural beauty of our grounds via a different form of historic transportation! Snowshoes are available with 4+ inches of snow cover. The remainder of our site buildings, including the original Wade House Inn, our sawmill, and blacksmith shop, reopen for general admission in May 2024.  

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Join an evening of cocktail and craft beer tasting at Wade House, where you can enjoy drinks on the deck of the Sawmill Saloon and during a horse-drawn Prairie Schooner ride through the Kettle Moraine. Led From behind the bar of the Wade House taproom, guest speaker Heidi Retzer from Ledgerock Distillery in Eden will provide sample spirits like Farm Boy Bourbon and Ledgerock Vodka. Must be 21+ to attend. ... See MoreSee Less

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Join an evening of cocktail and craft beer tasting at Wade House, where you can enjoy drinks on the deck of the Sawmill Saloon and during a horse-drawn Prairie Schooner ride through the Kettle Moraine. Led From behind the bar of the Wade House taproom, guest speaker Heidi Retzer from Ledgerock Distillery in Eden will provide sample spirits like Farm Boy Bourbon and Ledgerock Vodka. Must be 21+ to attend.