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Tell us, what’s your favorite Fall vibe in Verona, WI?

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A Saturday spent surrounded by books 📚

with a bonus of GORGEOUS fall weather to make the walks to each our stops just as wholesome!

Mollie and I finally were able to check out the Wisconsin Book Festival on in 25th (🤯) year! We were able to check out local small businesses, presentations by authors, and $1 Book Sale all within a couple of blocks of the Madison Public Library!

Books are something Mollie and I bond over & it was such a special day to have a day all about them together!

The Wisconsin Book Festival is one of @destinationmadison’s Top 10 Don’t Miss Weekends in Madison. Check out their website for the remain weekends of this year & all the incredible things to look for in 2027!

SO, any books on your wishlist? Anything you haven’t been able to put down??

@destinationmadison #partnership #madisonhummingbirds #madisonwi #madisonpubliclibrary #libraryevents

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While in Middleton, Wisconsin, I stood before a wall of more than 6,000 mustards. Jars from all 50 states and more than 70 countries, shelved with the devotion most museums reserve for porcelain.

The National Mustard Museum began with a letdown. In the early hours of October 28, 1986, the Boston Red Sox lost the World Series. Barry Levenson, then an assistant attorney general for Wisconsin, wandered an all-night grocery store to clear his head. Passing the mustards, he heard a voice: “If you collect us, they will come.” He bought a dozen jars that night.

As I walked the lower level of the museum, I was, of course, fascinated by its Gibbons Collection, which gathers sterling silver and porcelain mustard pots. The earliest English mustard pots were casters for dry powder. Many were “blind” casters, engraved to look pierced and sealed beneath, so the lid lifted off and the powder was spooned out. The earliest fully hallmarked example dates to 1717.

Around 1720, a Mrs. Clements of Durham, England, began grinding mustard seed into a fine flour and selling it from Saddler Street. Durham mustard became the fashion. Cooks mixed the powder fresh with water, and by the late 1750s, silversmiths created a small lidded drum the London Assay Office called a “tankard.”

The lid kept prepared mustard from drying out and losing its heat. A notch cut in the rim let the handle of a tiny spoon rest inside while the lid stayed closed.

Mustard’s acidity corrodes silver, so makers gilded the interiors. Later, they fitted removable glass liners, often cobalt blue, which glowed through pierced silverwork. The Victorians turned the form playful, with pots shaped as long-eared owls and as Mr. Punch, the hook-nosed puppet of Punch and Judy.

Mrs. Clements’s ox-head trademark eventually passed to Colman’s, and mustard eventually became a cheap bottle stored in the fridge.

Is there a mustard pot tucked in a cupboard somewhere in your family?

#TheLifestyleHistorian #NationalMustardMuseum #MustardPot #AntiqueSilver #FoodHistory

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1/10 📍Mansion Hill Inn
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What a cool spot! I hope to display some art here and potentially stay the night sometime! Most Tuesday nights they have jazz music and open their bar to the public.
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📚🍂 A little bookish adventure in Madison!

I had the opportunity to experience the Wisconsin Book Festival’s 25th Anniversary Fall Celebration, featuring over 55 events and 80 authors! I love events that bring people together to learn, discover new stories, and enjoy everything our communities have to offer. ❤️

And did you know this FREE festival is one of @destinationmadison Destination Madison’s Top 10 Don’t-Miss Event Weekends of 2026?

#partnership #madisonhummingbirds #wibookfestival

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the witches are OUT and I have questions 🧹🎤
here to investigate what the covens have to say 🫣
#WitchesNightOut #MountHoreb

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📚🍂 SAVE this for your next bookish day in Madison!
Coffee, bookstores, author talks, and good food? That’s my kind of Saturday! 🤎
I spent the day exploring the Wisconsin Book Festival’s 25th anniversary Fall Celebration, and it was such a fun reminder of how much there is to experience right here in Madison.
Here’s your bookish Madison itinerary:
☕ Wonderstate Coffee
📚 Lake City Books
📖 Wisconsin Book Festival
🍽️ Graze
The Wisconsin Book Festival is one of Destination Madison’s Top 10 Don’t Miss Event Weekends of 2026, and there are so many more reasons to plan a Madison getaway!
✨ Head to https://www.visitmadison.com/blog/stories/post/when-to-visit/ to discover more events and start planning your next Madison weekend!
Which stop would you make first? 👇
@destinationmadison
#partnership #madisonhummingbirds #madisonwi #wisconsinlife
Adjust the stops to reflect where you actually go.

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Madison-area book lovers, this one’s for you! This weekend is @wibookfest’s 25th anniversary Fall Celebration and there are loads of opportunities to buy books (or score free ones), meet authors, and celebrate the start of cozy reading season!

I’ve already attended a handful of events and have loved hearing from authors like @anngarvin_ and @amber2dawn about their process and inspiration, and I can’t wait to dig into my new books!

This is also one of @destinationmadison’s Top 10 Don’t Miss Event Weekends in 2026 and it’s clear to see why!
Check out visitmadison.com/blog/stories/post/when-to-visit/ to explore other upcoming events happening throughout the year!

#partnership #madisonhummingbirds #wibookfest

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must be the szn of the witch 🧹

@mounthorebwi’s Witches Night Out

Are you a good witch or a bad witch?

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There’s a pint of gold at the end of every hike in Verona, WI. Or there could be, if you plan your day correctly! 😜

Check out the Military Ridge Trail or the Ice Age National Scenic Trail — both of which run through Verona — and make a stop at @lakelouiebrewing or @hophausbrewingcompany while you’re at it. Cheers! 🍻

#Wisconsin #VeronaWI #Visitveronawi #TravelWisconsin #DestinationMadison #Midwest #SugarRiverValleyWI Midwest Adventures, Things to do near Madison Wisconsin, Verona Wisconsin, Fall bucket list, Discover Wisconsin

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Madison friends! If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, checkout the Wisconsin Book Festival Fall Celebration. The 25th anniversary event brings together local, regional and international book lovers for author talks and special events. It’s part of @destinationmadison ‘s Top 10 Don’t Miss events.

I checked out the book sale at @madisonpubliclibrary and found some great vintage books. 🤎

#partnership #madisonhummingbirds #madisonwi #madisonwicontentcreator #books @destinationmadison

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