Wilson Place Mansion Holiday Tours

Come Celebrate the Holidays in Jazz Age Decadence at Wilson Place Mansion! Happy Days and Hard Times: Christmas of the 20's and 30's! Wilson Place Mansion is the home to three of Dunn County's Founding Lumber Baron Families: the Wilson's, the Stouts and the LaPointes. This year Wilson Place is celebrating the Holidays in the high style of the rich during the 1920?s and 1930?s. Come and be a part of the beauty of the Christmas Season at Wilson Place as it would have looked when George Jr. and Irene Lapointe, the last of the family to live in the home, celebrated there. Witness the music, flash, and sparkle of one of America's most decadent decades, during the most wonderful time of the year! Learn about celebrating the holidays during the Prohibition era, and how the wealthy experienced life, as well as how the Great Depression affected Christmas time for the rest of Wisconsin. See examples of gorgeous Jazz Age holiday clothing, and the mansion decked out for a Roaring 20'.s Christmas.Beautiful holiday trees adorned with a large collection of authentic 1920's era glass Christmas tree bulbs and other festive ornaments will delight you! Images of Menomonie as a winter wonderland, as well as authentic Menomonie Holiday Advertising and radio shows will transport you back in time.