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Article: DAYTRIPPERS: BOSCOBEL.(ADVENTURE)

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August 3, 2008
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Boscobel Civil War buffs take note: Today is the last day of Muskets and Memories, the annual re-enactment in Boscobel, about an hour and a half west of Madison on the Lower Wisconsin River in Grant County. It's one of the largest Civil War events in the upper Midwest, drawing 1,000 participants and more than 8,000 spectators each year.

If you miss Muskets and Memories, you might still enjoy a trip to Boscobel next weekend for the ...

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