Ferryville Tourism Council to present “Amish in Wisconsin” as its second Chautauqua Summer Program July 9

The Ferryville Tourism Council is sponsoring the second of three Chautauqua Summer programs scheduled for this summer. This second program will be held Wednesday evening, July 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the Ferryville Village Hall.

The featured presenter will be Larry Scheckel, and his topic will be “Amish in Wisconsin”. Scheckel is a retired social studies/science teacher. He has previously presented programs in Ferryville on the Clara Olson murder, one room school houses in Crawford County, and his adventures growing up on a farm in the Ferryville, WI area.

Scheckel and his wife, Ann, currently live in the Tomah, WI area. He will bring some of his books for purchase after the program.

Treats will be available. The final Chautauqua Summer program for the 2025 season will be August 13 and will feature Robert Taunt speaking about Marquette and Joliet.