Old World Wisconsin set to reopen July 24

Friday, July 16, 2010

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Tornado rips through the village of Eagle

Workers pick through debris behind a home Wednesday on Sherman Street in the village of Eagle. The subdivision took the brunt of Monday's tornado and residents were allowed back in late Tuesday to begin assessing the damage.

A tornado tore through the village of Eagle, Wis., June 21, 2010, damaging more than 100 homes.

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The Old World Wisconsin Clausing Barn, which serves as a visitor center and restaurant, as it looked the day after a tornado swept through the site. Photos by Ellsworth Brown, director of the Wisconsin Historical Society..

EAGLE (AP) -- Old World Wisconsin will reopen with a celebration July 24, officials at the Wisconsin Historical Society announced Friday.

The sprawling collection of settler-era villages in Eagle sustained so much damage from a June 21 tornado that site officials closed the attraction for weeks to clean it up.

The reopening coincides with the site's Laura Ingalls Wilder Days and Farm Power event. Site Director Dawn St. George says the event dovetails perfectly with the reopening since Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books focus on overcoming obstacles.

Activities will include jumping in a haystack, churning butter and a barn dance on Saturday. Site officials hope for a big turnout throughout the summer since the attraction took a financial hit while it was closed.

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