Stevens Point: Nature, Art and Breweries

Stevens Point offers a range of options for your stay: outdoor activities along the Green Circle, art and museum venues, and visits to breweries and a distillery. To plan your trip, you can decide whether to focus on time outdoors, exhibitions or tours.

Green Circle State Trail and Environmental Art

The Green Circle is a 27-mile nature trail that runs through the Stevens Point area. The Green Circle State Trail connects city parks and green spaces. Weather permitting, you can use it for cycling, hiking, jogging or skiing; no state trail pass is required.

Located right along the Green Circle Trail on Second St. North, the Stevens Point Sculpture Park offers an accessible outdoor space for exhibitions, activities and educational programs focused on environmental art. The combination of trail and art makes the park a good reference point if you would like to include both nature and environmental art in your travel plans.

Art and Museums

The Annette & Dale Schuh Riverfront Arts Center hosts art exhibitions and workshops in a variety of media. The Scarabocchio Art Museum downtown offers a different cultural focus: it promotes cultural and intellectual activities for the benefit and enjoyment of the community. Together with the Sculpture Park, these venues offer different ways to experience art—from an accessible outdoor space to exhibitions and workshops.

The Central Wisconsin Children's Museum offers classes, events and exhibitions. You can enjoy daily play without buying tickets online in advance, and walk-ins are welcome. Since admission procedures may change, check the latest visitor information before your visit.

Breweries and Distillery

Stevens Point Brewery has been at the same location in Stevens Point since 1857. Tours take visitors through the brewhouse, aging cellars, bottling area and warehouse. Afterwards, visitors can sample beers and specialty sodas in the Hospitality Room. Check tour details before your visit.

Great Northern Distilling is located in Downtown Stevens Point. Public tours are scheduled for Saturdays at 1:00, 2:30 and 4:00 p.m.; check the schedule before your visit. The tour includes a craft cocktail, a walk through the facility and a guided tasting of all the spirits. This distinguishes the distillery experience from tours at Stevens Point Brewery both in its set times and in the activities described.

The Point Brewery taproom has 36 taps and is open to all age groups. Since operating details may change, check the latest visitor information before making plans.

Farmers Market and Ice Season

The Stevens Point Farmers Market is located at the historic Mathias Mitchell Public Square downtown. The square and the Scarabocchio Art Museum offer two different downtown destinations: a historic public square associated with the market and a museum focused on cultural and intellectual activities.

The K.B. Willett Arena is also worth noting for seasonal planning. The ice rink has one ice surface that operates from September through April. Its programs, based on the Learn to Skate USA curriculum, are for skaters of all ages and abilities. In contrast to the weather-dependent activities at the Green Circle, the arena has a clearly specified operating season and corresponding learning programs.

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