Day 1: Travel through the beautiful rolling, wooded countryside; stop at the Black River Valley rest area, site of the (now extinct) Passenger Pigeon's nesting grounds 
Day 2: Spend the day in North Freedom, Wisconsin - site of Mid-Continent Railway Museum and Historical Society - a great place for train rides and seeing a variety of rolling stock, including a wood and iron snowplow
Day 3: Visit the Mousehouse Cheesehaus near Waunakee, Wisconsin, or the Carr Valley Cheese Shop for great cheeses and spreads; stop in Baraboo, Wisconsin (original home of the Ringling Brothers circus) to check out the Baraboo Candy Company (home of the Original Cow Pie)