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NATURE’S PLAYGROUND
Bring your own toys!
2009: Making Memories in Mother Nature’s Playground
An unknown author once wrote: “So live that your memories will be part of your happiness.” In Adams County, there are plenty of ways to make memories that will bring you happiness for years. In nature’s playground, we would like to encourage you to bring your own toys to enhance the moment.
We’re proud of our county, and all that it offers to visitors and residents alike—once they experience that thoughtful moment when “what if” turns into “why not?”
It can happen on a quiet ski trail … on the seat of a fishing boat … on the saddle of a bicycle … on the back of an ATV … even in a sleeping bag beneath a sky full of stars.
Of course, you don’t have to be enjoying the great outdoors to get warm feelings about Adams County.
It can happen when you visit our grocers, who love to keep your tummies full.
It can happen when you stop by our restaurants, where the owners deliver a relaxing atmosphere in which to engage and deepen friendships together any time of day. And it can happen in our local pubs, as our tavern owners welcome you with a variety of libations with which to keep your whistle wet!
So welcome to Adams County. Thank you for choosing to spend a part—or all—of your life with us. 
Cordially,
Heidi Roekle
Contact: chamber@visitadamscountywi.com
608-339-6997 or 888-339-6997
NOW, MORE THAN EVER, KEEP IT LOCAL
Given the current economic crisis our nation is facing,
We need to do everything we can to keep as much as possible of
our community's collective wealth within our community.
This is the time of year that Chamber employees in small communities across the land all
begin to beat a familiar drum. The message sent forth is simple, but important.
The message? Buy Local!
Now, more than ever, it is important to really take this message to heart.
And as business community leaders, Chamber members must
take a lead role in trumpeting this message.
When area residents do their shopping outside of the area,
Adams County area retailers are the first to suffer, but it doesn't end there.
These business owners and their employees are also consumers.
If profits are down at their own store, they in turn will have less money
to spend at other stores, reducing the profits of those establishments.
Reduced profits for local businesses result in less money being deposited in local banks,
thereby reducing the money available to be loaned (and reinvested) in the community.
Businesses that are hit especially hard by out-of-town competition may close, decreasing
property values of commercial properties and personal properties alike, leaving less money
for public schools, street maintenance, and other public projects and needs. Eventually, the
entire local economy, and every local resident's pocketbook, suffers in one way or another.
Not a pretty picture.....
Given the current economic crisis our nation is facing, we need to do everything we
can to keep as much as possible of our community's collective wealth within our
community. Two important things local business professionals can do to keep consumers
shopping locally are to spread the message of why it is so important and, more importantly,
to serve by example. If local businesses expect local residents to buy locally, they
must also buy locally. A third thing business owners can do is encourage the use of
Adams County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Area Gift Certificates.
Good at Adams County locations, these certificates are available at the Chamber office
They are great gifts for valued employees, customers, and business associates and a great
way to keep Adams County area dollars in the our area. Remember, now more than ever,
we need to be good neighbors to our neighbor businesses. I encourage each business to do
what it can to support its neighbors this holiday season and beyond.
Courtesy of Gene Dalhoff, Baraboo Chamber of Commerce
Thank you to all of the Adams County Businesses for their
support of the Adams County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism!
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