See You in Spring 2025! 

Thanks for another great season! We reopen for general admission in May 2025. Help preserve Pendarvis! Your donation supports the conservation of this historic Cornish settlement, ensuring that its unique architecture and rich mining history continue to inspire future generations. Donate today!

See You in Spring 2025! 

Thanks for another great season! We reopen for general admission in May 2025. Help preserve Pendarvis! Your donation supports the conservation of this historic Cornish settlement, ensuring that its unique architecture and rich mining history continue to inspire future generations. Donate today!

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Discover Wisconsin’s Cornish
History and the Couple
Who Helped Preserve It

Every building tells a story, and at Pendarvis, there are plenty, each with a unique narrative to tell. Your journey through this picturesque cluster of stone structures will take you not only through the stories of the people who originally created and inhabited them, but also the story of Bob Neal and Edgar Hellum, the couple who  salvaged, restored, and made these buildings shine again. 


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The plums have arrived on our trees! Plums have always been present at Pendarvis. Bob and Edger made plum preserves to sell through their mail order business around Christmas time (the tag pictured is from those sales). Plum preserves were also on the regular restaurant menu as part of a traditional Cornish dessert, served with scalded cream and saffron cake (see menu). ... See MoreSee Less

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The plums have arrived on our trees! Plums have always been present at Pendarvis. Bob and Edger made plum preserves to sell through their mail order business around Christmas time (the tag pictured is from those sales). Plum preserves were also on the regular restaurant menu as part of a traditional Cornish dessert, served with scalded cream and saffron cake (see menu).Image attachmentImage attachment