Event Details

Name: Beer Barons of Lake Geneva Cruise
Start: 2023-06-17
End: 2023-06-17
Location: Black Point Estate & Gardens

Saturday, June 17, 2023

12:30 PM - 4 PM

Cost: Adult (18-64) $70. Senior (65+) $68. Advance registration required. Guests must be 21+.

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Black Point Estate & Gardens

W4270 Southland Rd

Lake Geneva, WI 53147

blackpointestate@wisconsinhistory.org

For more information, please contact the box office at 608-264-4848 or boxoffice@wisconsinhistory.org.

Accessibility

Guests with additional mobility needs are encouraged to contact Black Point directly at 262-248-1888 or blackpointestate@wisconsinhistory.org.

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This narrated boat cruise with the Lake Geneva Cruise Line will travel past many of the lake's historic homes and landmarks, sharing stories of the beer barons that escaped the hustle and bustle of their beermaking empires to relax and unwind in Wisconsin.

The cruise includes a stop at Black Point Estate & Gardens, the former estate of 19th-century Chicago brewing tycoon Conrad Seipp. Your first-floor tour of the 1888 Queen Anne-style mansion will focus on Seipp's beermaking empire and his creation of the estate. Sample tasty regional brews as you learn about the other beer barons who followed Conrad's lead in finding some much-needed serenity on the shores of Geneva Lake. This program highlights the evolution of the brewing industry in Milwaukee and Chicago with a local flavor.

Cost:
Adult (18-64) $70.
Senior (65+) $68.
Advance registration required.
Guests must be 21+.

Tickets will be available soon.

Know Before You Go:
The cruise departs from the Riviera dock, 812 Wrigley Drive, Lake Geneva. All boat trip tickets to visit Black Point Estate & Gardens are purchased separately through the Lake Geneva Cruise line and do not include the 10% discount for members. Guests arriving by boat must climb 120 steps from the pier to the house. Guests with additional mobility needs are encouraged to contact the site directly.