Whitewater

For information about rafting, kayaking, and canoeing on whitewater rivers, see Whitewater sports.

Whitewater is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin.

Understand

Founded in the 1850's by settlers from New England, Whitewater, like many towns in the area, grew around a gristmill.

Beginning in the second half of the nineteenth century, Whitewater became an increasingly large center of Spiritualism with Morris Pratt, a prominent Spiritualist, establishing the Morris Pratt Institute in town in 1889. The Institute operated until the 1930s. This contributed to much of the local lore around Spiritualists and associated them with witches. For this reason, Whitewater is sometimes known as the "Second Salem." The town does celebrate this history to some extent.

Do

• Freeze Fest

Eat

• Rocky Rococo Pizza & Pasta, a no frills fast food pizza joint combo that offers various dining options such as pizza by the slice, pasta, whole pizzas, salads and etc. It is a staple Wisconsin franchise.

Drink

• 1 Flowing Well, 8201 Clover Valley Rd. If you are driving buy or staying in whitewater, the Flowing Well is a nice place to stop and get a drink. Fill up your glass, sit under the shelter and enjoy the scenery with your friends. (updated Dec 2016)

Sleep

• Hamilton House B&B, 328 W Main St, ☏ +1 262 473-1900. Eight rooms in an 1860s Second Empire mansion decorated on the theme of French Impressionists. Offers business rates and seasonal packages. 

Go next

Routes through Whitewater

Madison ← Fort Atkinson ←	NW  SE	→ Elkhorn → Lake Geneva
Edgerton ← Milton ←	W  E	→ Eagle → Milwaukee