We’re so excited that you’ve been invited to Monarch Valley as a guest of a wedding or other event! We hope you’ll find these driving directions and answers to common questions helpful. Please reach out via our contact form, or text or call 608-305-4089 if you’d like additional information.
Directions to Monarch Valley
Monarch Valley Weddings & Events
N33864 Shelly Ridge Road
Blair, WI 54616
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From La Crosse, Winona MN, Rochester MN, and Iowa
Once you reach the town of Galesville, you’ll be on the last 30 minutes of your drive.
- Take US-53 North/Main Street through Galesville.
- As you approach Blair, and at the Kwik Trip, turn right onto WI-95 East/4th Street.
- Next, turn left onto WI-95 East/Spring Street and take it through Blair.
- Turn left onto County Road “S”.
- As you near the top of the hill, and at the Shelly Ridge Road stop sign, turn left onto Shelly Ridge Road.
- Monarch Valley will be the second farm on the right side of Shelly Ridge Road.
From Eau Claire, Minneapolis, and Ladysmith areas
Once you reach the town of Osseo, you’ll be on the last 30 minutes of your drive.
- Take exits for US-10 West.
- Take US-10 West through Osseo, and turn left onto US-53 South/Harmony Street.
- Follow US-53 South to Coral City where you’ll turn left onto County Road “S”.
- Next, turn right onto Shelly Ridge Road/Lyngen Road.
- Monarch Valley will be on your left about 2 miles up Shelly Ridge Road.
From Black River Falls, Neillsville, Wausau, Stevens Point, Green Bay areas
Once you reach the town of Hixton, you’ll be on the last 15 minutes of your drive.
- Take WI-95 West through Hixton toward Blair.
- Before you reach Blair, take a right onto County Road “S”.
- As you near the top of the hill, and at the Shelly Ridge Road Stop sign, turn left onto Shelly Ridge Road.
- Monarch Valley will be the second farm on the right side of Shelly Ridge Road.
From Wisconsin Dells, Madison, Milwaukee, or Chicago areas
Once you reach the town of Tomah, you’ll be on the last 60 minutes of your drive.
- From Tomah, take I-94 West.
- Use Exit 105 for WI-95 West, which takes you through through Hixton toward Blair.
- Before you reach Blair, take a right onto County Road “S”.
- As you near the top of the hill, and at the Shelly Ridge Road Stop sign, turn left onto Shelly Ridge Road.
- Monarch Valley will be the second farm on the right side of Shelly Ridge Road.
For Weddings Guests
Lodging
The lodge at Monarch Valley has five bedrooms—all bedrooms are assigned by the wedding couple. You may also ask the couple who invited you about RV parking at Monarch Valley. If you are in search of a hotel, look to Osseo, Eau Claire, Black River, La Crosse, Winona, and Tomah. Check out our list of recommended hotels!
Parking
Please follow parking signs.
Restrooms
The main restrooms are inside our Event Barn. Please follow signs.
Please Dress for the Weather
We are a partially outdoor wedding venue. Weather permitting, nearly all ceremonies take place outside (typically spanning 15-60 minutes). The reception dinner and dance take place in our three-season Event Barn. We do our absolute best to the control for temperature but unusually cold days may require a jacket.
And yeah—you can wear that favorite pair of shoes! You’ll be mainly walking on indoor concrete, outdoor concrete, washed gravel, and well-maintained grass lawns.
About Monarch Valley
Monarch Valley Weddings & Events is a family-owned operation in the Blair, Wisconsin countryside. Originally built as a 1900’s Midwestern farm, we’ve put our hearts and the past 30 years into preserving and reviving our barns, land, and homestead into a place of celebration.
Photo by Megan Lee Harris Fine Art Photography 
