Belleville, Wisconsin

Above: Library Park in Belleville, Wisconsin, with the old Village Hall (1894) in its center (that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places). Photo licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported: Jdsteakley.

Belleville, Wisconsin - The "UFO Capital" of Wisconsin

Belleville is a village located along the Sugar River with Lake Belle View in the village center right off of Main Street. It is situated in both Dane and Green counties just to the west of the Brooklyn Wildlife Area.

At least some of the land the village now occupies was owned between 1838 and 1841 by Daniel Webster, the American statesman, who also speculated in land on the frontier. In 1845, John Frederick acquired property around the Sugar River and commenced construction of a dam and sawmill, and later a grist mill. By 1850, along with John Mitchell, Frederick platted the village and named it Belleville after his hometown of Belleville, Ontario.

Headquarters of the Duluth Trading Company

Belleville is the headquarters of the Duluth Trading Company, sellers of Buck Naked Underwear, Firehose Workwear and Made In The USA.

UFO Capital of Wisconsin

Belleville is one of three towns in Wisconsin claiming the title "Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Capital" of Wisconsin. The other towns are Elmwood, Wisconsin and Dundee, Wisconsin (Long Lake). In support of their claim, Belleville holds an annual UFO day festival and parade on the last Saturday in October.

Wisconsin Life story on UFO's in Wisconsin.