You will be able to experience what a school classroom looked like over 100 years ago this summer.  The Belgian Heritage Center in Door County is currently renovating the old schoolhouse facility in Namur.  Located adjacent to the center's main building, the schoolhouse is being recreated to appear as it was in the early 1900s.  President Joe Alexander says the project renovation started a few years ago and included replacing 11 windows with hopes to be open for tours when the Belgian Heritage Center opens for the season on May 26th. 

Alexander adds that the Curly Lambeau Exhibit of the founder of the Green Bay Packers is one of the more popular displays on site.   Northeastern Wisconsin was the largest settlement of Walloon people in the United States, after being founded in 1858.  Walloon is a language of French dialect spoken in southeastern Belgium.  The Belgian Heritage Center will host a Booyah and Bread lunch event on Sunday April 23 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.  You can find more details on that event and the history of the Belgian settlement in Door County with this link.

(photo courtesy of Rick Weddig)