Take a step back in time to "Small Town, USA" at the Pickwick Inn. The Village of East Troy, Wisconsin is built around an old fashioned town square, complete with bandstand, where the community still comes together for celebrations and picnics. You can take a ride on a trolley car, or indulge in your favorite treat at the ice cream parlor. The pace is slower here; the people, kind and friendly.  You'll hear sounds of children laughing and birds singing rather than the roar of traffic.

Pickwick Inn, named after Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers, is a folk Victorian home, built at the turn-of-the-century. The house is filled with books and reading nooks just waiting for you to curl up in. Antiques are everywhere, and your mind will wander back to a simpler, quieter life.  The original carriage house is still out back (but no horses live there presently).

Our guest rooms are all named after Victorian era authors, and have the modern conveniences of air conditioning and fireplaces, as well as private baths and in some rooms, double jacuzzi whirlpools. You'll find the rooms warm and comfortable, right down to the hand-embroidered pillowcases.

We're located only 12 miles away from Lake Geneva, and only a few more to Old World Wisconsin and the Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest.   Alpine Valley Ski Hill and Music Theater are only 10 minutes from our door. You can bike, hike, downhill and cross-country ski, boat, fish, go horseback riding or even take a sleigh ride all within minutes. Bring your snowmobile and take a run on the groomed trails nearby.  There are many golf courses to choose from, or we're centrally located for antiquing.

What a wonderful place! Not only did we "step back in time" to relax and enjoy, but we had a chance to catch up with dear friends and meet some new people.  The room, the food, everything was wonderful.   We'll be back! -- Bonnie, Walnut, Illinois.