It's a step back in time when walking through downtown's Brodhead Street — with its brick and stone storefronts, pillars and railings still intact from the mid-1800s.
Nearby are the railroad tracks that spurred the founding of this village in 1855, and the flour mill and railroad depot built two years later.
But inside many doors of the two-block strip are attractions that make Mazomanie a happening place for the 21st century: art galleries, the Wall Street Gallery & Bistro, a bike shop and a resale shop. The mill is now a restaurant and the depot a library, although freight trains still pass through.
