SHULLSBURG — Advance Shullsburg was awarded a Science Discovery on Main Street Grant to research and identify unique aspects of Shullsburg in relation to science.

This grant from Main Street America aims to help Main Street communities inspire curiosity, joy, and pride in what makes each community unique through creating engaging science-inspired attractions, events, and activities.

Through the Science Discovery on Main Street grant program, Advance Shullsburg will explore unique aspects of their community in relation to science. With the funding, grantees will build relationships with partners and plan science-centered events and programming for residents and visitors. Advance Shullsburg and the other grantees will also have opportunities to collaborate, learn together, and share their experiences with each other.

“We’re thrilled to use these funds to explore the Badger Mine and the mystery of Gravity Hill,” said Cassidy Mackey, Main Street Director for Advance Shullsburg.

About Advance Shullsburg

Advance Shullsburg was formed in 2016 as a registered 501 (c) (3) not for profit organization.  It has since provided value to the community in the form of tourism promotion, economic development, events, and community projects in Shullsburg, Wisconsin.  Advance Shullsburg led to become a designated National Main Street Community and operates the Shullsburg Visitors Center.

Main Street America was founded in 1980 as the National Main Street Center, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Over the past 40 years the MSA network has helped to generate over $101 billion in local reinvestment, rehab 335,000 buildings, create 782,000 new jobs, and start 175,000 new businesses in over 2,000 communities.