In the heart of Caledonia sits a shopping paradise that makes big box stores look like amateur hour – 7 Mile Fair, a sprawling weekend marketplace where bargain hunters, collectors, and the culinarily curious converge in a retail fever dream that somehow makes more sense than your last trip to Costco.
Wisconsin knows a thing or two about value, and this legendary market has been the state’s worst-kept secret for generations.
It’s where savvy shoppers from Milwaukee, Madison, and even across state lines make pilgrimages armed with cash, comfortable shoes, and cargo space that would make U-Haul jealous.
The massive red-roofed Market Square building stands like a retail colosseum, American flags waving overhead as if to announce: “Abandon all budgets, ye who enter here.”…