Columbus Wisconsin Area Chamber of Commerce Information

Columbus, Wisconsin is known as the “Redbud City” any local resident would be happy to point out the beautiful trees to you. One place to find the graceful, purple flowering, trees are along Dickason Boulevard. The small, rounded canopy shape of redbud trees make them ideal for many types of landscape design. They don’t get very tall, are fairly hardy if you are nice to them, and make a spectacular display to kick off the spring season. Besides ornamental value, the flowers of redbud trees are fragrant and edible. Young redbud fruits and seeds are a favorite food for birds. Once you know what to look for you will quickly realize that Columbus, Wisconsin is full of redbud trees thus deserving of the name, “Redbud City.” Dozens of Columbus homeowners have cultivated the redbud trees with varying results. Columbus, Wisconsin is one of a few cities in Wisconsin that offer Amtrak service daily. Lamers Connect now provides daily bus service between the Columbus Amtrak station and Madison, the Fox Valley area, and others in between.