If you are looking for a place for a quick yet satisfying lunch, skip the fast food. Visit to Monroe's Downtown Square and the Garden Deli.
Sandwiches are made to order from fresh ingredients. I am big fan of the turkey with spinach and provolone on whole wheat. They also offer white buns, sourdough, french and croissants for bread choices. Get the sandwiches hot or cold, whatever trips your trigger. In the colder weather, they do a brisk business with their soups and baked potato lunches.
The Garden Deli moved to larger quarters a few years ago, and you will understand why if you stop in during lunch time or before downtown events like last year's Concerts on the Square. The line can stretch nearly to the door, but the crew behind the counter flies and orders are taken and filled quickly. The smiling woman with the strawberry bob behind the counter is the owner, so say hi and let her know you appreciate the quick, quality food.
After your lunch or if you are simply in the market for a treat, try the ice cream! Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream is a local product, made only hour away in Madison. Rich and creamy, it is a premium product that is worth the occasional indulgence. Waffle cone, cake cone, sugar cone or bowl? All are options. Pick some up, sit on the outdoor cafe tables or cross the road and sit on the grass under the shade trees on the courthouse yard. Spend some time talking and people watching while the kids run around. 
Summer means spending time outdoors for many people, and community sporting events are often a popular place to be.
There is still time in Monroe to sign the children up for softball, baseball or tennis. The eight week long little girls softball or little league baseball season is only $16 for residents. Adult slowpitch league sign-up is over, but if you contact Park and Rec, perhaps they have a substitution list for you to sign up on. Call Carol at 329-4666.
Youth tennis lessons run only $20 for residents. They run in two week sessions either in the first half or second half of July for kids ages first grade through twelfth grade. They are a bargain for ten 55 minute lessons. Adults, consider joining the tennis league or one of the tournaments! Leagues run from mid-June through early August and only cost $20 to participate.Youth leagues are also available. Tournaments happen in June, July and August.
Swimming lessons, youth golf lessons, karate, sand volleyball league - there are a lot of choices offered by Monroe's Park and Rec for your family this summer. Consider getting involved as a family and participate in the new Family Kickball and Family Dodgeball league. They take place in August and are for families with children entering first through sixth grades. The cost is only $5 per person or $15 per family for the four week session.
Get outside, get moving and enjoy summer here in Cheese Country!
Green County is home to many artisan businesses, and one of the tastiest is on the east side of Monroe's downtown Square. Chocolate Temptations is one of the Hidden Gems of Green County.
If truffles are not your treat of choice, the case is filled with other confections - Gertles made with pecans, caramel and chocolate; creamy chocolate covered nougats; solid chocolate pieces and more. Children love the shaped chocolate lollies; the stars and frogs are always a hit. Try the creme de menthe covered Oreos or milk chocolate dipped peanut butter cookie.
The other specialty at Chocolate Temptations is their coffees and other drinks. Year round, they offer a changing selection of specialty coffee flavors available by the cup or purchase a pound of beans to take home and brew yourself. There is a full menu of lattes, cappuccinos and mochas, both iced and hot. In the summer, you will see many cups of their raspberry lemonade walking around the Square in the hands of happy customers.
The only Certified Eco-Broker in Green and Lafayette Counties, I specialize in residential properties and land in and around Monroe, WI. Experienced, knowledgeable, ethical.
I team up with my husband, Luis, at Re/Max Towne Square Realty in Monroe, Wisconsin. I specialize in residential properties, land listing and green real estate. He focuses on residential, land and commercial properties in Wisconsin and Illinois. Together, we cover it all to provide our clients with the best possible service.
I am the only Certified Eco-Broker actively working in Green and Lafayette Counties. Environmental issues are important to me, and I have been developing a growing network of buyers, sellers and housing industry professionals in the Stateline Area.
As a Certified Eco-Broker, I specialize in helping environmentally-conscious buyers and sellers. Green County and Lafayette County, Wisconsin are home to a surprising number of people who are passionate about environmental issues. Whether my client's passion is organic land, homesteading farms solar or wind energy, strawbale or berm houses, passive solar orientation or all of the above, I enjoy working with the unique needs of an eco-homeowner.
I am someone who relocated to the Monroe area, and as such I am familiar with the challenges of relocating. I work with many people who are moving to this area, helping them ease the transition with information on the community as a whole, not just on the homes here. This area, Cheese Country as we call it, is vibrantly alive. Organizations for the arts, community service and sports all thrive here. We are just far enough from the big cities of Madison, Rockford and Dubuque that the towns have unique businesses and character.
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