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10 Things You Need to Do in Madison Before it Snows

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Wisconsin chapter.

It’s finally that time of year, folks. The leaves have changed color and the temperature has dropped into the cool 50 degree range. While we currently love showing off our sweaters and boots, soon we are going to have to cover our sweaters with parkas and pull out the beanies and winter gloves.

But we still have a couple weeks or so until snow falls—*fingers crossed*. Until then, here is a to-do list of activities you have to do in Madison in order to fully appreciate how beautiful this town is before it gets covered in snow.

1)      Go to the last Farmer’s Market of the season on November 7th!

(Don’t forget the spicy cheese bread!)

2)      Study on Bascom Hill.

3)      Eat Babcock ice cream.

4)      Shop down State Street

Window shopping is best with the college budget.

5)      Eat at one of the local food trucks.

Especially the Korean BBQ and spring rolls

6)      Visit the Allen Centennial Gardens.

7)      Go to a football game.

8)      Go to Henry Vilas Zoo.

They have Giraffes.

9)      Stroll down the Lakeshore path.

Or, if you are one of those athletic people I envy, run down the Lakeshore path.

10)   Have a fall photoshoot.

Because lets be real: the lighting is perfect, fall fashion is cute, the leaves make the prettiest background, and we all love taking pictures of ourselves.

Do these 10 activities soon because before you know it, Madison will be covered with ice, and you will be covered head to toe with the latest wind breaking technology and trying to block the icy wind from burning your face. 

Michelle is a sophomore double majoring in art and communication arts at University of Wisconsin Madison. Some of her favorite things to do include going to the beach and not getting sunburned, eating lots of food and wondering if she should go to the gym, watching DVD's and Netflix for longer than anyone should ever admit and laughing at her own jokes.
Madison is a senior at the University of Wisconsin pursuing a major in English Literature with minors in Entrepreneurship and Digital Media Studies. Post college, Madison plans to complete her dreams of being the next Anna Wintour. In her free time, Madison enjoys listening to Eric Hutchinson, eating dark chocolate, and FaceTiming her puppies back home. When she isn't online shopping, or watching YouTube bloggers (ie Fleur DeForce), Madison loves exploring the vast UW Campus and all it has to offer! She is very excited to take this next step in her collegiette career as Campus Correspondent and Editor-in-Chief for HC Wisco. On Wisconsin!