 The main site is three miles (5 km) north of Coon Valley, Wisconsin and open year-round.With within Poplar Coulee of the Town of Washington in La Crosse County, it contains the Bekkum Homestead, a re-creation of a typical pioneer farm at the turn of the century; the Thrune Visitor center with displays of pioneer and Norwegian immigrant artifacts; the Helga Gundersen Arboretum; and the Paulsen Rental Cabin.The Helga Gundersen Arboretum is home to a bronze sculpture, "Zerogee II", by sculptor Paul Granlund.