UPDATE: Slower than molasses lot sales at Bishops Bay Farm and Prairie Neighborhood


Just one additional house under contruction since the last visit almost 6 months ago.

Photo and video by Retiring Guy



12/31/2018 update starts here.

a.k.a. Bishops Bay Farm and Prairie Neighborhood


Videos and photos by Retiring Guy

The Farm Neighborhood

The Prairie Neighborhood 








10/20/2018 update, "Panorama of the newly paved streets of the Community of Bishops Bay phase 5", starts here.

Surprisingly, no construction activity has started since thet June video.

The view from Cranberry Blossom Court


Video and photo by Retiring Guy


6/26/2018 update, "Driving the newly paved streets of the Community of Bishops Bay phase 5", starts here.



6/7/2018 update starts here.

From the newly paved, divided access road into the development

Photos by Retiring Guy

Oncken Road near County Trunk Highway M.  (Didn't expect to see any excavation going on here.)


4/5/2018 update starts here.

Photo and video by Retiring Guyt




3/14/2018 update, "Stay tuned for changing horizon lines", starts here.

From county trunk highway M at the Perch Place curve
Photos and video by Retiring Guy

View from Onken Road just west of CTH M






2/28/2018 update, "Phase 5 excavation work continues at The Community of Bishops Bay in the Town of Westport", starts here.



Video and photo by Retiring Guy


Original 1/9/2018 post, "Auto tour of early excavation work of phase 5 of The Community of Bishops Bay", starts here.



Westport OKs Bishops Bay phase 5.  (Waunakee Tribune, 7/5/2017)
The plan calls for 86 single-family homes on 53 acres on Hwy. M across from Governor Nelson State Park and north of Holy Wisdom Prairie Lands and the Hwy. M trail.

County Trunk Highway M, especially the highlighted stretch west of the white arrow, is going to be looking a lot different this year.


 Source:  Community at Bishops Bay (highlights, arrows, and text box added)

Related post:
UPDATE. An auto tour of the Community of Bishops Bay.  (11/29/2017)
Bishops Bay Branch Library in Middleton's Future?  (10/23/2012)

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