Madison Trolley Co.

09/06/2025

Sneak Peek Saturday:
Believe it or not, this house has a connection to Robert Ripley.

09/05/2025

We're taking this as a good sign.

09/05/2025

The Morgan County volcano will replace the safari park on our tour.

09/04/2025

Throwback Thursday: Things your kids will never understand.

On September 4, 1888, George Eastman patented the Kodak camera. You bought film from Kodak, paid Kodak to develop it, then bought more film from Kodak.

A Kodak engineer invented the world’s first digital camera in 1975. Executives told him: “That’s cute – but don’t tell anyone about it.”

At its peak in the 90s, Kodak controlled 90% of the U.S. film market. In 2012, its own invention forced the company into bankruptcy.

On our tour, we'll show you some great Madison photos that are part of the history of photography.

09/03/2025

In the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, whenever anyone needs something, the signature response is "You know who you should talk to?" The version of that advice for someone seeking to understand Madison history ends with: Ken Kocher. We are so in.

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09/02/2025

Every day we find a new reason to be glad we're doing what we're doing.

09/01/2025

We interrupt our normally scheduled Madisonian Monday to bring you this important PSA: Your momma told you not to wear white after Labor Day, but did she know it started as a Yankee custom?

08/30/2025

Sneak Peek Saturday: The American South

08/29/2025

A Southern historic trolley tour and ice hockey may seem an unusual combination, but this is no ordinary sponsorship.

This season, Athens Rock Lobsters home games will begin with an intro video featuring Maddie getting the game puck from Madison to Athens just in time for the opening face-off. How cool is that?

The Rock Lobsters have done an exceptional job bringing professional hockey to Athens. The Classic Center is an awesome venue, and they create a fun and exciting atmosphere around the coolest and fastest game on earth.

If you want to check out a game, maybe we can give you a lift. We'll be headed that way with the puck anyway.

Welcome to the team Madison Trolley Co.! We are so excited to announce them as official partners for the 2025-26 season!🦞

08/25/2025

Madisonian Monday: George Andrews

George Andrews, was a former sharecropper, father of ten, and patriarch to a family of highly creative artists and writers. He moved to Madison in the 1950s and found work as a sign painter for the city. Soon, brightly colored dot-filled rocks began showing up all around town.

Andrews, who adorned furniture, women’s shoes, and pretty much anything that didn’t move with his unique style of art, became known as “The Dot Man”. Paintings he created between 1989 and 1991 depicting three generations of his family are on permanent display Madison-Morgan Cultural Center.

08/23/2025

Saturday Sneak Peek: Boxwood