Living at a river, one comes to know the nature of the fish therein; dwelling by a mountain, one learns to recognize the language of the birds thereupon.

— Chinese Proverb

For Relaxing

Listen to the songbirds as you enjoy a morning brew on either one of your private decks overlooking the Mississippi River’s front channel.

Comfortably furnished and fully equipped, Falcon Cottage has been crafted with hand-hewn timber beams which define it’s interiors with rustic splendor. These estate grown, storm-felled oak and elm timbers make your stay even more memorable an experience.

The cozy couch and chairs surround a fireplace stove facing expansive windows looking out across the winding backwaters of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife Refuge. View our policies.

Features & Practicalities

The fully equipped tiled kitchen comes with a range, oven, and a fridge/freezer. Coffee, tea and breakfast fixings are provided for anyone’s impromptu over night stay. Access to the dry sauna is located close by. You will find a pullout futon bed on the first floor as well as games, books, and Wi-Fi internet access.

  • Spa bath and walk-in shower
  • Onsite parking
  • Sauna access
  • TV & Roku
  • Any day arrival & departure
  • Vineyard hiking trail access
  • Complimentary Seven Hawks Vineyard’s wine
  • Freestanding fireplace stoves
  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor grill on the main deck

Bedroom & Bathroom

Awaken to the sun rising over the surrounding hills, as the color peeks through the overhead skylight to your queen-size bed. The master bath features a parkstone ceramic spa bath, large walk-in shower with waterfall shower head, and is stocked with towels, robes, hair dryer, and toiletries.

Outside

Find parking on the lower ledge of the bluff, sauna access and vineyard hiking trail.

Additional Details

This cottage is located just below the Goshhawk Cottage and has approximately 60 steps. This is a 2-story cottage with the bedroom upstairs and the kitchen/living area on the main level.

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There’s a peace and serenity that calms my spirit. I feel I visited a piece of heaven.

— Minneapolis, MN

About the Falcon

It is estimated that falcons have eight times better vision than humans, allowing these raptors to spot small prey from nearly two miles away.

Almost going extinct like the iconic bald eagle, the falcon suffered heavily in North America from the widespread use of the pesticides, but has since recovered and has been removed from the endangered species list.

Green Sustainable & Fantastic

The cottage from structural design to construction has been built to be resource-efficient. Lovely additional features found within falcon are it’s skylight and smaller peepholes windows letting in the light wherever possible.

Check-In & Check-Out

  • Check-in: 4:00-6:00 PM
    Check in at the Seven Hawks Vineyards Tasting Room, 17 North St., Fountain City, WI. (608) 687-9463 / (866) 946-3741

  • Check-out: 11:00 AM

Rules

  • Pets: Sorry, no pets allowed.
  • No Smoking/Excessive Wear and Tear Policy: Please enjoy smoking in the outside areas only. Smoking inside the cottages or lodges, or excessive wear and tear on the premises, may result in additional charges to your credit card. No fireworks or explosives of any kind are permitted on-site.
  • Children: Hawks View Cottages and Lodges may not be best suited for children. The grounds are very steep, heavily wooded, and wild. If you visit with children, please supervise them at all times.

  • Motorcycles: For safety reasons, we cannot accommodate motorcycles at our cottages, and parking cycles off-site may not be an acceptable alternative. There is street parking available at our suits for motorcycles.

  • Trailers: We do not allow trailers to be parked at any of our cottages. There is street parking available at our suits for trailers.

Booking & Cancellations

  • Payment Schedule:

    • 50% of the total amount is due at the time of reservation.
    • The remaining amount is to be paid on arrival.
  • Cancellation Policy:

    • Reservations may be canceled at any time with 100% of prepayments refunded.
  • Security Deposit:

    • A pre-authorization of $100 is held 1 day before arrival and voided 3 days after departure.

Seven Hawks Vineyard & Winery

Our vineyards are planted with almost 17,000 northern hybrid grape vines, making us one of the largest vineyards in the Upper Midwest. All of our grapes are hand-pruned, hand-tended, and hand-harvested, and all of our wines are estate-grown and estate- bottled, and waiting for you to taste when you visit Coopers Cottage, or when you visit our tasting room, where tastings of our wines are always FREE!