Village of Dorchester

Named after Dorchester, Massachusettes, a suburb of Boston, the Dorchester name traveled west to Wisconsin with Charles L. Colby and the arrival of the Wisconsin Central Railway Company in 1873. Dorchester was later incorporated in 1901.

Dorchester is a small community with a large variety of year-round activities. Our beautiful 43 acre park offers tennis, basketball, volleyball, softball, horseshoes, camping, picnicking, hiking, biking, fishing (in our 10 acre lake), a cross country ski trail, and the simple serenity of enjoying nature. The park is also the site of the S.S. Dorchester Memorial, honoring over 600 men who died in WWII off the coast of New Foundland in 1942. Snowmobile trails pass through Dorchester, providing outlets to all major trails in the area.

June brings our annual Dorchester Days, home of the Wisconsin State Championship Tractor Pull, a midway, and other social events. A June Dairy Breakfast is also hosted by area farmers.

Located in Northeast Clark County, Dorchester's Central Geographic Location is ideal for the distribution of goods and services for tenants in our progressive and expanding Industrial park. The Industrial Park borders State Highway 13 and is only four miles North of the new four lane State Highway 29. Free Commercial and Industrial Lots are available for those wishing to open a new business in our community. Dorchester is a friendly, small town with something for everyone.