Factory or dairy visit · Malone
LaClare Family Creamery
LaClare is free to visit. The self-guided tour of its visitor center looks through windows onto the make room, and cheese is usually being made Monday to Friday. From May to October it opens Sunday 9am to 3pm, Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm and Friday and Saturday 9am to 4pm, with shorter hours from November.
- Price
- Free self-guided tour
- Cheesemaking
- Usually Mon to Fri
- May to Oct
- Sun 9 to 3, Mon to Thu 10 to 4, Fri and Sat 9 to 4
- Guided groups
- $6 per person, 10 or more
What You See
LaClare makes more than 15 goat cheeses on site, from flavoured chèvre to aged hard cheeses. Its Original and Maple Bourbon goat cheeses won Best of Class at the World Cheese Championship. The visitor center overlooks the cheesemaking, and on weekdays you can usually watch staff at work. When the vats are idle, videos show the process.
In spring and summer the goats climb a silo outside, and the barn holds young does, chickens and sometimes a donkey or llama. Baby goats are in a viewing room all year.
Café and Shop
The café serves sandwiches and salads made with LaClare cheese, plus cheeseboards, with a larger outdoor dining area. The Cheese Shoppe sells the full range with samples, ice cream and wine. Seniors 60 and over get 20 percent off café items on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Hours
From May 1 to October 31: Sunday 9am to 3pm, Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday and Saturday 9am to 4pm. From November 1 to December 31: Monday to Thursday 10am to 3pm, Friday to Sunday 9am to 3pm. Closed on Thanksgiving.
Tours and Events
The self-guided tour is free. Guided tours cost $6 per person for groups of ten or more and must be confirmed by the creamery; call 920-670-0051 ext. 1. School field trips run Tuesday to Thursday. The events calendar has goat yoga, baby goat snuggles and wine and cheese pairings.
Getting There
The creamery sits at the corner of Highway 151 and County Road HH, just north of Pipe, on the east side of Lake Winnebago. The mailing address says Malone. Fond du Lac is about 20 minutes south.
Nearby
Henning's in Kiel is about 30 minutes east, and Widmer's in Theresa about 40 minutes south.
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Questions People Ask
Can you watch cheese being made at LaClare?
Yes. The visitor center has viewing windows onto the make room, and cheese is usually being made Monday to Friday.
Is LaClare Family Creamery free?
The self-guided tour is free. Guided tours for groups of ten or more cost $6 per person.
When can you see the goats at LaClare?
Goats are outside in late spring and summer. Baby goats are in the viewing room all year.
Official site: laclarefamilycreamery.com/visitlaclare. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese factory tours.