Gathering Place Resort & Lodge
2738 27 1/2 AVE, Birchwood, WI 54817 · Barron County
Establishment
- Type
- Lodging (Tourist Rooming House - 5 - 9 TRH)
- Inspected by
- Barron County Department of Health & Human Services
- License / ID
- DBUK-BPSKB4
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (563) 949-0473
- Official record
- Barron County Department of Health & Human Services inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Inspections
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May 6, 2026 Follow Up · 5 non-critical
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Serious
Critical
Backflow prevention devices, where required
A backflow or back siphonage prevention device is not installed on hose bib from pressure tank where the potential for contamination of the potable water supply exists.
Correction: Install an [ASSE 1011/ASSE 1052]-[threaded hose connection] [ASSE 1055]-[chemical dispenser] compliant backflow or back siphonage prevention device on hose bib in the pump house.
Code ATCP 72.16(4)(b)
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Serious
Critical
Corrected on site
Smoke alarms provided
Smoke alarms are not provided at the location specified within each individually keyed unit.
Correction: Provide smoke alarms within each individually keyed unit at the locations specified in rule. Corrective Action: Pictures of installed smoke alarms received via email.
Code ATCP 72.18(11)(a)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Corrected on site
Smoke alarm installed in each sleeping room
A smoke alarm is not within each sleeping room. The Hidden Pine Cabin does not have a smoke alarm inside each sleeping room. Lone Cabin does not have a smoke alarm inside each sleeping room.
Correction: Provide a smoke alarm within each sleeping room.Corrective Action: Pictures of installed smoke alarms received via email.
Code ATCP 72.18(11)(b)3.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Building evacuation diagram (TRH) - posted or provided
The building evacuation diagram is not conspicuously posted in each sleeping room or is not provided in the check-in materials.
Correction: Post the building evacuation diagram in each sleeping room or provide in the check-in materials given to guests.
Code ATCP 72.18(6)(b)1.
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Not serious
Non-critical
Pest control - openable windows screened
The window in, Lone Cabin's downstairs livingroom area is not screened.
Correction: All openable windows within in individually keyed units need to have a screen.
Code ATCP 72.19(2)(a)3.b.
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Serious
Critical
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May 4, 2026 Routine · 5 non-critical
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Serious
Critical
Backflow prevention devices, where required
A backflow or back siphonage prevention device is not installed on hose bib from pressure tank where the potential for contamination of the potable water supply exists.
Correction: Install an [ASSE 1011/ASSE 1052]-[threaded hose connection] [ASSE 1055]-[chemical dispenser] compliant backflow or back siphonage prevention device on hose bib in the pump house.
Code ATCP 72.16(4)(b)
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Serious
Critical
Smoke alarms provided
Smoke alarms are not provided at the location specified within each individually keyed unit.
Correction: Provide smoke alarms within each individually keyed unit at the locations specified in rule.
Code ATCP 72.18(11)(a)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Smoke alarm installed in each sleeping room
A smoke alarm is not within each sleeping room. The Hidden Pine Cabin does not have a smoke alarm inside each sleeping room. Lone Cabin does not have a smoke alarm inside each sleeping room.
Correction: Provide a smoke alarm within each sleeping room.Corrective Action: Provide a picture of the correction by 5/8/26.
Code ATCP 72.18(11)(b)3.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Building evacuation diagram (TRH) - posted or provided
The building evacuation diagram is not conspicuously posted in each sleeping room or is not provided in the check-in materials.
Correction: Post the building evacuation diagram in each sleeping room or provide in the check-in materials given to guests.
Code ATCP 72.18(6)(b)1.
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Not serious
Non-critical
Pest control - openable windows screened
The window in, Lone Cabin's downstairs livingroom area is not screened.
Correction: All openable windows within in individually keyed units need to have a screen.
Code ATCP 72.19(2)(a)3.b.
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Serious
Critical
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May 15, 2025 Routine · No items found
No violations cited.
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Apr 30, 2024 Routine · 1 non-critical
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Not serious
Non-critical
UTENSIL SANITIZATION - CLEANING PROCEDURES
The alternative for sanitizing dishes by posting sanitization signage with directions for mixing sanitizer solution and providing sanitizer is not being fully followed. Sanitization signage with directions for use of bleach that needs to be mixed in the sink is provided, but a food contact surface bleach sanitizer in a spray bottle is being provided for use with no directions posted .
Correction: Either update the sanitization signage to include directions for using the food contact surface sanitizer spray, or provide bleach sanitizer to match the directions provided.
Code [A] ATCP 72.11 (3)(a)
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Not serious
Non-critical
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May 30, 2023 Follow Up · No items found
No violations cited.
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May 9, 2023 Routine · 3 non-critical
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Not serious
Non-critical
UTENSIL SANITIZATION - CLEANING PROCEDURES
The alternative for sanitizing dishes by posting sanitization signage with directions for mixing sanitizer solution and providing sanitizer is not being fully followed. Sanitization signage is posted in each cabin, but sanitizer that is safe for food contact surfaces is not being provided.
Correction: Provide sanitizer that is safe for food contact surfaces.
Code [A] ATCP 72.11 (3)(a)
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Not serious
Non-critical
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Showers/bathtubs in the upper level of "Towering" are not provided with non-slip floors/mats.
Correction: Maintained establishment in a manner conducive to the health, comfort and safety of its guests by providing non-slip flooring in all showers and bathtubs.
Code [C] ATCP 72.15 (1)
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Not serious
Non-critical
PRIVATE WELL-WATER SAMPLED, TESTED, RESULTS AVAILABLE
A water sample for the private wells onsite that are serving the public has not been submitted to a certified laboratory for bacteriological analysis.
Correction: Submit a water sample for every well that serves the public to a certified laboratory for bacteriological analysis and provide the results within 20 business days to the department.
Code [F] ATCP 72.10 (3)
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Not serious
Non-critical
Source: Barron County Department of Health & Human Services. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.