The scenic Town of Lodi area had long been a home of Native Americans before the first settlers, Marston and George Bartholomew, arrived in 1845 and staked their claim.

Isaac Palmer founded the village of Lodi in 1846 in what was then the Pleasant Valley Precinct of the Wisconsin Territory.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.77 square miles (4.58 km2), all of it land.

Portions of the creek do not freeze over the winter and thus serve as host to brown trout and waterfowl, particularly mallards.

On Wisconsin Highway 113 in downtown Lodi is a small creek-side park where visitors can buy dried corn from vending machines to feed the wild ducks.

In this area is a small stone basket, inscribed with the name of former Lodi resident Engle Knerzer, and every year a duck builds a nest there.

Exhibits include livestock judging, school artwork, baking contests, and local organization display booths.

Attractions include tractor pulls, a demolition derby, a live music beer garden, and a high school alumni softball tournament.

In 2015, the Lodi Agricultural Fair marked its 150th anniversary, which was celebrated by adding an additional day onto the event.

[15] A Wisconsin and Southern (reporting mark WSOR) railroad line runs through town en route north to Baraboo and Reedsburg and south to Dane, Waunakee, and Madison.

[16] This section of railroad was formerly the CNW mainline, reached Lodi in 1872 and was fully completed in 1873, and linked Milwaukee and Fond Du Lac,[17] with intercity travel provided in the towns in between by C&NW.

[19] Ex-Union Pacific and ex-Burlington Northern units that now belong to WSOR still occasionally run in the area, although most have been repainted.

[citation needed] During the line's early days, Lodi had a depot where trains could refill with water, fuel, receive and deport cargo and passengers, and send telegraphs.

The Lodi Canning Company is still capable of cargo shipments consisting mainly of canned vegetables and plant products.

The plant's siding has been seen storing track maintenance equipment such as tamping machines and rolling stock.