2010 SPRING SUMMER.qxd - Wisconsin Department of Tourism

5/14-16
ELKHART LAKE
SVRA Spring Vintage Weekend: The
Sportscar Vintage Racing Association
(SVRA) offers tightly regulated, wheel-towheel
racing for men and women who own
and maintain vintage and historical cars.
400 participants in ten race groups.
800/365-7223. www.roadamerica.com
(Sheboygan Co.)
GREEN BAY
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon: 26.2-mile
marathon, 13.1-mile half marathon, 5K and
1/2-mile WPS Kids' Power Run. Also,
Prevea Health Expo on Fri evening and
Sat, Pasta Dinner on Sat evening, and
Wisconsin-style tailgate party at race finish
line. Lambeau Field. 7am. 920/432-6272.
www.cellcomgreenbaymarathon.com
(Brown Co.)
STOCKHOLM
Spring Fresh Art Tour: Enjoy a self-guided
tour of 16 galleries & studios as well as
the splendor of spring in the scenic Lake
Pepin area of Western Wisconsin. Discover
quaint river towns and meet some fabulous
artists. All studios will have one-of-akind
works of art for sale. Stockholm Area.
10am-5pm. 715/672-8188. freshart.org
(Pepin Co.)
STOUGHTON
Syttende Mai Folk Festival: America's
largest celebration of Norwegian
Constitution Day. Two parades, folk dancing,
rosemaling, hardanger and quilt
exhibits, ethnic food, arts & crafts fair,
canoe race, Syttende Mai Run, Norwegian
(bunad) style show. Fri 9am-10pm, Sat
8am-10pm, Sun 8am-4pm. 608/873-7912.
www.stoughtonwi.com (Dane Co.)
5/15
AMHERST
Amherst Quilt, Craft & Amish Furniture
Auction: Amish quilts & furniture are auctioned
under huge tents. Baked goods,
food and refreshments. Portage County
Fairgrounds. Starts at 8am. 715/467-2800.
www.maderauction.com (Portage Co.)
BARABOO
Amcore Bank Faire on the Square: Semiannual
arts and crafts show with food,
farmer's market, children's activities, and
entertainment. Spring and fall themes.
Courthouse Square. 9am-4pm. 608/356-
7995. www.faireonthesquare.com (Sauk Co.)
BAYFIELD
Apple Blossom Run: 2-mile fun run or 10K
run/walk among the apple orchards in full
spring bloom. Held in conjunction with
other Bayfield in Bloom activities. Bayfield
Apple Company. 800/447-4094, 715/779-
3953. www.bayfield.org (Bayfield Co.)
CABLE
Cable Area Off-Road Classic: Challenge
yourself with an 18 or 23-mile X-C mountain
bike race. Includes race socks and
entries in random drawings. Lakewoods
Lodge. 10am start. 800/533-7454, 715/798-
3833. www.cable4fun.com (Bayfield Co.)
EAGLE
Rituals of Spring at Old World
Wisconsin: Sheep at Old World get their
annual clipping with hand shears. Watch
and join in some old-fashioned chores and
games. Annual heirloom plant sale, featuring
some of the same old-fashioned plants
as in our gardens. 10am-5pm. 866/944-
7483, 262/594-6300.
www.oldworldwisconsin.org (Waukesha
Co.)
ELKHART LAKE
Elkhart Lake, Road America Family
Tailgate Party: Free party. Limited access
- enter at Gate 2. Carnival rides, kids Big
Wheel contest, food and beverage sampling,
car show, and track tours. 10am-
3pm. 800/365-7223. www.roadamerica.com
(Sheboygan Co.)
STOUGHTON
Syttende Mai Run/Walk: Run a 20-mile
race from Madison to Stoughton, or enjoy
a 17-mile non-competitive walk. Held in
conjunction with the city's Syttende Mai
celebration. Beginning in Madison - ends
in Mandt Park Stoughton. 888/873-7912.
www.stoughtonwi.com (Dane Co.)
TREMPEALEAU
Blues Bash: Blues played outdoors along
the banks of the Mississippi River, rain or
shine. Bring your lawn chair for a day of
music, food and fun. The hotel serves its
famous walnut burger as well as many
other Wisconsin favorites. Trempealeau
Hotel. 2-11pm. 608/534-6898.
www.trempealeauhotel.com (Trempealeau
Co.)
WONEWOC
Wonewoc Old Fashioned Days: One of
the area's largest antique and classic auto
shows, a parade, crafts, games, food vendors,
pony rides, antique and coin
appraisals, music, pancake breakfast and
family fun. Downtown. 7am-6pm. 608/464-
3114. www.wonewocwisc.com (Juneau Co.)
5/15-16
GREENBUSH
Wade House at Work and at Play: Come
help Wade House get ready for spring!
Prepare and plant the gardens, fill straw
ticks, black the stove, make beds, work in
the blacksmith shop, enjoy tours of the
Herrling Sawmill, dip candles, skid logs,
see vintage baseball from the 1860s!.
10am-5pm. 920/526-3271.
www.wadehouse.org (Sheboygan Co.)
MUSCODA
Morel Mushroom Festival: The festival
honors the tasty mushroom - enjoy it fried,
or you can purchase some to take home
and enjoy later. Saturday night offers a fireman's
annual steak feed followed by fireworks.
Sunday parade at 2pm. Also
includes a craft fair, flea market, carnival
and much more. Village Hall. Sat 9am-
4pm, Sun 10am-4pm. 608/739-3182.
www.muscoda.com (Grant Co.)
WAUWATOSA
Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show: Dealers
from the Midwest sell lapidary supplies,
tools, books, rough material, slabs, finished
specimens, cabochons, jewelry, carvings,
fossils and more. Children's activities,
special exhibits, displays, and food sales.
Hart Park - Muellner Building. 10am-5pm.
414/771-8668. (Milwaukee Co.)
5/16
CHILTON
Wisconsin Micro-Brewers Beer Fest: A
beer lover's paradise! More than 30
Wisconsin micro-brewers offer 120+ handcrafted
brews, ales to stouts. Live music
from the Jerry Schneider Band and
Copper Box. Admission is $35. Purchase
tickets in advance. Calumet County Fair
Grounds. 1-6pm. 920/849-2534.
www.rowlandsbrewery.com (Calumet Co.)
MOREL MUSHROOM FESTIVAL
THESE
‘SCHROOMS WILL
MAKE YA SWOON
Since 1982, Muscoda has celebrated itself as the
“Morel Capital of Wisconsin.” An homage to this
woodland delicacy, the Morel Mushroom Festival
is held every spring on the weekend
after Mother’s Day. The 2010
festival is set for May 15 & 16.
For two weeks prior to the festival,
‘schroomers scour the countryside
in search of the tasty prize.
With the average morel weighing
just a few ounces, it takes a lot of
scouring to gather the ton of
morels necessary for the festival.
Prizes are given for the smallest,
the largest, the best cluster, and
the like. The community buys the
morels for resale during the festival – either fresh
or prepared in a host of yummy recipes. ‘Schroom
lovers swear fried morels are the best of the fungi;
worth driving many miles for a tiny taste.
In truth, morels are just one of many tasty possibilities
at the festival’s food stands. Seems every
civic organization in town, from the Lions Club to
the 4-H, operates a stand selling everything from
pancake breakfasts and bratwurst lunches to
cheese and wine tastings, and a firehouse steak
dinner. There’s also a host of athletic competitions
– baseball, horseshoes, mixed doubles beanbag,
team dodgeball, and a free-throw tournament.
For the less athletic, there’s a series of archeology
lectures, tours of a local bison farm, antique
and modern tractor pulls, a carnival midway,
evening dances, an art & craft fair, flea market,
chalk art for the kids, helicopter rides, a custom
car show, and a pretty spectacular fireworks display
Saturday evening along the scenic Wisconsin
River. The festival climaxes with a big parade
Sunday at 2pm.
So, if you’re looking for a festival with the
proverbial “something for everyone,” plus the
tastiest mushrooms ever, consider Muscoda’s
Morel Mushroom Fest.
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