2010 SPRING SUMMER.qxd - Wisconsin Department of Tourism

GENE STAVER
Chocolate Festival in Burlington, May 28-31.
NEW GLARUS
Community Festival: A family-oriented,
traditional Memorial Day weekend celebration
with music, children's activities,
food and fun. Bands play Fri, Sat and Sun
evenings. Village Park. 800/527-6838,
608/527-2095. (Green Co.)
5/28-31
ALBANY
Yesteryear Days: Community celebration
of Memorial Day weekend with Fri evening
street dance (8pm); Yesteryear Parade
(1pm), Rueben's Run Duathlon, and chicken
barbecue all on Sat; and Memorial Day
ceremony on Mon at Legion Park (11am).
Downtown. 608/862-3240.
www.vil.albany.wi.us (Green Co.)
BURLINGTON
Chocolate Festival: Carnival, concerts,
chocolate creations, taste of chocolate,
chocolate olympics, Chocolate Experience
tent, petting zoo, and parade on Monday.
Chocolate eating contest and touch a
truck event. Chocolate Festival Grounds.
Fri 4pm-mid, Sat 10am-mid, Sun 10ammid,
Mon noon-8pm. 414/254-4813.
www.chocolatefest.com (Racine Co.)
DRESSER
Total Off-Road Rally: 4x4 truck pull and
monster trucks. Two spectator events.
NTPA sanctioned Truck and Tractor Pull on
Sat; Demolition Derby on Sun. Trollhaugen
Ski Area. 8am-5pm. 800/826-7166, 651/280-
8282. www.memorial4x4.org (Polk Co.)
5/28-6/1
APPLETON
NCAA Division III Baseball National
Championships: College baseball world
series. Fox Cities Stadium. 920/832-6749.
foxcities.org (Outagamie Co.)
5/29
PARK FALLS
Shriners ATV Mud Run: Trophies for 1st,
2nd, and 3rd places in all classes.
Wojcieszak's Flambeau Resort. Reg 9-
11:30am; racing begins at noon. 715/762-
2178. www.pricecountywi.net (Price Co.)
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TREMPEALEAU
Reggae Festival: Enjoy different bands,
Jamaican food (as well as the hotel’s
famous walnut burger), Caribbean jewelry
& clothing. Bring your lawn chairs.
Trempealeau Hotel. 2-11pm. 608/534-6898.
www.trempealeauhotel.com (Trempealeau
Co.)
WEBSTER
Webster Arts and Crafts Fair: Craft fair
with more than 100 crafters. Food, entertainment
and book sale. Webster
Elementary School. 9am-4pm. 715/866-
4204. (Burnett Co.)
5/29-30
DANBURY
2010 Forts Folle Avoine Opening
Weekend & Spring Encampment:
Weekend activities include the spring
encampment, new exhibit opening, and a
Pancake Breakfast on Sunday morning.
Tour the Historic Northwest Company and
XY Company Fur Trade Post and an
Ojibwe Indian Village. Plant sale both
days. Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park.
10am-4pm. 715/866-8890.
www.theforts.org (Burnett Co.)
EAGLE RIVER
Strawberry Craft Fest: Quality art & craft
fair with crafters from across America.
Food area with picnic table seating, strawberry
treats, music and family entertainment.
Vilas County Fairgrounds. 9:30am-
4:30pm. 715/675-6201. (Vilas Co.)
FORT ATKINSON
Fort Koshkonong Rendezvous: 17th
annual re-enactment of life in the early
1840's with authentic food, clothing, trade
goods and campsites. This year's theme is
"The Stagecoach Is Coming.". Rock River
Park. Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 9:30am-4pm.
888/733-3678, 920/563-3210.
www.fortchamber.com (Jefferson Co.)
JACKSONPORT
Maifest: Art fair, fun run, food, music,
horse pull, parade (11am Sat), and more.
Lakeside Park. 920/823-2800.
www.jacksonport.org (Door Co.)
PHILLIPS
Hidden Prairie Rendezvous: An 1840's
fur trade rendezvous including woods
walk, hawk & knife throw, black powder
shoot, primitive bow shoot, fire starting, fry
pan tossing, and kid's games. 10am-4pm.
715/820-2808. www.hidden-prairie.com
(Price Co.)
STURGEON BAY
Fine Art Fair: 12th annual juried, multimedia
art show with entertainment, children's
activities, food and beverages. Held
along the waterfront. Part of the Door
County Festival of Blossoms. Sunset Park.
10am-4pm. 800/301-6695, 920/743-6246.
www.SturgeonBay.net (Door Co.)
5/29-31
BLACK RIVER FALLS
Ho-Chunk Nation Pow-wow: As a celebration
of thanks, the Ho-Chunk nation
welcomes all friends and neighbors to
their bi-annual pow-wows. Enjoy drumming,
colorful competition dancing, and a
variety of Native crafts from vendors across
the country. Pow-Wow Grounds. 715/284-
9343. (Jackson Co.)
BURLINGTON
Brat Day & Boat Races: Hydroplane boat
racers from the tri-state area compete
daily. Brats and corn, hot dogs, concessions
and more. Echo Park. Daily, 11am-
5pm. 262/763-6044.
www.burlington-jaycees.org (Racine Co.)
OSHKOSH
Memorial Day Weekend Classic Horse
Show: Classic quarter horse show. Free
admission, concessions available. 7am.
920/685-5725. (Winnebago Co.)
5/30
LA POINTE
La Pointe Center Annual Wine Tasting
Gala: The Northland's premier winetasting
event with more than 100 wines. Benefits
the local arts community. Silent auction &
live entertainment. The Pub Restaurant &
Wine Bar. 3-9pm. 715/747-3321.
www.madelineisland.com (Ashland Co.)
MUSCODA
Chocolate & Wine Trail: Sample decadent
chocolate paired with wine while
touring the vineyards of southwest
Wisconsin. Weggy Winery. 10am-5pm.
608/647-6600. www.weggywinery.com
(Grant Co.) Ho-Chunk Nation Pow-wow, May 29-31.
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
Voyage of Discovery Cruise: Explore the
confluence of the Mississippi and
Wisconsin Rivers aboard a riverboat as a
local historian tells the story of French
explorers Marquette and Joliet. This twohour
cruise is a must for river and history
buffs. Reservations required. St. Feriole
Island. Departs at 2pm. 877/647-7397,
563/586-4444. (Crawford Co.)
ST. GERMAIN
Classic Sled Round-Up: Vintage and
antique snowmobile show and swap.
Music and food all day. St. Germain
Community Park. Reg starts at 8am,
awards at 3pm. 715/542-4488.
www.snowmobilehalloffame.com (Vilas Co.)
WAUSAU
WORS Big Ring Classic Cross-Country
Mountain Bike Race: This course is
approximately 55% fast rolling X-C ski trail
and 45% single-track. The first lap will have
more ski trail and additional laps more single-track.
About 50% of the single-track is
technical. Register online or onsite. Nine
Mile County Forest & Recreation Area.
715/425-8684. www.wors.org (Marathon Co.)
WAUSAUKEE
Annual Wausaukee Fire Dept. Tractor &
Truck Pull: The lawn tractor pull will be
held first, followed by the truck pull.
Parade at 11am. Food and refreshments
available. Marinette County Fairgrounds.
Starts at 10am. 715/856-5216.
www.wausaukee.com (Marinette Co.)
5/31
BEAVER DAM
Race Into Summer: Celebration with live
music, children's activities, race car displays.
Food & drink sponsored by the
Beaver Dam Area Chamber of Commerce.
Swan City Park. 11am-11pm. 920/885-4442.
www.wbevradio.com (Dodge Co.)
OMRO
Memorial Day Car Show: More than 150
cars on display (1986 and older). Three trophies
awarded per class. Door prizes, food
and beverages. Downtown. 920/685-6960.
(Winnebago Co.)
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RJ & LINDA MILLER