THE CRANBERRY COUNTRY CRIER Printed by the Vilas County News-Review in conjunction with the Cranberry Fest Committee Volume XXXIII Saturday & Sunday Oct. 7 & 8, 2017 Eagle River, Wis. Inside: Arts and Crafts Directory Berry Bog 5K Jog Information Festival Grounds Map Entertainment “The Cranberry Story” NO PETS Sponsored by: PLEASE! Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center (715) 479-6400 ~ 1-(800) 359-6315 www.eagleriver.org Page 2 Cranberry Country Crier October 2017 AUXILIARY FOOD/SNACK BOOTHS CRANBERRY FEST 2017 Join us in the Food Tent LOCATED ON MAIN CRANBERRY FEST GROUNDS th th October 7 & 8 Space 1 - Taco Joe’s Spaces 9 & 10 - Jessica’s Cucina Items sold: Tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos Items sold: Spinach and pepper frittatas, BLT- deluxe, nachos with cheese, walking tacos, cof- ranch chicken wraps, prosciutto and asparagus FOOD TENT MENU fee, hot chocolate, soda and water ~ 7 a.m., puff pastries, Hawaiian ham sandwiches, Heart Please be ready with your order. serving breakfast burritos and coffee Breaker sandwiches, jambalaya, cranberry chutney, roasted potato chips, apple and cu- Space 2 - J.P.N.’s cumber coleslaw, baked apples with home- Sandwiches Try our new Drinks Items sold: Bison and elk burgers, sloppy Joes, made whipped cream, and cauliflower, dill and Foot-long hot dog Cranberry-Bacon Soda Trig’s Smokehouse brats and sausages, Scottish pumpkin-squash soups. Hamburger Milk eggs, perogies, hunter stew, brisket, soft pret- Bratwurst zels, caramel apples and slices, cotton candy, Space 12 - JJ’s Kettle Korn Hot chocolate Hamburger slushies, iced teas, fresh lemon shake-ups, soda Items sold: Kettle corn, soda and water Hot spiced cranapple drink and water Cranberry-bacon hamburger Cold cranberry cocktail drink Space 14 - Scrima’s Wood-Fired Pizza Spaces 3 & 4 - JJ Concessions Items sold: Authentic wood-fired pizzas, in- Cranberry bratwurst Coffee (regular or decaf) Items sold: Oak-roasted Black Angus beef and cluding margherita, sausage or pepperoni, Shredded cranberry pork sandwich Bottled water turkey breast sandwiches, sausage with beer chicken-cranberry pizzas and Italian cranberry- cheese sauce, chips, hot cocoa, coffee, soda and lemonade water ALSO Chicken Wild Rice Soup • Chili • Potato Chips • Baked Beans Booth G1 - The Nutman Co. Spaces 5, 6, 7 & 8 - All Star Catering Items sold: Nuts, mixes, chocolate-covered Items sold: Mini donuts, cheese curds, fries, corn items, candy and corn nuts dogs, chicken tenders, gyros, chicken pitas, Now Serving Breakfast! pulled pork and fresh-squeezed lemonade Booth X1 - The Almond Tree Pancake Breakfast, 7 a.m. - 10 a.m. Items sold: Almonds, pecans and cashews roasted on location and glazed with cinnamon, Regular or Cranberry Pancakes, Pork Sausage and a Drink sugar and vanilla and salted nuts The following organizations sponsor the Cranberry Fest Food Tent Booth Z16 - Eagle River Area Fire Department Items sold: Fresh cranberry cream puffs Eagle River Rotary Club • Greater Eagle River Tennis Association October 2017 Cranberry Country Crier Page 3 Welcome to Eagle River’s 38th annual Cranberry Fest! The 38th annual wiches and fresh cran- Cranberry Fest, an Eagle berry baked goods, not to River Area Chamber of mention the World’s Commerce and Visitors Largest Cranberry Center-sponsored event, Cheesecake. will be held Saturday and How about fresh cran- Sunday, Oct. 7-8. berries? More than This year’s festival 10,000 pounds of local will again be located at premium-select fresh the Vilas County Fair- cranberries will be sold grounds on Highway 70 during this annual event. West, with additional ac- Cranberry Fest is tivities downtown on Sat- made possible by many urday only. volunteers who help or- Cranberry Fest has ganize, set up, clean up something for everyone and everything in be- —an arts and crafts show tween for this festival. with more than 300 dis- The chamber would like plays, cranberry food to thank everyone for all sales, a bakery, family of their time and efforts, fun, entertainment, and would like to wel- sweatshirt and T-shirt come one and all to expe- sales, the Berry Bog 5K rience the excitement of Jog and more. With more this year’s Cranberry than 40,000 people at- Fest and the beautiful tending the festival an- scenery and shops of Ea- nually, it is one of the gle River. highlights of the fall. Cranberry Fest is tra- Downtown activities ditionally held on the will include an open-air first full weekend in Oc- antiques market, raffle, tober. Mark your calen- food and entertainment. dar for the Oct. 6 and 7, While you’re at the 2018, festival. fairgrounds, check out We hope to see you With 40,000 people working up an appetite, the food and bak- the food tent. You’ll find soon during an Eagle Thousands of pounds of premium-select fresh cranberries will ery tents are popular venues at Cranberry Fest. soups, charbroiled sand- River visit! be sold at several locations during Cranberry Fest. Friday, Saturday & Sunday ~ Oct. 6, 7 & 8, 2017 CRANBERRY FEST MAIN EVENTS FRIDAY, OCT. 6 a.m.; Berry Bog 5K Jog, 8:30 a.m. Church of Christ, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. * Cranberry Marsh Tours, Eagle River Area Chamber * Cranberry Marsh Tours, Eagle River Area Chamber SUNDAY,` OCT. 8 of Commerce & Visitors Center, 10 a.m. to Noon of Commerce & Visitors Center, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. * Bake Sale, Cranberry Fest Headquarters Tent, * Early Bird 2017 Berry Bog 5K Jog Registration, Riverview * Arts & Crafts Fair, Fairgrounds, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Next to Fresh Cranberries at Fairgrounds, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Park, 5-7 p.m. * Bake Sale, Cranberry Fest Headquarters Tent, * Fresh, Premium Cranberry and Craisin Sales, Fairgrounds, SATURDAY, OCT. 7 Next to Fresh Cranberries at Fairgrounds, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. * Make-A-Wish, World’s Largest Cranberry Cheesecake, * Cranberry Fest Book Sale and Cranberry Harvest Video * Pancake Breakfast, Fairgrounds, 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Fairgrounds Showing, Olson Memorial Library, 150 E. Hospital Road, * Arts & Crafts, Fairgrounds, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. * Fresh, Premium Cranberry and Craisin Sales, * Cranberry Marsh Tours, Eagle River Area Chamber Fairgrounds, Corner of Highway 70 and Railroad Street, * Open Air Antiques Market, Downtown Eagle River, of Commerce & Visitors Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Downtown Eagle River and Eagle River Area Chamber 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. of Commerce & Visitors Center * Family Entertainment by Bill Stevens Entertainment, * Family Entertainment by Bill Stevens Entertainment, Fairgrounds, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. * Pancake Breakfast, Fairgrounds, 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Fairgrounds, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. * Arts & Crafts Auction, 11:30 a.m., Make-A-Wish * Berry Bog 5K Jog Registration, Riverview Park, 7-8:15 * Cranberry Fest Luncheon, First Congregational United Foundation Tent, Fairgrounds Page 4 Cranberry Country Crier October 2017 October 2017 Cranberry Country Crier Page 5 Wisconsin cranberry growers to lead nation in production in ’17 ___________ BY GARY RIDDERBUSCH NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR ___________ Wisconsin cranberry ance, including strong grow- growers are projecting the ing conditions, new cran- state cranberry harvest to berry acreage, technological decrease slightly in 2017, advances and a flat demand but it will remain the coun- in certain products, like try’s top cranberry-produc- cranberry juice. Last month ing state for the 23rd at the U.S. Cranberry Mar- consecutive year at 5.6 mil- keting Committee’s annual lion barrels. meeting, the industry unan- The U.S. Department of imously approved a motion Agriculture (USDA) pre- to set volume regulations on dicts Wisconsin’s crop may the 2017 and 2018 crops, in- compare to last year’s har- cluding a 15% handler with- vest of 6 million barrels. A holding on the 2017 crop barrel is equivalent to 100 and a 75% producer alloca- pounds of berries. tion on the 2018 crop. This The projected bountiful recommendation will next crop, part of the more than go to the U.S. Department of 9 million barrels of cranber- Agriculture for considera- ries expected in 2017 na- tion. tionwide, and the over - “This motion is intended supply issue of the fruit is to help stabilize marketing turning around, according conditions and improve to Tom Lochner, executive grower returns,” said Loch- director of the Wisconsin ner. “This short-term solu- State Cranberry Growers tion will help slow the Association (WSCGA). excess supply being built “Wisconsin is a leader in while the industry contin- cranberry growing and we ues to focus its efforts on The cranberry industry has a long history in Wisconsin and projected that Wisconsin growers will produce 5.6 million bar- are proud of our hardwork- the long-term solution of in- provides a huge economic impact to the Badger State. It is rels in 2017. —NEWS-REVIEW PHOTO ing growers and their many creasing demand both do- contributions. The Wiscon- mestically and in inter- needle by finding more water. remaining cranberries will Some of the most popu- sin cranberry industry is a national markets.” ways to incorporate cran- be frozen and stored for lar food products that are major economic driver that The U.S. Cranberry Mar- berries into their meals Economic impact longer-term sales as frozen manufactured and sold in supplies thousands of jobs keting Committee (CMC) year-round.” The harvest of cranber- berries, dried cranberries, foreign countries include ce- and brings in a total value has worked diligently to in- Twenty percent of cran- ries, the state’s No. 1 fruit, juices, sauces and more. reals, snack bars, trail of nearly $1 billion each crease demand overseas, es- berries are consumed dur- has a big economic impact Cranberries are currently mixes, sweets, juices, nutri- year,” said Lochner.