Annual Report | Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua 2011 | Page 3

OUR SILVER ANNIVERSARY YEAR

OUR SILVER ANNIVERSARY YEAR

What a special year it was !
It started out on June 18 at our Silver Anniversary Celebration – a grand gala set under the striped canvas of the Big Top . Two hundred and ten guests dined on Wild Rice bison short ribs and trout at beautifully-set , linendraped tables . The scene was magical . Mary Rice thanked everyone for helping the Big Top celebrate its 25 th Anniversary and talked about the proud history of our organization . We toasted with wine and champagne and ended the feast with fresh gelato from DaLou ’ s . And then the show began . The Blue Canvas Orchestra walked us back through 25 years of our favorite music and memories while fresh shiny faces smiled back at us from the big screen . Who were those youngsters anyway ?
And now we start the next twenty-five years . Let ’ s take the best of what we are forward into our next chapter . We ’ ll add to that some new traditions , new shows , new ventures . We need all of you . Come with us – it will be a memorable and fantastic trip ! Together we ’ ll make sure that our children are celebrating the 50 th and 100 th Anniversaries . Long live Big Top Chautauqua !

Terry Meyer Matier

Executive Director
SILVER ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATORY COMMISSION
Mary Hulings Rice
Bayfield , WI Chair
Dean Amhaus
Milwaukee , WI
Ann Bochler Ashland , WI
Mark Bugher Madison , WI
Lee Jensen Bujold Duluth , MN and Bayfield , WI
William Cronon Madison , WI
Don Funk Chicago , IL
Arlo Guthrie Washington , MA
Bob Jacquart Ironwood , MI
Garrison Keillor St . Paul , MN
Barbara Lawton Madison , WI
Dick Leinenkugel Menomenee Falls , WI
Larry MacDonald Bayfield , WI
Dennis McCann Bayfield and Madison , WI
Malcolm McLean St . Paul , MN
Frank Montano Red Cliff , WI
Tia Nelson Madison , WI
Michael Perry Fall Creek , WI
Ellsworth & Carla Peterson Charitable Foundation Sturgeon Bay , WI
Jerry Phillips Bayfield , WI
Tommy Thompson Madison , WI
Kelli Trumble WI Dells , WI
ADVISORS Gary Knowles Madison , WI Gail Kohl Madison , WI Mark Rose Madison , WI
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