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Cranberry Country Crier

October 2013

Welcome to Eagle River’s
34th annual Cranberry Fest!
The 34th annual Cranberry Fest, an Eagle River
Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Centersponsored event, will be
held Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 5-6. This year’s festival
will be located at the Vilas
County Fairgrounds on
Highway 70 West.
Cranberry Fest has
something for everyone —
an arts and crafts show
with more than 300 displays, cranberry food sales,
a bakery, family fun, entertainment, sweatshirt and Tshirt sales, fitness events
and more.
With more than 40,000
people attending the festival annually, it is one of the
highlights of the fall.

Cranberry Fest volunteers will be on hand to serve cranberry food products.
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Downtown activities will
include an open-air antique
market, a chain-saw carving demonstration, a raffle,
food and entertainment.
There’s also a cranberry
marsh exhibit at the children’s museum. The Cranberry Fest Market Place
will be held at the Derby
Track.

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While you’re at the fairgrounds, check out the food
tent. You’ll find soups, charbroiled sandwiches and
fresh cranberry baked
goods, not to mention the
World’s Largest Cranberry
Cheesecake.
How about fresh cranberries? More than 10,000
pounds of local premiumselect fresh cranberries will
be sold during this annual
event.
Cranberry Fest is made
possible by many volunteers who help organize, set
up, clean up and everything
in between for this festival.
The chamber would like to
thank everyone for all of
their time and efforts, and
would like to welcome one
and all to experience the
excitement of this year’s
Cranberry Fest and the
beautiful scenery and
shops of Eagle River.
Cranberry Fest is traditionally held on the first
full weekend in October.
Mark your calendar for the
Oct. 4 and 5, 2014, festival.
We hope to see you soon!

Everyone enjoys a slice of the World’s Largest Cranberry
Cheesecake at the Make-A-Wish tent.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday ~ October 4, 5 & 6, 2013

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