It’s a new quarter and that means a new quarterly recipe contest at the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center! The theme for this contest is “Cranberry Party Foods” and the contest runs from April 1 through June 30.
We’re looking for creative, crowd-pleasing recipes that you’re proud to serve at picnics, pot lucks and parties. The recipes can feature cranberries in any form: fresh whole cranberries, sweetened dried cranberries, cranberry sauce and/or cranberry juices.
As ususal, the winners of this recipe contest will receive fabulous prizes from the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center. To enter your party-ready recipe, please go here.
You will have the opportunity to see a marsh up close and experience what the cranberry blossoms look like from 9:00 am — 11:00 am on Wetherby cranberry marsh.
From 9:00 am – 5:00 pm we will have special events at the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center. Wine tasting, reduced rate on the museum, fantastic bakery, and cranberry ice cream and kids activities. Lunch will be available from 11:00 am – 1:00 am. Come join us for the fun!!
The 40th annual Warrens Cranberry Festival, the world’s largest cranberry festival, will be held September 28 – 30, 2012. Since it’s humble beginnings, attendance has grown from around 5000 people to over 110,000!
There’s something for everyone at Cranfest, from shopping and food to crafts and entertainment, including the well-loved Cranfest parade (held Sunday).
Be sure to stop in and see us at the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center while you’re “festing!”
Held annually on the first Saturday of October, the event is sponsored by the Wetherby Cranberry Company, the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center and the Warrens Area Business Association.
“Be sure to bring your camera as we’ll have several pairs of hip boots available so you can wade out into a pool of floating cranberries to have your picture taken,” said Nodji Van Wychen, co-owner of Wetherby Cranberry Company.
Free tours of the Wetherby marsh will be offered from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., allowing visitors to get an up-close look at cranberries being harvested by both old-time and modern-day methods.
After touring the marsh, visitors can learn more about Wisconsin’s No.1 fruit crop at the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center. Housed in a historic cranberry warehouse in downtown Warrens, the nonprofit center is dedicated to educating the public about the state’s cranberry growing heritage.
As part of the festivities, the Cranberry Discovery Center will offer free cranberry wine tasting and gourmet cranberry food sampling, children’s activities and reduced admission to the center’s exhibit hall, which features video and audio recordings, storyboards and interactive displays. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.