The Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center closes for the winter months, effective January 1, 2012 through April 30th, 2012. We will be open for special events or by appointment during these times. For more information or to schedule a special event, call us at #608.378.4878.
Calendar of Events
Quarterly Recipe Contest – Cranberry Pies
It’s a new year and that means a new quarterly recipe contest! Now through March 31, 2012, we’d love for you to enter your best cranberry pie recipes in our recipe contest. Please click here to enter your recipe. Winners will receive a fabulous prize from the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center!
“Crazy About Cranberries” Make, Bake and Take Class – Cranberry Kringles
Winter is here, and that means it’s time for our “Make, Bake and Take” classes at the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center!
This is the third class in our “Crazy for Cranberries” series and participants will be making Cranberry Kringles. Registration is $15 and is due one week prior to the class. If you are an iBuyMoCo member and show your iBuyMoCo keychain, you’ll get $1 off registration!
Attendees of the class will be asked to bring measuring cups, measuring spoons, 2 mixing bowls, rubber scraper, rolling pin and a pastry blender. (If you need assistance with the supplies please let us know!)
Please call if you have any questions – #608.378.4878. You can print out the class registration form here.
“Crazy About Cranberries” Make, Bake and Take Class – Cranberry Sweet Breads
Winter is here, and that means it’s time for our “Make, Bake and Take” classes at the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center!
This is the fourth class in our “Crazy for Cranberries” series and participants will be making Cranberry Sweet Breads. Registration is $15 and is due one week prior to the class. If you are an iBuyMoCo member and show your iBuyMoCo keychain, you’ll get $1 off registration!
Attendees of the class will be asked to bring measuring cups, measuring spoons, 2 mixing bowls, rubber scraper, rolling pin and a pastry blender. (If you need assistance with the supplies please let us know!)
Please call if you have any questions – #608.378.4878. You can print out the class registration form here.
Cranberry Blossom Day 2012
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!!
40th Annual Warrens Cranberry Festival
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!”
Harvest Day 2012
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.