#1 Haunted House in America

If you are looking for a great scare this Halloween season, head to the Waukesha County Expo Center for the fright of your life!  The Wisconsin Feargrounds is an awarding winning display of all the "fun" in Halloween, with three haunted houses in one location! 

The Feargrounds are open every Friday and Saturday in October and open from Wednesday October 26th through Halloween night!  Get more info, check out the gallery and buy tickets online here Wisconsin Feargrounds

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It's Cranberry Time

Learn about our state fruit and enjoy delicoius treats as the 39th Annual Cranberry Festival in Warrens kicks off this Friday.

Peruse throught over 850 arts and crafts stalls, and a flea market with over 350 vendors, and over 100 farm market booths. If you feeling competitive there are a variety of contests: Create a Scarecrow, the Biggest Berry, video and photography of this year's festival, a vegetable & sunflower contest, a flower show, quilting and needlework, and more.

But most important are the marsh tours, where you can see the cranberry bogs and how they are harvested! And a visit to the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center.

And the food - lots and lots of wonderful food. Pork Sandwiches, pizza, burgers, spaghetti, pancakes and many great cranberry items, but also Chocolate Covered Cheesecake on a Stick!

Don't miss all the fun 2011 Cranberry Festival

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ArtRageous Weekend

If you like art - this is the weekend to be in Wausau.

Artrageous Weekend was voted the #1 Art Festival by AmericanStyle, and there are actually three events:  Festival of the Arts, Art in the Park and Birds in Art.  Free shuttle buses run between these venues, so you don't have to miss a thing.

All the fun is September 10th and 11th - for more information visit Wausau Festival of the Arts - Art in the Park - Birds in Art

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An Historic Breakfast

Can you imagine a time before cereal?

This weekend at Villa Louis in Prairie du Chien you can visit and watch the preparation and enjoy a delicious breakfast made in a 19th century kitchen and then tour the grounds of this historic home.

Make your reservations now for August 27th or August 28th Villa Louis Breakfast in a Victorian Kitchen Can't make it this weekend? Another breakfast is planned for October.

Find out about all of Wisconsin's great historical sites wisconsinhistory.org

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Wildflower Art Festival

Wisconsin is home to many beautiful wildflowers. And this weekend in Brodhead, you can see many of these at the Wildflower Art Festival.

Activities take place August 13th and 14th in several location around the city. This event includes both tours of natural wild flower settings, and information about Wisconsin's natural flora, but also showcases art featuring these local plants.

For more information check out their Facebook page www.facebook.com/wildflowerartfestival

Taste of Wisconsin

The best favors of Wisconsin will be found at the Taste of Wisconsin this weekend at the Kenosha Harbor (6th Avenue & 54th Street) in Kenosha.

Enjoy tasty treats from over 50 of Wisconsin's food producers, restaurants, brewers, and more Friday July 29th 3PM-10PM, Saturday July 30th 11AM-10PM and Sunday 11AM-7PM. Also find a Demonstration Center and Kids Zone. Great family fun.

Get all the details at tasteofwi.com

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Bastille Days

It's the 30th Anniversay for Bastille Days, North America's largest outdoor French festival held at Cathedral Square Park in Downtown Milwaukee. July 14th to the 17th enjoy music, food, wine tasting and more. You can even try to win a trip to Paris.

Ans it wouldn't be complete without "Storming the Bastille", which in Milwaukee is a 5K Fun Run.

The event runs 11AM-11PM Thursday through Saturday and 11AM-9PM Sunday, and is FREE!

Get all the info at Bastille Days 2011

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