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Wisconsin State Fair: Pure Poultry

Tuesday, August 07, 2012

By Zack Zupke
Creative Services Manager
VISIT Milwaukee

A summer trip to the Wisconsin State Fair
Each year, hundreds of thousands travel there

Horses to sheep, cattle to swine
It’s always the perfect family time

Cotton candy, corn dogs and the big slide
A ferris wheel, giant tea cups and much more to ride

You name it on a stick plus snow cones of any flavor
Bacon-wrapped everything and that really big gator

We challenged ourselves to taste it all
Five stages, five meals, we’d have a ball!

Sprecher Landing was first, offering beer sorbet
Randy Sprecher bought me a beer while Lounge Lizards played!

The Miller Lite Sports Bar & Grill nearly gave us our fill
Chocolate-covered crueller and Wisconsin mac burger served with a dill

Sliders on the side plus homemade chips topped with bacon bites
All topped off with a cookie on a stick and two Miller Lites

Waddling down Central, we sought out stop three
Slim McGinn’s for some beer from Lakefront Brewery

A Rueben brat on a stick and Ruebens tightly wrapped
We watched an ode to The King and our Lakefront beers tapped

Major Goolsby’s was fourth with its sprawling estate
TVs, bands, food, bars and fun all over the place

We had a major crush on a Major Cheeseburger and sweet tater tots
Wings just the right hot, garlic fries and two bands we liked lots

Fifth gear found us slowing, but no way we were done
Saz’s was in our sights – barbecue chicken and pulled pork on a bun

Ribs and BBQ sauce to die for and a rockin’ Barbeez “Don’t Stop Believin’”
Our five-stage tour was complete and we were just about leavin’

The Wisconsin State Fair, I thought, it’s more than food on a stick
It’s rock and country, it’s city and farm – what a mix

So, go today and eat way too much, watch a band and smile all day long
Any stage, any menu, any ride, any barn – you can’t go wrong

Details:
Wisconsin State Fair
August 2-12
Wisconsin State Fair Park
640 South 84th Street, West Allis

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