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Lacrosse Touts One of the Biggest Michael Z. Annual Scariest Haunts and Parties in Wisconsin 36th Newman. Atari Age: Beer Fests in the State travelwisconsin.com

Crazylegs Classic The Emergence

by Explore Lacrosse

THE HILLStheHAVE Between BluffsEYES Beer, Wine and Cheese Festival is a fun event that has grown to be a local favorite.

Visit their They’re you. From their chemical waste-ridden trailer park to the junkyard where they hold their satanic rituwebsite forwatching this year’s entertainment and activities. als,Tasters they’reEve watching and waiting for you. wantparticipating you to thinkarea this hotels is just Milwaukee’s haunted attraction. They bus shuttles and shuttles to They and from the day of thebest event. Listen to your local want you to think you’ll have a good time on the haunted trails and meet up with your friends at the bonfire. They want radio stations for your chance to win tickets. youDesignated to think you’ve seen it all and nothing can scare you. They want you to think you’re going home tonight. If you think driver wristbands available. Must be 21 or over to attend. thisVIP is just another haunted house,to you’re wrong. They’re watching you, and waiting. Once you step into VIP theirtent. world, ticket holders gain access the event two hours prior to general admission and access to the private you’ll be theirs. There is no escape. There is no mercy. There is only The Hill, and The Hill Has Eyes. Taste over 200 quality brews poured by distinguished breweries Forget the same old45 Milwaukee haunted Thisworld-famous October, Milwaukee’s Experience over types of wine fromhouses. local and vintners scariest haunt is The Hill Has Eyes. With four terrifying haunted trails and a zombie-infested thrill ride, The Hill will scare you witless. First, you’ll be contained Sample and purchase gourmet cheese and other good eats and led to the doomed trailer park’s entrance. Dodge the mutant hillbillies in Failed Escape or risk becoming one of their Enjoy live music tortured “pets.” Tread lightly through Hunger Hollow or risk alerting one of the chainsaw-wielding cannibals. Keep your All attendees receive a souvenir glass skin and dare to escape a fate worse than death. If you somehow survive the haunted trails, ride the Scare Lift up The Only 3,000 general admission tickets available Hill, but don’t look down. The zombies below are always looking for fresh victims. Disembark the Scare Lift at your Only 250 VIP tickets available final destination: CARNIvore, the devil’s carnival. Our demonic carnies will torture you in their possessed midway for Tickets have sold out in the past, so watch the website for when sales begin. an #1 eternity of pain and suffering. Oktoberfest Strasse La Crosse, WI, 54601 The lucky few to escape will find a safe place to unwind at our nightly bonfire party event. Enjoy snacks and refresh800-658-9424 ments at outdoor beer tent,the or 15th chill Anniversary! out by the bonfire. have liveon music every night stars. NEW our EVENT to celebrate FromWe 10am-1pm Sunday, April 23,under jumpthe back on the horse and Parking is always free. Buy tickets online before they sell out and join the mutant hillbilly cannibals at Milwaukee’s bluffs>>page 4 scariest haunted experience. mke.hillhaseyes.com/ EVENTS>>page 7

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8K RUN • Games 2 MILE in WALK of Video

America. Cambridge, How the run got started and history made Massachusetts: over a couple beers Not surprisingly, the idea was hatched over MIT Press, 2017. a couple of beers in late 1981 by three Bad-

ger loyalists at aWalz-Chojnacki campus bar. The three, Tom Greg Grantham, Ken Sparks, and Rich Backus, wanted to raise money to support UW AthIt’s difficult now to appreciate the impact letics. As admirers of then- Athletic Directhe emergence of video games in 1972 had tor Elroy Hirsch, they asked his permission on American popular culture. As this social to name it the “Crazylegs Run” in his honor. history shows, parents, educators and even Tom Grantham continues to serve as General politicians struggled to determine whether Chairman on the Crazylegs Classic Executive the new entertainment medium was a boon Committee. or a menace. One thing was clear: Video A Little “Classic” History gaming was the province of young males. The first race in 1982 attracted 1,525 runThat changed in 1980, writes Michael Z. ners and raised $9,500. The event grew in Newman, associate professor and chair of popularity and the walk was added in 1987 Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies with 676 walkers the first year. The event has at UWM. crazylegs>>page10 PAC-MAN>>page 4

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