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SEPTEMBER MARCH 20172017
Camp Randall Stadium 100th Anniversary
The Dane County Farmers’ Market | 45th Anniversary A Saturday morning at the Dane County Farmers’ Market is a rite of passage for anyone hoping to experience one of MadiCamp Randall Stadium is home to son’s most beloved traditions. The downtown market, reportedly the largest producer-only farmers’ market in the country, runs the Badgers’ football team. It’s a rowon Saturdays, mid-April through early November, from 6:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. on the Capitol Square. Each week, over 160 vendy place, prompting a 2011 New York dors set up stands selling vegetables, fruits, cheeses, baked goods, flowers and more. Times article to declare “perhaps no Don’t miss: stadium rocks more than Wisconsin’s You’ll wantby to caffeinate before hitting the market, so head for Graze restaurant’s stand on Pinckney St. Make sure to try their Explore Lacrosse Camp Randall.” This outdoor stadiinfamous Magic Coffee, an indulgent iced drink made with coffee, espresso, cinnamon, brown sugar and half and half. Not a How run got started made um,thedistinguished byand its history double-deck coffee drinker? Try Stella Bakery’s spicy cheese bread that comes straight out of the oven! Between the Bluffs Beer, Wine and Cheese Festival is a fun event that has grown to be a local favorite. Visit their over astructure, couple beers is one of the nation’s largest Monona Terrace® & Conventi on Center | 20th Anniversary website for this year’sCommunity entertainment and activities. Notschool-owned surprisingly, the idea was hatched over stadiums. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, one of Madison’s most famous residents, originally proposed a design in 1938 for a “dream Tasters Eve bus shuttles and shuttles to and from participating area hotels the day of the event. Listen to your local a coupleWhile of beers in late by three the UW 1981 football teamBadhas civic center” would link the shores of Lake Monona to the State Capitol. Today, the Monona Terrace Community and Conradio stations that for your chance to win tickets. ger loyalists at a campus bar. The three, Tom played at this location since the 1890s, vention Center, a stunning building that spans 90 feet out over the waters of Lake Monona, stands in the spot that Wright first Designated driver wristbands available. Must be 21 or over to attend. Grantham, Sparks, and Rich Camp Ken Randall Stadium was Backus, built in proposed. VIP ticket holders gain access to the event two hours prior to general admission and access to the private VIP tent. wanted to raise money to support UW anniAth1917, making this year its 100th This year, the Monona Terrace celebrates the 20th anniversary of its opening in July 1997. Wright’s original plans for the spot Taste over 200 quality brews poured by distinguished breweries letics.versary. As admirers of thenAthletic DirecThe first game at Camp Randall included a rail depot, andlocal city hall, and was defeated by one vote by the County Board in 1938. Madison votExperience over marina, 45 typescourthouse of wine from and world-famous vintners tor Elroy Hirsch, they asked permission Stadium occurred againsthis Beloit on Ocers narrowly approved Wright’s project in 1992 with construction on the building finally beginning in 1994. Sample and purchase gourmet cheese and other good eats to name it the “Crazylegs Run” in hiswinning honor. tober 6, 1917, with the Badgers Music fans will want to find the memorial plaque and bench dedicated to legendary soul singer Otis Redding, who died in Enjoy live music Tom Grantham continues to serve as General a plane on December 10, 1967,glass in Lake Monona. The memorial is located in the William T. Evjue Rooftop Garden and 34-0. Allcrash attendees receive a souvenir Chairman on the Crazylegs Classic Executive During the summer months (May overlooks the spot where Redding’s plane down. Only 3,000 general admission tickets went available Committee. 16th–August 5th), walk-in tours are State Capitol | 100th Anniversary Only 250 VIP tickets available A Little “Classic” History available at noon during the week, to Wisconsin’s Capitol located 13.5 acres in thesales heart of downtown Madison, on the isthmus between Lake Tickets have State sold out in thebuilding past, soiswatch theon website for when begin. Thegroups first race in 1982 attracted 1,525 runof nine people or fewer. Tickets Mendota and Lake Monona. The dome of the Capitol is the building’s focal point, on top of which is a gilded bronze statue called #1 Oktoberfest Strasse La Crosse, WI, 54601 ners and raised $9,500. The event grew in can be purchased at the Wisconsin Ath“Wisconsin” which symbolizes the state’s motto, “Forward.” Construction of the current Capitol building began in 1906 and was 800-658-9424 popularity and the walk was added in 1987 letic Ticket Office for $3 between 8:30 completed in 1917, Capitol’s 100th anniversary. NEW EVENT to making celebratethis theyear 15ththe Anniversary! From 10am-1pm on Sunday, April 23, jump back on the horse and with 676 the first Theday event a.m.walkers and 11:55 a.m.year. on the of has the While exploring the Capitol, go on a fossil scavenger hunt! When the limestone and marble used throughout the building were tour. bluffs>>page 4 crazylegs>>page10 cut from quarries in the Midwest, some fossils came along for the ride. For more information visit www.visitmadison.com
36th Annual Crazylegs Classic
8K RUN • 2 MILE WALK
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