Pumpkinmania Festival September 27 2014 at the Lodge at Leathem Smith! New!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Door County’s Pumpkinmania! Festival Debuts September 27^th

Pumpkin Weigh-Off Could Result in Official Selection

of Wisconsin’s Largest Pumpkin Ever

STURGEON BAY, WI, August 19, 2014 — The Lodge at Leathem Smith, the well-known 86-year-old resort in Sturgeon Bay, has announced Pumpkinmania!, a new Door County fall season festival featuring an officially sanctioned pumpkin weigh-off, “pumpkin regatta” on the adjoining Sturgeon Bay harbor, pie baking contest, a wide range of kids’ games, food booths by local restaurants, and live music.

The family-friendly Pumpkinmania! event will take place on The Lodge at Leathem Smith’s expansive grounds on Saturday, September 27th, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m., and will feature the weighing of giant pumpkins carefully grown to a massive size of thousands of pounds. The pumpkin weigh-off has been sanctioned by The Great Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC), a worldwide sanctioning body that provides a set of standards for similar events throughout the world.

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“We can’t predict the future,” said Scott Steil, GPC Event Coordinator, “but we are certain that dozens of competitive growers in Wisconsin and nearby states are currently

tending a number of 1,000-lb.-plus pumpkins and hoping to win this event’s first prize. It’s even conceivable that one of them could exceed the Wisconsin state record of 1,810.5 pounds for a pumpkin grown by Chris Stevens of New Richmond in 2010.”

Pumpkinmania! is providing cash prizes to the growers of pumpkins — based on the GPC’s official weighing process — that are selected for the 1st ($5,000), 2nd ($3,000) and 3rd ($2,000) prizes. $5,000 in additional prizes will be awarded to growers of other unusually large vegetables, plus growers of the “prettiest pumpkin,” ”ugliest pumpkin,” and other official categories. The GPC-sanctioned weigh-off will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. during the festival.

The Lodge at Leathem Smith, 1640 Memorial Drive, Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235; for more information, call 920.743.5555 or visit www.thelodgeatls.com.

Fall Fests Are Coming!!

Pumpkin Patch Fall Fest in Egg Harbor, Trolley Tours and Lots More!



Busy week in Door County! Things to Do This Week up on our Homepage! http://www.doorcountynavigator.com/ And always check our annotaed Calendar of Events too for October!

8th Annual Fall Fest at Washington Island Hotel

8th ANNUAL HARVEST FEST AT WASHINGTON ISLAND HOTEL

Date of Event: 9/15/12
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jessica Schluter, Marketing & Communications Manager Direct Line: 608.826.1081 jrs@capital-brewery.com Middleton, WI Capital Brewery hosts the 8th Annual Harvest Fest at Washington Island Hotel For the last seven years Capital Brewery has visited Washington Island to thank the wheat farmers for their continued supply of wheat for Capital's(tm) Island Wheat beer; brewed with wheat harvested on Door County's Washington Island. This year Harvest Fest will take place on Saturday, September 15 from 1-5pm at the Washington Hotel & Restaurant.

Capital Brewery will be supplying the Island Wheat beer and there will be live entertainment. The Capital Brewery Team will also be debuting the new look for Island Wheat. As part of a company-wide rebrand and transition into universal packaging each beer will have a new label design. The Island Wheat design is vibrant and bright with a shout out to our wheat farmers from Door County's Washington Island. Venture out and come be part of one of Wisconsin's great local partnerships.