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February 2013

An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Key COVER FEATURE Festival fun begins in Cedarburg HISTORIC CEDARBURG, just 20 minutes north of Milwaukee, kicks off the 2013 festival season with the perfect antidote for cabin fever – the 39th Annual Winter Festival. Held Saturday, Feb. 16, and Sunday, Feb. 17, the theme this year is "Winter Safari." After this month's Winter Festival, the fun continues with the 28th Annual Strawberry Festival, June 2223; 41st Annual Wine & Harvest Festival, Sept. 21-22 and Oktoberfest, Oct. 12-13. These family-friendly events, sponsored by Festivals of Cedarburg, Inc., are known for rollicking good times, terrific music and entertainment, juried arts and crafts fairs and wacky contests. The beautifully preserved 19th century architecture of Cedarburg creates the perfect background for the festivals, and makes Cedarburg a popular destination year-round. The entire downtown was named to the National Register of Historic Places in the mid-1980s. Stone buildings, picturesque churches and Victorian homes create a delightful spot for strolling, shopping and dining. Keeping with the Winter Festival's safari theme, all weekend visitors can hop aboard the Safari Tram tractor-drawn hay wagon to view the spectacular Ice Carving Contest entries along Washington Avenue. Also on Saturday at the Cedarburg Community 8 Center, W63 N641 Washington Ave., two chili contests will heat up the Winter Festival scene. From 11 a.m.-1 p.m., individuals from the area will have their homemade chili judged by celebrity judges. From 11 a.m.-4 p.m., restaurants will pit their chili recipes against each other in the Moto Chili Contest. Festival attendees can sample and vote for their favorite restaurant entries. Other food as well as beverages will be served all day, and the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts hosts a coffee/cocoa and sweets bar. The Wild Expedition Parade kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday, heading down Washington Avenue to frozen Cedar Creek for the Dr. Livingstone's Costumed Bed Racing Competition at 1:30 p.m., sponsored by Port Washington State Bank. That contest is followed by the Monkey See/Monkey Do Barrel Races on Ice at 2 p.m. Throughout the weekend, there is family skating on the Mill Pond. Family skating also will be available at the new downtown Festive Ice Rink located at Mill St. and Washington Avenue. In Cedar Creek Park, don't miss the fun of watching Saturday's Co-ed Sno-Ball Tournament and the Cedarburg Lions Ice-Burg Open Golf Tournament, both at 9 a.m. The 1st Annual Snow Battle will be held at noon on Saturday for adults and on Sunday for ages 14-18. Also on Sunday, the park is where top dogs compete in the Alaskan Malamute Dog Weight Pull Competition, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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