One of the bedrock institutions of Wisconsin culture is dead!

[torbee]

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Rip. Add this one to the thread.

 

[cigaretteman]

Seeing the show in the Dells when my family went there when I was as kid in the '60s. It was pretty touristy back then already, I can't imagine what it must be like now. Beautiful area though.

 

[torbee]

Seeing the show in the Dells when my family went there when I was as kid in the '60s. It was pretty touristy back then already, I can't imagine what it must be like now. Beautiful area though.

My best friend in high school’s family lake house was on Dell Creek, right where it entered into Lake Delton. We watched that show at least 50 times from his dock. It really was a Wisconsin institution.

 

[JRHawk2003]

Robert World is gone too? I bet the signs will be around long after the place is gone....

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

Storybook Gardens closed in 2010. It's been a downhill spiral ever since.

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Wow. Thanks for the memories COVID

 

[TheCainer]

I thought that maybe Culver's had filed for bankruptcy.

Went to one of their drive up windows the other day and was told I could not get their breaded tenderloin sandwich because of the Covid.

wtf?

 

[LuteHawk]

Back in the 1950's and 1960's one of the bedrock
institutions of Wisconsin were the breweries in
Milwaukee. Pabst, Schlitz, Blatz, Miller helped to
make Milwaukee the Beer Capital of the U.S. until
1981. Great fun to tour a brewery and then get
free beer and pretzels afterwards in the hospitality
room.

 

[BeepBeepInMyJeep]

I was sure this was going to be about the Mars Cheese Castle

 

[joelbc1]

My best friend in high school’s family lake house was on Dell Creek, right where it entered into Lake Delton. We watched that show at least 50 times from his dock. It really was a Wisconsin institution.

torbee....is that where you learned the dance steps to Bucky's 4th quarter "jump around" too?

 

[unsubstantiated]

I thought maybe they were tearing down the house on the rock.

 

[GES4]

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I remember when they had some sort of incident at Lake Delton and the lake broke and drained entirely empty. Appropriate event for 2020.

 

[z_ape]

It ends one suckbat a time.

 

[torbee]

torbee....is that where you learned the dance steps to Bucky's 4th quarter "jump around" too?

Jump Around wasn’t a thing until long after I converted to Hawkeyeism. 🙂

 

[joelbc1]

Jump Around wasn’t a thing until long after I converted to Hawkeyeism. 🙂

Ok.....was "In Heaven there is no beer" a Hawkeye thing when you jumped aboard? Wasn't that more of a Hayden thing? What's the story with that??

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Maybe the can invest more in ducks

 

[JRHawk2003]

Ok.....was "In Heaven there is no beer" a Hawkeye thing when you jumped aboard? Wasn't that more of a Hayden thing? What's the story with that??

That is older than Hayden. I can remember it in the Commings era.

 

[joelbc1]

That is older than Hayden. I can remember it in the Commings era.

I really can't...but then victories were not a plentiful, either.

 

[cigaretteman]

That is older than Hayden. I can remember it in the Commings era.

They just didn't play it as often then!

 

[torbee]

Maybe the can invest more in ducks

When I was 8 I was convinced I would buy one of those when I was old enough to drive. You could drive to work and then take it IMMEDIATELY FISHING without going home afterward!

 

[win1forthe]

Whew...you weren't talking about the Brat Stop.

 

[EpenesaEpenesa]

I remember when they had some sort of incident at Lake Delton and the lake broke and drained entirely empty. Appropriate event for 2020.

My in-laws owned a home on lake delton when that happened. The flooding got about 3 feet from the house when the land broke. The water just sucked back away from the house. Completely drained a few hours later.

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

I was sure this was going to be about the Mars Cheese Castle

Have no fear my friend, your squeaky curds (and fudge) are still available and still delicious.

 

[shank hawk]

Fifteen days to flatten the curve.

 

[JMNSHO]

Nooooooooooooooooooo.

I have very fond memories of the ski show and associated entertainment acts. My favorite was the contortionist who performed on the 50 foot flexible pole. Teenaged me was very impressed with her, um, abilities. I hope she will be okay.

 

[lucas80]

We went to the Dells 5-6 times, and every single time I told my wife I had zero interest in seeing that show.
I have no regrets.