Events
Food Festival Fridays
FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 6 @ 11 AM – 2 PM WASHINGTON PARK ( 700 LOCUST ST ) Join area food vendors in Washington Park for a lunchtime food fest on the first Friday this May through September at 11 a . m .– 2 p . m . or until sold out . 365ink Magazine brings the perfect side dish to your chicken sandwich , pizza , or coffee : local , live music !
The festival closes out on Sept . 6 with Birds ., Hibachi Time , Dinger ’ s D ’ Lite ’ s , Magoo ’ s Pizza , and Bob & Lou ’ s and music by Sarah Day .
Hosted by Dubuque Main Street and sponsored by MidWestOne Bank , the events are free to attend . For more information , visit DubuqueMainStreet . com . •
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Platteville Dairy Days
SEPTEMBER 6 – 8 LEGION PARK ( 1155 N 2 ND ST , PLATTEVILLE , WI ) Platteville Dairy Days 2024 will be LegenDairy Cheeseheads ! Get ready for three days of fun on Sept . 6 – 8 . Daily events include carnival rides , fair food and beverages . The weekend starts Friday with a Tri-County Mini
Rods and fantasy Truck Pull and Dairy-Oke contest .
Saturday brings the junior and open exhibits , parade down Main Street , dairy cattle show , Moo Mania Comedy Show , Hypnotist Brian Imbus , Elvis tribute artist Tony Rocker & The Comeback Special , and Sarah Day .
Close things out on Sunday with United Methodist Church service featuring Alive Band , Goats in place , The Wundos , Dairy & Meat Goat Show , Raffle Drawing , and Dairy Days Pedal Tractor Pull
Platteville Dairy Days supports and promotes the agriculture community of the City of Platteville and surrounding area . They provide agriculture education to the public and promote public awareness of the community .
For more information , visit PlattevilleDairyDays . com . •
Muster on the Maquoketa
SEPTEMBER 6 – 8 JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS ( 1212 E QUARRY ST , MAQUOKETA , IA ) Muster on the Maquoketa is the first annual countywide Civil War Reenactment sponsored by the Jackson County Historical Society . Enjoy and An Evening with General Grant on Sept . 6 , reenactments on Sept . 7 and 8 , and a Supper and Ball on Sept . 7 .
“ Unconditional Surrender : a visit from Ulysses S . Grant ” is a one-man show by historian Pete Grady . It is a humorous and touching portrayal of the life and times of the general who won the Civil War for the Union . During the Supper and Ball , “ Stephen Foster ” will take the stage playing some of his well-known songs . The Swedish Nightingale , “ Jenny Lind ,” follows with several numbers . Local favorites the Black Velvet Band will then finish off the evening playing music from the Civil War Era . Food by Brian Bramer includes baked chicken or pork loin , potato , green beans , roll , and apple crisp or peach cobbler .
Jackson County contributed mightily to the efforts of the Union in the Civil War . In the presidential election in 1860 , Jackson County cast 3,021 votes for president . During the following two years according to the adjutant general ’ s report , the county furnished 1,288 men to put down the rebellion , or upward of 40 % of the population of the county .
For more information , call the Jackson County Historical Society at 563-652-5020 or visit MusterOnTheMaquoketa . com . •
8 365INK MAGAZINE August 29 – September 11 , 2024 Issue # 468 DUBUQUE365 . COM