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Cranberry Country Crier

October 2013

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Olson Library to host
book sale, harvest video
Walter E. Olson Memorial Library Friends will hold
a used book sale Thursday,
Oct. 3, Friday, Oct. 4, and
Saturday, Oct. 5, as part of
the Cranberry Fest celebration.
The sale will be held
during regular hours in the
library conference room.
The library is located at
203 N. Main St. in Eagle
River.
Used books, including
children’s books, puzzles
and games, will be among
the items for sale. The

Visitors to Cranberry Fest will be able to purchase premium
select cranberries at four locations in Eagle River, including at

Friends would appreciate
donations of children’s materials in good sale condition.
Proceeds from the sale
will benefit children’s and
adult
programs
held
throughout the year.
Videos portraying the
growing and harvesting of
cranberries will be available for viewing Saturday,
Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Hot cider, coffee and cranberry treats will be served
at the library during Cranberry Fest.

the Vilas County Fairgrounds. Festival officials also will have
cranberry recipes available at sale locations.

Premium select berries
offered at four locations
The Eagle River Area
Chamber of Commerce &
Visitors Center will have
premium select cranberries
for sale at the 34th anniversary celebration of Cranberry Fest.
Fest spectators can look
for fresh cranberry sales located throughout the community at four locations —
the Cranberry Fest grounds

at the Vilas County Fairgrounds, the corner of Highway 70 East and Railroad
Street at Holiday Stationstore, the Eagle River Area
Chamber of Commerce &
Visitors Center at 201 N.
Railroad St., and downtown
Eagle River at the corner of
Main and Wall streets.
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will be sold, according to

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chamber Events Coordinator Kim Emerson.
“The berries are highquality, premium select, because they follow the USDA
processing standards for
fresh cranberries,” she said.
“The fresh fruit is handsorted, clean, mature, firm
and free from moisture,
bruising and decay.”
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mately one-half inch in size
and displays a fairly uniform red to deep purple
color, according to Emerson.
“Don’t forget to take
home fresh cranberries, and
if you haven’t tried a
Craisin™, be sure to get
some, too,” she said.
“Recipes for both are available at the various cranberry sale sites.”

FRITTERS AND MORE — There will be plenty of cranberry bakery at this year’s Cranberry Fest.
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