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Article: ORDER TO GO STATE IS RAMPING UP EFFORTS TO PROMOTE CULINARY TOURISM.(LIFESTYLE)
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- The Capital Times
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- January 15, 2007
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Byline: Mary Bergin The Capital Times
Fish boils in Door County, cheese tastings in Monroe, ethnic festivals on Milwaukee's lakefront, Madison's farmers' markets, and fall cranberry harvests near Wisconsin Rapids are tourist attractions as well as opportunities to satisfy hunger.
The traveler's buffet is about to expand in size and visibility as the state embarks on an investment in culinary tourism and other projects to encourage the consumption of food from Wisconsin.
"Wisconsin is emerging as a hotbed of the national local food movement," researcher Brian Halweil of Washington, D.C., said at this month's Wisconsin Local Food Summit in Stevens ...