. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Queen Dixie of Wisconsin and her court of honor, takin^j part in the "Cranboree" parade at Wisconsin Rapids. (Photo Courtesy Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune). Estimated 40,000 Rapids in Second The largest crowd in the histoi-y of Wisconsin Ranids and probably in all Central Wisconsin, an esti- mated 40,000 witnessed a gigantic parade which climaxed the three- day "Cranboree" cranberry harvest festival of Sept. 27, 28, 29. The parade kept the orderly mob clap- ping, laughing and shouting for more than an hour. The
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Queen Dixie of Wisconsin and her court of honor, takin^j part in the "Cranboree" parade at Wisconsin Rapids. (Photo Courtesy Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune). Estimated 40,000 Rapids in Second The largest crowd in the histoi-y of Wisconsin Ranids and probably in all Central Wisconsin, an esti- mated 40,000 witnessed a gigantic parade which climaxed the three- day "Cranboree" cranberry harvest festival of Sept. 27, 28, 29. The parade kept the orderly mob clap- ping, laughing and shouting for more than an hour. The parade literally had "; There were more than 100 units in the line. Fifteen thousand pieces of cran- berry pie, made up of 1200 pounds of flour, 1600 pounds of sugar, 53 pounds of sali^, 43,(t00 cups of cranberries plus water and a few other ingredients, distributed free didn't go far among the throng. The previous evening two lovely queens had been chosen, Dixie Sarchet and Marilyn "Peewee" Malicke, as honorary queen. Miss Sarchet was crowned by Mrs. Arnold Haessly, the former Donna Schelvan, who was last year's se- lection. Ceremony was at the Lin- coln fieldhouse, with Miss Sarchet dressed in a blue formal. Just be- See Mammoth Parade at Wisconsin Annual ''Cranboree'' Celebration fore the ceremony, lights were struck and a luir.'inous "Cranboree" emblem was turned on. Special gifts were presented to Mrs. Van Holliday, originator of the name "Cranboree," and to Cleve Akey, composer of the official theme song, "The Cranboree ; On Friday night there was a "Bananoree" parade, a mock cele- bration to poke fun at its more sedate big brother the "Cran- ; Grand avenue, the main street of the Rapids became named "Cranboree" avenue. There were clowns, "horribles" and other spectacles. The night was a gay one. A special feature was an "Old- Timers' Cranboree luncheon a
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