![]() ![]() “It really could be anyone’s game coming into the Granfinale Weekend. Double the points in Bay View and Shorewood, triple the points at Downer, and quadruple the points on the final day at the Café Hollander Tosa Village Classic. The stakes are raised even higher this year with the Lion Prime Granfinale Weekend as points multiply in the final days of the race. At the end of the series, the points are totaled and the racers with the most points get paid prime prizes of $10,000, with the pro men and/or women winners getting $4,000 each, smaller purses for the other categories, as well as the Lowlands Lion Prime Winners Jersey, which has become one of the most coveted jerseys in the series. Riders battle for the finish line as the top three of that sprint lap accrue points. Halfway through each of the races in the series, a sprint lap is announced. This annual sprint competition acts as a “race within the race,” adding another layer of competition to these already challenging criteriums. And teaming up with Central Standard and Three Sixty has given us the ability to ramp up the Lowlands Lion Prime, and help create an epic final weekend to the series for the racers.” ![]() Really, it’s more like a big festival with a bike race happening in the middle of it, which is pretty cool to see. “There are watch parties, and food and drink vendors in the street. People come from all over to watch the pros race, and the rest of the community sort of rallies to celebrate that,” said Eric Wager, Lowlands Group CEO. “These bike races bring a really unique energy to our neighborhoods. Lowlands Lion Prime Granfinale Weekend June 22–25Įleven days of racing comes down to the final four days in Milwaukee and Lowlands Group, Central Standard Craft Distillery, and Three Sixty Design Build have partnered to increase the stakes by challenging racers to compete in the Lowlands Lion Prime series-wide Sprint Competition with $10,000 in cash prizes and what has become the coveted Lowlands Lion Prime Jersey. Lowlands Group has supported the Tour of America’s Dairyland series since its inception in 2009. ![]() The U.S.’s largest multi-day bike racing series which has taken place in various formats for over 40 years runs June 15–25. The series includes the Centraal Bay View Classic in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood, the historic Café Hollander Otto Wenz Downer Classic presented by IS Corp in Milwaukee’s Historic Downer Avenue neighborhood, and the Café Hollander Tosa Village Classic presented by Buckatabon in Wauwatosa. Season 9 Episode 6 Henriksen’s Fisheries.MILWAUKEE, Wis. – June 13, 2023– Lowlands Group, a longtime supporter of cycling in Wisconsin, announced its participation in the upcoming 14th annual Kwik Trip Tour of America’s Dairyland (ToAD) as a series sponsor and title sponsor for three of the most popular races. Season 7, Episode 4 – Door County Creamery | Door County Brewery We chose a pizza, but everything on the menu is delicious.Īnd if you still can’t get enough, here are two other stops made by Wisconsin Foodie in recent years: Others ate on the large porch, or inside in the dining room. Our first visit was in mid-summer after the episode aired during season 11 so we chose a table on the expansive lawn below two huge oak trees where we could look across the road to the water. In the episode during season 11, host Zahn talked with owner Jeannie Kokes who has made a concerted effort to rejuvenate the island by focusing on the local food. Located on Washington Island on the tip of Door County, we traveled to the northern tip of the peninsula, down the famous Jens Jensen curvey road to Northport, then a ferry ride to Washington Island where we took our car the final stretch to the Washington Hotel. “Living the dream,” is how Krol greated his customers and his periogi’s were a dream all themselves.Īnother one of our favorite stops on the Door County “Foodie” tour takes some commitment to get there. A couple of apparent regulars eating at the next table said the best way to prepare them is to fry them in hot butter. The food was delivered to the outdoor eating area hot from the kitchen.īoth dishes were filling and super flavorful.įor dinner, we grabbed a pack of frozen slow-roasted pork. We added bacon and carmelized onions to get the full experience. Owner Krzysztof Krol, who grew up on Poland, and his mother were hard at work on the cool and drizzly day that we visited, but the pierogi were warm and welcome.Ī pierogi is a dough-based dumpling, and on our visit, we ordered the top seller, cheese and potato, along with a classic cabbage roll or golabki. That also was opening day for Prince of Pierogi, featured in season 14 of “Wisconsin Foodie” in a segment on Polish food also featuring the classic pre-Lenten pastry pączki. Although May typically opens the season in Door County, in 2022, Saturday April 30, saw many businesses open and looking as busy as the middle of summer. ![]()
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