My WI born and raised husband proudly served WI brats from Marchants in Sturgeon Bay

[CTyankee]

with all the fixings at the Yale Bowl today in New Haven where we live. We were tailgating with our friends and had a nice fancy grill. Did he wow these CT people! They lined up to get them!

WI tradition lives on today because of one guy doing brats in beer and grilling them to perfection.

Our team lost to Columbia which was kinda humiliating, but hey, stuff happens. The brats were great!

[HassleCat]

1. (in a Homer Simpson voice) Ahhhh.... Brats in beer!

Can't beat it. I grew up in the western part of the state, and we knew abut them, but failed to adequately appreciate them. When my wife went to grad school in Stevens Point, we got full treatment. Perfect food for picnics, tailgates, weddings, funerals, state dinners, Sunday brunches, and so on.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. My mother's family was born and raised in Sturgeon Bay.

My great-great-great-great (?) grandfather was one of the first European settlers in Door County. Still visit there often; still have relatives there. Beautiful place. Politics are a bit right-wing, though. At this very moment I am wearing a Packers sweatshirt, though I care not a whit about football.

[CTyankee]

3. Husband inherited a house in Egg Harbor. We try to visit every year but couldn't go this year.

My husband was wearing a cheesehead at the Yale Game tailgate. I must say I do not like the cheesehead...

[Frustratedlady]

4. I absolutely love Door County and hope to return next year.

If I could, I'd convince my family to move up there year round although the Republicans would be a bit hard to take.

Beautiful country.

[CTyankee]

5. It's quiet and pretty there. I loved watching the trees and feeling the breeze on the porch...

but I do get a bit bored. No wifi and no Internet. I know, it's supposed to be a vacation from all that. I get it. But some things I do like to have...

[Frustratedlady]

6. I like to rent a house for the duration of our visit.

Love exploring the country for neat shops as well as the specialty shops, but I can't ever get the villages in order in my mind.

Also love the amateur theaters.

You are so lucky to own property up there. Enjoy!

[GusBob]

7. Lol I remember this thread from last year

Never gets old!!!! Also doesn't fail to make me homesick. I came of age in door county and as posted upthread have deep family roots there

As for the brats.....all I can say is my favorite....gotta have the right bun though

As for the cheesehead all I can say is go packers!

[CTyankee]

8. My husband orders Kaiser rolls. The ladies behind the baked goods counter take good care

of him. He shamelessly charms them...

[CTyankee]

9. He wore his cheesehead during the entire game/tailgate party.

I'm not charmed by it but he gets a lot comments. Of course, he wears his Packers shirt, too, so it's pretty obvious where he's from. I no longer get embarrassed as I know he is among friends and it was Halloween and plenty of folks were in costume...

[a kennedy]

10. Oh man, I love seeing the cheeseheads in the crowd at any sporting event.......always think woohoo a

fellow cheesehead and Badger.

[CTyankee]

11. he's your guy. I think they also wanted to be invited to have an authentic WI brat, too

and we had plenty...a nice day at the Yale Bowl...