History: Farmer's Festival, Withee, Wisconsin

 

Contact: Kris Leonhardt

 

Surnames: Anderson, Larsen, Martin, Christensen, Brandt, Johnstone, Mueller

 

----Source: Atwood Studio by Kris Leonhardt

 

 

Withee Days – A photo anthologyFrom the early day’s Farmer’s Festival to the Withee Days of today, Withee’s community celebrations have been drawing crowds for years. Here as a look back at the time honored tradition of gathering for food, fun, and festivities.

 

Pic 1- Blacksmiths: Hubert Anderson, Charles Larsen, and A. R. Martin, during the 1910 Farmer’s Festival. (Courtesy of the Withee Public Library)

 

Pic 2- John Christensen and Esther Brandt, during the 1910 Farmer’s Festival. (Courtesy of the Withee Public Library)

 

Pic 3-Woodman Hall, during the 1910 Farmer’s Festival. (Courtesy of the Withee Public Library)

 

Pic 4- Parade at the 1912 Farmer’s Festival. (From the Archie Johnstone Collection)

 

Pic 5- A gathering of the past Withee Queens in the mid-1990s. (Courtesy of the Withee Public Library)

 

Pic 6- Ben Mueller float, during the 1973 Withee Community Days. (Courtesy of Toodie Bonk)

 

Pic 7- The 2001 Withee Centennial Celebration. (Courtesy of the Withee Public Library)

 

 


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