Applefest (Bayfield, Wisconsin)
bayfield applefest fall harvest festival held october bayfield wisconsin founded become destination many people across midwest annual attendance approximately people festival celebration bayfields local heritage especially showcasing product many local apple orchard winery festival offer variety event attraction street festival feature booth offering fresh food local craft attraction include tour local orchard live music amusement park early jim erickson owner orchard bayfield traveling north dakota deliver shipment apple duluth truck flat tire waiting spare driven home many people stopped ask buying fruit selling bushel apple people started wondering bayfield apple grower traveling far sell good realizing opportunity discussion raised selling local orchard product locally idea applefest born attendance first event year applefest continued experience huge growth attendance applefest planned official cited covid pandemic cause cancellation th deferred resume honored “best festival wisconsin” wisconsin trail magazine listed one “ best specialty food festival nation” usa today craftbrewed applefest ale popular drink produced local south shore brewery seasonally available fall list festival united state official website travel wisconsin