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Wisconsin is the nation’s no 1 producer of cranberries. The cranberry is Wisconsin’s no 1 fruit both in volume and income. People can experience the tradition, cultivation, and harvest of the cranberry along the Cranberry Highway, or experience the local Cranberry Fest in nearby Warrens. They can fully immerse you in Wisconsin’s cranberry culture and the Clinton Potter family opened Cranberry Expo in 1989 on their marsh east of Warrens.

Visitors will learn about the intricate ecological relationships that occur in the cranberry marsh. and discover its role in Wisconsin’s cultural history. You will become aware of the processes that involve cultivation and management of the American cranberry to enhance awareness of the glacial history, physiological characteristics as well as the beauty and environmental diversity of the site through personal exploration on cross country ski trails and hiking trails.

The world's largest cranberry museum, providing a unique and interesting look at all aspects of the cranberry industry. From planting to harvesting, learn all about the challenges and rewards of growing cranberries. Investigate equipment designed and built by area growers as your guide explains the industry's unique cultivation practices.

After operating the cranberry museum for 10 years, the Potter family gifted it to the Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association. In 2004, renovation of a new home for the museum – a former cranberry sorting warehouse began Exhibit Hall With improved exhibits, a gift shop and an old-fashioned ice cream shop, the Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center in Warrens where you can learn all about this “berry” unique crop. through storyboards, video, sound recordings, static and interactive displays about:

• Cabin Workshop; an area carpenter who made cranberry handrakes, a scoop-like tool used to harvest cranberries.
• Dugout Canoe; discovers artifact of 150 years Native Americans
• On the first floor are the gift shop, a library with resource materials on cranberries, and an old-fashioned ice cream parlor that sells cranberry ice cream and cranberry baked goods.
• 1914 Model T Ford; 1st truck used on cranberry marsh...etc.

Families and group tour:

Groups of people traveling on the Cranberry Highway often stop at Glacial Lake Cranberries to take advantage of the only guided cranber- ry culture tour in the area. Available tours modes include walking, biking, and driving.

Visiting hour:

• Daily 9am to 5pm
• June 1 to Oct 31
• Nov 1 to May 31

Upcoming events

Location and direction:

Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center
204 Main Street
Warrens WI 54666
Located 60 minutes south of Eau Claire, Warrens is the Cranberry Capital of Wisconsin.

Contact:

Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center
Phone: (608) 378 - 4878
Fax: (608) 378-3328

Other attraction in this area:

• Sandhill State Wildlife Area
• Wood County State Wildlife Area
• Cranberry Highway
• Seneca ATV Area
• Nekoosa Giant Pumpkin Festival