Applefest (Bayfield, Wisconsin)

The street festival features over 60 booths, offering fresh foods and local crafts.

Other attractions include tours of the 14 local orchards, live music, and an amusement park.

[3] In the early 1960s, Jim Erickson, the owner of an orchard in Bayfield, was traveling to North Dakota to deliver a shipment of apples.

While waiting for a spare to be driven up from home, many people stopped to ask about buying his fruit.

[4] Over they years, Applefest has continued to experience huge growth in attendance.