DARLINGTON - Dark clouds and rain couldn't stop the 34th annual Lafayette County Dairy Breakfast at Darlington Ridge Farms, Saturday.
"There are people in line even with the rain," said Mike Wetter, Dodgeville, a volunteer cook.
People stood under their umbrellas or zipped up their coats to stand in line at the tent to purchase a ticket for the breakfast. The smell of eggs and sausage might have helped them stay in line. They knew a good breakfast would be the reward for getting wet.
People in line tried to make the best of it, laughing and joking about how it always seems to rain during the dairy breakfast.
"This is a social event," Wetter said. "People who don't live on farms get a chance to come out and see what a farm looks like."
Jane Bruun, Hazel Green, has attended the breakfasts for years, she said. She has gone to the breakfasts to see friends, she said.
Last year the breakfast was held at the Lafayette County highway shop.
Volunteers help make the day possible, Wetter said.
"It takes a lot of people to put this on," he said.
Logan Voigts, Belmont, and Cole Trumble, 13, Darlington, were at the breakfast early. They didn't get to the farm early to get in line for food., however. They were there to work. They were busy filling coffee cups and doing whatever else was needed, they said.
The main thing was to make sure everyone had a good time, they said.
Lucas and Jamie Suthers, Monroe, attended the breakfast with their children, Harley, 4, and Hunter, 6. They also brought Jamie's mother, Pat, with them.
"She's never been to one of these before and we wanted to bring her today," Jamie said.
They've brought their kids to the breakfast for several years, she said.
"This is my fifth time," Hunter said, proudly.
"There are people in line even with the rain," said Mike Wetter, Dodgeville, a volunteer cook.
People stood under their umbrellas or zipped up their coats to stand in line at the tent to purchase a ticket for the breakfast. The smell of eggs and sausage might have helped them stay in line. They knew a good breakfast would be the reward for getting wet.
People in line tried to make the best of it, laughing and joking about how it always seems to rain during the dairy breakfast.
"This is a social event," Wetter said. "People who don't live on farms get a chance to come out and see what a farm looks like."
Jane Bruun, Hazel Green, has attended the breakfasts for years, she said. She has gone to the breakfasts to see friends, she said.
Last year the breakfast was held at the Lafayette County highway shop.
Volunteers help make the day possible, Wetter said.
"It takes a lot of people to put this on," he said.
Logan Voigts, Belmont, and Cole Trumble, 13, Darlington, were at the breakfast early. They didn't get to the farm early to get in line for food., however. They were there to work. They were busy filling coffee cups and doing whatever else was needed, they said.
The main thing was to make sure everyone had a good time, they said.
Lucas and Jamie Suthers, Monroe, attended the breakfast with their children, Harley, 4, and Hunter, 6. They also brought Jamie's mother, Pat, with them.
"She's never been to one of these before and we wanted to bring her today," Jamie said.
They've brought their kids to the breakfast for several years, she said.
"This is my fifth time," Hunter said, proudly.