DARLINGTON - The Lafayette County Dairy Breakfast found a new, user-friendly location for Saturday morning, but numbers didn't compare to other years, officials said.
Lafayette County Dairy Promotions Committee secretary and publicity chair Kerry Gratz said they served about 1,800 people this year, down from recent years where numbers often reach around 2,500.
The committee couldn't find anyone to host this year's breakfast at a farm so instead decided to hold it at the fairgrounds.
By last Monday morning, the group knew the fairgrounds wouldn't be able to host the event because of high water, and were grateful the highway department could offer their support.
Lafayette County Highway Commissioner Tom Jean, along with other members of the department, offered up the shop after high water made the fairgrounds unusable.
"With the change of venue and the closed bridge all night we were still happy with the turnout," Gratz said.
The group was happy to still not only hold the event, but also welcome other activities that come with the breakfast including the kids corner, the 4-H group, the petting zoo and antique tractors. The only item not there this year was the large machinery because of space concerns.
Despite the lack of a farm atmosphere and a low turnout, compliments still came in large doses, Gratz said, highlighting the food, service and entertainment for the day provided by the Santa Fe band out of Dodgeville.
"After 32 years there are enough people there (doing the same things) that it runs like clockwork," Gratz said.
Gratz, who has been on the committee since 1992 and hosted the breakfast at her farm in 1994, said planning for next year's breakfast will begin in the fall, and they're hoping to host the breakfast on a farm in 2009.
Lafayette County Dairy Promotions Committee secretary and publicity chair Kerry Gratz said they served about 1,800 people this year, down from recent years where numbers often reach around 2,500.
The committee couldn't find anyone to host this year's breakfast at a farm so instead decided to hold it at the fairgrounds.
By last Monday morning, the group knew the fairgrounds wouldn't be able to host the event because of high water, and were grateful the highway department could offer their support.
Lafayette County Highway Commissioner Tom Jean, along with other members of the department, offered up the shop after high water made the fairgrounds unusable.
"With the change of venue and the closed bridge all night we were still happy with the turnout," Gratz said.
The group was happy to still not only hold the event, but also welcome other activities that come with the breakfast including the kids corner, the 4-H group, the petting zoo and antique tractors. The only item not there this year was the large machinery because of space concerns.
Despite the lack of a farm atmosphere and a low turnout, compliments still came in large doses, Gratz said, highlighting the food, service and entertainment for the day provided by the Santa Fe band out of Dodgeville.
"After 32 years there are enough people there (doing the same things) that it runs like clockwork," Gratz said.
Gratz, who has been on the committee since 1992 and hosted the breakfast at her farm in 1994, said planning for next year's breakfast will begin in the fall, and they're hoping to host the breakfast on a farm in 2009.