MONROE - Current Master Cheesemakers and retired cheesemakers will be making a 90-pound wheel of Swiss the way it was done 100 years ago Saturday at the National Historic Cheesemaking Center.
The celebration centers in the nearly 100-year-old Imobersteg farmstead cheese factory on the NHCC grounds at the corner of Wisconsin 69 and 21st Street.
The day begins with the arrival of the milk at about 9 a.m. The cheese-making process continues throughout the morning until a completed wheel of Swiss cheese is on the press table.
Other attractions include free admission to view the artifacts and data in the center's museum that chronicle the history of cheesemaking; a model farm display; antique milk truck; and tours of a rib-side caboose, also located on the center's grounds. The old-fashioned cheesemaking event also features a restored horse-drawn milk wagon from the early 1900s.
The event will include a cheese- grading demonstration by Master Cheesemaker Gary Grossen, and Art Bartsch will demonstrate cheese spread creations at 12:45 p.m.
The concession stand will feature cream puffs, Master Grilled Cheese sandwiches and beverages throughout the day. There will also be live accordion music, yodeling and alphorn selections.
The grounds also include the Milk House Gift Shop and the Green County Welcome Center that provides information about local businesses and attractions throughout Green County and surrounding communities in Illinois and Wisconsin.
The free event is open to public.
The celebration centers in the nearly 100-year-old Imobersteg farmstead cheese factory on the NHCC grounds at the corner of Wisconsin 69 and 21st Street.
The day begins with the arrival of the milk at about 9 a.m. The cheese-making process continues throughout the morning until a completed wheel of Swiss cheese is on the press table.
Other attractions include free admission to view the artifacts and data in the center's museum that chronicle the history of cheesemaking; a model farm display; antique milk truck; and tours of a rib-side caboose, also located on the center's grounds. The old-fashioned cheesemaking event also features a restored horse-drawn milk wagon from the early 1900s.
The event will include a cheese- grading demonstration by Master Cheesemaker Gary Grossen, and Art Bartsch will demonstrate cheese spread creations at 12:45 p.m.
The concession stand will feature cream puffs, Master Grilled Cheese sandwiches and beverages throughout the day. There will also be live accordion music, yodeling and alphorn selections.
The grounds also include the Milk House Gift Shop and the Green County Welcome Center that provides information about local businesses and attractions throughout Green County and surrounding communities in Illinois and Wisconsin.
The free event is open to public.