623414 Thu May 28 19:27:28 -0700 2009 6 33 Food Media and News 0 4723755 I saw this blog post on CityPages http://blogs.citypages.com/food/2009/05/wisconsin_chees.php I love that you can send away for a map to find the cheese of your dreams or plan your road trip with the aid of this handy-dandy tourism promo. http://www.eatwisconsincheese.com/wisconsin/travelers_guide.aspx Thu May 28 19:27:28 -0700 2009 10516 MplsM ary 1 4726081 wow i'm going to be bugging the mail carrier every day until it comes. "where's my spy camera? where's my spy camera? where's my spy camera?" Fri May 29 14:15:55 -0700 2009 4723755 46030 soupkitten 1 4726086 Thanks for this. DH wants to go to MSP this summer (last year of the dome there I guess) so maybe I can convince him of some (long-ish) side tours to cheese country! Can't wait to get my map now!! :) Fri May 29 14:17:12 -0700 2009 4723755 104084 LNG212 1 4796466 OMG my wisconsin cheese map just came and i am opening it right now. . . . and. . . . IT'S AWESOME! ooh it's so retro 50s-style. major highways are mapped and there are little numbered cheese wedge & wheel markers for the 116 cheese locations (wedge= cheese shop, wheel= cheesemaking and retail store). WI welcome centers are also listed. okay, i wish the names of the places were next to the markers, instead you have to flip the whole map over to read the name/description of the cheese location. which means i can't pin the map up on my wall and have instant map access to locations of WI cheese heaven-parts (ahem-soupkitten's-a-DORK!). but the phone #s, websites, hours of operation, & brief descriptions of the cheeses are listed in an organized fashion, so that's a plus. a lot of places name their master cheesemakers, awards, date of founding, 4th-5th generation family traditions, etc. does list cheese stores and tourist traps, but also older cheese factories and farmer cooperatives. the map itself has some 40's-50's era b&w photos and WI cheese facts such as: "Wisconsin is keeping it all in the family--more than 99 percent of all dairy farms are family owned with an average 89-cow herd." nice! Mon Jun 22 18:12:31 -0700 2009 4723755 46030 soupkitten 2 4815375 My great-grandfather was a Wisconsin dairyman and my grandfather was a cheese salesman. I think they are smiling down from Heaven right about now. :) Mon Jun 29 11:35:21 -0700 2009 4796466 133831 romansperson 2 4817939 I received my map last week and I agree with you that it's oh so cool! I'd originally sent away for the map so I could give it to someone who goes to his cabin in WI just about every weekend. I thought it'd be fun for him. Now I'm having second, selfish thoughts. Tue Jun 30 08:56:24 -0700 2009 4796466 10516 MplsM ary 1 4817239 Nice find, thanks. Tue Jun 30 04:26:20 -0700 2009 4723755 227406 JohnE O