WASHINGTON, June 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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SATURDAY, JUNE 4: WISCONSIN CHEESE FESTIVAL
Profile America - Saturday, June 4th. It's a well known fact that fans of the Green Bay Packers refer to themselves as "cheeseheads," poking fun at themselves, their fanatic devotion to their team, and Wisconsin's reputation as a maker of cheese. In that vein, the town of Little Chute is hosting the Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival this weekend. Some 10,000 people will be on hand to enjoy the fun - and the good food. Among the offerings will be a cheese breakfast, a cheese tasting event, a cheese carving demonstration, and a cheesecake contest. And it isn't just in Wisconsin where cheese is popular. Americans eat an average of just over 32 pounds of various cheeses each year, nearly twice the amount each of us ate in 1980. Profile America is in its 15th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2011, p. 304
Statistics Abstract of the United States 2011, t. 213
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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
