15 reasons to saddle up to the Manawa rodeo - Appleton Post Crescent
The greatest show on dirt makes its return to Manawa this weekend, with three days of roping, riding and wrestling. The annual event, which will draw thousands of visitors to the small town northwest of the Fox Cities from Thursday through Saturday, is put on by the Manawa Lions Club and will feature upwards of 250 contestants competing in classic rodeo events... It's something you don't see every day," said rodeo chairman Pete Ziebell. Things get rolling at the rodeo grounds at 6 p. m. Thursday — that's when the vendor and food stands open — and the shows are at 7:30 p. m. Thursday and Friday, and 2 and 7:30 p. m. Saturday. In honor of the big weekend, we've roped together 15 reasons to add a visit to Rodeo City to your Fourth of July weekend to-do list. The Mid-Western Rodeo has won Great Lakes Circuit's best medium rodeo of the year in seven of the last eight years. "This is a nationally-recognized rodeo. if you drive to Green Bay and say you're from Manawa, people look and say, where, Manitowoc. But if you meander out to Las Vegas the first weekend of December and say Manawa, people know what you're talking about. Manawa, located about 11 miles north of Weyauwega, has a population of about 1,300. But during rodeo weekend, between 12,000 and 14,000 people will flood the grounds from Thursday to Saturday. The bleachers can fit upwards of 4,000 people — more than twice Manawa's population. Source: www.postcrescent.com
