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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Vol. 18 No. 35
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Shorewood Crossroads Festival offers something for everyone
FUN IN THE CROSSHAIRS
CLARE WALTERS/FOR THE SENTINEL
A view of the Crossroads Festival looking southwest from the top of the Ferris wheel.
By Clare Walters For the Sentinel
Food, cars, shopping, music, beer, games and rides. The thousands of people who attended the Crossroads Fest Friday, Saturday and Sunday enjoyed one or all of the above as the event entered its 37th year. Seasoned festival-goers came to enjoy everything they know and love about the
fest, and newcomers took advantage of the favorable weather to experience the wellexecuted and easily accessible event held in Shorewood’s Four Seasons Park. Shorewood resident Cathy Goetz lives near the park—so close she can hear the music and view the fireworks—and regularly attends the fest. “Because we live in Shorewood, we like to support the restaurants and such,” she said.“We usually always pop in.”
On Saturday, Goetz and her husband rode their bikes to the park and enjoyed an afternoon snack.They expected more of a crowd considering the 70-plus-degree and sunny weather, she said, but liked the festival’s new layout, which moved the carnival to the north end of the park where the crowds were far more dense. The carnival with rides, novelty foods and games were accessible by a new parking arrangement that allowed for parking in
a field off of Wynstone Drive.The park’s parking lot off Seil Road—the traditional parking location for the fest—also was open and readily accessible to the food vendors, beer and entertainment tent, car show and vendor tent. The first time under its own tent, vendors involved in the Craft and Chamber Member Expo included crafters from throughout See CROSSROADS, page 2