23rd Annual Tent Raising at Big Top Chautauqua
May 17, 2008
Bayfield
This event is free and open to the public. Please call or email to let us know you're coming.
The fun begins at 7:00 AM as we unroll the giant balls of canvas. By 10:00 or so we normally have the big top rising off the ground. After a break for lunch we complete the truss work while beginning to hang the sidewalls. By about 4 or 5:00 we are ready to share in the hard-won feeling one only gets following a good day of effort. (bragging rights included)
As Warren Nelson has repeatedly said, "who else on earth is doing something like this today?" You can rest assure your honest answer will be, "No one!"
Bring gloves and do a little stretching beforehand. Lunch will be provide for the workers. If you have questions, please call Phillip at 715-373-5240
www.bigtop.org 
AddressBig Top Chautauqua
Ski Hill Rd
Bayfield, WI 54814
Additional InformationDirections from Bayfield:
Follow highway 13 south about 3 miles to Ski Hill Road then turn right (watch for the blue "Big Top Chautauqua" sign). We are located at the very top of Ski Hill Road at the base of the Mt. Ashwabay Ski Hill.
Directions from the intersection of US Highway 2 and Highway 13, west of Ashland:
Follow Highway 13 for 8 miles past Washburn to Ski Hill Road then turn left (watch for the blue "Big Top Chautauqua" sign). We are located at the very top of Ski Hill Road at the base of the Mt. Ashwabay Ski Hill.
Contact InformationVoice: 715-373-5552
Toll Free: 888-244-8368
Email: marketing@bigtop.org
Event Date Detail5/17/2008-5/17/2008
Directions from Nearest Town/IntersectionDirections from Bayfield:
Follow highway 13 south about 3 miles to Ski Hill Road then turn right (watch for the blue "Big Top Chautauqua" sign). We are located at the very top of Ski Hill Road at the base of the Mt. Ashwabay Ski Hill.
Directions from the intersection of US Highway 2 and Highway 13, west of Ashland:
Follow Highway 13 for 8 miles past Washburn to Ski Hill Road then turn left (watch for the blue "Big Top Chautauqua" sign). We are located at the very top of Ski Hill Road at the base of the Mt. Ashwabay Ski Hill.
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