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Burger Fest 2005

Posted by Adam Kuban, August 6, 2005 at 12:45 PM

So why did we post earlier today about the history of hamburgers? Because we wanted to give readers a little insight into the confusing matter before pointing out that today in Seymour, Wisconsin, BurgerFest is going on as we, uh, type.

Seymour, as you read earlier, claims to be the birthplace of the hamburger, where in 1885 "Hamburger Charlie" Nagreen flattened the meatballs he was selling at the fair, stuck them between some bread, and named the resulting sandwich for the Hamburg steaks eaten by the area's German-immigrant population.

The fest includes a car show, a "bun run" for kids, the "world's largest Hamburger Parade," the unveiling of the Hamburger Charlie statue (right), a Hardee's Thickburger eating contest, and a "ketchup slide contest" (we can only imagine).

There's probably plenty of burgers to eat there, too.

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Tags: Adam, burger college, Burger Map Pinpoint, countries, events, hamburger history, U.S., Wisconsin

1 Comment:

The ketchup slide sounds priceless... I want pics!

Hamburger megwoo at 2:01PM on 08/08/05

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