Stacy Harbaugh, known as DJ Shotski and who has a weekly radio polka show, celebrates Saturday at Cheese Days in Monroe with thousands of others during an attempt to break the world record for number of people in a polka dance. More than 4,000 are believed to have taken part, which if verified, would shatter the old record of 802 dancers set in 2013 in Germany.
Buried in the polka mosh pit on Saturday was Wedgie, the mascot for Cheese Days.
Amy Williams, of Marshfield, takes a photo of Chloe Wells, who turns 3 on Oct. 3 and had just received her button after signing up for the world record attempt for polka dancing. Chloe was at Cheese Days with her mother, Christine Wells, middle, of South Beloit, Illinois, and grandfather, Dave Noel, right, of Rockton, Illinois.
Couples dance Saturday near the beer tent at Cheese Days in Monroe in an attempt to break the record for the number of dancers doing a polka. The day brought temperatures in the middle 80s and bright sun.
Karen Von Kaenel shows off pages of names of people who registered Saturday for the polka record attempt. More than 4,000 people may have taken part.
The New Glarus Alphorns perform Saturday during Cheese Days in Monroe.
One of the jewels of Cheese Days are the deep-fried cheese curds made by the Monroe Optimist Club with a secret recipe. The organization has made the curds since 1972 and this year was expected to use about 7,800 pounds of cheese from Brunkow Cheese near Darlington.
James and Julie Starbird came from Chicago to take part in the world record attempt. Their shirts reference an obscure lyric from a Beastie Boys song.
MONROE — Notable moments over the years here at Cheese Days have included yodelers, musicians playing 10-foot-long alphorns and cheese sandwiches made by volunteer firefighters and local meat cutters as far back as 1914.
Barry Adams covers regional news for the Wisconsin State Journal. Send him ideas for On Wisconsin at 608-252-6148 or by email at badams@madison.com.
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More than 4,000 people are believed to have taken part in the effort to break the record for the most dancing the polka. It's unclear if it wi…
Stacy Harbaugh, known as DJ Shotski and who has a weekly radio polka show, celebrates Saturday at Cheese Days in Monroe with thousands of others during an attempt to break the world record for number of people in a polka dance. More than 4,000 are believed to have taken part, which if verified, would shatter the old record of 802 dancers set in 2013 in Germany.
Amy Williams, of Marshfield, takes a photo of Chloe Wells, who turns 3 on Oct. 3 and had just received her button after signing up for the world record attempt for polka dancing. Chloe was at Cheese Days with her mother, Christine Wells, middle, of South Beloit, Illinois, and grandfather, Dave Noel, right, of Rockton, Illinois.
One of the jewels of Cheese Days are the deep-fried cheese curds made by the Monroe Optimist Club with a secret recipe. The organization has made the curds since 1972 and this year was expected to use about 7,800 pounds of cheese from Brunkow Cheese near Darlington.
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