Staying in SOO Caboose #34, you will learn what life was like aboard a caboose.  Caboose #34 rolled hundreds of thousands of miles across America behind millions of tons of products being delivered throughout the country.  Nothing better represents American industry than the caboose!  

Today however, very few cabooses still exist and today's generation of kids know very little about them.  Inside the caboose you'll find educational signs, books, and videos describing what life was like for those who rode SOO caboose #34.  1102 S. Water St., Sparta, WI  54656

BUTTON LEVEL SPONSOR

The Franklin Victorian Bed & Breakfast Inn in Sparta is on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin.  Built in the early 1900's by Sparta banker Mr. M G. Williams, this Queen Anne-style Victorian home features leaded stained glass windows, fireplaces, open staircase, original woodwork & unique architectural features.  Today, it's a warm, romantic getaway that will welcome you at the door!  Phone:  608-366-1427   Toll Free:  888-594-FVBB  Address:  220 East Franklin St., Sparta, WI  54656

FESTMASTERS LEVEL SPONSOR

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, brand-name food and meat products for consumers throughout the world. Many of our products are among the best-known and trusted in the food industry and the favorites of families everywhere.

PRESIDENT'S LEVEL SPONSOR

Lanham-Miller Funeral Home in Sparta, Wisconsin, is a full-service funeral home providing burial and cremation services. Our street-level facility is located in downtown Sparta. We offer ample parking, a large visitation/service chapel, family room, ADA restrooms, kitchenette, and a fellowship hall for a catered reception following ceremonies that are held at our facility or at your church.

FESTMASTER'S LEVEL SPONSOR

Located in Sparta, Wisconsin, Mathews, Inc. currently employs a staff of over 300 people and operates three local facilities to a diverse line of archery equipment, bow components and accessories for authorized retailers all over the world. Our success is predicated on our commitment to three steadfast core values: innovation, integrity and impact.

• Integrity: Our desire is that our actions and decisions reflect honesty, trustworthiness, respect, loyalty and accountability.
• Innovation: We strive to achieve the extraordinary through the continuous improvement of people, process and product.
• Impact: Our goal is to make positive, lasting impressions by caring for individuals, families and communities.

These core values shape our daily decisions and actions. They are the basis for personal accountability and for points of celebration throughout our company. Matt McPherson has stated, “nothing else is more important to me than that our company and employees live out our core values on a daily basis.” Our employees are committed to exhibiting these core values in all aspects of their daily work and management is committed to supporting their personal and professional growth as they do so.

Since 1994, Jack and Elsie Ballinger have offered guests many nights stay in their Italian style Victorian home.  The structure represents the asymmetrical design of the Victorian era.  The two-story bay windows create an asymmetrical facade.  The distinctive mansard roof on the tower has a concave line, the cupola contains four arched and permeated dormers;  the cupola is topped with decorative roof cresting.  The eaves on the building are supported with heavily decorative brackets. Pared entry doors are found at the main entrance on the ornately bracketed single story front porch.  The entire house is surrounded with an old wrought iron fence.  Strawberry Lace Inn is a very stately looking Bed and Breakfast with a lot of history....experience a bit of history for yourself, when you stay with us!  603 N. Water Street    Sparta, WI 54656  (608) 269-7878

FRIEND OF THE FEST LEVEL - River Bank is regarded as a high quality, well staffed financial institution in Western Wisconsin. Its friendly tellers, customer relations staff and loan officers have given the Bank a growth pattern that is greater than any other of the area's banks. They have a combined lending experience of well over one hundred years.  Sparta Branch - 608-269-1277  900 Maple Avenue, Sparta, WI 54656

FRIEND OF THE FEST LEVEL - Current facility in Sparta, Wisconsin, occupies 65,000 square feet of space and includes 30,000 square feet of display space as well as ample warehouse space to store your purchase until your building or remodeling project is completed. Wesco currently specializes in the sale of furniture, appliances, flooring, and electronics.  301 East Oak St., Sparta  608-269-2115