2001, August 4 Again...the world's largest Hamburger belongs to Seymour! Seymour will once again be able to claim the world record for producing the largest hamburger after cooking an 8,266 pound burger at Burger Fest, Saturday, August 4, 2001. The new record is more than one ton heavier that the current record holder, cooked up in 1999 in Saco, Montana. The new record will be complete as soon as it is verified by the Guinness Book of World Records. Next year's Burger Fest will be held August 3, 2002, so mark your calender. 1989 In 1989, Seymour grilled the world's biggest hamburger, 5,520 lbs. at the Outagamie County Fairgrounds. The record is verified in the Guiness Book of World Records. 1880's Seymour is the Home of the Hamburger The hamburger sandwich was invented at the Seymour Fair, now the Outagamie County Fair, in the 1880s, by Charles Nagreen. Seymour holds a yearly Hamburger Festival the first Saturday of August.

See this history of hamburgers page for interesting facts about hamburgers This page is for perpetual written accounts of historical events that have occurred in the city. Anyone who feels they have pertinent information may submit it. This includes all people in or out of Seymour and could involve any interested adults or children with events or items that are of interest. Items may be submitted for publication on this page where they will remain as part of a historical archive for the city. Items of interest may include noteworthy events, special events of historical importance, information about area growth that pertains to the history of the city, and other pertinent notes. We hope to establish a large data base of information about the history of each city. Historical Societies are encouraged to open their own page on Key to the City for more extensive historical information. Search Key to the City Custom Search HOME - Home of The Hamburger HOME Dates for 2017 are Friday August 11 and Saturday August 12, 2017 Information update will come as available Welcome to Burger Fest 2017!

Friday, August 11 and Saturday, August 12, 2017 Burger Fest is an amazing volunteer-run festival that raises funds for scholarships and community projects in the Home of the Hamburger, Seymour, Wisconsin. It draws people from around the world for small town fun with a big attitude! Seymour, Wisconsin, is an idyllic community of about 3,000 located in the heart of dairy country 15 miles west of Green Bay. Burger Fest started in 1989 to celebrate the birth of the burger in Seymour in 1885. The historical figure, Hamburger Charlie, invented the hamburger way back then and Americans bit on the hamburger craze! Events start on Friday and take place at 2 locations: Downtown Seymour - Burger Fest Downtown Seymour hosts the World's Largest Hamburger Parade, Bun Run, Kids' Run, music, kids' games, the Burger Eating Contest and the Giant Ketchup Slide! The Car Show, Railroad Depot and Community Museum are included with the Saturday entrance fee! Friday night admission is free to hear music on Depot Street. Food and drink are available. Click an image link below for lots more details about Downtown Seymour Events.

Rock Ledge School and Park - Hot Air Balloons At Rock Ledge School and Park, hot air balloons fill the field starting on Friday! There are Balloon Ascensions and Balloon Glows, as well as kids' events. Food and drink are served. Entrance and parking are free. Click an image link below to find out more about events at Rock Ledge School and Park. No Smoking or Alcohol is permitted on school grounds Food and Drink Food and drink are available and sold for the fundraiser, so no carry ins, please. No Smoking or Alcohol is permitted on school grounds More Fun! The Car Show, viewing the HO scale model railroad at the Railroad Depot, and seeing the world's largest hamburger memorabilia exhibit at the Seymour Community Museum are included with the Saturday Burger Fest entrance fee! Burger Fest Entrance Tickets Entrance tickets to Downtown Seymour Saturday events cost only $3 in advance and $5 at the gate. Children 12 and under are admitted free on Saturday downtown. Wristbands are available from Seymour merchants. Click on image links below for more information!

« 17 of The World’s Largest Things to See in Wisconsin You are here: Home / Travel / 17 of The World’s Largest Things to See in Wisconsin 17 of The World’s Largest Things to See in Wisconsin February 4, 2014 by Ashley Steinbrinck 28 Comments Have you ever heard people complain that Wisconsin is a boring state, with nothing fun to see or do? Well… that’s a bunch of bologna! Wisconsin’s got Summerfest, the world’s largest music fest and Noah’s Ark, the nation’s largest water theme park. We’ve also got the largest cranberry fest and brat fest. But our state has some of the world’s largest and most interesting things to see too. Here are 17 quirky attractions you can find throughout the Badger state, that maybe you don’t even know about! 1. World’s Largest Six Pack – La Crosse Photo by Jimmy Emerson via Flicker.com The world’s largest six pack is not just for looks! It’s actually filled with 22,220 barrels of La Crosse Lager from City Brewery in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

This one gigantic six-pack – equaling 688,200 gallons of beer – is enough to make 1,223,466 normal size six-packs. Now that’s a lot of beer! 2. World’s Largest Muskie – Hayward This 143-foot long and 4 stories tall leaping muskie is the centerpiece for the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Hayward, Wisconsin. It’s not just the world’s largest fiberglass muskie sculpture, it’s a shrine to the world record fish of North America, with thousands of charter members’ names lining the walls. It has an observation deck where people have even gotten married! Enter through the door in the tail and work your way up to the muskie’s gullet to see the 6-acre “Sea-of-Fishes” sculpture garden. 3. World’s Largest Night Crawler – Hayward Image via lib.niu.edu Something else you’ll find inside the giant muskie is an exhibit dedicated to the biggest earthworm on record. Herman-the-Worm, a real Canadian night crawler, measured in at 16.5 inches long!

He belonged to Portage County, Wisconsin native, George Sroda, who became well-known as the “Worm Czar”. Herman wasn’t just the world’s largest night crawler, George trained him to roll over on demand, paint pictures and even shoot hoops with a tiny basketball! Click to learn more about the life of George Sroda . Herman went along as George’s sidekick on 18 different national talk shows. His first was The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1973. Herman lived to be about 20 years old. 4. World’s Largest Barber Pole – Elkhart Lake Photo by Molly via Flickr.com Dave Gumieny, now 79, has been giving haircuts for under $10 for the past 41 years. He does it out of the world’s largest barber pole – a red, white and blue striped silo in the country that’s nearly 115 years old. He’s a family man with many good stories and a love for cutting hair. He remembers back to his early days, starting out as a barber in Milwaukee, when haircuts were just $1.25! He’s retired now, but still takes appointments.

When you stop for a cut, he loves to share his stories, pictures and just enjoys a good chat. Then he’ll brush you off and tell you “You’ll be good for another 1,000 miles.” His barber pole has been featured in the history channel’s Bigger is Better segment and in People Magazine – among many other media. The barber pole was also largely publicized in the mid 70s during America’s Bicentennial. 5. World’s Largest Grandfather Clock – Kewaunee This colonial style grandfather clock was built in 1976 as a tribute to the United States Bicentennial – a major celebratory event during the American Revolution. The clock is nearly 38-feet tall and it actually works! Until recently, the clock stood in front of a Kewaunee shop that went out of business. The sheriff’s department now uses the building to store evidence, and officials didn’t like roadside tourists snapping pictures of the high security facility. So they turned the clock off and had it moved.

Thankfully, the Kewaunee Public Works Department is working on refurbishing the clock, and they hope to place it in the park on the corner of Miller Street and WI-42 near downtown Kewaunee sometime this summer. 6. World’s Largest Penny – Woodruff Photo by Jimmy Emerson via Flicker.com There’s an inspirational story behind this gigantic penny… Back in the early 1900s, Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb was a Northwoods physician who took care of people throughout 300 square miles of northern Wisconsin. She made her way to their distant homes by canoe, snowmobile, or even snowshoes during the brutal winter months. Dr. Kate Newcomb Dr. Kate became known as “The Angel on Snowshoes.” She never sent her patients a bill, and she even let them pay her with things like vegetables and firewood. Dr. Kate dreamed of having a hospital in Woodruff – since the nearest one was hours away. Three years before she passed away, Dr. Kate started a grassroots movement encouraging area school children to help collect 1,000,000 pennies for the future hospital.

That’s when curiosity struck the local high school geometry class. Students wanted to see what a million pennies would look like! They helped start the “ Million Penny Parade ” in 1954 and the school promised to donate $10,000 to the cause. Wisconsin newspapers covered the story, which sent penny donations from across the country, and Dr. Kate’s appearance on the national TV show, This is Your Life, sent even more donations from all around the world. Soon $110,000 was collected and the “Snow Angel’s” dream quickly came true. The hospital was built, and is now called the Howard Young Medical Center. Visit the Dr. Kate Museum website The world’s largest penny was made in Dr. Kate’s honor to help celebrate her amazing feat. It weighs 17,000 pounds, is 15-feet high and about a foot thick. You can find the penny monument in Woodruff’s city park. 7. World’s Largest Letter “M” – Platteville Image via Wikimedia Commons In 1936, two Platteville Wisconsin mining school students wanted to represent the Platteville mining tradition and history of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

That cold winter, they stamped a huge “M” in the snow on top the 450-foot Platte Mound. It stayed there for weeks thanks to the freezing weather, and when the snow started melting, a group of students used rocks to build one leg of the M. That’s when the head of the school’s engineering department, H.B. Morrow, declared a day for all students and staff to finish what they started. They used picks, crowbars and wheelbarrows to construct the world’s largest “M” with limestone found on the mound. At 241 feet high and 214 feet wide, you can see it from 28 miles away! The tradition continues today at UW Platteville. The giant “M” is even set ablaze every year. 8. World’s Largest Hamburger – Seymour Click to read How Seymour can live up to the title “Home of the Hamburger” Ever since Charlie Nagreen started calling his smashed meatball patty on a bun a “hamburger” in 1885, the city has celebrated their unique hamburger history. The Seymour Hamburger Fest started in 1989, to celebrate the birth of the hamburger.

The world’s largest hamburger, weighing a massive 8,266 pounds, was cooked up on the 5,000 pound mammoth “Charlie Grill” and served to everyone at the fest in 2001. It fed a total of 13,000 people! While you obviously can’t see that particular burger anymore, The Big Burger is still a tradition. Each year the fest makes a 150- pound patty. 9. World’s Largest Badger – Birnamwood It’s a bit of a sad story for the world’s largest badger (and squirrel). Back in the 70s and 80s, Badger Country in Birnamwood, Wisconsin was one of the best places to stop off and fill up your tank. There, you could see a giant 40-foot badger towering over his equally massive hallowed log. Inside the log is where you drove the car to pump gas. The Badger Country gift shop sold local crafts, maple syrup, candy, cheese, sausage and souvenirs. There was a trout pond for fishing, you could feed whitetail deer, geese and turkeys and there was even a playground and spots to camp.

But in the late 1990s Badger Country gas station and gift shop closed and was replaced by one of the most unfitting businesses possible for the poor badger – Northern Exposure Gentlemen’s Club. Now it seems like the world’s largest badger (and squirrel on top the log) are waving people in for some “hot girls” and “cold beer”. Watch this short clip highlighting the before and after of The badger. 10. World’s Largest Mustard Collection – Middleton Barry Levenson created the National Mustard Museum in 1886. He was an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Wisconsin, but decided to quit his job to collect mustard from all over the world as well as mustard pots, tins, jars and vintage ads. Levenson has now collected at least 5,566 different prepared mustards from all 50 states and 70 countries. Plus, he has hundreds of other kinds of mustard memorabilia. Levenson’s museum, in the heart of downtown Middleton, has become a very popular Wisconsin tourist attraction. It was even featured on Oprah Winfrey, The Food Network and Jeopardy! 11.

World’s Largest Talking Cow – Neillsville Image via Chatty Belle was part of the 1964 New York World’s Faire. She’s 16-feet high at the shoulders and 20-feet long. That’s seven times as large as the average Holstein! There are plenty of other cow replicas throughout the U.S., that are just as big, or even larger, but Chatty Belle’s voice box is what makes her special. Put a quarter in her and you’ve got the world’s largest talking cow. 12. World’s Largest French Fry – Wisconsin Rapids Image via unlikelymoose.com Back in June of 2003, a man named Simon Holland found a 6.75-inch French fry while eating at the Wisconsin based Culver’s restaurant in Wisconsin Rapids. Instead of eating the fried tater, he took it home, froze it and put it up for auction on eBay. The fry sold for $202.50 to a bidder who called himself “Culver’s Fan”. The owners of this Culver’s celebrated the strange record by giving away free custard cakes to everyone!

Of course, since that particular french fry got so much attention, others in Wisconsin have found even longer ones and also sold them on eBay. And supposedly, in 2010, some guys found a curly fry that measured 24-inches – a new world record. 13. World’s Largest Roasted Chicken – Elk Creek Image Via statetrunktour.com When I first heard about the world’s largest roasted chicken, I imagined a gigantic bird dressed up in people clothes with big eyes looking all friendly. But to my surprise, I discovered a humongous defeathered and cooked chicken butt bulging out of a supper club’s roof. The giant roast chicken dish used to sit on top the roof of Elk Creek Inn in Elk Creek, Wisconsin. It was basically a huge advertisement for the pub’s roasted chicken dinner. But one of our readers recently made us aware that the chicken butt is now in the front yard of the house across the road, and Elk Creek Inn was sold and possibly being converted to a steak house. 14. World’s Largest Soup Kettle – Laona Image Via Wikimedia commons Every August since the 1920’s, the folks of Laona, Wisconsin gather around at Silver Lake Beach for the Community Soup .

It’s a Lion’s Club sponsored “soup-a-ganza” where everyone must bring their own bowl for a free taste. The World’s Largest Soup Kettle in Laona, is a symbol of this local tradition. The big grey pot is 7 feet in circumference and 3 feet deep. 15. World’s Largest Corkscrew – Hurley Corkscrew Liquor Store in Hurley, Wisconsin – reputed as the “tavern community” – is owned by corkscrew collector, Robert Vittone. He welded the world’s largest 24-foot high corkscrew himself out of stainless steel tubing. This unique attraction is part of the sign that sits outside his liquor store. 16. World’s Largest White Pine Log – Glidden Photo by Melinda Roberts Via Wisconsinhistoricalmarkers.com This 7,000 pound white pine log is described as the last and largest sleigh-hauled log in existence. The log is about 20-feet long and between 400-500 years old. It sits on the same sleigh it was brought in on in 1984. It even has its own protective shelter.

Lumberjacks estimate the log could make nearly 1,960 board feet worth of lumber! 17. World’s Largest Stuffed Black Bear – Glidden Image Via Rollingelsewhere.blogspot.com Not too far from the white pine log, and a half block from State Highway 13, stands what locals call “Mr. Bear”. He was 12 years old when he was shot in the head by Otto Hedbany a few miles north of Glidden, Wisconsin. It was in 1963, just one day after JFK was assassinated. Mr. Bear, now stuffed and mounted, still holds the world record for the largest black bear at 7-feet 10 inches and 665 pounds! That’s at least a foot taller than the average black bear. Since then, Glidden claims to be “Black Bear Capital of the World”. The next time you hear someone say there’s nothing interesting to see in Wisconsin, you’ll have a whole bunch of cool things to tell them about. So there! What did I miss? Do you know of any other world’s largest things in Wisconsin you can tell us about? Like this story?

Like WhooNEW on Facebook for more Wisconsin fun and don’t forget to subscribe for free so you don’t miss a story. Seymour, WI - Home of the Hamburger Home of the Hamburger Several towns claim to be the birthplace of the hamburger. Seymour celebrates with giant burger and burger chef statues. Annual Burger Fest is in August. Roadsideamerica.com Report... Visitor Tips and News About Home of the Hamburger Reports and tips from RoadsideAmerica.com visitors and Roadside America mobile tipsters . Some tips may not be verified. Submit your own tip . Home of the Hamburger Dubious claim.... [Ron Renken, 05/16/2015] ...and yet they have a relevant welcome sign, a giant hamburger and big burger chef statue -- more than most claimants. Home of the Hamburger Recently visited Seymour and the Home of the Hamburger. Except for a coating of snow the statue of Hamburger Charlie Nagreen and the grill used in 1989 to cook the world largest hamburger (at the time) are in great shape. The statue and grill are located on the North end of the downtown district right off of N. Main St.

(Hwy 55) on Depot St. A railroad museum is also located on the grounds. [Mark Bertieri, 02/14/2008] World's Largest Hamburger August 4th was the yearly Hamburger Celebration of the fact that Seymour is Home of the Hamburger... this year we are made an 8,000 pound hamburger to celebrate... There was a ketchup slide, and a ton of other activities including a parade and several live bands throughout the day. [Theresa Laakso, 08/11/2001] Hamburger Town Fries World's Largest Seymour, Wisconsin, one of at least five towns claiming to be the birthplace of the hamburger, has put a stake in the ground to enhance its boast. Last weekend, as part of its annual Burger Fest, residents cooked a four-ton hamburger--equal in pre-cooked weight to 32,000 Quarterpounders.

Burger Fest & Balloon Rally | Travel Wisconsin Burger Fest & Balloon Rally August 11, 2017 - August 12, 2017 Seymour Log in or the items will not be saved Log in Suggest a Change Witness “The World’s Largest Hamburger Parade,” get your fill at the hamburger eating contest, take the plunge on the ketchup slide and check out the complete burger memorabilia collection at the Seymour Community Museum. Events also include a car show, motorcycle charity ride, bun run, kid’s activities, parade(Sat 11am) and live music. Hot air balloons will ascend around 6 p.m. both Friday and Saturday evenings with a balloon glow to follow at dusk each night. On Saturday and Sunday morning, hot air balloons will ascend around 6 a.m. All flights are weather permitting. Hot air balloon rally free, admission for Burger Fest. Event Date Detail Aug 11, 2017 - Aug 12, 2017 Fri night Balloon Rally 4-9pm, Balloon Ascension 6pm, glow at dusk, Sat Home of the Hamburger Festival on Depot St noon-9pm, Balloon Ascension 6am.

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How to Avoid Being Picked Up On An Arrest Warrant Before you get your hopes up and think that you can actually live a normal life with an arrest warrant on your record, you must realize that this is an impossible venture. Even if you were capable of eluding the police for quite some time, your life would be anything but normal. The thought of a looming arrest would always be on your mind, and would force you to constantly `watch your back' for the police. Unfortunately, the sad truth is that the majority of arrest warrants get served years after the warrant is issued. "Don't Run!" is probably the best advice that one can receive. Its much better to take care of the problem as soon as possible than wait until you've gotten your life back together and find that you're being drawn back into the same old situation.. Do Arrest Warrants Expire? Regardless of the state that the warrant was filed, there is no expiration of an arrest warrant. These warrants will only go away in the case of: a) Death General Information from wikipedia: Seymour, Wisconsin Seymour is a city in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,335 at the 2000 census.

The city is located within the Town of Seymour. Geography Seymour is located at 44°30′30″N 88°19′42″W﻿ / ﻿44.50833°N 88.32833°W﻿ / 44.50833; -88.32833 (44.508499, -88.3284).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.6 km²).None of the area is covered with water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,335 people, 1,305 households, and 884 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,318.7 people per square mile (509.0/km²). There were 1,377 housing units at an average density of 544.5 per square mile (210.1/km²).

The racial makeup of the city was 95.65% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 2.46% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.There were 1,305 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03.In the city the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.The median income for a household in the city was $44,135, and the median income for a family was $50,746. Males had a median income of $36,789 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,073.

About 4.2% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. History The City of Seymour was founded in 1868 and named after Governor Horatio Seymour of the state of New York. Seymour is said to have once been called Squeedunk, which means 'little settlement' or 'village'. Seymour's centennial was in 1979.William and John Ausbourne were the first settlers in Seymour. They had traveled from western Outagamie County on the Wolf River during the summer of 1857 and made their way to the mouth of the Shioc River. They then moved to a spot where Black Creek flows into the Shioc. After finding that there were no longer any roads to follow, the Ausbournes finally settled in the present location of Seymour, which was occupied by Native Americans at the time. There they built a log house, the only residence in Seymour for two years. Their closest neighbors lived in Osborn.Over the years more settlers came to Seymour.

Willis and Dan Mungers arrived in Seymour in 1864. The Mungers built a house on what is now Main Street and their daughter Sally lived in a frame house on what is now South Main Street. Erastus C. Buttles came during the spring[when?] and established a farm in the western part of the county. Leaonard and Avery Carter arrived in Seymour in 1876, along with Charles Eichler, the first German settler in the area.As the population of the area grew, more villages were established in the Seymour area. On March 1, 1877 Seymour became a recognized town, along with the towns of Osborn and Freedom.During the early 1880s, construction of the Green Bay and Lake Pepin Railroad was completed. In 1883 a station was built in Seymour, and soon Seymour was recognized as the smallest incorporated city in the nation.As soon as the settlers had built their houses, they turned to education, electing a school superintendent and an establishing a school tax. The schoolhouse was a simple one-room building with no floor and a shake roof.

Sunday school soon began in the same building.Between 1887 and 1889 George E. Mendell published the first newspaper, called The Aurora, which lasted only three years. On July 8, 1886 the Seymour Press made its first appearance, and was published by the Van Vuren family for over 80 years. It was then sold to the Shellman Publishing Company of Oconto Falls, and is still published today.According to one claim, Charlie Nagreen served the world's first hamburger at the Seymour Fair of 1885. 'Hamburger' Charlie decided to flatten a meatball and place it between slices of bread to increase portability. Education The City of Seymour has one middle school, one high school and one elementary school. The elementary school was renovated during 2007-2009. The middle school had a fire on the night of November 5, 2009, at about 10:30 p.m. The art room was destroyed.The Seymour Community School District was established in 1963 as a result of the consolidation of numerous rural schools.

The district encompasses 175 square miles (450 km2) of land adjacent to the Fox River Valley Cities of Green Bay and Appleton. The boundary of the school district covers all or part of twelve municipalities in Northern Outagamie and Southern Shawano counties. The total population of these twelve governmental units being served by the district is approximately 17,000. The district's kindergarten through twelfth grade student population is approximately 2,400.There are currently five schools that make up the Seymour School District; Rock Ledge Primary Center, Rock Ledge Intermediate Center, Seymour Middle School, Seymour High School and the Black Creek Elementary/Middle School. The school's facilities includes a 27,000-square-foot (2,500 m2) Athletic Center that seats over 1,800. The district has an Aquatic Center with an eight-lane competition pool, a zero depth activity pool and a diving well. Our 4,500-square-foot (420 m2) Fitness Center features free weights, selectorized machines and cardiovascular equipment. Hamburger Hall of Fame Seymour's Hamburger Hall of Fame is an elaborate structure that celebrates hamburger history.

There is also an annual one-day Burger Fest and plans to build a hamburger-shaped building. In 1989 the world's largest hamburger (5,520 pounds) was served at the festival. There have been no challenges to the record, so the annual big burger now is only around 1,000 pounds. This festival also has a parade, hot air balloons, live entertainment, and several competitive events centered around hamburgers, including the bun run and the ketchup slide.Giant burger, 2008 Ketchup slide, 2008 Outagamie County Fairgrounds Seymour is home to the annual Outagamie County Fair. Some attractions are the 4-H crafts, livestock, carnival rides and games, and nightly concerts.The Outagamie County Fair has been successful because of the 'big name' singers who have performed on stage in Seymour, including Johnny Cash, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Def Leppard, the BoDeans, Weird Al Yankovic, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, the Beach Boys, Martina McBride, Trace Adkins, Randy Travis, Lonestar, Ted Nugent, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Meat Loaf.

Seymour Speedway Seymour Speedway is another attraction in the city, located at the Outagamie County Fairgrounds. The facility is a 1⁄3 miles (540 m) clay racetrack, with modern grandstands and facilities, and hosts races in several divisions, including Fastrak Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Northern Sport Mods, N.E.W. Dirt Street Stocks, N.E.W. Dirt Compact Car, and 4 cylinders. Races are held every Sunday night during the summer months. At the end of the season each division crowns a champion based on a points system, much like NASCAR does. High School Basketball The Seymour High School boys' basketball team has qualified for every state tournament from 2000 until 2007, which is a state Division 2 record. Seymour has made appearances at the state finals in 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000 through 2007, and 2011. The team has won five Silver Ball trophies (runner-up) and three Gold Ball trophies, advancing to the championship game seven times.

Seymour has garnered three state basketball championships in division 2 (1997, 2001, and 2006). Images Northbound onHighway 55 City hall Seymour Community Museum Muehl Public Library Tags: seymour wisconsin : definition of seymour wisconsin and synonyms of seymour wisconsin (English) 12 External links History The City of Seymour was founded in 1868 and named after Governor Horatio Seymour of the state of New York. Seymour is said to have once been called Squeedunk, which means "little settlement" or "village". Seymour's centennial was in 1968. William and John Ausbourne were the first settlers in Seymour. They had traveled from western Outagamie County on the Wolf River during the summer of 1857 and made their way to the mouth of the Shioc River. They then moved to a spot where the Black Creek flows into the Shioc. After finding that there were no longer any roads to follow, the Ausbournes finally settled in the present location of Seymour, which was occupied by Native Americans at the time.

There they built a log house, the only residence in Seymour for two years. Their closest neighbors lived in Osborn . Over the years more settlers came to Seymour. Willis and Dan Mungers arrived in Seymour in 1864. The Mungers built a house on what is now Main Street and their daughter Sally lived in a frame house on what is now South Main Street. Erastus C. Buttles came during the spring[ when? ] and established a farm in the western part of the county. Leaonard and Avery Carter arrived in Seymour in 1876, along with Charles Eichler, the first German settler in the area. As the population of the area grew, more villages were established in the Seymour area. On March 1, 1877 Seymour became a recognized town, along with the towns of Osborn and Freedom . During the early 1880s, construction of the Green Bay and Lake Pepin Railroad was completed. In 1883 a station was built in Seymour, and soon Seymour was recognized as the smallest incorporated city in the nation.

As soon as the settlers had built their houses, they turned to education, electing a school superintendent and an establishing a school tax. The schoolhouse was a simple one-room building with no floor and a shake roof. Sunday school soon began in the same building. Between 1887 and 1889 George E. Mendell published the first newspaper, called The Aurora, which lasted only three years. On July 8, 1886 the Seymour Press made its first appearance, and was published by the Van Vuren family for over 80 years. It was then sold to the Shellman Publishing Company of Oconto Falls, and is still published today. [9] According to one claim, Charlie Nagreen served the world's first hamburger at the Seymour Fair of 1885. [10] "Hamburger" Charlie decided to flatten a meatball and place it between slices of bread to increase portability. [11] Geography According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.6 km²).None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics As of the census [8] [13] of 2010, there were 3,451 people, 1,565 households, and 1,458 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,380.4 people per square mile (522.8/km²). There were 1,565 housing units at an average density of 626 per square mile (237.12/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.34% White , 0.29% African American , ???% Native American , 0.17% Asian , 3.36% from other races , and 1.82% from two or more races. 2.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,458 occupied households out of which 31.96% had children under the age of 18 living with them.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 73.48% were over the age of 18, 5.91% from 20 to 24, 13.27% from 25 to 34, 21.58% from 35 to 49, 15.56% from 50 to 64, and 14.69% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $44,135, and the median income for a family was $50,746. Males had a median income of $36,789 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,073.

About 4.2% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. Attractions Hamburger Hall of Fame Seymour's Hamburger Hall of Fame is an elaborate structure that celebrates hamburger history. There is also an annual one-day Burger Fest and plans to build a hamburger-shaped building. [11] In 1989 the world's largest hamburger (5,520 pounds) was served at the festival. There have been no challenges to the record, so the annual big burger now is only around 1,000 pounds. The festival, which occurs annually during the first week of August, starts early with a 5K run known as the Bun Run, the world's longest hamburger parade down Main Street, the hamburger eating contest, and the ketchup slide. The festival has a different theme each year. In 2011, the theme is "Honor the Veterans," and in 2010 it was a Mexican fiesta.

Giant burger, 2008 Outagamie County Fairgrounds Outagamie County Fairgrounds grandstands in Seymour Seymour is home to the annual Outagamie County Fair. Some attractions are the 4-H crafts, livestock, carnival rides and games, and nightly concerts. [14] Seymour Speedway Seymour Speedway is another attraction in the city, located at the Outagamie County Fairgrounds. The facility is a 1⁄3 miles (540 m) clay racetrack, with modern grandstands and facilities, and hosts races in several divisions, including Fastrak Late Models, IMCA Modifieds , IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Northern Sport Mods, N.E.W. Dirt Street Stocks, N.E.W. Dirt Compact Car, and 4 cylinders. Races are held every Sunday night during the summer months. [15] At the end of the season each division crowns a champion based on a points system, much like NASCAR does. Newton-Blackmour State Trail The Newton Blackmour State Trail was completed from Oneida Nation of Wisconsin , through Seymour, to Black Creek in 2009.

The trail runs from the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin through Seymour, Black Creek , and Shiocton all the way to New London . The name Newton-Blackmour is made up of the four incorporated communities on the trail. It is used for snowmobiles, snowshoing, and cross country sking in the winter and walking, biking and horse back riding in the summer. Education The City of Seymour has one middle school, one high school and one elementary school. The elementary school was renovated during 2007-2009. The middle school had a fire on the night of November 5, 2009, at about 10:30 p.m. The art room was destroyed. [16] The Seymour Community School District was established in 1963 as a result of the consolidation of numerous rural schools. The district encompasses 175 square miles (450 km2) of land adjacent to the Fox River Valley Cities of Green Bay and Appleton. The boundary of the school district covers all or part of twelve municipalities in Northern Outagamie and Southern Shawano counties.

The total population of these twelve governmental units being served by the district is approximately 17,000. The district's kindergarten through twelfth grade student population is approximately 2,400.There are currently five schools that make up the Seymour School District; Rock Ledge Primary Center, Rock Ledge Intermediate Center, Seymour Middle School, Seymour High School and the Black Creek Elementary/Middle School. The school's facilities includes a 27,000-square-foot (2,500 m2) Athletic Center that seats over 1,800. The district has an Aquatic Center with an eight-lane competition pool, a zero depth activity pool and a diving well. Our 4,500-square-foot (420 m2) Fitness Center features free weights, selectorized machines and cardiovascular equipment. High School Basketball The Seymour High School boys' basketball team has qualified for every state tournament from 2000 until 2007, which is a state Division 2 record.

Seymour has made an appearance at the State Tournament in 1935, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000 through 2007, and 2011. The team has won five Silver Ball trophies (runner-up) and three Gold Ball trophies, advancing to the championship game eight times. [17] Seymour has garnered three state basketball championships in division 2 (1997, 2001, and 2006). Media Newspapers The primary newspapers that serve Seymour include: the Advertiser Community News~Times Press, based in Seymour, the Green Bay Press-Gazette , based in Green Bay , and The Post~Crescent , based in Appleton . Radio Stations WCHK-FM (Chuck FM) is the only radio station located within the city limits. Television appearances On June 30, 2011, " Only in America " with Larry the Cable Guy , from the History Channel , came to the "Home of the Hamburger" to film a segment for an episode that will likely be aired early 2012.

Jim Campbell woke up at 3:30am on June 30 to cook a 150 pound burger, on the Charlie Grill; for the segment which will likely be named "Larry Loves Burgers from Hoof to Plate." A crowd gathered on Depot Street surrounding Larry while he bit into the 150 pound burger; the Cable Guy then handed out the rest of the burger to fans while signing autograghs, and posing for pictures. Before the crew could leave though, Hamburger Charlie (Bill Collar) invited the "Get er Done" guy to the 23rd annual Burgerfest on August 6, 2011, to compete on the Ketchup Slide. [18] Infrastructure Transportation Going Northbound Hwy C, or Ivory Street, routes to WIS 54 / WIS 55 . Going Southbound Hwy C routes to Highway E. Hwy G's, or Pearl Street, Western Terminus is WIS 47 and its Eastern Terminus is Hwy Y.

Airports near Seymour Major airports near Seymour include: Austin Straubel International Airport (public), located on WIS 172 in the village of Ashwaubenon ; Outagamie County Regional Airport (public), located at the intersection of County Highways CA and CB in the town of Greenville . Religion The City of Seymour has seven churches; there are three Catholic churches which include St. John Baptist Catholic Church‎, St. Sebastian Catholic Church, and St Stanislaus Catholic Church‎. Seymour is also served by Emmanuel Lutheran Church , a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ; Seymour Assembly of God ; First Baptist Church ; Seymour Community Church; and the Seymour United Methodist Church .

Images 28th Annual Burger Fest/Balloon Rally - Fox Communities Credit Union 28th Annual Burger Fest/Balloon Rally Posted on August 12, 2016 – August 13, 2016 all-day 2016-08-12T00:00:00-05:00 28th Annual Burger Fest/Balloon Rally-Seymour Burger Fest is an amazing volunteer-run festival that raises funds for scholarships and community projects in the Home of the Hamburger, Seymour, Wisconsin. It draws people from around the world for small town fun with a big attitude! Burger Fest started in 1989 to celebrate the birth of the burger in Seymour in 1885. The historical figure, Hamburger Charlie, invented the hamburger way back then and Americans bit on the hamburger craze! Downtown Seymour Events Events start on Friday and take place at 2 locations. Friday night admission is free to hear music on Depot Street. Food and drink are available.

Downtown Seymour – Burger Fest; Downtown Seymour hosts the World’s Largest Hamburger Parade, Bun Run, Kids’ Run, music, kids’ games, the Burger Eating Contest and the Giant Ketchup Slide! The Car Show, Railroad Depot and Community Museum are included with the Saturday entrance fee! Hot Air Balloons At Rock Ledge School and Park Hot Air Balloons at Rock Ledge School and Park, hot air balloons fill the field starting on Friday! There are Balloon Ascensions and Balloon Glows, as well as kids’ events. Food and drink are served. Entrance and parking are free. And there’s more…..a Car Show, model railroad at the Railroad Depot, and the world’s largest hamburger memorabilia exhibit at the Seymour Community Museum are included with the Saturday Burger Fest entrance fee! Burger Fest Entrance Ticket Info Entrance tickets to Downtown Seymour Saturday events cost only $3 in advance and $5 at the gate. Children 12 and under are admitted free on Saturday downtown. Wristbands are available from Seymour merchants. Food and drink are available and sold for the fundraiser, so no carry ins, please. Seymour | Travel Wisconsin Seymour Speedway Seymour 1/3-mile, clay oval.

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Question: The world's biggest what was made in Seymour, Wisconsin in August 1989?
Answer: Hamburger