In Photos and Video: Bacon Fest 2022
River Valley Media Group partnered with Festival Foods, Copeland Park & Events Center and WAFER to bring the inaugural Bacon Fest to La Crosse. Local and regional restaurants, meat markets and caterers participated in the event.
Local and regional restaurants, meat markets and caterers participated in the inaugural event.
Double smoked thick cut bacon from Bubba's Meats
Josh Dreps, left, and Marshal Johnson with City Meat Market in New Albin, Iowa, cook up their hickory smoked bacon.
Grant Chapman of Onalaska eats a piece of double smoked Pearl Street Brewery IPA glazed bacon from Neuie's Vogue.
Jason Ring, right, of Two Rivers, Wis. gets started on a plate of four pounds of bacon with other contestants during the eating contest. Houston Dorn of La Crosse won the contest by eating three and a half pounds.
Spectators gather for the bacon eating contest.
Hickory smoked bacon from City Meat Market in New Albin, Iowa
Double smoked Pearl Street Brewery IPA glazed bacon from Neuie's Vogue
Bacon Fest patrons peruse the offerings.
The BLT terrine from Schuby's: bacon wrapped country pate', tomato jam and micro greens
A sellout crowd of patrons enjoy Bacon Fest.
Peter Thomson
Photographer
Peter Thomson has been a photographer at the La Crosse Tribune since 2001. He can be reached at 608-791-8233.
Houston Dorn of La Crosse won the first Bacon Eating Contest, and vendors took home awards at the first Bacon Fest, held Saturday at Loggers Field.