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In 2010, Wisconsin's cheese production rose to 2.6 billion pounds (requiring the state cheese industry to import a substantial amount of milk from other states to meet production needs). [4] In 2014, Wisconsin produced 2.9 billion pounds of cheese, accounting for 25.4% of all cheese produced in the U.S. [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
The Freitag Homestead is a historic farm begun in 1848 in the town of Washington, Green County, Wisconsin. It is also the site of the first Swiss cheese factory in Wisconsin. The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1] Fridolin Streiff bought the homestead's land and started the farm in 1848.
Pictured is a worker in 1922 at a New Glarus cheese factory placing a Wisconsin stamp on wheels of cheese. Commercial cheesemaking in Wisconsin dates back to the nineteenth century. Early cheesemaking operations began on farmsteads in the Michigan and Wisconsin territories , with large-scale production starting in the mid-1800s.
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The old Winnebago Cheese Factory in Fond du Lac was once among the city’s most prominent in the industry. It will soon be turned into housing.
The Historical Society will hold a walking tour of the former Stecker/Hein Cheese Factory at 1024 Highway H Road June 12. Manitowoc County Historical Society plans walking tour of former Stecker ...
Mars Cheese Castle is a specialty food store, delicatessen, and taproom which sells a variety of consumable products in Kenosha, Wisconsin. [1] Located along Interstate 94, the shop is popular among Wisconsin visitors and has been called a "cheese landmark", "one of Wisconsin's most recognizable cheese stores", and "an icon for generations of I-94 travelers".
The Cooksville Cheese Factory in Evansville is a remnant of Wisconsin's early dairy industry. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] [2]In 1875 Benjamin Hoxie started a business in Cooksville to buy milk from local farmers and make cheese.