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Cheeseheads unite! The path to the Pack starts at the Mars Cheese Castle.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 29-FEB-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Cheeseheads unite! The path to the Pack starts at the Mars Cheese Castle.(Time Out!)(Day trippin')

Article Excerpt
Byline: Lisa Balde

lisa@@beepcentral.com

If the way to a Wisconsinite's heart is through the Green Bay Packers, then the path to Green Bay surely runs through the Mars Cheese Castle.

A battlement-wrapped, curd-and-sausage retail destination stationed eight miles north of Illinois' border beside I-94, Mars Cheese Castle - otherwise known as "The Cheese Castle," otherwise known as "The Castle" among regulars - is a veritable cheese 'n' beer paradise.

Aside from open-freezer selections of fine, Wisconsin-shaped Swiss and multiple flavors of squeaky cheddar curds, a cozy separate room of tchotckes hails Brett Favre's prowess and solidifies the W-state's affinity for cows and "spotted" beer.

Per the unspoken, dairy-native's handbook, I'm a direct descendant of such highway-side delicacies.

I grew up two towns north of The Castle's Kenosha hometown and have...

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