This is my second year attending/working Great Lakes Brew Fest and Curt Foreman and his crew are…read moreawesome! The only thing I could see for improvement is more help checking in the beer vendors, other than that the venue at the Racine Zoo is beautiful, there are plenty of bathrooms available and more than enough beer and food to make your day last! It is a well organized event and I would highly recommend craftbeer lover's attend in 2014. There are so many great breweries that it is hard to list them all.

As far as brew fests go, this one is ok. There are a decent number of breweries, but not many new…read moreor unique beers. Brewers also tend to run out of any new and interesting beers they brought early on, so you need to find out the beer list ahead of time and plan accordingly. The fest takes place at the Racine Zoo along the lake, which is a nice setting. If you don't get to try a lot of micro brews or don't get to many brew fests, then you'll appreciate this event.

There are a great variety of vendors. There's food, flowers , body products, home goods and even…read moreitems for pets. There's something for everyone and almost anything!

This is the largest freshwater fishing contest in the world. Each year the event draws tens of…read morethousands of visitors for a number of family activities, food, drinks and music. Each day of the 10-day-fishing contest, a $250 prize is awarded with a guaranteed $15,000 grand prize award! I don't enter the contest but I definitely like to watch kids and adults competitively fish for money. I sometimes just go and hang out at a weigh in site just to gawk at the massive sizes of the fish that have already been caught! If you're into fishing, this will definitely excite you beyond 3 stars!

Despite the blistering hear, this was such an epic day. So many different foods to try. Some…read moreamazing tacos, BBQ galore, local vendors, shaved ice and treats. Really fun to take the family to. Plus there are three separate stages to enjoy some free live music too

This was my first Ironman race. I was very impressed with the organization and execution of the…read moreentire weekend. The expo was small, but had anything you could need if you forgot something at home. The pre-race information meeting was helpful. All of the staff and volunteers were amazing. Racine was a great host with lots of the community, families, and friends cheering racers on all day long. Parking was pretty easy early race day morning. I would imagine if you're running late you may have had some issues or may have been walking a while. The race itself was a lot of fun. I saw my Ironcrew (family/friends) 3 times on the bike course (they were good at calculating where to find me) and 2 times on the run double out and back. The spectators were truly inspiring with good humor and good signs (smile if you peed in your wetsuit lol) If you're looking for a great first Ironman 70.3 I'd recommend this race. No complaints!