The Pow-Wow was being held in Shattuck Park. The Menomonee Indians were hosting the Pow-Wow. Shattuck Park was the perfect venue for a Pow-Wow. It has circular, tiered grass seating, and there is enough parking nearby. Having a Pow-Wow outside is so much nicer than having it indoors… especially on a sunny day.
This was the 2nd Pow-Wow I attended this year and it was much better than the Potawatomi one at State Fair Park. The one at State Fair was indoors and there were a lot of people making it difficult to see the dances. This one was much easier to see with the slight tiers for seating and fewer people.
The Emcee was great. He had a humorous presentation. It made it very enjoyable.
The dances were very cool too. At first we were standing behind the crowd but then I met up with Holly and Julie who had front row seats and kinda squeezed myself on their bench. I had a much better few.
My favorite parts were the drums and the colorful costumes which hare key to any good Pow-Wow.
After a few dances, I was over the Pow-Wow. To me, all the dances seemed the same. We left to get lunch since B hadn’t eaten yet. As we were walking towards Subway, we see tents set up and a couple food trucks. We decided to head over that way. It was Oktoberfest put on by Lion's Tail Brewing Company.
It was neat little Oktoberfest. There was beer, German Food, and big tables meant for meeting new people. The only thing we were missing was the Oompa Band. Maybe it was coming later as there was a stage. It wasn’t quite like being in Munich but for downtown Neenah, they certainly tried especially since it was early in the day and not many people were there yet.
B had pizza from Broken Tree which was really good. Broken Tree was offering an Oktoberfest pizza with sauerkraut and bratwurst or something like. I’ll stick to pepperoni. He also had a pork shank that looked really good. T had a hot dog in a pretzel bun. I love pretzel buns. Then she had a pretzel which she shared with me and it was a bit harder than I expected but still really good.
Holly and Julie showed up with steins of beer. The grapefruit beer Julie had was actually really good and I don’t like grapefruit. The beer Holly had tasted like your regular Miller Lite. I wasn’t impressed. I would have loved to have a beer but based on the size of the beer and the time frame, I knew getting one was not a good idea.
Overall it was fun couple of hours. I am glad I decided to go. It was a gorgeous day to sit outside and enjoy the free things Neenah had to offer. I would go back to both the Pow-Wow and Oktoberfest again in the future.
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