Kenosha Kingfish: Baseball in a Historic Stadium

Kenosha Kingfish: Baseball in a Historic Stadium

Major League Baseball has Wrigley Field, attracting fans as much for the old-time ballpark atmosphere as for the game itself, with its ivy covered brick walls and manual scoreboard. Likewise, summer collegiate Northwoods League baseball has Simmons Field, another historic ballpark, albeit on a much smaller scale. Simmons Field is home to the Kenosha Kingfish.

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Visit Jelly Belly, Pleasant Prairie WI: Take the Tour, Taste the Candy

Visit Jelly Belly, Pleasant Prairie WI: Take the Tour, Taste the Candy

I tasted grass clippings, dirt and soap.  For fun, I added earwax, canned dog food and skunk spray.  I avoided the really gross flavors like vomit and barf.  What’s the difference between the two?  One is more acidic, I was told, but I wasn’t about to find out for myself.  These are all flavors from the Jelly Belly BeanBoozled® collection or the Harry PotterTM Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor BeansTM collection, but you can also taste regular Jelly Belly flavors like Very Cherry, the most popular, coconut, buttered popcorn, or any of the 50 original flavors, plus more, like chocolate dipped cherry or orange.  I’m getting ahead of myself, though.  When you visit the Jelly Belly visitor center in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, you should first take the warehouse tour.

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