Wisconsin cranberry growers have found a striking way to back the Milwaukee Brewers, creating a giant baseball glove in a bog as the club pushes on in the World Series. It is a bold seasonal tribute, and one that ties the state's biggest agricultural claim to its biggest baseball moment.
A giant Brewers tribute in the bog
The display measures 100 feet by 115 feet and was built with millions of cranberries during the harvesting period. Late last week, after the Brewers clinched the National League title, the idea for the cranberry glove came together and quickly became a public show of support.
Fawn Gottschalk of Gottschalk Cranberry said the project arrived almost out of nowhere. “This was sort of a figment of an imagination late last week after the Brewers clinched the National League title,” she said.
The size of the tribute makes the point clearly enough. This is not a small nod from local growers. It is a huge visual statement, built from the crop Wisconsin is known for and aimed squarely at a team now carrying the state’s postseason hopes.
Why this matters in Wisconsin
Gottschalk pointed to the wider significance of the moment, saying Wisconsin produces about one-third of the world’s cranberries and has been the number one producer for many years. “We are already world champions in Wisconsin because Wisconsin produces about one-third of the world’s supply of cranberries and has been the number one producer for many years. So, we are super happy to share October with the Brewers,” she said.
She also said the timing made the tribute feel especially personal. “I was four the last time the Brewers went to the World Series. And this might not happen again in my lifetime. So, I am very excited,” Gottschalk said.
Kris Parker also helped on the project and said the finished result exceeded expectations. “I think it turned out better than I imagined,” he said.
Parker’s message to the Brewers was even simpler. “They have to win. It’s been so long since they’ve been there, they’re going to go all the way this year. If I put all this work into this, they better win it,” he said.
On Friday, Gottschalk said she would be at American Family Field, taking the support from the bog to the ballpark. It fits the mood of the moment in Wisconsin: one team, one state, and one very large brewers logo tribute aimed at a World Series run that has captured attention well beyond the diamond.
