Contests

Every year Irish Fest has multiple contests for fest goers, young and old, to participate in. 

Photography Contest

2011 Winners of the Photography Contest are:
1st Place - Dave Goggin of Cedarburg, WI
2nd Place - Erica Newbauer of Milwaukee, WI
3rd Place - William Ward of Grand Blanc, MI

2011 Honorable Mention
Rosemary Stuart of Whitefish Bay, WI
Karen Schoenung of Glendale, WI
Teri Flaherty of Chicago, IL
Abigail Schultz of Minneapolis, MN
Erica Newbauer of Milwaukee, WI

2011 Photo Contest Winners

1st place: Kylemore Abbey by Dave Goggin

Baking Contest

Thank you to LeSaffre Yeast for their sponsorship

The winners of the 2011 Baking Contestare the following:

Traditional Irish Soda Breads Name Sweet Yeast Breads Name
First Place Margaret Halloran Quinn First Place Diane Minnis
Second Place Sue Urbaniak Second Place Joyce Molenda
Third Place Mary Halloran Trenkle Third Place Sue Urbaniak                          
Quick Breads Name Muffins Name
First Place Diane Minnis First Place Joanna Rogowski
Second Place Sue Urbaniak Second Place Diane Minnis
Third Place LuAnn Ferron Third Place MaryeBeth Dugan
Yeast Breads-White/Whole Grain Name Biscuits & Scones Name
First Place Mary Rogowski First Place Diane Minnis
Second Place Amy Sedlar Second Place Jennifer Minnis
Third Place Jennifer Minnis Third Place Margaret Halloran-Quinn


 

Freckle Contest

The winners of the 2011 Freckle Contest are as follows:
 

PLACE Birth - 5 Ages 6 - 8 Ages 9 - 12
First Place Hailey Reed Danny Schmidtke Quinn O'Conner
Second Place Riley Reed Sean Grable Joshua Marshman
Third Place Alaina Williams Erica Marshman Abby Schmidtke

 

Red Hair Contest

The winners of the 2011 Red Hair Contest are as follows:

PLACE Birth - 5 Ages 6 - 8 Ages 9 - 12
First Place Greta Delcore Joseph Lagina Keegan Costello
Second Place Jack Byrne Katie Antanowski Lydia Burke
Third Place Ella Glenson Gage & Quinn Rusch Aliyah Goldberger

 

Poetry Contest

The poetry awards will be given to the entries best reflecting Irish or Irish-American poetry traditions. While the poems do not necessarily need to have direct Irish or Irish-American themes, the winning entries should have a cultural/literary relation to either Ireland or Irish-America. For complete submission rules, click here.
There are two awards for the poetry contest.

  1.  The Donn Goodwin prize is named after a Wisconsin poet, linguist, and educator who was active in supporting Irish and Irish-American writing and poetry. An award of $100 will be given to the winning poem. This contest is open to all.
    The winner for 2011 is Timothy Walsh with his poem is titled "Grandma Walsh's Wake"
  2. The Joseph Gahagan prize of $100 will be awarded in memory of the man who served as poetry consultant to Irish Fest for many years and was a lecturer in the English department of the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee. Only current residents of Wisconsin are eligible for this prize.
    The winner for 2011 is Janet Leahy with her poem titled "If William Butler Yeats"