Cheese City Tournament

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The Cheese City Tug-of-War Tournament was the first of an annual tug-of-war competition held at the Green County Fairgrounds in Monroe, Wisconsin. This was a separate, stand alone event not part of the Green County Fair or Cheese Days, both of which have held tug-of-war competitions. The first Cheese City tug was held on August 10, 1980. The tug continued annually into the early 1980s before an abrupt end. 

The city of Monroe, Wisconsin, is known as the “Swiss Cheese Capital of the USA” due to the city’s strong Swiss heritage and award winning cheesemaking. The city embraces its cheese notoriety with a Cheese Days Festival and a 47 mile recreational path named Cheese Country Trail.