Photos: Burger Night in Muscoda
Once a month from May through October, American Legion Post 85 in Muscoda cooks up hamburgers in Railroad Park in the village's downtown. Steam is key to the success of the fundraiser.
Burger Night in Muscoda
Most people get their hamburgers to go at Burger Night in downtown Muscoda.
Burger Night in Muscoda
Tom Nondorf, president of American Legion Post 85 in Muscoda, heads up a spring morel mushroom sale but in the summer is busy once a month with a hamburger sale in the village's downtown. Proceeds from both fundraisers are used to support a variety of Legion programs, including flags on village streets.
Burger Night in Muscoda
Dale Shemak, with daughter, Brooke Shemak, goes in for a topping of pickles at Burger Night.
Burger Night in Muscoda
Steve Kraak removes a lid that holds steam to make hamburgers moist at Burger Night in Muscoda.
Burger Night in Muscoda
Cheeseburgers simmer on one of three griddles used at Burger Night in Muscoda. The event, founded in 2012, uses 280 pounds of hamburger and 80 pounds of American cheese per night.
Burger Night in Muscoda
The orders come fast and large at Burger Night in Muscoda. Steve Kraak manned one of three griddles on Wednesday night.
Burger Night in Muscoda
Wendy Roh is one of the best customers at Burger Night in Muscoda. Roh operates the Copper Lounge across the street from the Railroad Park gazebo and makes multiple trips each night to buy hamburgers for her customers.
Burger Night in Muscoda
John Pedley, left, a member of Muscoda American Legion Post 85, helps customer Steve Williamson of Blue River with his order of burgers Wednesday night.
Burger Night in Muscoda
Steam is the key for a moist hamburger at the American Legion's Burger Night at Railroad Park in Muscoda. Steve Kraak, who lives in Sun Prairie but grew up in Muscoda, manned one of three griddles at Wednesday's fundraiser where 560 hamburgers were sold.
Burger Night in Muscoda
Water is squirted onto a griddle to create steam, a key ingredient at Burger Night in Muscoda.
Burger Night in Muscoda
John Pedley, left, and Steve Kraak, work over one of the three griddle stations at Burger Night in Muscoda.
Burger Night in Muscoda
Curt Moriva comes to Muscoda from Edgerton once a month to help operate Burger Night. His jobs include restocking coolers with freshly-formed beef patties.
Burger Night in Muscoda
Annie Craig, left, and Judie Shemak staff the checkout at Burger Night in Muscoda. On Wednesday, 560 hamburgers were sold despite heavy afternoon rains.
Burger Night in Muscoda
Steam fills the gazebo at Railroad Park in Muscoda once a month from May through October for Burger Night.
Burger Night in Muscoda
A tally of hamburger sales through the years is on the inside door of a trailer at Burger Night in Muscoda.
Burger Night in Muscoda
Linda Moriva uses tin salt and pepper shakers to season a grouping of eight hamburgers made with beef freshly ground the same morning at nearby Bender's Market. The patties were formed that morning by volunteers from the Muscoda American Legion Auxiliary.
Burger Night in Muscoda
Linda Moriva of Edgerton works along side Tom Nondorf grilling up hamburgers at Burger Night in Muscoda.
Burger Night in Muscoda
The fare at Burger Night is sold for $5 each, but profits for the American Legion are being reduced by the rising price of ground beef. It's up $2 a pound from last year.
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The local American Legion tries to make up fundraising ground with its popular steamed hamburgers after a miserable spring morel mushroom season.