Photo: Illinois Grills Up a 100-Foot-Long Bratwurst

Silver Creek Saloon in Illinois hosted a practice run for the city's 200th anniversary celebration, where the volunteers will attempt to grill a 200-foot-long bratwurst, by carefully grilling a 100-foot-long bratwurst.

Belleville News-Democrat, Belleville, Illinois
Sep 11, 2014

In this Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 photo, Mabel and Larry Schubert help lay out a 100 foot-long bratwurst on a grill at the Silver Creek Saloon in Belleville, Ill. About 50 people volunteered to carefully grill the bratwurst without burning or breaking it. The event was a practice run for the Belleville 200th celebration where they will be grilling a 200 foot-long bratwurst on Sept. 21. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Zia Nizami)

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