Route 51, August 31, 2017

August 31 at 10 a.m., Wisconsin Public Radio’s Route 51 previews the first International Wisconsin Ginseng Festival, which takes place in Wausau the weekend of September 15 -17. Glen Moberg will discuss the event, the history and economic impact of ginseng in central Wisconsin with Kirk Baumann, President of Baumann Wisconsin Ginseng and a former member of the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin; Will Hsu, Vice President of Operations of Hsu’s Ginseng Enterprises of Wausau; and Lisa Berry, Sales Director of the Wausau/Central Wisconsin Convention and Visitors Bureau and organizer of the International Wisconsin Ginseng Festival. Marathon County is the center of the international ginseng industry. 95% of the ginseng root exported from the United States comes from Central Wisconsin.