Co-owner of Sweetie Pies in Fish Creek, Dave Lea, will face the consequences of his excessive optimism as he peered out the door at the sunny Easter weather this Sunday. Two rows of lovely pies sat forlorn for most of the day, hoping to see hoards of eager admirers – all in vain.

So come Monday, Lea plans to throw in the sponge and offer deep discounts on all the baked pies in the shop.

“A guy can only eat so many of his own pies in a day, even if they do taste just like grandmas!!,” he was overheard muttering to himself as he turned out the lights and locked the doors.

Sweetie Pies is part of the Settlement Shops located right next to Fish Creek’s popular Settlement Courtyard Inn – open seven days a week, 9 to 5.

When Jon Jarosh, the Communications & PR Director from the Door County Visitor Bureau noticed that Governor Scott Walker was Tweeting @GovWalker for possible ideas on a wager he might use to challenge the Governor of Illinois over this weekend’s Packer vs Bear game, Jon immediately thought of Door County cherries!

Nothing beats the taste of a fresh-baked Door County Cherry Sweetie Pie!

“I thought it would be a great opportunity for us to offer up some of our delicious Door County cherry pies as part of the Wisconsin side of the wager,” Jarosh said Wednesday. “So I tweeted back and said we’d be happy to put up some Door County cherry pies. The next day we got a call from the Governor’s office asking to take us up on our offer.”

According to a press release issued by the governor’s office, the loser of the bet will volunteer in a food pantry in the winner’s state wearing a t-shirt of the opposing team while distributing the food from the wager. Wisconsin cranberry products, bratwurst, custard and honey will join Door County cherry pies in the friendly wager by Governor Walker. In addition, the loser must also fly the opposing team’s flag in his governor’s office for a day before the Super Bowl.

“I received many tweets offering some of Wisconsin’s most famous foods as a wager,” Governor Walker said in a statement released Wednesday. “I’m grateful that win or lose, those food producers have committed to donating food to the pantry at which the losing Governor volunteers. I look forward to hosting Governor Quinn in Wisconsin after a 28-24 Packer victory,” he said.

Jarosh said ten Door County cherry pies from Sweetie Pies in Fish Creek will be sent to a yet-to-be-determined location selected by the governor’s office following the game, and that hopefully it will be in Wisconsin. He was excited for Door County and the Visitor Bureau to be a part of the wager between Governors, and looked forward to the county’s popular red fruit helping carry the green and gold to victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Every good baker will tell you that the rolling pin is one the most important keys to successful baking. Sweetie Pies agrees! After 15 years of pie-making, they are by far one of the best. That’s why they are putting on their 4^th Annual “High Roller” contest.

Your mission is to make the best original and creative rolling pin! Entries may be submitted starting on April 2 and until May 3. Work will be displayed in the shop for the entire summer from May 7 through October. Voting will be open to the public through August and the winners will be chosen and announced on Labor Day Weekend.

After the contest, entries will be sold via silent auction. For more info on entering the contest, just visit Sweetie Pies, located in the Settlement shops just south of Fish Creek.