You Can Race A Wheel Of Cheese Down This Hill In Michigan

For more than 200 years, a select few people who are either extremely brave or utterly stupid have come together to chase a rolling wheel of cheese down an incredibly steep hill in the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake. It is widely considered the world's most dangerous race.

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But the danger is part of what makes this event so dang entertaining, and it's likely why a version of this race now takes place on Marquette Mountain in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Same rules apply: first to catch the cheese or reach the bottom wins.

Shot of the Cooper Hill's Cheese-Rolling and Wake race. / Cameron Smith, Getty Images

Third Annual Marquette Cheese Wheel Roll

Last year was the first-ever Marquette Cheese Roll, and it was a hit, so it's back to bring more bumps, bruises, and cheese. It is expected to be even more popular this year. Tickets are available HERE, with three different groups for kids, teens, and adults.

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Participants get a free ski lift ride to the top to take in the view, and everyone who attends can stick around for the after-party to drink, listen to live music, and whatever else Yoopers who run after cheese decide to do.

2024 Cheese Wheel Race winners, Connor Rafferty (left) and Olive Moffitt (right). / Marquette Mountain Resort via Facebook

Olive Moffitt has won the women's race two years in a row and is aiming to keep her streak going.