In 1912, one savvy businessman devised a way to change the cranberry industry forever. Previously, cranberries had only been available two months out of the year, but Urann's canned cranberry sauce was revolutionary because it had a shelf life of months instead of days, and thus became a year-round product.

Big Bird's feathers are white turkey feathers, dyed yellow. There are approximately 4,000 feathers on the puppet.

Cranberries are grown in 20 of Wisconsin's 72 counties (mostly in the central part of the state), and Wisconsin accounts for over half of the nation's cranberry production.