Bluegrass at the Lake Brittany Saylor Memorial

Bluegrass at the Lake (BATL) started in 2018 as a small family run music festival that drew approximately
250 attendees to raise money for organizations that were meaningful to Chip & Carolyn’s daughter,
Brittany, who was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II in 1989 and passed on November 6, 2018. In
2019 Bluegrass at the Lake became a not-for-profit organization that developed a corporate sponsorship
program to continue to honor Brittany by changing the name of the festival to the “Brittany Saylor
Bluegrass at the Lake Memorial Music Festival.” Our festival is held at the South Wood County Lake
Wazeecha’s Red Sands Beach area the weekend of the 2nd Saturday in June in Wisconsin Rapids.
Our Mission Statement is: Bluegrass at the Lake is creating a legacy of giving while building social
relationships through music and events in Central Wisconsin.
Over the past 9 years BATL has donated $67,000+ to:
Muscular Dystrophy Association
South Wood County Humane Society
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Team of Wood & Portage Counties: Supporting 1st
Responders to build resistance to traumatic stressors and develop resiliency.
Giving Back Inc, Epinephrine Initiative to provide EpiPens for all 1st Responders
Mid-State Technical College Foundation
NEW IN 2026 – 2027 BATL INVESTS IN THE FUTURE!
We will pay it forward and put our hard-earned resources to work, helping others become “career-ready”
employees who make an immediate local impact. BATL is Giving to the Mid-State Technical College
Foundation, Inc. to create scholarships for students in any of the programs devoted to training &
certifying Health Care Workers AND 1st Responders.
It’s more than a festival…It’s an experience!