La Crosse Irishfest is 20 — previewing the party with founder Pat Stephens

Pat Stephens didn't think Irishfest would last 20 years, but here we are. He stopped in studio to preview the three-day festival that runs Friday-Sunday at the south side Oktoberfest grounds — and across the street for the Highland Games.  Stephens gives a bit of the origins story on Irishfest, then highlights some of the activities, including all the Irish beer, a mashed potato eating contest and those Irish games, like throwing a telephone pole — which Stephens hasn't done in a few years. For more info on Irishfest, click here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.