**CANCELED** DUE TO HURRICANE IDALIA

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is Coming to Live Oak & Lake City STARTING TODAY!

UNFORTUNATELY THE LIVE OAK EVENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE IMPACTS FROM HURRICANE IDALIA. THE COMPANY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A RAINCHECK, NOT SAYING WHEN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO RESCHEDULE.

This iconic vehicle is coming to Live Oak and Lake City during the week of 8/28 -- 9/2, spreading smiles at a variety of events!

Visitors can take a photo with a 27-foot-long hot dog on wheels, play a game to win some coupons, and receive their very own Wiener Whistle! 

We hope to "ketch"up with everyone at our events. It will be “buns” of fun!

Samantha Benish is a Frankfurter for the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.

Here is a full list of our upcoming events:

• Monday, August 28: Walmart (12:00 -- 6:00 p.m.) (2767 West US Highway 90, Lake City, FL) 
• Thursday, August 31: Walmart (12:00 -- 6:00 p.m.) (6868 US-129, Live Oak, FL)
• Friday, September 1: Walmart (8:30 a.m. -- 2:30 p.m.) (6868 US-129, Live Oak, FL)
• Saturday, September 2: Community Market (9:00 a.m. -- 1:00 p.m.) (3450 County Road 210, Saint Johns, FL)

HISTORY:

1936: Imagine the scene back in 1936 when Carl Mayer entered his Uncle Oscar’s office with a new advertising idea: a 13-foot long hot dog car that would travel the streets of Chicago and let everyone know about Oscar Mayer hot dogs. It must have taken some explaining to describe his dream of the mobile frank. Luckily, Oscar was a man with vision and gave the project a green light. Since then, each Wienermobile has spread miles of smiles and fun wherever it goes. From dodging Duesenbergs in the ‘30s to hotdogging the highways in the 21st Century, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is truly a piece of Americana.

     General Body Company of Chicago, Illinois, designed the first Wienermobile, which featured open cockpits in the center and rear. It was a common sight on the streets of Chicago as it promoted Oscar Mayer “German-style Wieners.”

     By 1940, a glass enclosure was added to provide protection for the driver and passengers, and the Wienermobile earned fame throughout the East and Midwest.

     During World War II, the Wienermobile retired from the road due to gas rationing. Oscar Mayer focused efforts on canning meats for our soldiers overseas.

     In 1952 the Wienermobile made a triumphant return as five new vehicles hit the streets of America. Designed by Gerstenslager of Wooster, Ohio, and built on a Dodge chassis, the 22-foot long hot dogs were the first to have a sound system and sunroof. A 1952 Wienermobile is currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

     In 1958 Brooks Stevens, designer of Miller Beer’s first logo and clear beer bottle and inventor of the “Excalibur” car, created the 1958 Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. The futuristic, bubble-nosed wienie on wheels incorporated buns into the design for the first time. Built on a Willys Jeep chassis, Stevens’ design had a tremendous impact on the Wienermobile, which would influence the next three generations of vehicles.

     In 2021 Oscar Mayer unveiled a FRANKtastic new look for the brand that brings it into a modern era that’s more reflective of the world today. We’re inviting people to “Keep it Oscar.”

     This is a state of mind that Hotdoggers live in every day, to take life less seriously. The good news is, we’re not budging from our core promise of sparking smiles. After all, it’s in our BOLO-DNA.

For more information, visit: oscarmayer.com