David SaLoutos
Time period/Baraboo: 1953 – present
Submitted by: Circus World Museum, anonymous donor
Dave SaLoutos’ passion for circus, community, Christmas and music has endeared him to generations of Baraboo and state residents. For over 32 years Dave has been the singing ringmaster at Circus World, its community ambassador to millions of visiors and a master musician playing a plethora of unique classic instruments across the country. Dave also served as the Parade Director for The Great Circus Parade in Milwaukee for 22 years, safely placing the nation’s third largest parade down the street each year. With a warm smile on his face, a tap in his toe, and a booming voice under the Big Top, Dave has brought us all along on a journey with him into the joy of Baraboo’s circus heritage. Dave truly is the “unofficial mayor” of Baraboo as everyone knows Dave!