Fort Mulligan’s is located in the heart of the endearing riverside town of Prairie du Chien. The structure that houses the Grill Pub has its own storied history; erected in 1855, using recycled materials from the 2nd Fort Crawford, the Famechron Building features 23” thick exposed limestone walls and tin ceilings. The French Store, which …
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Rocky’s Supper Club has been on my radar for a long time. People know how much I enjoy deep fried cheese and are appalled I haven’t made the scenic drive, along the Mississippi River, down to Stoddard to chow down on the Tri-State Area’s “original batter fried cheese curds”. They are so popular that they …
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Coming on the heels of the announcement that B1G Football will be returning in October, I decided it would be fun to celebrate a pair of establishments located in Big Ten College towns; Minneapolis and Madison. Minneapolis is home to the Minnesota Golden Gophers and a charming restaurant in Uptown (southwest of Downtown) called The …
Lakefront Brewery The Lakefront Brewery is a Milwaukee institution, creating popular craft brews in Beer City since 1987. Despite its name, Lakefront is actually located on the west bank of the Milwaukee River a few minutes north of downtown. In normal times, they offer daily tours, lasting 45 minutes, for $10 ($12 on the weekends) …
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Machine Shed Restaurant The Machine shed, in Waukesha, is rustic in the most welcoming way. The walls are adorned with farm decor and the waitstaff wear red and white checkered button-downs that incept thoughts of roadside country diners. Paul Bunyan would fit right in and be especially pleased since even for him the cheese curds …
Parlay at Joy Water had gathered in sidewalk crevasses and at every street corner as the downtown Chicago drainage system became overwhelmed with snow melt following a temperature increase of more than a degree per hour over the last 72. Traversing through the city was proving to be a difficult task requiring nearly the level …
David Reay's Winter in Wisconsin is an annual opportunity to test the will of the human spirit. During the week in question we had the pleasure of dealing with a snow dump totaling over a foot and wind chills in excess of -60 degrees F. Everyone has their own coping mechanisms but my favorite is …
Mullins Cheese As you pull onto the sprawling Mullins Cheese property it is easy to be overwhelmed by all of the activity and shear magnitude of the compound. Mullins is the largest family owned cheese factory in Wisconsin and they produce an astonishing 500,000 pounds of cheese every day. There are giant silos, huge warehouses …
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Titletown Brewing and The Cannery In anticipation of a trip to Green Bay I did some detective work to determine which eatery served up the curds that I most had to have during the visit. All signs pointed to Titletown Brewing Company. Its owners converted the structure of the former Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Depot, …
As I pulled up to the 2510 Restaurant, nestled in the shadow of the interchange for US Highways 51 and 29, on the north end of Wausau, Wisconsin I was filled with anticipation. Maria and I walked into a festive Christmas atmosphere and strode past the giant checkers set in the waiting area of the …
Chasing the Cheese Curd 