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Fish Creek Winter Fest this weekend

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Formerly known as Fish Creek Winter Games, the festival is this weekend and the tent is back.  There is a large heated tent on the ice with brats, hot dogs, pork sandwiches, beer, wine and of course hot chocolate.

2010 WINTER FESTIVAL EVENT SCHEDULE

LARGE HEATED TENT WILL BE BACK AT CLARK PARK AT WATERFRONT IN FISH CREEK

FRIDAY, FEB. 5TH

CARVING OF ICE SCULPTURES AT FISH CREEK BUSINESSES: ORCHARD COUNTRY WINERY& MARKET, BAYLAKE BANK, WHITE GULL INN, FOUNDERS SQUARE, ON DECK CLOTHING CO.,BLUE HORSE BISTRO, FRED & CO., HOMESTEAD SUITES, APPLECREEK RESORT, TOP OF THE HILL SHOPS, MAIN TENT
6:30PM – 10PM “ROCK & ROLL ART NIGHT” AT HANDS ON ART STUDIO – 21 OR OLDER – BIG MOUTH TRIO.

SATURDAY, FEB. 6TH

7AM – 11AM “GREAT AMERICAN PANCAKE SHOW” GIBRALTAR FIRE STATION
9AM – 10AM “KIDS KITE MAKING” AT YMCA
10AM – 4PM “KITES OVER THE BAY” ON THE ICE IN THE HARBOR
10AM – 5PM “WINTER WINE & CHERRY FEST” ORCHARD COUNTY WINERY
10:30AM “WINTER FESTIVAL PARADE“ – MAIN STREET
11AM – 3PM “SOUP!” HOMEMADE SOUP & BOWLS AT PENINSULA ART SCHOOL
11AM – 5PM ALL DAY FOOD – BRATS, HOT DOGS, PORK SANDWICHS, CHILI, BEER, WINE, SODA, HOT CHOCLATE
11AM – 5PM ALL DAY GAMES – MINNOW RACES, ICE BOWLING, TOILET SEAT TOSS, BIKE TOSS, CRAZY GOLF, SNOW SHOE DANCE, FISH POND, FOOTBALL TOSS, VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT, RAFFLES, MUSIC.
11:30AM “KIDS TREASURE HUNT” TOP OF THE HILL SHOPS
11:30AM – 3:30PM– FREE DOOR COUNTY TROLLEY RIDES WITH STOPS AT ORCHARD COUNTRY WINERY & MARKET, FOUNDERS SQUARE, MAIN TENT, BEACH, TOP OF THE HILL SHOPS, PENINSULA ART SCHOOL.
3PM -5PM “CHILI COOK-OFF” IN MAIN TENT
5:30PM – 8PM “ CANDLELIGHT SKI” IN PENINSULA STATE PARK
7PM – 9PM “DOOR COUNTY IDOL” AT DOOR COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM
9PM “ROCK & ROLL SNOW DANCE” WITH” BIG MOUTH” AT ALEXANDERS

SUNDAY, FEB. 7TH

Businesses open for shopping and dinning
10:10 AM – FISH CREEK’S 1ST ANNUAL FRUIT LOOP – 1/2 MILE COSTUMED WINTER FUN RUN – STARTS AT MAIN TENT – FRUIT LOOP BREAKFAST
2010 SUPER BOWL

Lautenbach’s Orchard Country Winery will also be in on the fun with sleigh rides, wine glass painting and the famous Cherry Pit Spit.  I always wanted to participate but the local papers always have an unflattering photo of someone spitting a pit and it isn’t pretty.

February 6, 2010 Winter Wine & Cherry Fest at Lautenbachs Orchard Country Winery Saturday 10-5 Cure the winter blues with live music 1-4pm, free product tastings, door prizes, cherry pit spit competition 1:30pm, cherry brats, hot soup and baked goods, horse-drawn sleigh rides, wine glass painting…and more! Fun for all!

We had an excellent time in New Orleans… I absolutely loved it and the food was fantastic as well.  The crowd was crazy because of the Saints game so Bourbon Street was nuts.  Of course we spent some time at the Super Dome people watching and listening to the band… okay, so we were drinking beer too.  Drinking  on the streets in New Orleans is encouraged!  Kehe Specialty Foods treated us to a Gala at the Mardi Gras Museum.  We traveled to the Gala in our own parade riding on actual Mardi Gras floats and throwing beads.  Anyone that knows me knows I LOVE a parade.   I had the most delicious barbecue  shrimp dinner one night,it was the best meal I ever ate.  I tried to recreate it and it turned out pretty good.  Heavy on butter, but super good.  The dish is nothing like the barbecue shrimp I have made in the past, the sauce was mostly butter, Worcestershire and spices.  When I ate it in the restaurant, I really had no idea was was in the delicious sauce was.  They served bread on the side to sop up every drop.  It wasn’t  a hot (as in spicey) dish either, most of the Cajun or Creole food we ate really wasn’t hot which surprised me.  Anyway, we had an amazing time and I would love to head back there again sometime.

New Orleans…

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

My friend Kaaren who owns Main Street Market in Egg Harbor has invited me along to a food show in New Orleans this month. She also added a couple of days to our visit so we can scope out the city. I have never been there, so if any of you have any inside info or things we shouldn’t miss, please e-mail me at theview@eggharborlodge.com. I can’t wait to go.

We have been taking reservations for 2010… Don’t forget in May, we offer our “Stay two nights, get the third night free!” special.  On Memorial Day, the special means guests get the fourth day free.  We are looking forward to another great year at Egg Harbor Lodge.  We always look forward to opening May 1.  We love seeing  all of our “regulars” and we also look forward to meeting new guests each year.  Reservations are coming nicely, so reserve early to get your preferred dates and unit type.   Think Spring!

Door County BLIZZARD

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Door County is nearing the end of one of  it’s worst blizzards… the third worse since 1888!  Everything in Egg Harbor was closed, the Post Office, the bank, all the stores… even Main Street Market and they NEVER close.  We hung out all day and just enjoyed the storm, thankful we didn’t have to go out.  Emilie, who works at Details, an Aveda Salon in Egg Harbor had to go into work for a short time to call clients to tell them the salon was closed for the day.  She tried to drive herself, but Mark ended up taking her in the truck since she wasn’t able to make it out the driveway with her car.  It took them nearly 15 minutes to drive 3 miles. When they got to the Hwy. 42 in Egg Harbor, a big tree had fallen down across the highway. There were thousands of Door County residents without power.  The Jacksonport Fire Department opened it’s doors as a warming house for those without heat.  They also offered to pick up anyone who didn’t want to brave the storm.  If the wind doesn’t quit, schools maybe closed again tomorrow.  I am sure all the snowmobilers are thrilled, like our friend Bruce Hill who owns the Lull-Abi Inn in Egg Harbor.

Anyway, I loved the storm.  I made a frittata for breakfast and  a big kettle of homemade chicken noodle soup for supper… that and a fire in the fireplace, what else can one ask for?  Winter is here… let’s enjoy it!

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Tour de Egg Harbor… Part 1

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

We went for a walk downtown this week… it is one mile from Egg Harbor Lodge to the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and we went just a bit farther to the north end of the village. Here is the first part of our video of Egg Harbor.

“Living with Amy” in Door County…

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

My newest BFF Amy Hanten, of WLUK Fox 11’s “Living with Amy”, stayed at Egg Harbor Lodge last night with her adorable daughter Ireland, her producer Jocelyn and camera man Don.  They had dinner Thursday night at Pasta Vino (they were all impressed) located in the Country Walk Shops in Sister Bay. This morning, the crew headed up to Good Eggs in Ephraim to check out their breakfast burritos… they all agreed they were excellent.  They returned to Egg Harbor to check out Main Street Market and Door County Nature Works owned by our good friends Kaaren and Steve Northrop and Polly and Don Helm respectively.  At noon they came back to Egg Harbor Lodge and interviewed Mark and me.  We also did a segment on our hot cider that we make in the fall for our guests.  The weather was really nice which I was really excited about.  After they left our place they headed up to Seaquist Orchard.  I am not sure just yet when the Door County show will air… I will keep you posted.  I will get a copy and post it on my website. It was nice to get little Egg Harbor some press!

Last March, I was fortunate to get the opportunity to be on the “Living with Amy” show (it was LIVE!!) and cook with her.  We had a blast… she said she wanted to have me on again.  I hope so, it was one of the highlights of the spring for me and I have tons of good fall recipes, maybe she would like my Coq Au Vin!  Yeah, that sounds good, think I’ll make it this week.