Egg Harbor Lodge News

Today our Green Bay Packers are playing the Chicago Bears. Our gardener Jerry was picked to do the Crunch Time Catch before the game. The competition gives two players a chance to try and catch a 30 yard punt and if they catch that then a 60 yard punt with a chance to win prizes along with two free tickets to the game. Jerry gets a once in a lifetime chance to be on Lambeau Field AND be on the Jumbotron!  No word on if Jerry caught her punts or not… we hope so!

Here is my recipe for Packer Game Bloody Marys…

 Clamato juice

decent vodka-2 to 3 shots (depending on glass size)

a teaspoon of horseradish

a squeeze of lemon

a couple splashes of Worcestershire

a couple shakes of Tabasco

Use a lemon to moisten the top of a large glass.  Rim the glass with celery salt add the other ingredients garnish with a pickle or pickled asparugus and voila’ a perfect Bloody Mary.

By the way, we bought two more kayaks so our guests at Egg Harbor Lodge with be able to borrow any of our three kayaks. Two of the kayaks are two person.  We are going to leave a truck at Egg Harbor Lodge and we can either drop guests off at the beach or they can take the truck.  The village of Egg Harbor bought an adjoining piece of property next to the beach so guests can park and pull the kayak in on the boat launch.  It is really easy and a ton of fun.  I am also purchasing a new tennis ball machine so guests can hit against the machine which is also a lot of fun.

Today we celebrate Veteran’s Day- (the 11th day of the 11th month by the way) and I know I speak for most Americans when I say how thankful we are for our veterans.  A big thank you to all of our vets… if you see a veteran today, make sure to tell him or her how much we appreciate their sacrifice for our country. So from all of us at Egg Harbor Lodge THANK YOU!

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We took our staff out to dinner Saturday night to celebrate the end of another great season at Egg Harbor Lodge.  All of our kids (Josh and his wife Carissa, Nellie, Emilie and Joe) were able to be there which was really nice.  We usually have our party at the Mill Supper Club and this year was no different… not only do they have really good food, Shelly and Don Petersilka are close friends of ours.  We ordered off the menu and everybody had a really nice meal.  I think I have said this before but Don makes the best old-fashioneds in Door County!

Mary Haen, Jeanne Henkel, Linda Shealey (in front), Mary Junion, Me and our gardener Jerry Schimmelpfennig

Patty Bley, Charlene Bader and Emily Bley (Patty’s daughter) with Nellie… they helped out in the fall when we got a bit short of help.  Once the high school kids go back to school all the businesses in Door County struggle for help.  We lucked out!  We could never run a successful business without the hard work and dedication of our staff.  They treat  EHL as if it were there own which is just amazing.  They also have a lot of fun while they work and we hear a  lot of laughing which is just great.  Everyone seems to get along and Mark and I are really thankful for such a great staff who we consider friends.

Shelly, Allison and Don Petersilka behind the bar at the Mill Supper Club.  People wonder what a “Supper Club” is.  It usually means a restaurant with a full bar that is only open in the evenings. They usually have a full menu of American style food…Prime Rib, steaks, chicken, seafood and of course the Friday night Fish Fry which is said to have originated in Wisconsin.  Many times this type of restaurant is large enough to hold weddings and parties. We have been to many fun weddings at The Mill. 

Our main housekeepers will work this morning to get everything ready for the final closing.  We hope to finish at noon and then we will head to John Henry’s in Egg Harbor for lunch.  John Henry’sis really casual and he makes excellent homemade soup.  I’ll give you the lowdown tomorrow.

We will start to spring clean in April.  I think everyone will enjoy their well-deserved break!  This winter I will keep busy working on improvements and marketing for the lodge.  I will take reservations from home and get ready for the 2009.  I will continue blogging about Door County happenings… there is still a lot going on even though some places close for the winter. 

This is Joe, Nellie and Joe’s friend Eric working on their creations…

And here are the final results.  It was a tie as Mark couldn’t decide which one he liked best…

Tonight we have our Ultimate Pumpkin Carving night.  I don’t think I will be doing any of the political faces for our pumpkins, no just the regular old scary Halloween type.  I passed this abandoned house yesterday near Kangaroo Lake.  It always amazes me how houses get abandoned in the first place.  At one time this must have been a grand farmhouse… it still has some of it’s gingerbread on the front door.  Anyway it reminded me of Halloween although it looks more sad than scary.  We are still open this weekend so my trick-or-treaters will have to come to Egg Harbor Lodge if they want any candy.  I give out the good stuff so I am sure I will be seeing the regulars. Check back tomorrow and see the results of our contest.