After departing the Minneapolis area, John and I took a rather meandering
route down Highway 61 on our way to Davenport, Iowa. This took us into
Wisconsin. We stopped one night in a small town called Dickeyville. We
stayed at a Mom & Pop motel called the Plaza (!). We saw "Pop" out walking
three dogs. "Mom" (Belle) checked us in and one of the dogs, Mr. Wags, ran
up from the proprieters' living quarters to greet us. Belle was from
Scotland and had a lovely brogue with the occasional infringement of a
Winconsin accent We got a nice large room for next to nothing. Inquired
about a good place to eat. We were directed to Shultzie's Supper Club 1/2 a
block north of the hotel.

At the front of Shultzie's was a good-sized bar. We sat down to have a
couple of drinks before dinner. We were worn out from driving. The other
people sitting around the bar were obviously regulars but unlike so many
places, they weren't cliqueish or wary of strangers. An older couple came
in and the woman was garrulous but cute. She instructed the bartender in no
uncertain terms how to prepare her Manhattan (no cherry juice!) step by
step. Her husband was a very quiet, dapper gentleman wearing a black suit
and tie. Occasionally she'd let him get a word in edgewise but frankly, I
don't think he cared; he just drank his beer and listened. There was
another couple about our age sitting on the other side of them. They all
engaged us in conversation and we had a lot of laughs. We needed that! But
I digress.

For dinner we both ordered the small platter of battered icelandic cod
fillets. It was three good sized fillets! Good thing we didn't get the
large platter. Dinners include soup or salad bar; we got a cup of baked
potato soup. Also a choice of mashed potatoes, hash browns, baked potatoes,
french fries, potato wedges or american fries. (I have yet to figure out
the difference between "french fries" and "american fries".) Doesn't
matter; we both went with the mashed potatoes LOL The meal was delicious
and the prices were quite reasonable.

I mentioned to the bartender I collect menus from where we stop along the
way. He was so sweet, he actually went to the back and photocopied the menu
for me to take with me. How nice!

Interesting menu. In this tiny town, this place offered (obviously from
frozen, but still...) frog legs, sea scallops, broiled lobster tail, etc.
The list of steaks included ribye, porterhouse, NY strip, tenderloin filet,
and the usual lesser cuts like top sirloin and ground round. I found an
interesting note before they listed the steaks: "We are not responsible for
medium and well-done steaks". In other words, if you want to eat a piece of
shoe leather, feel free, but don't bitch about it to us!

Other items listed included a bacon-wrapped pork filet minon. I don't
believe I've ever seen that on a menu before. They also offered smoked or
grilled pork chops and marinated broasted chicken - we're talking your
choice of 1/4 or 1/2 a chicken!

The prices in this place were very reasonable. Overall it was a very nice
experience. If you ever find yourself in Dickeyville, WI, be sure to stop
by the Plaza Motel and then go down the hill to Shutzie's Supper Club for
dinner. Caveat: they are closed on Monday.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> After departing the Minneapolis area, John and I took a rather meandering
> route down Highway 61 on our way to Davenport, Iowa. This took us into
> Wisconsin. We stopped one night in a small town called Dickeyville. We
> stayed at a Mom & Pop motel called the Plaza (!). We saw "Pop" out
> walking
> three dogs. "Mom" (Belle) checked us in and one of the dogs, Mr. Wags,
> ran
> up from the proprieters' living quarters to greet us. Belle was from
> Scotland and had a lovely brogue with the occasional infringement of a
> Winconsin accent We got a nice large room for next to nothing.
> Inquired
> about a good place to eat. We were directed to Shultzie's Supper Club 1/2
> a
> block north of the hotel.
>
> At the front of Shultzie's was a good-sized bar. We sat down to have a
> couple of drinks before dinner. We were worn out from driving. The other
> people sitting around the bar were obviously regulars but unlike so many
> places, they weren't cliqueish or wary of strangers. An older couple came
> in and the woman was garrulous but cute. She instructed the bartender in
> no
> uncertain terms how to prepare her Manhattan (no cherry juice!) step by
> step. Her husband was a very quiet, dapper gentleman wearing a black suit
> and tie. Occasionally she'd let him get a word in edgewise but frankly, I
> don't think he cared; he just drank his beer and listened. There was
> another couple about our age sitting on the other side of them. They all
> engaged us in conversation and we had a lot of laughs. We needed that!
> But
> I digress.
>
> For dinner we both ordered the small platter of battered icelandic cod
> fillets. It was three good sized fillets! Good thing we didn't get the
> large platter. Dinners include soup or salad bar; we got a cup of baked
> potato soup. Also a choice of mashed potatoes, hash browns, baked
> potatoes,
> french fries, potato wedges or american fries. (I have yet to figure out
> the difference between "french fries" and "american fries".) Doesn't
> matter; we both went with the mashed potatoes LOL The meal was delicious
> and the prices were quite reasonable.
>
> I mentioned to the bartender I collect menus from where we stop along the
> way. He was so sweet, he actually went to the back and photocopied the
> menu
> for me to take with me. How nice!
>
> Interesting menu. In this tiny town, this place offered (obviously from
> frozen, but still...) frog legs, sea scallops, broiled lobster tail, etc.
> The list of steaks included ribye, porterhouse, NY strip, tenderloin
> filet,
> and the usual lesser cuts like top sirloin and ground round. I found an
> interesting note before they listed the steaks: "We are not responsible
> for
> medium and well-done steaks". In other words, if you want to eat a piece
> of
> shoe leather, feel free, but don't bitch about it to us!
>
> Other items listed included a bacon-wrapped pork filet minon. I don't
> believe I've ever seen that on a menu before. They also offered smoked or
> grilled pork chops and marinated broasted chicken - we're talking your
> choice of 1/4 or 1/2 a chicken!
>
> The prices in this place were very reasonable. Overall it was a very nice
> experience. If you ever find yourself in Dickeyville, WI, be sure to stop
> by the Plaza Motel and then go down the hill to Shutzie's Supper Club for
> dinner. Caveat: they are closed on Monday.
>
> Jill

It *is* cool to find out of the way places that are excellent, and survive
(probably ) by word of mouth. Another: Cranberry Lake Lodge, Cranberry Lake,
Adirondacks. The place looks like hell on the outside. But the owner/chef
went to CIA, and decided this tiny village needed his cooking skills more
than Manhattan or some cruise ship. Busy all year.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> It *is* cool to find out of the way places that are excellent, and survive
> (probably ) by word of mouth. Another: Cranberry Lake Lodge, Cranberry Lake,
> Adirondacks. The place looks like hell on the outside. But the owner/chef

Where exactly is "Adirondacks?"

N. (geographically impaired, I guess)

jmcquown wrote:

> potato soup. Also a choice of mashed potatoes, hash browns, baked potatoes,
> french fries, potato wedges or american fries. (I have yet to figure out
> the difference between "french fries" and "american fries".) Doesn't

I know some chefs say American fries are raw cubed potatoes (or
partially-cooked cubed potatoes) fried.

To me and mine, American fries are sliced raw potatoes, fried with
onions.

French fries are obviously rectangular shapes cut in strips or spears.

N.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> It *is* cool to find out of the way places that are excellent, and
>> survive
>> (probably ) by word of mouth. Another: Cranberry Lake Lodge, Cranberry
>> Lake,
>> Adirondacks. The place looks like hell on the outside. But the owner/chef
>
> Where exactly is "Adirondacks?"
>
> N. (geographically impaired, I guess)
>

Adirondack Mountains, Northern part of New York State. Sweet place.

Nancy2 wrote:
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> It *is* cool to find out of the way places that are excellent, and
>> survive (probably ) by word of mouth. Another: Cranberry Lake Lodge,
>> Cranberry Lake, Adirondacks. The place looks like hell on the
>> outside. But the owner/chef
>
> Where exactly is "Adirondacks?"
>
> N. (geographically impaired, I guess)

The Adirondacks is in upstate New York. And I must agree, this place in
Dickeyville didn't look big from the front nor all that impressive. But it
had a very large dining room extending back behind the bar area and the food
and service was awesome!

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote:
> > JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> >> It *is* cool to find out of the way places that are excellent, and
> >> survive (probably ) by word of mouth. Another: Cranberry Lake Lodge,
> >> Cranberry Lake, Adirondacks. The place looks like hell on the
> >> outside. But the owner/chef
> >
> > Where exactly is "Adirondacks?"
> >
> > N. (geographically impaired, I guess)
>
> The Adirondacks is in upstate New York. And I must agree, this place in
> Dickeyville didn't look big from the front nor all that impressive. But it
> had a very large dining room extending back behind the bar area and the food
> and service was awesome!
>
> Jill

I know where the Adirondacks are - but he wrote it like Cranberry Lake
was a town and Adirondacks was a state.... ;-)

N.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Nancy2 wrote:
>> > JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> >> It *is* cool to find out of the way places that are excellent, and
>> >> survive (probably ) by word of mouth. Another: Cranberry Lake Lodge,
>> >> Cranberry Lake, Adirondacks. The place looks like hell on the
>> >> outside. But the owner/chef
>> >
>> > Where exactly is "Adirondacks?"
>> >
>> > N. (geographically impaired, I guess)
>>
>> The Adirondacks is in upstate New York. And I must agree, this place in
>> Dickeyville didn't look big from the front nor all that impressive. But
>> it
>> had a very large dining room extending back behind the bar area and the
>> food
>> and service was awesome!
>>
>> Jill
>
> I know where the Adirondacks are - but he wrote it like Cranberry Lake
> was a town and Adirondacks was a state.... ;-)
>
> N.
>

Cranberry Lake is both a town and a lake. The town's about 1427 feet long,
give or take a foot.

jmcquown wrote:
> After departing the Minneapolis area, John and I took a rather meandering
> route down Highway 61 on our way to Davenport, Iowa. This took us into
> Wisconsin. We stopped one night in a small town called Dickeyville. > Jill
>
>

SOunds like you are no longer in Dickeyville, but i'd have recommended the
Dickeyville Grotto
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/WIDICgrotto.html
words cannit accurately describe this place it's crazy.
I love it so much

--
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www.velvet-c.com
I thought I was driving by Gettysburg once but it ends up I was just driving
by your mom's house.

The Bubbo wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> After departing the Minneapolis area, John and I took a rather
>> meandering route down Highway 61 on our way to Davenport, Iowa.
>> This took us into Wisconsin. We stopped one night in a small town
>> called Dickeyville. > Jill
>>
>>
>
> SOunds like you are no longer in Dickeyville, but i'd have
> recommended the Dickeyville Grotto
> http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/WIDICgrotto.html
> words cannit accurately describe this place it's crazy.
> I love it so much

Sorry, it was a one night stop on a long drive down to Davenport, Iowa.
We'd never heard of Dickeyville; never thought we'd encounter Dickeyville,
to tell you the truth. Still, we had a nice lodging for the night and a
nice meal before heading out the next morning

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> "jmcquown" >
> :
>
>> After departing the Minneapolis area, John and I took a rather
>> meandering route down Highway 61 on our way to Davenport, Iowa. This
>> took us into Wisconsin.
>
>
> Ohhh... I spent a weekend in Wisconsin. My aunt and uncle have a house
> there. We all got together for a mini reunion. I don't remember all
> that much. I drank myself silly. Dammit... Ramsey is being bad...
> Anyway, it was way north of Chicago. The food was down home and I
> dragged home several pounds of cheese.
>
> Michael

We passed a number of dairy farms which had signs saying, "Award Winning
Cheese HERE!". I don't know who hands out cheese awards, but frankly, we
just wanted to get the hell out of Wisconsin. The gas prices were 30 cents
higher than in Minneapolis and the motel rates *until* we found this place
in Dickeyville were outrageous. We had this Indian guy in a town before
Dickeyville tell us we wouldn't find a rate lower than $70 a night. Uh,
excuse me, your accommodations are not that attractive... we'll just ease on
down the road. Thankfully, we did. Belle, the Scottish lady at the Plaza
in Dickeyville laughed and said they'd run their motel and never raised the
rates in 17 years. She'd heard about the guy in the previous town and was
happy to hear he was sending business their way And it's fun to be
greeted by Mr. Wags, the fun little long-haired dog with a sheltie face and
little short legs

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> > "jmcquown" >
> > :
> >
> >> After departing the Minneapolis area, John and I took a rather
> >> meandering route down Highway 61 on our way to Davenport, Iowa. This
> >> took us into Wisconsin.
> >
> >
> > Ohhh... I spent a weekend in Wisconsin. My aunt and uncle have a house
> > there. We all got together for a mini reunion. I don't remember all
> > that much. I drank myself silly. Dammit... Ramsey is being bad...
> > Anyway, it was way north of Chicago. The food was down home and I
> > dragged home several pounds of cheese.
> >
> > Michael
>
> We passed a number of dairy farms which had signs saying, "Award Winning
> Cheese HERE!". I don't know who hands out cheese awards, but frankly, we
> just wanted to get the hell out of Wisconsin. The gas prices were 30 cents
> higher than in Minneapolis and the motel rates *until* we found this place
> in Dickeyville were outrageous. We had this Indian guy in a town before
> Dickeyville tell us we wouldn't find a rate lower than $70 a night. Uh,
> excuse me, your accommodations are not that attractive... we'll just ease on
> down the road. Thankfully, we did. Belle, the Scottish lady at the Plaza
> in Dickeyville laughed and said they'd run their motel and never raised the
> rates in 17 years. She'd heard about the guy in the previous town and was
> happy to hear he was sending business their way And it's fun to be
> greeted by Mr. Wags, the fun little long-haired dog with a sheltie face and
> little short legs
>
> Jill

My favorite Wisconsin place used to be New Glarus - huge fabric
outlet/factory there. I could shop for hours....

N.

On 21 Sep 2006 07:37:16 -0700, "Nancy2" >
wrote:

>My favorite Wisconsin place used to be New Glarus - huge fabric
>outlet/factory there. I could shop for hours....
>
>N.

New Glarus is awesome. Nothing like a good beer and a brat. And you
can get some great fondue there. I don't do the fabric place but the
cheese and wine shops are loads of fun.

Lou

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On 21 Sep 2006 07:37:16 -0700, "Nancy2" >
> wrote:
>
> >My favorite Wisconsin place used to be New Glarus - huge fabric
> >outlet/factory there. I could shop for hours....
> >
> >N.
>
> New Glarus is awesome. Nothing like a good beer and a brat. And you
> can get some great fondue there. I don't do the fabric place but the
> cheese and wine shops are loads of fun.

There are couple of old time restaurant/bars in Monroe, near New
Glarus. Much less touristy. But no outlets.

And there's a great place in Hayward. Great to go to between summer &
deer season. Not too many folks.

T.

On 21 Sep 2006 10:29:57 -0700, wrote:

>
>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On 21 Sep 2006 07:37:16 -0700, "Nancy2" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >My favorite Wisconsin place used to be New Glarus - huge fabric
>> >outlet/factory there. I could shop for hours....
>> >
>> >N.
>>
>> New Glarus is awesome. Nothing like a good beer and a brat. And you
>> can get some great fondue there. I don't do the fabric place but the
>> cheese and wine shops are loads of fun.
>
>There are couple of old time restaurant/bars in Monroe, near New
>Glarus. Much less touristy. But no outlets.

I've been there many times also. Brennans is a great place get
cheese, produce, wine etc, etc

http://www.brennansmarket.com/locations.lasso

Lou

jmcquown wrote:
[boring travel essay snipped]
Forget lifestyles of the rich and famous...here we have "lifestyles of
the poor and ignorant"!.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, monroe, wisconsin.
home of BOHEMIAN CLUB BEER!






> wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On 21 Sep 2006 07:37:16 -0700, "Nancy2" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >My favorite Wisconsin place used to be New Glarus - huge fabric
>> >outlet/factory there. I could shop for hours....
>> >
>> >N.
>>
>> New Glarus is awesome. Nothing like a good beer and a brat. And you
>> can get some great fondue there. I don't do the fabric place but the
>> cheese and wine shops are loads of fun.
>
> There are couple of old time restaurant/bars in Monroe, near New
> Glarus. Much less touristy. But no outlets.
>
> And there's a great place in Hayward. Great to go to between summer &
> deer season. Not too many folks.
>
> T.
>

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On 21 Sep 2006 07:37:16 -0700, "Nancy2" >
> wrote:
>
> >My favorite Wisconsin place used to be New Glarus - huge fabric
> >outlet/factory there. I could shop for hours....
> >
> >N.
>
> New Glarus is awesome. Nothing like a good beer and a brat. And you
> can get some great fondue there. I don't do the fabric place but the
> cheese and wine shops are loads of fun.
>
> Lou

There's a cute little town between here and Madison that has trolls all
over the place - can't remember the name of it, but it was really fun
to visit.

N.

On 21 Sep 2006 13:02:31 -0700, "Nancy2" >
wrote:


>> New Glarus is awesome. Nothing like a good beer and a brat. And you
>> can get some great fondue there. I don't do the fabric place but the
>> cheese and wine shops are loads of fun.
>>
>> Lou
>
>There's a cute little town between here and Madison that has trolls all
>over the place - can't remember the name of it, but it was really fun
>to visit.
>
>N.

Blue Mounds.
Lou

On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:16:02 -0500, Lou Decruss >
wrote:

>On 21 Sep 2006 13:02:31 -0700, "Nancy2" >
>wrote:
>
>
>>> New Glarus is awesome. Nothing like a good beer and a brat. And you
>>> can get some great fondue there. I don't do the fabric place but the
>>> cheese and wine shops are loads of fun.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>>There's a cute little town between here and Madison that has trolls all
>>over the place - can't remember the name of it, but it was really fun
>>to visit.
>>
>>N.
>
>Blue Mounds.
>Lou

Sorry, that's the state park. Mt. Horeb is the town

Lou

In article >,
Lou Decruss > wrote:
> Sorry, that's the state park. Mt. Horeb is the town
>
> Lou

Mustard museum.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.mac.com/barbschaller
http://jamlady.eboard.com

On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:17:26 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> Sorry, that's the state park. Mt. Horeb is the town
>>
>> Lou
>
>Mustard museum.

Yep. On my list of things to do before I die. Have you been there?

Lou

In article >,
Lou Decruss > wrote:

> >> Sorry, that's the state park. Mt. Horeb is the town
> >>
> >> Lou
> >
> >Mustard museum.
>
> Yep. On my list of things to do before I die. Have you been there?
>
> Lou

I have not. Doesn't interest me.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.mac.com/barbschaller
http://jamlady.eboard.com

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:16:02 -0500, Lou Decruss >
> wrote:
>
> >On 21 Sep 2006 13:02:31 -0700, "Nancy2" >
> >wrote:
> >
> >
> >>> New Glarus is awesome. Nothing like a good beer and a brat. And you
> >>> can get some great fondue there. I don't do the fabric place but the
> >>> cheese and wine shops are loads of fun.
> >>>
> >>> Lou
> >>
> >>There's a cute little town between here and Madison that has trolls all
> >>over the place - can't remember the name of it, but it was really fun
> >>to visit.
> >>
> >>N.
> >
> >Blue Mounds.
> >Lou
>
> Sorry, that's the state park. Mt. Horeb is the town
>
> Lou

Yeah, that's the one. I LOVE that place.

N.

On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:11:32 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>> >> Sorry, that's the state park. Mt. Horeb is the town
>> >>
>> >> Lou
>> >
>> >Mustard museum.
>>
>> Yep. On my list of things to do before I die. Have you been there?
>>
>> Lou
>
>I have not. Doesn't interest me.

I understand... you're into sweet and sour (not hot).
It's part of your online personality.



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<a snotty hottie>