Wandawega Blog Archive

“the true secret of happiness lies in taking genuine interest in all the details of daily life” – william morrisphotos by @madelinedruce nuptials of @thejourneynotes (feature on profile line)

January 26, 2018 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

every year we try to build an icerink on the lake.bring down a firepit. throw up some lights. And weve been hoarding an embarrassing amount of vintage ice skates for guests to justify it :) Unfortunately , we never end up using it as much as we’d like. new years resolution: do more skating. less working.photo: @davidtsay for @betterhomesandgardens with @fleurinc and @mindysegal

January 24, 2018 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

Favorite memory: 9 months preg, (& too huge to even stand) – painting Charliegirls nursery mural at camp. (inspired by a 50s paint-by-number) We added the baby deer to peek around her crib (told her later that it was to watch over her while she slept). Shes moved on to a big girl bed now- and doesnt remember why we painted it). I think well leave the baby deer in the corner when we paint over the wall- so she has a little reminder)My mom gave me this stocked antique painters box in college – Charlie’s old enough now that we can paint something together #MakingPlans

January 23, 2018 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

7:30 am: grab a walking stick, a cup of coffee, your best furry friend and your warmest coat.Early morning shoot with our good & long time friend @bobcoscarelli (owner – with his wife Karen -of our favorite MCM home in the world @thefrosthouse) // Hes been coming to camp for years- making things look way better than the reality // link of the camp zine he shot on todays profile line. #campsocialhouse #wandawegahillhouse

January 20, 2018 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

Saints & Sinners at the WANDAWEGA INN. We bought this place from the archdiocese, but before the church owned it, it had been a House of Ill repute (so says the Milwaukee Journal – who reported that the madam was sent to the state pen for running a bawdy house of ill fame, including selling pints of whiskey here at the Wandawega Inn out of a gutted upright baby grand piano)We decided it was time to pay some respect to those prohibition owners, who believed that it was their human right to partake in a little liquid vice once in a while (outlawed or not at the time). So we converted the back half of the Lodge back to the bar that it was built for, with the original chairs & bar tables intact-The builder in the 20s hand-signed each ones underside Wandawega Inn. Oddly, the word is that there was always a bedroom behind the private sign at the back bar. So were keeping that in tact too.Pictured here: the Cardinal blessing the property when purchased by the Catholic Church – and one of the early owners, bellied up to bar (which the church ripped out in 1961). 57 years later, we can now belly up again & toast all those saints and sinners that have come before us. ** ///. photos by the talented @bobcoscarelli of the must-see @frosthouse **. ///// please note: this is not an open to the public bar, its just a place for us to hang with friends and family: sorry for those pulling in in need of a stiff drink : ). Many thanks to @missmossnyc for lending us her dear dads trophy mounts

January 19, 2018 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

What are the best winter outdoor activities? Weve been test driving ideas at camp for the past couple years…hoping the new Hillhouse will be the new fav spot to crash after freezing our butts off on the ice. // Thanks @DavidTsay & @BetterHomesAndGardens for our snowmobile & icerink family portraits (glad the old sled stayed running for more than 5 minutes this time) // @LaLuneCollection

January 17, 2018 • Published by Tereasa Surratt

Charlie was so happy for the no-school snowday yesterday (she likes helping get this place finished so she can try out the fireplace) // a few of the house parts supplied by our dream partners at @rejuvenation in this little labor-of-love : sconces, light switches, deck chairs, penants, leather pulls // and we finally are getting grown up coffee maker at camp thank you @LaMarzoccoHome with the mini Camp SocialHouse

January 16, 2018 • Published by Tereasa Surratt