our good friend sammie spratlin posted such a great recap of one of the recent parties, we just had to include the whole thing here. enjoy. CHECK OUT HIS VIDEO HERE:http://www.samspratlin.com/talk/ At least once a winter I try to make it out to the Northern edges of civilization to engage in some brisk wintersport activity. This weekend, we headed to dear ol’ Wandawega for fun and sun and snow and ice. I had volunteered to help Kyle in the preparation of enchiladas for a dinner, so Friday night I stayed up late frying pork and roasting peppers. Bethie was unpleased…
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We got an email from a friend that he found a drink called ‘Wandawega Punch’ on the menu at the awesome new restaurant THE NIGHTWOOD. so we decided to go check it out. it did not disappoint. we had several. pink and tall and pretty, its a mix of St. Germaine, vodka, cranberry, with a twist of lemon. they served it in a martini glass, up to this point we’d only had it in plastic cups or on the shotski. cheers! http://www.nightwoodrestaurant.com/
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We love all things ReadyMade. They are scrappy, inspiring and fun.This month’s issue features ‘Get Away’ — pick it up to check out 3 pages of Wandawega love or go to http://www.readymade.com/projects/article/escape_winter_drink_gloggto check out the recipe for Glogg – from christine of busybakes.com
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FOLKS IN WISCONSIN LOVE TO FISH.all year long.-20 windchill doesnt seem to faze them.lack of biting fish doesnt, either.the boys that gathered outside the cabin were manly men.they packed their sleds high with tents, stoves, gear– even venison for the grill. these are a couple of shots of the take home.(i learned quickly that drilling the holes looks like more fun that i actually is)
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Last weekend at Lake Wandawega… in the name of embracing all things winter, we built and ice rink. did some tubing (yes, like it sounds- hooking a tow rope up to a four wheeler and pulling a snow tube. amazing. Helmet required. did some skating the old-fashioned way (with the strap on vintage metal skates). scary. it gave me a new appreciation for modern hockey skates for sure.
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After the tribune article came out, folks started coming out of the woodwork to share their home movies, photos and stories. This video is a compilation of some amazing old school home movies. http://wandawega.com/vid.htm. (and here’s the original Tribune story: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/aug/03/news/chi-mxa080308qsummercamppg1aug03)
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SOME BLOG LOVE FOR THE COTTAGE:http://skyetruax.blogspot.com/2009/06/very-modest-cottage.htmlhttp://livingsmall.wordpress.com/2009/07/http://tinyhouseblog.com/tag/cottage/https://www.eons.com/groups/topic/1839831-What-did-they-do-?page=1http://kellyandolive.blogspot.com/2009/06/shes-got-look.htmlhttp://simplehomegarden.com/tiny-house-tuesday-the-littlest-lakeside%C2%A0cabin-3http://www.community.apartmenttherapy.com/main/author/heather?page=5http://youarejustmycupoftea.blogspot.com/2009/06/restored-cabin.html
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to get a better idea of where we are in the world (and take a walk around the cabin) visit wandawega.com and click ‘take the tour’. thanks, jon oye for the awesome camp illustration!
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The folks at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel are giving the cabin some love at: http://www.jsonline.com/features/homeandgarden/63546272.html and excerpt:“Tereasa Surratt and David Hernandez, two advertising executives who bought a rundown former resort on Lake Wandawega in Elkhorn and spent the next several months fixing it up into a weekend retreat for themselves – and, on occasion, up to 60 of their closest friends. Situated on 25 acres with a main lodge, a three-story house and three cabins, the former resort has been restored to a 1950s camping-theme glory, complete with tartan wool blanket upholstery, hand-made curtains made from found bark-cloth table runners and…
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We hadn’t considered renting out the cottage (or the other cabins, for that matter) until an editor called from the CHICAGO READER called and said that they wanted to feature it in their annual holiday gift guide for a ‘unique idea’. So- we thought we’d give it a shot. (didn’t get it together in time for the guide, but it just went live, so you can check it out: http://wandawegarentals.squarespace.com/
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