Coffee on the Lake Guidebook
Sightseeing
The Hearthstone is a large, beautifully restored Queen Anne Victorian Style home built in 1882 by Henry J. Rogers, Superintendent of the Appleton Paper and Pulp Mill. On September 30, 1882, Hearthstone was the first house in the world to be lit by an Edison central hydroelectric power station. The house retains many unique, genuine features, including the original Thomas Edison electroliers and light switches.
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Hearthstone Historic House Museum
625 W Prospect AveThe Hearthstone is a large, beautifully restored Queen Anne Victorian Style home built in 1882 by Henry J. Rogers, Superintendent of the Appleton Paper and Pulp Mill. On September 30, 1882, Hearthstone was the first house in the world to be lit by an Edison central hydroelectric power station. The house retains many unique, genuine features, including the original Thomas Edison electroliers and light switches.
The Atlas Mill was "the largest establishment of the kind in the West and there was none in the whole country having a greater capacity ... involving an outlay of $125,000 ... 500 horsepower!" according to an 1879 edition of the Appleton Daily Post. The mill had three paper machines that first produced jute and wood manila papers. The original Atlas Mill burned down in 1888 and was rebuilt five months later. In 1907, the Atlas Paper Company was sold outright to Kimberly-Clark.
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Paper Discovery Center
425 W Water StThe Atlas Mill was "the largest establishment of the kind in the West and there was none in the whole country having a greater capacity ... involving an outlay of $125,000 ... 500 horsepower!" according to an 1879 edition of the Appleton Daily Post. The mill had three paper machines that first produced jute and wood manila papers. The original Atlas Mill burned down in 1888 and was rebuilt five months later. In 1907, the Atlas Paper Company was sold outright to Kimberly-Clark.
See goats climb the silo, enjoy a sandwich in the cafe, view and learn about the LaClare Family Creamery cheesemaking operations and purchase multiple types of goat cheese made with WI milk!
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LaClare Family Creamery
W2994 County HHSee goats climb the silo, enjoy a sandwich in the cafe, view and learn about the LaClare Family Creamery cheesemaking operations and purchase multiple types of goat cheese made with WI milk!
The Little Farmer 24 minutes south in Malone is a 139-acre farm which grows 20 acres each of apples and pumpkins. Offers a corn maze for the kids, playgrounds, hayrides, barnyard viewing u-pick, and coffee shop. Craft fair in September.
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The Little Farmer llc.
N 9438 US-151The Little Farmer 24 minutes south in Malone is a 139-acre farm which grows 20 acres each of apples and pumpkins. Offers a corn maze for the kids, playgrounds, hayrides, barnyard viewing u-pick, and coffee shop. Craft fair in September.
Only a 40 minute drive from the Airbnb, go to a game and/or visit Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Monday - Saturday - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (different hours during game days.) Or schedule a tour of Lambeau Field. Enjoy pre-game activities and sites during the football season!
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Lambeau Field
1265 Lombardi AveOnly a 40 minute drive from the Airbnb, go to a game and/or visit Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Monday - Saturday - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (different hours during game days.) Or schedule a tour of Lambeau Field. Enjoy pre-game activities and sites during the football season!
Wisconsin Automotive Museum
147 N Rural StWisconsin Maritime Museum
75 Maritime DrTwo Rivers North Pierhead Light Tower
Shopping
Fox River Mall offers 124 stores to include Aerie, American Eagle, Buckle, Build a Bear, Chinese Massage, DSW Shoes, Eddie Bauer, Go Calendars & Games, JCPenney, Legends Cuts and Styles, Loft, Talbots, Target, Ulta, Victoria's Secret, White House/Black Market, Yankee Candle, as well as Fox River Brewing Company (also a branch in Oshkosh), P.F. Changs, TGI Fridays, Taco Johns, Pretzel Maker, Sarku Japan Sushi, and more!
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Fox River Mall
4301 W Wisconsin AveFox River Mall offers 124 stores to include Aerie, American Eagle, Buckle, Build a Bear, Chinese Massage, DSW Shoes, Eddie Bauer, Go Calendars & Games, JCPenney, Legends Cuts and Styles, Loft, Talbots, Target, Ulta, Victoria's Secret, White House/Black Market, Yankee Candle, as well as Fox River Brewing Company (also a branch in Oshkosh), P.F. Changs, TGI Fridays, Taco Johns, Pretzel Maker, Sarku Japan Sushi, and more!
Appleton, with a population of 74,000, is just 25 minutes north of the Airbnb. It offers stores like Home Depot, Fiesta Foods, Sam's Club, Burlington Coat Factory, Walmart, Dollar General, Walgrene's, etc. According to Trip Advisor, the top ten restaurants are: Carmella's, Sai Ram Indian Cuisine, Apollon, Mark's East Side, Stone Arch Brew Pub, Stuc's Pizza, Basil Cafe, Fratello's Riverfront Restaurant, Victoria's, and Rye's.
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Appleton
Appleton, with a population of 74,000, is just 25 minutes north of the Airbnb. It offers stores like Home Depot, Fiesta Foods, Sam's Club, Burlington Coat Factory, Walmart, Dollar General, Walgrene's, etc. According to Trip Advisor, the top ten restaurants are: Carmella's, Sai Ram Indian Cuisine, Apollon, Mark's East Side, Stone Arch Brew Pub, Stuc's Pizza, Basil Cafe, Fratello's Riverfront Restaurant, Victoria's, and Rye's.
Fox River Antique Mall
850 S Van Dyke RdGreat antique shopping with huge selection.
Food scene
The closest grocery store, just 13 minutes north at W647 Knight Dr, Sherwood.
Dick's Family Foods - Sherwood
W647 Knight DrThe closest grocery store, just 13 minutes north at W647 Knight Dr, Sherwood.
The Outpost
606 Knight DriveReasonable prices and small town feel. N606 Knight Dr, Sherwood.
Harbor Bar
1919 W Lake StAwesome lakeviews and on the Town of Stockbridge Harbor.
Closest restaurant to the house. Fried food and brew, including Wisconsin's Spotted Cow. Pool table and tv screens plus large separate room for event.
Fishtail Inn Bar & Grill
W5636 County Road EEClosest restaurant to the house. Fried food and brew, including Wisconsin's Spotted Cow. Pool table and tv screens plus large separate room for event.
Cheers
26 N State StClean and updated country sports lounge with large doors that open to the outdoors.
If you drive north to the lake house, grab some homemade meat sticks, jerky, cheese curds, kielbasa and other yummy products at this wonderful market just off US 41 N!
Held's Meat and Cheese Market
480 Kettle Moraine Dr NIf you drive north to the lake house, grab some homemade meat sticks, jerky, cheese curds, kielbasa and other yummy products at this wonderful market just off US 41 N!
If your coming north from Milwaukee, this is just off the highway on the way to the lakehouse, so convenient to pick up groceries before you check in. 1125 E Johnson St, Fond du Lac, WI 54935.
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Festival Foods
1125 E Johnson StIf your coming north from Milwaukee, this is just off the highway on the way to the lakehouse, so convenient to pick up groceries before you check in. 1125 E Johnson St, Fond du Lac, WI 54935.
Sunset On The Water
N7364 Winnebago DrOutdoor seating right on the lake. Great gyro salad and chicken Alfredo pizza.
Popular place for Friday fish fry so get there early! Great service.
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Schmitty's Bar & Grill
N7044 Winnebago DrPopular place for Friday fish fry so get there early! Great service.
Blanck's Supper Club
W2655 Co Rd QExcellent fish fry. Located south between the lakehouse and Fond du Lac.
Roepke's Village Inn
W2686 St Charles RdWarm, classy, classic Wisconsin.
One Fourteen Bar & Grille
Water's Edge Restaurant
Right on Lake Michigan!
Activity
The park has a marina, historic sites, a campground, picnic areas and shelters, a beach, watchable wildlife, an observation tower, and play areas. Many facilities including a specially-designed cabin, are accessible for people with disabilities. A 125-acre area within the 1,147-acre park is designated as a state natural area, recognizing its excellent cliff environments, an undisturbed wet-mesic forest, and more than a mile of Lake Winnebago shoreline. Effigy mounds are important archaeological features.
High Cliff State Park Road
High Cliff State Park RoadThe park has a marina, historic sites, a campground, picnic areas and shelters, a beach, watchable wildlife, an observation tower, and play areas. Many facilities including a specially-designed cabin, are accessible for people with disabilities. A 125-acre area within the 1,147-acre park is designated as a state natural area, recognizing its excellent cliff environments, an undisturbed wet-mesic forest, and more than a mile of Lake Winnebago shoreline. Effigy mounds are important archaeological features.
Titletown is an all-season park right next to Lambeau Field in Green Bay. It is open to everyone, with an ice skating rink and snowtubing lanes in the winter, a full-size football field, a unique playground and plenty of outdoor games and fitness activities. It offers multiple restaurants including Hinterland Restaurant and Brewery, 46 Below, Tavern in the Sky, and The Turn Powered by Topgolf Swing Suite where you can eat, drink and play using Topgolf's latest virtual gaming technology with nine interactive experiences, including the popular Topgolf target game, Zombie Dodgeball, Hockey Shots, Baseball Pitching Carnival Classic and more.
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Titletown District
Titletown is an all-season park right next to Lambeau Field in Green Bay. It is open to everyone, with an ice skating rink and snowtubing lanes in the winter, a full-size football field, a unique playground and plenty of outdoor games and fitness activities. It offers multiple restaurants including Hinterland Restaurant and Brewery, 46 Below, Tavern in the Sky, and The Turn Powered by Topgolf Swing Suite where you can eat, drink and play using Topgolf's latest virtual gaming technology with nine interactive experiences, including the popular Topgolf target game, Zombie Dodgeball, Hockey Shots, Baseball Pitching Carnival Classic and more.
A 230 acre park that features a campground, playgrounds, volleyball court, picnicking areas, shelter rentals, hiking and biking trails, geocaching, concessions, and boat launch. Winter include sledding, snow tubing, snowshoeing, cross-country ski trails, fat tire bike trails, and ice fishing access to Lake Winnebago. Campground has 71 RV sites, 63 of them being electric and 8 of them non-electric.
Calumet County Park
N 6150 Co Rd EEA 230 acre park that features a campground, playgrounds, volleyball court, picnicking areas, shelter rentals, hiking and biking trails, geocaching, concessions, and boat launch. Winter include sledding, snow tubing, snowshoeing, cross-country ski trails, fat tire bike trails, and ice fishing access to Lake Winnebago. Campground has 71 RV sites, 63 of them being electric and 8 of them non-electric.
18 hole golf course just 15 minutes from the house in Chilton, WI, includes restaurant.
Hickory Hills Country Club
W3095 Hickory Hills Rd18 hole golf course just 15 minutes from the house in Chilton, WI, includes restaurant.
18- hole Golf Course located in beautiful Sherwood, near the entrance to High Cliff State Park. Offers Event Center providing two uniquely different ballrooms, a bridal suite and an outdoor wedding ceremony area.
High Cliff Golf and Event Center
W5095 Golf Course Rd18- hole Golf Course located in beautiful Sherwood, near the entrance to High Cliff State Park. Offers Event Center providing two uniquely different ballrooms, a bridal suite and an outdoor wedding ceremony area.
Motorsport road course located near the gorgeous Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, IndyCar Series, and SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series.
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Road America
N 7390 WI-67Motorsport road course located near the gorgeous Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, IndyCar Series, and SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series.
Golf destination associated with the American Club. Less than an hour from lakehouse.
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Whistling Straits Golf Course
N8501 Lakeshore RdGolf destination associated with the American Club. Less than an hour from lakehouse.
Golf destination associated with The American Club. Less than an hour from the lakehouse.
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Blackwolf Run Golf Course
1111 W Riverside DrGolf destination associated with The American Club. Less than an hour from the lakehouse.
Good place for families to explore 20 minutes from lakehouse.
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Ledge View Nature Center
W2348 Short RdGood place for families to explore 20 minutes from lakehouse.
Grace Under Fire Yoga
201 Riverheath WayWelcoming for all levels. Hold outdoor sessions as weather permits.
Waverly Beach, Menasha, WI 54952, USA
Menominee Park
Holy Hill Art Farm
4958 Holy Hill RdOld Germantown
Slinger Speedway
280 Cedar Creek RdTraveler advice
Book before you go
Enjoy the water!
Rent a kayak at Calumet Couny Park. Or rent a boat or jet ski in Fond du Lac or Appleton, WI. Call ahead to reserve.
Don't miss
Great paved roads for bicycle riding. Store bikes in garage.
From the house, access Lakeshore Drive which runs parallel to the lake and offers lake views or cross over Highway 55 and find many options of fairly flat roads enjoying the farms and countryside. Ride 13 miles to Cheers in Chilton for lunch.