Hearthside Dinners

Wisconsin Winter | Saturday, Jan 24 & Feb 14, 2026 | 11 AM–3 PM

Yankee | Saturday, Mar 14 & Apr 11, 2026 | 11 AM–3 PM

German | Saturday, Nov 7 & 14, 2026 | 11 AM–3 PM

Sit Down to a Hearth-Cooked 19th-Century Meal

Enjoy a delicious hearth-cooked meal prepared by your own hands in the historic Wade House Stagecoach Hotel. From wild rice soup and pork ragout to a Yankee pot roast served alongside brethren cheddar bread and apple pandowdy, cook delicious and authentic 1800s-style meals over wood-burning stoves just as Wade House matriarch Betsey Wade did more than 150 years ago. Once food is ready, sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labor during a family-style dinner in the quaint and lovely Wade House dining room.

Meal Themes

Wisconsin Winter: Includes wild rice soup, pork ragout, maple glazed sweet potatoes, baked macaroni and cheese, buttermilk biscuits, applesauce with lemon and nutmeg, and cranberry apple cobbler.

Yankee: Includes corn chowder, Yankee pot roast with vegetables, ragout of French beans or succotash, brandied cranberry sauce, brethren cheddar bread, apple pandowdy, and Muster Day gingerbread.

German: Includes potato leek soup, sauerbraten (spiced beef roast), spaetzle (German noodles), Dutch beans/carrots, Pennsylvania style sauerkraut, apple bread, and krumkake (sour cream coffee cake).

What You’ll Experience

A unique cooking experience involving 1800s recipes and meal preparation

Themed menus incorporating a variety of traditional and cultural dishes

The chance to experience a Wade House dinner as guests and residents once did more than 150 years ago

Cost:

$89/person

Guests must be age 13 or older to attend.

Advanced registration is required by the Thursday prior to the event.

Society members https://buy.acmeticketing.com/membership/514/join receive a 10% discount

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