Real Wisconsin Bed and Breakfasts: Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast Organization
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FEBRUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER 
 

Happy Valentine's Day

In this issue:

  •  Romantic Valentine getaways

  •  Wisconsin winter sports

  •  Parallel 44 Frozen Tundra Wine Festival

  •  February recipe: Chocolate cherry fudge

Romantic Valentine getaways

Don't wait to book your room! Valentine's Day is coming up soon. There's no better time of the year to spend a night or even a weekend with your special valentine. 
Our Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast Organization members will make your getaway a special event. Check out our members that have specific Valentine's Day specials. Some of our innkeepers will go the extra mile and arrange for flowers and chocolates. All you have to do is book the room, ask for the extra amenities and show up with the love of your life. Leave all the planning to us so you can relax and enjoy yourselves. 

Top photo courtesy of Otter Creek Inn. Bottom photo courtesy of Cold Spring Inn.

Guest rooms with double whirlpools are nearly always the first rooms that get reserved. Member inns that feature this most-requested amenity are Astor House (Green Bay), Brambleberry Bed and Breakfast (Taylor), Cold Spring Inn (Hubertus), Franklin Inn on Durkee (Appleton), Otter Creek Inn (Eau Claire), Second Wind Country Inn (Ashland) and Siskiwit Bay Lodge (Cornucopia).

 

Brambleberry Bed and Breakfast plans a very special Valentine's dinner Feb. 11 for guests who want to participate.
Many of our members specialize in romance year-round. We're not unaccustomed to marriage proposals being made at our inns. Whether you want to pop the question this year or just express your eternal love for your longtime partner, there's no better place than a Real Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast. 

Winter sports 

Even though this is turning out to be a short winter for most of us, there is sufficient snowfall for activities like cross-country skiing, snowshoeing or sledding at or near most of our member inns. A great site to check for the latest on snow conditions throughout the state is at Travel Wisconsin. You can even sign up for weekly e-mail snow condition updates for snowmobiling, downhill skiing or cross-country skiing.

As of Jan. 29, the best snowmobile conditions are across the northern parts of the state, where conditions range from fair to excellent. There are more opportunities for cross-country skiing in the state and most of the state's 28 downhill ski slopes report good to excellent conditions. One of our newest Real Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast members Shea-Dy Pines near Marinette offers plenty of winter recreational opportunities, with snowshoeing on 800 acres of private forest. 

 

Photo courtesy of SheaDy Pines Bed and Breakfast.

 

 
Parallel 44 Frozen Tundra Wine Fest 

Wine ethusiasts can celebrate the cold climate varietals of Wisconsin by attending the Frozen Tundra Wine Fest, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24 and 25 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Parallel 44 Vineyard and Winery near Kewaunee. The festival includes wine sampling, tours, food and music. Cold climate varietals planted at the vineyard include Marechal Foch, Frontenac, Louise Swenson, St. Pepin and Petit Pearl. Stay at Astor House in Green Bay, Belle Isle Inn in Algoma, Franklin Inn in Durkee in Appleton or Gilbert Huson House in Plymouth. 
 
Photos courtesy Astor House, Green Bay (left) and Parallel 44 Winery and Vineyard.

February recipe

Here's a sweet treat from the Franklin Inn on Durkee in Appleton that lets us celebrate Valentine's Day (chocolate) and President's Day (cherries). Innkeepers Judy and Ron Halma really know how to pamper their guests!

Franklin Inn on Durkee Chocolate Cherry Walnut Fudge

A guest favorite featuring Wisconsin Door County cherries.

1 ½ c. sugar

½ c. butter

1-5 oz. can light evaporated milk

7 oz. jar marshmallow cream

3 c. chocolate chips

1 t. vanilla

2 c. coarsely chopped walnuts

1 c. dried Door County cherries

Directions:

Grease foil lined 9” x 9” pan.  Heat sugar, butter, milk, & marshmallow cream over medium heat until mixture boils.  Stir constantly & continue to boil for 5 min.  Remove from heat.  Add chocolate chips & vanilla extract.  Stir in walnuts & cherries.  Immediately pour into pan.  Refrigerate overnight.  Cut into 1” squares.  Store in refrigerator.  Let stand at room temperature for about one hour before cutting.  Makes 4 pounds of fudge.

Take time with the one you love to enjoy what's left of our Wisconsin winter. And remember, the only way to get a true bed and breakfast experience is to stay at a Real Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast!

Happy Valentine's Day from the innkeepers of the Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast Organization.

 

 

 
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