Dining Historic Audubon Inn
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Section 4 . Community & Leisure
embodies spirit of Mayville
Built in 1896 as The Beaumont Inn -today known as The Audubon Inn -- this unique business continues to be a pillar of the Mayville community. Mike and Stacy Shewey purchased The Audubon Inn in 2008 and continue to operate the property as a hospitable boutique inn, bar, and award winning restaurant with the focus not only on top notch quality and service, but on affordability. The bar has been hailed by many as the most beautiful in Wisconsin. The Audubon Inn was selected as one of the top 54 Great Inns in the United States by National Geographic Traveler Magazine and has received attention in many other magazines, newspapers, and books as an exquisite place to visit. The
Chicago Tribune picked it as one of the top six B & B destinations in Wisconsin. It has been lauded as outstanding by the Wisconsin Trails and Midwest Living Magazine declared it a perfect overnight and dinner stop. Food critic for the Milwaukee JournalSentinel rates the restaurant in the Top 101 Restaurants in Wisconsin and Top 22 located within an hour drive from Milwaukee. The Birder Guide to Bed and Breakfasts in United States and Canada believe, “even without its winning name, this inn would be worth the stay because of its elegance and service.” These are just a few tributes The Audubon Inn has received. Come visit The Audubon Inn and become a part of history!
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A&W
In the summer of 1931, A & W opened on the corner of Merrill and Main Streets and sold root beer for five cents a glass. In 1938, A & W moved to Fond du Lac Ave.; and in 1951 they settled in at the present location on Winnebago Drive. In 2012, the popular A & W celebrated its 80th anniversary of service to Fond du Lac families and friends. Jim Brajdic is the owner of the family A & W Drive-in Restaurants located in Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Neenah, Appleton and Manitowoc.
Perl’s has been in St. Peter for over a decade, inhabiting a building that has been many things in the St. Peter community, dating as far back as 1885. Owned by Bryan Perl, it has gone under the name Perl’s Country Inn for most of its existence, but recently it has begun a transition, both in name and in management. With Bryan’s pending move to California, the restaurant will be run, and eventually, perhaps, bought by its executive chef, Jason Welsch. Jason is running the Black Perl side-by-side with his girlfriend, Stacy Carlson. For information on sport leagues, dinner specials, or their delivery lunch program, stop in at the restaurant, located at W3675 CT WH, in St. Peter. For a full menu, and information on coming entertainment, visits their Web site: perlscountryinn.com, or call 322-8800.
ALL NEW
Fat Joe’s Taima Kern / Action Publications Joe, Whitney and Tad Wallender, the proprietors of “Fat Joe’s” stand under one of their 72” TV sets. In less than a year, Fat Joe’s, a restaurant on Division Street, in downtown Fond du Lac, is already making a name for its self and a statement in Fond du Lac’s downtown. The restaurant opened on Feb. 23 of 2012, and with its one-year anniversary approaching, owners Joe, Tad and Whitney are anticipatory of what 2013 will bring. Formerly Pier15, the Colony, and a number of
other establishments, the Wallenders bought the space in September of 2011 and spent a few months remodeling and getting ready to open. This was not Joe’s first business, but it was Joe’s son Tad’s dream to run a restaurant where he could be in control of the menu, among other things. Fat Joe’s is located at 15 W. Division St., and can be reached at 933-3833. They are open from 11 a.m. to bar close seven days a week. For more information, a full menu, photos and private parties, check out their Web sit: ewww.fatjoesbarandgrill.com, and also like them on Facebook for specials and more: www.facebook.com/fatjoesbarandgrill.com
OPEN FEBRUARY ‘TIL MID-NOVEMBER
Providing Tradition & Value for
82 Years!
1931-2013
One of A&W’s Original Drive-Ins • Root Beer Made Fresh Daily • Famous A&W Papa Burger • Famous A&W Root Beer Soft Serve
DRIVE-IN
269 Winnebago Drive, Fond du Lac 921-4320
We Found Our Home... We Are Here to Stay!
• Same Great Staff Featuring Executive Chef Jason Welsch • Larger Menu with Mouth Watering Entrees • Two Banquet Halls for Weddings, Showers, Rehearsal Dinners, or Business Meetings. • Catering and Group Meals Available • Full Service Bar - Including 22 New Micro Brews • Daily Specials & Happy Hour • Friday Fish,Sunday Breakfast & More
You’ve known us as Fisherman’s Cove, The Firehouse Bar & Grill, and now the Black Perl Restaurant and Hall.
Open
Tuesday - Saturday 3 - 9 pm Sunday 9 am - 8 pm
Come as you are! Only a short 5 minute drive from Fond du Lac
920-322-8800 l i W3675 Hwy. WH • Malone www.perlscountryinn.com Take 151 North to Cty. Rd. WH right, East to St. Peter
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