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
Guests must be age 13 or older to attend.
Advanced registration is required by the Thursday prior to the event.
Society members receive a 10% discount