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August 31st, 2010 by chuck

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Join us Water Street Inn and Charlie’s Irish Pub for Half-way to St. Patrick’s Day!

Who wants to wait till March to celebrate and wear green? Starting Wednesday, September 15 through Saturday, September 18, the Water Street Inn and Charlie’s Irish Pub will celebrate half-way to St. Patrick’s Day with a line up you won’t want to miss, everything from a special menu to game night and indoor and outdoor entertainment.

Our four day line-up:

                 Wednesday, September 15 – a special Irish 4-course dinner
                                First Course – Saint Pattie’s day egg rolls, stuffed with corn beef, cabbage and vegetables, drink pairing for course – Harp’s.
                                Second course – Plowman’s Plate, an assortment of Irish cheeses, soda bread and fresh fruit, drink pairing for course – Plaghman’s pickle Smithwick’s.
                                Main Course – Peppered steak with Irish whiskey sauce ( ) and steamed vegetables, drink pairing for course – Whiskey cooler with Ginger ale.
                                Dessert Course – Molten lava cake cooked in a coffee cup and topped with cinnamon and whipped cream, drink pairing for course – Guinness.

                  Thursday, September 16 – beer raffle and Cribbage & Backgammon tournament.
                                For every purchase you make you will get a raffle ticket for prizes. Come join us for our first ever Cribbage & Bat gammon tournament. Sign up starts at 6PM and the first, second and third place will win prizes.

                Friday, Friday, Friday, September 17 – wear your green and come celebrate. We will have two bands – nationally known Irish Brigade will perform outside (weather permitting) or inside the ballroom from 6PM – 10PM. Also performing outside that evening will be the Rince na Chroi Irish Dancers. You definitely won’t want to miss our bagpiper, Anthony Howe, who will perform during band breaks. Inside at the Pub, The Jolly Grogger’s will perform from, 7:30-11:30.

Saturday, September 18 – Irish breakfast with Bloody Mary and Irish Coffee specials.

Mark your calendars and be sure to join us at the Water Street Inn and Charlie’s Irish Pub for Half-way to St. Patrick’s Day, who said you need to be Irish to celebrate?

Water Street Inn

101 Water Street South

Stillwater, MN 55082

http://www.waterstreetinn.us/

651-439-6000

Stillwater Gazette

www.WaterStreetInn.us

101 Water Street South

Stillwater, MN 55082

651-439-6000

Local Foods Onsite Tour

Want some perspective on where good locally grown food actually comes from?  On Saturday July 31, Lanesboro Local is sponsoring a unique Farm & Garden Tour. The tour invites local food enthusiasts to walk and talk with successful producers in the Fillmore County area who will share their experience. “Bring a camera, a cooler and lots of curiosity,” suggests Nancy Martinson, board chair of Lanesboro Local.

The Farm & Garden Tour runs from 11 a.m to 5 p.m. and includes a trio of stops in the Rushford Area:

A wind turbine start-up, a herd of grass-fed cattle rotated from one paddock to the next, an orchard where 15 northern climate apple varieties are maturing on the branch. This is a connection for meat, apples and woodworking services that may keep you coming back to Fillmore County for many seasons ahead.

A guided walk through the fields and facilities of one of Minnesota’s most successful Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms. An 80-acre family organic produce farm, certified organic since 1997, this well managed local growing operation supplies fruits and vegetables to the kitchens of over 800 households, up to 9 months of the year. This show-and-tell walks you through the steps that bring fresh local foods to this corner of Minnesota, plus food coops, Whole Foods and other grocery retailers in the Twin Cities, Rochester and Winona.

A close-up look at an original lefse making operation that could supply you with a stash of authentic Norwegian flavor to take along home. Your host and owner of this family-run flatbread-made-from-potatoes business will tell you how it all started, the challenge of the 2007 flood, the secrets of Uff da Chips and how this quirky ethnic bread has become a fast-growing local success. The attached restaurant features unique lefse wraps plus a Gift Shop and bakery.

A flight of three stops are available in the Chatfield area (35 minutes west of Rushford on Hwy 30).

Get a close-up perspective on where good local meat comes from. Tour one of the few local USDA-inspected smokehouse and processing facilities serving this area. Facility features a chuck wagon and its own retail meat and deli counter.  Learn how handmade, homemade bacon, sausage or other deli favorites are prepared. Try some samples, buy a supply and serve local specialties at home.

An insider’s look at a glass-bottled dairy. Begin by meeting the contented Holsteins behind this family-owned local operation. See milk bottled right in the farm’s own bottling plant. Reach into the Farm Store cooler, purchase the freshest milk this side of a milking parlor: 1%, 2%, whole or chocolate, plus non-homogenized skim and cream. Want to make your own cheese, yogurt or fancy crème fraiche? Normal ultra-pasteurized dairy won’t work, you need the rare likes of Kappers pasteurized milk or cream.

Meet some of the happiest cows, hens and turkeys in the area. Pasture-raised animals are the specialty of this local family-owned, eco-friendly farm. Save room in that cooler for grass-fed ground beef, plus sausages, roasts, eggs and other purchases. You can even sign up on the spot for your Thanksgiving turkey.

TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for the Farm and Garden tour are $25.  For ticket information and reservations please call tour booking volunteer Pam Niven at 507-467-3505. Or email info@lanesborolocal.org. Be ready with credit card information or mail or bring your check to our Marketplace by Sunday, July 26. Your ticket will consist of a special name tag and a brochure that includes a map to all destinations which we will mail along with your receipt one week before the tour. Tickets purchased after July 27 will need to be picked up at our Marketplace in Lanesboro (207 Parkway Avenue N). Please note, ticket availability is limited; this fundraiser is a “rain-or-shine” venture. In the event of a deluge, ticket value will be redeemable for selected merchandise at our Marketplace.

Need a place to stay in the area?  Lanesboro, Minnesota has more than 12 Bed and Breakfasts many of whom serve breakfasts made from local foods.

Enchanted April Play

Enchanted April: This 1920s romantic comedy breathes new life into the most stifled of souls.  On the most basic level, Enchanted April is a success as a romantic comedy because it’s both comic and romantic. In telling the story of four English women who break free of their rain-drenched sorrows and oppression for a month in a rented Italian castle, there’s plenty of opportunity for surprises and redemption, hopes that Barber never squelches.

Picasso at the Lapin Agile: Steve Martin’s comedy is sure to have you roaring with laughter from start to finish!  Two guys walk into a bar, order up one part Einstein, one part Picasso, and add a splash of the zaniest characters to ever hit our stage “all shook up.”  We promise a rollicking good time.

Plays are performed Thursday through Saturday and Monday evenings with matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday.  Visit the Commonweal Theatre Lanesboro, Minnesota web site for schedule details.

Theatre is just a part of what makes Lanesboro a great destination.  The Root River State Trail, winds 60 miles through bluffs, forests, and rolling fields. The trail traverses Southeast Minnesota’s Bluff Country offering a variety of attractions for all ages and interests with welcoming trail towns often along the trail.
Lanesboro is near one of the largest Old Order Amish settlements in America. The rolling countryside offers an ideal location for their life style. Educational tours are available to see the Amish as they really live, and the items they produce and sell (baskets, quilts, furniture and crafts). The tours offer an appreciation for the Amish way of life.

Lanesboro’s historic downtown has been revitalized; the arts flourish, gift shops intrigue, and restaurants satisfy a variety of tastes. Horse drawn buggy rides offer a perfect ending for the day.  Come and see for yourself why people return time and time again to renew themselves in Lanesboro’s riches and immerse themselves in the “ Art of Living Well”!

As the Bed and Breakfast Capital of Minnesota, Lanesboro offers lodging to suit all tastes: country inns, restored Victorian Homes, and a restored mill all with welcoming innkeepers.