This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Elroy-Sparta State Trail which is North America’s first Rails to Trails project. This project began a ‘rails to trails’ movement across the state of Wisconsin as well as the United States. Currently Wisconsin has 40 state trails of which 36 are rails to trails which total more […]
Organic Fuel for Apple Dumpling Day Racers
November 30th, 2014 by David Reeck
The Apple Dumpling Days is an annual festival, held the first Saturday after Labor Day, sponsored by the city of Elroy, Wisconsin. As part of the festivities, the Elroy Lions Club hosts the Elroy Apple Dumpling Day Races. The first races were held in 2007 with a 5K “Apple Dumpling Dash” and a single kid’s […]
Cranberry Adventure from Amil’s Inn
September 30th, 2014 by David Reeck
This past weekend Amil’s Inn was blessed to have a house full of guests that enjoyed the 42nd Warrens Cranberry Festival. One of the highlights for one our guests, Paula, was to be able to join the Innkeeper on a trip to the Wetherby Cranberry Marsh near Warrens to gather cranberry vines for guest rooms decorations. Special […]
Elroy-Sparta State Trail is Calling You
August 1st, 2014 by David Reeck
In spite of a few showers from time to time, the weather has been some of the best for bikers who want to experience the Elroy-Sparta State Trail. The trail spans 32 miles between the towns of Elroy and Sparta on the abandoned Chicago & North Western Railroad bed. Traveling from Elroy to Sparta will […]
Thumbs Up for Amil’s Inn
June 30th, 2014 by David Reeck
This past weekend Amil’s Inn was blessed to have 5 ladies from Crystal Lake, Illinois spend an evening. They came to the Wilton area to experience the Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail and experience the beauty this part of Wisconsin has to offer. With the abundance of moisture and warm temperatures they were not disappointed. The 5 […]
Ladies Venture Out To Amish Greenhouses
June 1st, 2014 by David Reeck
Summer weather is finally here and it should be safe to plant all those vegetables and flowers. This past week eight ladies from the Wisconsin/Minnesota made their annual trip to Amil’s Inn to greenhouse (hop) at 21 possible Amish greenhouses. It is so much fun to greenhouse (hop) when there are 5 greenhouses on […]
The Blue Goose Located In The Northern Driftless Wisconsin Area
April 29th, 2014 by David Reeck
The Kickapoo Valley is blessed with many great eating establishments. One of our favorite’s for pizza and ice cream is the Blue Goose Ice Cream and Pizza Parlor. Located about 12 miles from Amil’s Inn, it takes approximately 20 minutes driving through some of the most beautiful countryside of the upper Kickapoo Valley and Northern […]
Amish Greenhouses Have Flowers Ready for Purchase
March 30th, 2014 by David Reeck
It’s time to start planning the design of your flower gardens this year and getting the list together of the flowers you need to purchase for the planting of those gardens. After a long (what seemed forever) winter, the warmer temperatures are so welcome and help get those design juices flowing. As we walk the […]
Winter Activities at Amil’s Inn
January 31st, 2014 by David Reeck
As many of you already know, we have been having an ‘old fashion’ winter in Western Wisconsin. There has been an abundance of snow as well as cold. For outdoor activities, the snow and cold makes for great snowmobiling, ice skating, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing. The Elroy-Sparta Bike Trail is open to snowmobilers and […]
Celebrate the New Year with a Favorite Amil’s Inn Recipe
January 1st, 2014 by David Reeck
Amil’s Inn has many favorite recipes to share with our guests throughout the year. One of our favorites for the Christmas season is Oven Caramel Corn. In fact the “cookie” jar becomes a “caramel corn” jar. This recipe has been a family favorite for years. Oven Caramel Corn 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup butter […]
Happy 50th Anniversary Elroy-Sparta State Trail
Organic Fuel for Apple Dumpling Day Racers
Cranberry Adventure from Amil’s Inn