One of my recent agendas has been to slide in some Walworth County and points east venue fish frys. There is a convenient connection making the journey easier as Heide grew up over in that neck of the woods and I lived in the city of Lake Geneva for a couple years back in the day.
This past week "we snuck over" to the south west corner of Geneva Lake to the city of Fontana. There you will find the long standing Abbey Resort. Heide's uncle once had a nifty house boat over there.
The Waterfront Restaurant & Bar, the resort's special eatery, has a dandy view of the harbor. Being a couple of early diners these days, it was still daylight. The joint has a long wall of huge floor to ceiling windows. We got a good table with a picturesque panorama of the piered boats and lakeside homes on the hill. One of this restaurant's specialties is pulled pork. The big cooker sat outside our window as well.
We were told by our waitress that
The Waterfront got a face lift a few years ago. These days it sports a wall of flat screen televisions. The bar is toward one end - the end with the high ceiling. We sat to the other end by the entrance to the eatery from the hotel lower hallway. It is a huge place. The wood floors make it look bigger. There is a wood theme as the ceiling, tables, and chairs are wood as well.
It was a brisk May afternoon so I opted for a cup of coffee but Heide got her consummate glass of root beer. Two nifty and neat plates, one for each of us, and each plate with three small white cups arrived at the table. It was our cole slaw, tarter sauce, and apple sauce. These sides were presented very cold.
The fish fry was an all-you-can-eat affair. And that included the side dishes as well. I ordered the fried Walleye. Heide tried a combination of baked and fried Cod. We both went for the potato pancakes. I can assure you both our plates were cleaned up to the last crumb. We did order just a bit more fish. But the thing I always enjoy when you can get hold of them these days, is the hushpuppies. I made sure I got another round of those old favorites.
They do a nice job with their fish fry. One thing to remember about resort type places or...."nicer places," is that in regards to Friday fish frys, it is the one meal the prices will usually be competitive with the mom and pop tavern fish. Point being, try not to let the word "resort" scare you off. You might be surprised if you give places like this a try.
The Waterfront Restaurant & Bar at The Abbey Resort is cool with Cool Dadio. Find then in the harbor on the south west corner of the lake at 269 Fontana Blvd., in Fontana, Wisconsin. Call the general number at 1-800-709 - 1323; or, visit the Website at
http://theabbeyresort.com .
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan) Sergeant Ryan Christopher Adams, 26, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, was killed on Friday, October 2, 2009 in Logar province, Afghanistan. Enemy forces attacked his vehicle using rocket-propelled grenades. He was assigned to the 951st Engineer Company (Sapper), Wisconsin Army National Guard out of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel noted seven other Guard soldiers were injured in the incident. About 100 soldiers from the unit were deployed to Afghanistan. Their mission was one of combat engineering tasks including clearing routes for the 101st Airborne Division. Adams had also been deployed with the unit to Iraq from May 2003 to April 2004. At that time the unit went under the moniker of Company C, 724th Engineer Battalion. Adams had joined the National Guard in 2001 after he graduated from Rhinelander High School. The Journal Sentinel went on to mention Ryan played quarterback on the football team; and, he played baseball. He was also a volunteer for Angels on My Shoulder, a nonprofit cancer support group. An obituary posted in the Journal Sentinel mentioned Ryan was born on December 7, 1982 in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
The Rhinelander Daily News via their Website noted Adam also played golf in high school. He was remembered as a hard worker and a natural leader. Ryan had a love for football beginning his playing days in Pop Warner competition. Adam's Guard unit was deployed to Afghanistan in February 2009. Sergeant Adams was the second Rhinelander soldier to die in the line of duty in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
At the time of his death, Ryan Adams was survived by his parents Peter and Jalane Adams; his sister Amanda Adams; and, his uncle Patrick Adams. Sergeant Ryan Adams was the 15th Wisconsin military service person to be killed in Afghanistan since October of 2001.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
1 American/Coalition casualty in Libyan "Operation Odyssey Dawn" since March, 2011
100,799 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,950 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,455 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1572 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
880 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
32,085 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
11,314 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
107 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
31 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
148 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
21 journalists (various nationalities) have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
4 journalists (regional and independents) have been killed in Libya since March, 2011.
Wisconsin military service person special mention of the week, military casualty, and journalist casualty information sources: Committee to Protect Journalists; cnn.com; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; washingtonpost.com; thehighground.org; Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs; iraqbodycount.org; www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf; and, icasualties.org.
