My sister and I recently held our parents' 50th Anniversary Party at Heritage Hall, and we couldn't…read morebe more pleased. Food was excellent. Chef Daniel prepared a fantastic buffet and even special meals for the children. Staff was willing to help us in every possible way to create the perfect event. Prices were fair. We received many compliments and our guests had a great time. The only (minor) drawback was a lack of cellphone reception in the hall (in case anyone got lost on their way or needed to get us a message during the party.) We couldn't be more pleased with Heritage Hall.

From the owner: Strikers Social is the newest destination for events, parties, and corporate gatherings—located…read moreinside Village Bowl & Social! Our flexible venue accommodates 60 to 300 seated guests, making it perfect for both intimate celebrations and large-scale functions. We offer in-house catering, with customizable options from buffet-style menus to à la carte selections, so you can create the perfect package for your event. Visit us online at villagebowl.com to explore our space, or stop by in person and enjoy a fun night out with bowling, music, pool, and darts.

First, I have to say that The Gathering Place is not a retirement home. It is a community center…read more The building and grounds are beautiful. We rented the facility for my daughter's wedding and reception. We had 175 guests. It was perfect! The wedding was outside in the lawn surrounded with beautiful oak trees. Our guests enjoyed the outside patio. Our caterer served dinner in the beautiful dinning room and porch. Later we had a dance and reception in the spacious downstairs area. I would highly recommend The Gathering Place for any event. It was beautiful, and the folks there helped us with every detail.

From the owner: An intimate and beautiful wedding venue and location for your next special event, from bridal and…read morebaby showers to anniversary, birthday parties and business seminars. The Gathering Place has the look and feel of an elegant southern mansion. The upper level highlights an enclosed porch that overlooks a beautiful garden. Our lower level features a large, recreation type room perfect for Dj's, dancing and/or business seminars. We are located 4 miles north of Janesville off Hwy 26 and close to local hotels. Stop in and pick up a Rental Infomation folder for more details. The Gathering Place is available to rent for weddings, birthdays, showers, anniversaries and more . A fantastic Senior Center open Monday through Friday 8 am to 4 pm. We serve a noon meal, and have various activites, clubs, and meetings throughout the month. Check out our website for all the details and the calendars.

Perfect venue for a diy wedding with about 80-85 guests & allows room for a dj and dance floor…read more Fall foliage makes a beautiful backdrop for pictures. Large kitchen for your caterer. Good local vendors for florist and bartenders. Once you packup all your decor, a cleaning crew comes in to clean the venue.

Lovely DIY/historic venue option for less than 175 in downtown Lake Geneva!…read more While we decided against going w/ HH as a venue, I can't recommend Beth and the space highly enough. Beth is thoughtful, competent, friendly and organized. As for the space, the price point is reasonable, the indoor/outdoor functionality is awesome, and with a little DIY love, this place could really shine for a big day. It's on the historic register of places, and it's all "al fresco garden/backyard meets historic park pavilion" in its feel. Bring all yr own booze/give it away (no selling!), rock a licensed caterer - they have a HUGE, fully-equipped catering kitchen, use their tables chairs or rent your own, and well, yeah. This spot is an affordable and lovely option for those looking to go a little more DIY route on their wedding day.

Terrific service at the desk and promotional actions for free tickets and great tribute bans and…read moreentertainment every time

We totally enjoyed the music. The atmosphere needed some improvement . They had a strange token…read moresystem and were unclear about the service hours post show. Very confusing as the manager sent out party across the way to receive a post show glass of wine included in our chalice purchase and the Belfry house locked its doors on us. Just odd am not straightforward???? I would like the service to be more clear. I can see they are trying but actual food service and clear beverage service hours would be way better!

The Perk-up is like Elkhorn's living room. The atmosphere is cozy and warm; it is fun to look at…read morethe vintage decor and toy collection, the displays which pay tribute to Walworth County's agricultural community, and celebration of family and Christian values. Collectivo is my favorite coffee, especially Del Sol, the morning blend: rich, full- bodied, but not bitter. Downtown Elkhorn is fortunate to have this business which draws people to the square.​​

Great coffee! Fast and friendly service! Adorable shop in an ideal location! Definitely worth a…read morevisit!

Camp Wandawega is a flawlessly re-created 1950′s summer camp. At $250 a night (plus a $60 airbnb…read moreservice fee), you can step back in time. Located in Elkhorn, WI about 90 minutes from where I currently live, on the way there, I drove by the place I used to camp as a kid and by towns I have met my parents in to go antiquing. Where many of the sites on the way were well-known to me, pulling into the camp site was familiar because it was like driving to the set of Moonrise Kingdom. Really, it was like plopping into any Wes Anderson movie. I could very clearly imagine children with their names emblazoned on sleeping bags and wooden tennis rackets being used as swords by campers. When I first arrived, I was early (although the reservation said there was a flexible check-in time). The cleaning lady was arriving in two hours, so I read outside for a while of (what would be) my cabin. The breeze was nice and my book was distracting, but then I started paying attention to a couple who were dipping their feet into the lake at the end of the dock while eating oranges AND drinking orange juice (?!?). That is commitment to Vitamin C, if I ever saw one. Once I moved past my internal giggle at the scurvy-free couple, I glanced at my phone and saw that time had slowed to a crawl. How can a morning at home go so fast and an hour at camp go so slowly? It is like that scene in The Jerk where he says the first day seemed like a week. Camp Wandawega is quite quiet, except for the crazy chipmunks. Sometimes, you can hear the muted, but distinctive click of the flagpole outside. Often, I caught myself looking to see if the crinkle of leaves or branch breaking was a person, but it was almost always a chipmunk (or, not to be out done, squirrels). If the chipmunks weren't there or if flags didn't move, I would have thought I was frozen by some witch's autumn spell. Overall, it seemed like it shouldn't all be there- the details. It felt like it all should have been swept away in a flood or be permanently planted in someone's dream, not surviving as well-preserved as it all is. There is no internet that I could connect to. I didn't need air conditioning or heat, but they are a window cooling unit and a floor heater respectively; nothing major to protect you from the elements. You are here to be (at least, a little) outside. There is a rope swing and open-air showers. There are old bikes and bird houses. The traditional camp colors of burnt red, forest green, and stark white are everywhere. Uneven stairs and rocky hills force your attention even while you walk casually around. The camp was at one point a brothel. Well, it was a speak easy, a distribution center for organized crime, a brothel, a lake resort and a church camp before the current owners bought it and renovated it to its current state. While at Camp Wandawega, what I felt was a constant pang of that very specific camp feeling. The anxiety before arriving your first time. The waiting of ONE MORE YEAR before your next camp experience always seeming like forever. The addiction in the autonomy and the freedom of no parents or siblings. You just being who you are. Someone good at archery. Someone who loves sitting on a dock. Someone who swings in a hammock. Someone who naps. Someone who hikes. While there, I got invited to a fire on the beach by one couple. At another point, a couple taking engagement photos came by to use the canoes. Untroubled people came and went. Some times a fish would come up to ripple the water in their hunger. The lily pads provided a little buffer from the reflection of the sun. There was the constant smell of a fire burning somewhere. What I recommend doing while at Camp Wandawega: -Eat PB&J. You can go into town for food, but why bother? -Sneak iced coffee or coffee grounds and a French press into the communal kitchen. -You don't really have to sneak, but sneaking around seems very camp-y. -Take a nap. Or several. -Read the books at the end of the bed (A Very Modest Cottage and Found, Free & Flea) by Tereasa Surratt. They will provide more information on the renovation of the property and the care of one of the cottages specifically. -Go on a walk around the whole site. You will find tipis (or teepees) and other fun finds. Just bring your hiking boots. -Canoe. (Language side note: canoe is a noun and a verb. English is so quirky.) -Sit with the liquor of your choice by a fire or just sit by the lake for a while. -Go on a bike ride. -Take pictures. You can't really take a bad one. During my time here, the bees were about. Flies and ants, too. Twice, a spider dropped down (seemingly from the sky) onto the book I was reading. Also, I am 99.9% sure there was a raccoon outside of my cabin door one night. Camp Wandawega is a natural and authentic place which makes it an ultimate place to reflect and assess. Yes, you have to constantly check your wine for bugs, but that is part of the magic of being fully present, isn't it?

AMAZING. This is an awesome place with rich history dating back nearly 100 years ago. The tree…read morehouse is soooo cool, there are many options as far as areas you can stay in. Teepees, old Army tents, the old "dormitories," and small cabins. We were here for a wedding over the weekend (which is rare from what I hear), and the place was recently renovated (in the last 5-7 years or so). This is a very rustic place with a historical feel. In the 1920's during the prohibition years, it was a speakeasy (my favorite part of their history), but there is much more. To learn more about the history check out, www.wandawega.com. This place is also a very well kept secret. I grew up less than 10 miles away from Wandawega, but had only heard of the lake not the "Camp" or "Resort." This place is meticulously decorated, clean, historical, rustic and all-around awesome.

I recently attended a wedding reception held at Waters Edge. Everything was top notch, fantastic…read more All the people who attended said this was the most fun they have ever had a wedding. The dinner was great, and then the dancing started. So many surprises, that is what made it so much Fun! If you want a memorable reception book this place.

I ordered catering from Fork It Foods for my husband's retirement reception, and overall I was very…read morepleased with the experience. While the additional fees made the total cost a little higher than I had originally budgeted, I felt the food itself was reasonably priced and well worth it. The food was delicious, and all of our guests were very happy with it. Several guests even asked where I had ordered the food from, which says a lot about how much they enjoyed it. The employees were professional, delivering the food on time and setting everything up beautifully. The presentation was elegant and added a special touch to the event. Overall, I would recommend this catering company for special occasions. The quality of the food, excellent service, and attractive setup helped make my husband's reception a memorable celebration.

Held my future daughter in law's bridal shower and everything was just perfect!! I had only ever…read moreseen photos and had not gone to the location. Stacey was amazing to work with, very accommodating and the food was amazing!!

Celebrated my daughter turning 2 here. Awesome experience. Our group had over 20+ people. I am not…read morereally a camping person, however I would stay here again. Location is not that far from food, gas stations, and grocery store. Multiples camping sites and each one provides a different experience.

Food - family - fun…read more An amazing week vacation spent at Camp Kettlewood, E. Troy, WI. We stayed at two awesome sites. First, the Last Resort, Tuesday thru Friday. Vintage Airstream with an awesome view and amenities. Just me and the wife. We hit a couple of local restaurants and had a couple great meals. Barley's Hops & Malt and East Troy House Restaurant. We drove to Milwaukee and visited some old friends on Thursday. It is only 40 miles away. And the hosts stopped by and spent some campfire time with us. Awesome! On Friday our children joined us and we moved to the 'Hilton'. We treated them because they grew up camping with us and we thought this was a great way to get together, reminisce and be together without all of the setup and hassle of camping. We sat around the campfire, had some great meals. We had Dutch oven pizza in the fire pit on Friday night. Steak and lobster, COC, twice baked potatoes, and stuffed chicken breast (some not care for steak and lobster) all on the propane grill on site. Almost forgot the Dutch oven breakfasts, Biscuits, Gravy and Egg Casserole (https://iamhomesteader.com/biscuits-and-gravy-casserole/) and Overnight Dutch Oven French Toast Casserole (https://homemadeheather.com/overnight-dutch-oven-french-toast-casserole/) Extra large fire pit and propane grill made it easy to cook some big family meals. There is not anything that we needed that was not provided (bring your own food of course). Truly recommend Camp Kettlewood. Planning another trip in September.