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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
Cost:
$89/person
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
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About the Location
Wade House Stagecoach Inn was constructed conveniently between the cities of Fond du Lac and Sheboygan, along a well-used stagecoach trail. This made the 27-room Greek Revival hotel a popular resting point for weary travelers. Three generations of the Wade family resided on the Wade House property, with the stagecoach inn operating until around 1872. The Kohler family and the Kohler Foundation purchased Wade House in 1950 and began a top-to-bottom restoration. The site became property of the Wisconsin Historical Society and opened to the public in 1953. Here, visitors can journey back to the horse-powered world that existed before planes, cars, and trains. The site features the stagecoach hotel built and owned by Sylvanus and Betsey Wade, early settlers of Greenbush, as well as a blacksmith shop, sawmill, and the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum, which houses Wisconsin’s largest collection of carriages and wagons. Visitors can enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides from the visitor center to the historic core and back again.
Wade House Historic Site & Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum
(PO Box 34)
W7965 State Hwy 23
Greenbush, WI 53026
This program starts at the Wade House Stagecoach Inn located at: W7767 Plank Rd. Greenbush, WI 53026
Know Before You Go:
Attendees should park in the lot across the street from the Wade House Stagecoach Inn or along the road next to the Inn, not by the Visitor Center.
Bathrooms are available in a separate building.
This event will take place regardless of weather unless snow prohibits access to the event.
Access to the Wade House Stagecoach Inn is limited. Guests must navigate three stairs to access the Inn. Guests with additional mobility needs are encouraged to contact the site directly at 920-526-3271 or [email protected].
