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Food
A local favorite is
Norton's
(380 S. Lawson Dr., 920/294-6577, lunch and dinner daily,
$9-28), the only supper club on the lake accessible by water. Norton's has grand alfresco
dining on a lakeside deck.
Ready to splurge? Rated one of the best restaurants in Wisconsin is the
M
Grey
Rock Mansion Restaurant
(643 Illinois Ave., 920/294-6128 or 800/444-2812,
www.heidelhouse.com
,
dinner Tues.-Sat., brunch Sun., dinner Thurs.-Sat. in off-season) in
the Heidel House Resort and Conference Center. Housed in an 1890s building, the charm-
ing rich wood interiors and fireplaces support the food. The walleye here will knock your
socks off.
Information
The
Green Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
(550 Mill St., 920/294-3231 or 800/
253-7354,
www.visitgreenlake.com
)
is in town.
The Waupaca area lies at the western edge of the east-central waters region and qualifies as
hydrophilic: 22spring-fedlakes southwest ofWaupaca formoneofthelongest recreational
stretches in the lower half of Wisconsin—240 lakes in the county alone. Settlement began
in the region around 1848; the first flour mill went up a year after the state's birth. The city
was named for an altruistic Potawatomi chief, Sam Waupaca, who collapsed and died after
convincing local Natives not to kill the white settlers.
Sights
ThemostpopularactivityintheChainO'Lakesistotakeabreezyrideaboardanauthentic
stern-wheeler, the former flagship of a brewery, the
Chief
(or on the more sedate motor
yacht
Lady of the Lakes
).The90-minutetourstakein8-11lakesofthechain.Sundaycham-
pagnebrunchtours($14)areavailable.
Tours
(715/258-2866)beginrunningMemorialDay
weekendanddeparttwotofourtimesdaily11:30am-4pmfortheeight-lake touraboardthe
Chief;
rates run $10 adults. There are fewer departures during the weeks before Memorial
DayandafterLaborDay.The11-laketouronthe
Lady of the Lakes
coststhesameandlasts
two hours; it departs at 4pm.
JustsouthwestofWaupacaalongWIS22liestiny
Rural,
honesttogoodnessatownthat
time forgot. It's a Yankee town stuck in the middle 1800s. Virtually the entire city, along
theswitchbackingbanksoftheCrystalRiver,isontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.
