Take the Fresh Art Tour May 17-19 and learn how to make your own wood-fired brick oven May 25.

This weekend, May 17-19, twelve studios and galleries in the Lake Pepin and Chippewa River Valley are offering the rare opportunity for you to visit, talk with their artists, and see where the artists work during the Fresh Art Tour.  As you wind through the hills and valleys of Western Wisconsin traveling from one studio to another on this self-guided tour, colorful wildflowers and blankets of trillium will border your path.  Delight in the beauty of May and the spectacular work of these artists this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  Find out more here.

Next Saturday, May 25, learn how to make your own wood-fired brick oven.  If you love pizza from a wood-fired brick oven, attend this class so that you can make it at home.  David S. Cargo, who will be conducting the class, notes, “The relatively low cost of the oven designs provided in my class allows people to try baking in a wood-fired oven without the long time and higher expense of traditional mortared ovens. People in my classes are amazed at how easy it is and how good the results are.”  With your own brick oven, you could have wood-fired brick oven pizza parties this summer!

Running Dog Ranch is hosting David’s class.  Go here to find out more.

In June and July more interesting classes are available at Running Dog Ranch including:
June 15, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. An Introduction to Natural Horsemanship by Fran Latane; $40
June 21, 4-6 p.m. Fruit Wine Making and Tasting by Corrine Young, $25
July Classes:
July 6-7, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Dan Weimer Watercolor Two-Day Workshop by Dan Weimer, $120 (Materials included)
July 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.   Travel Journal - Nature Writing-An American Tradition, by Deb McClaron, $60 (Materials included).

Make reservations soon for the classes you want by contacting me.

We’d love to see you,
Corrine Young

Make this Mother’s Day weekend extraordinary.

Kick off the weekend Saturday evening at Gelly’s Pub.  Let smooth seventies, heartfelt soul, piano classics, and party hits entertain you on Saturday, May 11, from 8 - 11 p.m. by the 6th Street Trio - Travis Walker, Victor Freeman, and Russ Baldwin.  Come for Gelly’s specially-made Saturday night Smoked Pork Ribs and/or Shrimp dinner between 5 and 8:30 p.m.  Stay for the music.

Take Mom on a scenic drive to bunch amid a framework of green embracing the river and the road.  Enjoy all you can eat of our delicious Mother’s Day brunch on Sunday, May 12, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., including scrambled eggs with cheese and breakfast sausage, fried potatoes with peppers, French toast, sausage gravy and biscuits, chicken breast, roast beef with mashed potatoes and gravy, and, of course, Mrs. G’s homemade breads for $10.75.

We’ll have a complimentary MaMosa for Mom, too.

After brunch take Mom on a stroll through the shops to see what’s new for spring. 

Contact us as soon as possible to make your reservations.  Seating is limited.  Either e-mail us at gellyspub@yahoo.comgellyspub@yahoo.com or call us at (715) 442-2023.

We’d love to see you again,
Wayne and Di Gellar
Gelly’s Pub

Enjoy demonstrations in maple syrup making, rug hooking, and more!

Celebrate the open house of Running Dog Ranch today and tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Take the scenic drive and enjoy the demonstrations by instructors in maple syrup making, rug hooking, knitting, and, depending upon the weather, natural horsemanship.  Check out some of the amazing items that we have available in conjunction with the 100 mile garage sale.

Our open house kicks off our classes and activities for the 2013 season.  We offer the classes in a log cabin, which is located near Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birthplace.  As an artist and licensed art teacher, this spot inspired my soul, and I thought that it might do the same for my students.  I have a passion to help students identify and pursue what brings them joy.  That’s why we renovated an historic Swedish farmstead into our learning center.

Stop by this weekend and share the magic of our beautiful place atop the bluff.  Find out more about our creative, engaging activities.  Be prepared for the greeting of our friendly animals as you enter the ranch.  See them here first.

We’d love to see you,
Corrine Young

PS  Here are directions.  From the Great River Road, turn onto Spring Street.  Follow it to County Road J, which is the right fork at the Y, and continue to East Pine Creek Road, about five miles.  Turn left onto East Pine Creek Road and go about two miles where you will find Running Dog Ranch on the left.  Follow the signs into Running Dog Ranch. 

See a live owl, eagle, and other raptors at our open house…

We cordially invite you to Maiden Rock Cidery and Winery’s open house next weekend, Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Savor our unique pairings of food, cider, and wine, including our Honeycrisp Hard Cider, Dolgo Crabapple Wine, and our newest release Apfelweiss.  Discover more about our cider and wine by taking a cidery and winery tour at 12, 2, or 4 p.m. both days.

The entire day Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Amanda Rundquist will DJ music provided by Sundown Digital Karaoke.  Amanda’s passion for music shows.  She is a talented professional singer/songwriter who loves to draw you into a song.  The Sundown Digital Karaoke offers a clean, crisp sound for easy listening and singing.  Join Amanda in song and have fun!

We are excited about the special presentation by the Raptor Center featuring a live owl, eagle, and other raptors from 1 - 2 p.m. on Sunday.  Your admission to this program is free.  You are welcome to donate to the Raptor Center if you like.  We will be giving 10% of every sale on Sunday to the Raptor Center.  After the presentation, take a walk through our orchard and notice the raptor perches we have set up.

Mark your calendar and attend our open house next weekend, May 4 and 5.

We’d love to see you again,
Herbie, Carol, and staff
Maiden Rock Cidery and Winery