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December 2014

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w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m D e c e m b e r 2 0 14 • I NSIGH T | 29 I N S I G H T O N E C O N O M I C DEVELOPMENT B y S e a n P. J o h n s o n A n old fashioned idea is breathing new life into Calumet County. ere are few institutions more iconic in Wisconsin than the supper club, and Calumet County is home to more than 30 of them — many with strong ties to the church steeples that dot the pastoral landscape. With traveler tastes shiing from the universality of chain restaurants to a desire for authentic and local cuisine, Calumet County tourism officials realized they had an opportunity to promote an important part of the area's heritage. "I think people are looking for good food in a much more relaxed environment," says John Roepke, who with his wife Barbara owns Roepke's Village Inn in Chilton. "Supper clubs tend to provide a more social environment where folks can talk and enjoy themselves." Calumet County tourism officials are banking on that sentiment. e effort to promote the area's supper clubs began in earnest in 2013 when Calumet and Fond du Lac counties partnered to publish "Breaking Bread in the Holyland." Filled with historical images, the book tells the story of the Catholic parishes that gave the region along the east coast of Lake Winnebago its name, and describes how the corresponding supper clubs oen provided those communities with a Classic clubs Calumet County highlights the "Holyland" in new supper club guides A map of the "Holyland" area of Calumet and Fond du Lac counties highlighting the churches that dot the area and the supper clubs forming the core of the communities. [continued] »

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