Thanksgiving at the Rookery
Will the Rookery be open on Thanksgiving Day? That all depends. If we are, would you plan to join us?
The past few years your answer to the latter question has determined our response to the former. And thus it shall be once again. In other words, we currently ARE planning to be open, but ONLY if we have sufficient advance reservations. Otherwise we'll stay home and watch some football. Do a little online Christmas shopping. Shoot a deer. Whatever.
Well, probably not the deer thing actually. Here at the Rookery we'd rather cook the game than kill it. But feel free to ask Bill about the connection between the restaurant building and his one and only deer hunt, while he was bartending here for the original owner, Doc Kliszcz, back in college.
Anyway, back to Thanksgiving. As we always say, if you're looking for a typical Thanksgiving restaurant buffet, replete with rehydrated
mashed potatoes and canned gravy, you're probably not gonna wanna come to the Rookery. But if you're in the mood for something more akin to what the Pilgrims and their Native American guests might REALLY have feasted on, then that's another story!
Chef Tim is still working up the details. Yet we certainly like what we hear so far! In lieu of turkey we'll be featuring your choice of elk or duck. And among the accompaniments? Orange hazelnut dressing and
jalapeño
cranberry sauce. Plus head server Becky's special green bean casserole. After all, many of our guests hail from Minnesota, dontcha know?
Four courses in all. $49 per person. But if that doesn't sound absolutely awesome to you, our entire new winter menu also will be available on Thanksgiving day.
Whatever the case, book your Thanksgiving reservations today. Wanna eat earlier than 4 PM? We'll be open whenever you tell us you'd care to dine.
November Dinner Lecture
Sediments and Soils of the Apostle Islands
Thursday, November 16
Join Dr. Tom Fitz, Professor of Geoscience, Northland College, to learn about the sediments left at the end of glacial deposition, the soils that have developed on those glacial-age sediments, and modern beach sediments. Dr. Fitz's interest in soils has grown because soils connect the physical Earth to terrestrial life.
The program begins at 5:30 PM, with optional dinner and conversation after the presentation. Register in advance by calling the Cable Natural History Museum (715-798-3890). $5 member/$10 non-member.
Upcoming Dinner Lectures
Here's a preview of the great lineup of Lake Superior focused dinner lectures coming your way at the Rookery this winter. This lecture series sponsored by the Cable Natural History Museum is becoming more popular every year...to the point it has become necessary to cap attendance due to the size of our dining room. So if you're especially interested in any of these upcoming lectures be sure to call the museum early to reserve your spot (715-798-3890).
Thursday, December 14 - The Fluency of Our Inland Sea; Exploring Physics in Large Lakes
Join Jay Austin as he describes how Lake Superior, one of the largest lakes in the world, has been shown to be sensitive to climate change. What have we observed in this lake over the last several decades? What are the consequences? Austin is a Professor and Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UMD and holds a joint appointment at the Large Lakes Observatory.
Tentative:
January 11: Mary Dougherty, Words for Water
February 8: Jon Martin, forestry research going on in Fairyland
March 8: Peggy Burkman, Piping plovers in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
