July 10, 2015
Good morning from Collegeville,
The Rhubarb Pie with ice cream at Fisher’s Club is back. Fisher’s Club is a seasonal restaurant next to a city owned swimming beach on the north shore of Middle Spunk Lake in Avon.
George “Showboat” Fisher was a major league baseball player from 1922 until 1932. He played for the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Cardinals. He was 33 years old when he opened Fisher’s Club. The dance floor was added in 1937 and they started serving their legendary Fisher’s Famous Walleye. The secret recipe is still used today. The main dining room was added in 1953 and the porch in 1954. When George Junior came home from a construction job in Greenland to work with his dad at the Club, ‘Showboat’ told his son, “Stick around to help me here at The Club or I’m going to sell it.” Junior and his wife Sally took over in 1959.
It used to be a bottle club. The lockers that the regulars used to store their bottles are still on the wall with their names on them. The new owners, Cory and Jacob Voss, have a full service bar. Jacob graduated from Upsala High School in 2011. The new schedule is to be open from Wednesday until Sunday for supper. Be sure to call for reservations, 320-356-7372. Details are online at fishersclub.com
After my early supper of pie and ice cream, I set up my table at Sunset Stages on campus of College of Saint Benedict. Robert Robinson was wonderful. Next Thursday ‘Deuces Wild’ will be performing at 7:30. Come early and bring your lawn chair. I hope to see you there. csbsju.edu/WOW
The APHC show this week is a re-broadcast from a show done at The Fitzgerald Theater in September of 2013. Chris Thile, the heir apparent as host of APHC, will be showing off his classical chops on a few violin sonatas and partitas. Bach on the mandolin. Other guests include ‘Vasen’ and ‘Chic Gamine’. The regular cast of characters will join the band to entertain you. There will even be a word about the famous Be Bop A Ree Bop Rhubarb Pie. Enjoy the show. You can stream it on your iPhone no matter where you are.
”In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility” Eleanor Roosevelt
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