Spring 2010
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GUS'S CORNER
Hi. My name is Gus and I am the mascot of Alpine. You may have seen me in some of the resort’s advertising. Also, they have several wood cut-outs of me in various activities at the resort hanging on the walls of the Yodel Inn (one of our bars).
The owners have been busy this past winter readying the accommodations for the summer ahead. As you read further into our newsletter, I plan to cover more of the “goings on”. Anyway, hope you had a good winter. Bill (our manager emeritus) spent the month of January in Florida and had to come back to Egg Harbor to get warm.
At this time I would like to welcome back past guests, and extend an invitation to those of you who have not been at our resort before. Like we say in the old country……….
Auf Weidersein
Gus der Schweitzerboob
HA HA HA
Someone sent us a joke recently:
“A little boy wanted $100.00 very badly and prayed for weeks but nothing happened. Then he decided to write God a letter requesting the $100.00. When the postal authorities received the letter to “God, USA” they decided to send it to the President. The President was so amused that he instructed his secretary to send the little boy a $5.00 bill. The President thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy. The little boy was delighted with the $5.00 bill and sat down to write a thank-you note to God, which read:
Dear God: Thank you very much for sending the money. However, I noticed that for some reason you sent it through Washington DC and they took out $95.00 in taxes.
TOOT TOOT
Every year we receive letters from past guests who have enjoyed their stay at Alpine. Allow me to “toot” my horn a little:
From David and Becky Hein of Mandan, North Dakota “Thank you for all you do to make vacations at Egg Harbor so enjoyable”.
From Todd and Roxie Becker of Madison, Wisconsin “Everything was great again this year. Our cottage was so cozy and homey”.
Valeri Dugan writes “I want to tell you how wonderful our Alpine vacation was. I actually have tears in my eyes remembering all the wonderful times my family had at Alpine. We are already looking forward to visiting next summer”
Shawn Odeja writes that “One vacation at Alpine is not enough!”
Andy Frazier writes that they had a wonderful time and will return. “We found it so relaxing, the food was great and the staff was wonderful”.
Wendy Banker writes to thank everyone at the resort for their hospitality during their stay.
BEST OF THE MIDWEST
We're thrilled to be included in the recommendations for lodging in the recently released '2010 Best of the Midwest' magazine published by Midwest Living. Pick up a copy and take a peek.
GREETINGS FROM THE PRO SHOP
Dave, Dennis, Dick, Fred and Pete at the Alpine Golf Course Pro Shop are ready to set up your tee times! Just call or email for your preferred dates and times. And don't forget about our Golf Passes for unlimited play on the course. Our grounds keeping crew are prepping the course so we'll be all set for your arrival.
TIME TO EAT
We’re making some changes in the Hof Restaurant, Hof Deck and Hof Lounge this year. As always breakfast will be served every day in the main dining room from May 29th through October 17th. Customary dinners will be served in the main dining room on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and Sunday from June 20th to September 5th and weekends until we close. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights we’ll offer a “pub style” menu along with several full entrée choices in the Hof Lounge and outdoors on the Hof Deck starting June 20th. Last year, we started serving lunches on the Hof Deck in July and August offering great hamburgers, brats, wraps, chicken sandwiches and lighter fare. We’ll continue to offer lunch outdoors on the Deck again this summer.
SHORT CLIPS:
Carl Rauch got a hole-in-one on our 36 hole course when he was here in October 2009. Congratulations Carl!!!
Egg Harbor’s new 7 million dollar marina should be up and running this summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Piette visit us annually from Midland Texas.
Alpine is planning a weekly Historical Walking Tour of the resort for this summer. Join us - it should be fun and very interesting.
Door County Trolley plans to continue their haunted tour weekly, including Alpine as one of the stops.
The Tyrolean Raum (alias West Lobby) in the lodge will be finished prior to our May 28th opening. The new décor has a warm feel and changes the whole look of the room.
For our “birder” guests, we will start a bird sighting program this season. We’ll have a log at the front desk where you can document the birds you spotted, where you found them, and additional information about your sighting. Anyone is welcome to participate.
The maintenance crew at Alpine have spent much of their time this winter remodeling bathrooms in the lodge along with the other many jobs they are assigned.
We had a lot of tree damage shortly before the holidays. A freezing rain was followed by a sticky snowfall, weighing down the limbs and breaking them off. Spring cleanup is a much larger project this year!
Some June and September weekends will be busy with weddings. Alpine has become a destination wedding location in our shoulder seasons and we’ve been the beginning for many a lovely romance.
As many folks know, Alpine is a great place for reunions. We continue to host many family reunions each season and meet folks from all over the country and even from other countries. Quite the journey is made for these wonderful gatherings.
That’s enough for now.
ALWAYS LOOKING TO HEAR FROM YOU
We’re in the office all winter, so if you want to get in touch with us, just visit our website at www.AlpineResort.com and click on “E-Mail Us”.
Fun Pics from Alpine!
A NICE STORY
Dear 2nd and 3rd generations of Bertschingers,
I just “Googled” Alpine Resort, Egg Harbor, WI and lo and behold, up came your website! Why did I try to find you? Because this almost 90 year old used to come up to Alpine from Oak Park, IL every July with his parents for some ten years starting about 1926 as I place it (may have been a couple years either way). One of your early guests was famed lawyer Clarence Darrow. Many folks would come up every year after year from St. Louis. The road from Sturgeon Bay up was an adventure in those 20’s cars. Come to think back on it, I don’t think my present car could have made it!
Thanks for the memories of learning to sail in your catboat rigged sailboat, one of the Bertschingers yodeling, the then-new seawall which was high and dry the year after. Lots of warm, fuzzy memories.
Thanks, Jack King, Kerrville, TX
NEWS BRIEF
If you have any news for us to include, please email us with the information at vacation@alpineresort.com. Hope to see you real soon!
