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Wisconsin Activities and Excursions To view this website, you will need Adobe Flash Player 6 or higher. Click here to download. Wisconsin Educational Excursions Enhance your Annual Conference experience by participating in one of seven exciting and diverse educational excursions coordinated by the Wisconsin Association of Family & Consumer Sciences. READY TO REGISTER? June 18, 2008 Tour A: See the Great Wall of China in Wisconsin Explore 36,000 square feet of dynamic design concepts for the kitchen and bathroom at the world famous Kohler Design Center. You’ll start the day with an abbreviated tour of the production factory where porcelain products are made. Then you’ll go to the design center, which serves as a resource to thousands of architects, builders, designers, and consumers as they plan for family housing needs. In addition to seeing the latest in kitchen, bath, and furniture arranged in room settings, you’ll have an opportunity to learn of the history and diversity of the Kohler Corporation and also view artwork in ceramics, cast iron, and brass. The Great Wall of China can be found in the Design Center. Enjoy lunch in The Wisconsin Room of The American Club, the only five-star resort and restaurant in Wisconsin, also featured on the National Register of Historic Places. You’ll have a served lunch, and as time permits, an opportunity to stroll their wonderful gardens and gift shop. After lunch we’ll visit Waelderhaus, a German-designed “house in the woods” that was built as a replica of the Kohler ancestral home in Austria. On our way back to Milwaukee, we’ll also make a stop at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan where the bathrooms are a “must see” as you tour this modern Art Center. Comfortable, closed-toe and closed-heel walking shoes are a must. Tour B: Visit the Broadway Connection to Wisconsin Well-known Broadway performers Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne established Ten Chimneys Estate, a gem of the Midwest, in the little town of Genesee Depot. Each room of the elegant three-story, 18- room main house is crafted as if it were a stage with historic furnishings, hand-painted murals, personal décor, tender mementos, and diverse collections still intact and unchanged since the 1920s and 1930s. Visit the guest bedrooms of such famous guests as Noel Coward, Katherine Hepburn, Helen Hayes, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Laurence Olivier. Rumor has it that Lynn’s couture gowns, sewn by her, will be on display beginning in May 2008. This tour includes lunch at Ten Chimneys and time to explore the nearby historic downtown district of Delafield, home of the Lang Folk Art Company. Tour C: Food Production in America’s Dairyland and NASCO Tour D: Lake Geneva—A Glimpse at Wisconsin History and International Cuisine This all-encompassing tour captures the history of the Walworth County area. Tour stops include Kikkoman Foods, Geneva Lake Cruise Line, and Lake Geneva Museum of History, as well as time for shopping. Japanese-owned Kikkoman Foods believes in “Flavors That Bring People Together,” and the company is devoted to promoting international cultural exchange. During the one-hour tour, you’ll explore the processing portion of the world’s largest soy sauce plant. Then, relax on a Geneva Lake Mansions Tour of historic homes via boat with lunch served on the boat. After lunch, visit the Lake Geneva Museum of History. Founded in 1983, the museum features farm implements, an assortment of businesses essential to the family, home life in the late 1800’s, and a Marine gallery. No visit to Lake Geneva would be complete without time to explore the shopping of downtown Lake Geneva. Art galleries, confections, dining, fashion, gourmet food and wine, and jewelry await you as you stroll through downtown Lake Geneva. Tour E: Clothing and Textile Excursion Begin your day with a trip to Nancy’s Notions in Beaver Dam. Nancy Zieman began her career at her kitchen table and has built her passion into a multimillion-dollar business that includes her TV show, Sewing with Nancy. Experts at Nancy’s Notions will share the current trends in the industry and answer any questions as you browse through rooms of beautiful fabrics and notions. Lunch will be served during this part of the tour. Wouldn’t it be great to see Nancy? Our tour continues with a stop at Olympus Flag & Banner in north Milwaukee, where you will see state-of-the-art printing, construction, and finishing abilities. Olympus is the largest producer of mascot costumes in the U.S. and their printing capabilities allow them to make unique, out-of-the-box projects of all kinds. Then we’re off to Canvasbacks for a tour of the design studio, construction department, and the retail store that features Betsy Horsfield’s latest clothing collection designed for “the confident woman who wants to have a little fun.” Tour F: Food and Beverage Culinary Tour Continue your day with a stop at the famous Miller Brewery where you will see how beer is made—the chemistry—and watch the full operation followed with a tasting (be sure to have your ID ready). End your day at the Milwaukee Public Market, where the staff will meet you and discuss why the market was built and its plans for the future. After the short presentation, shop at your leisure for Wisconsin chocolates, cheeses, produce, meats, bakery items, and coffees. Tour G: Garden Landscapes, Historic Communities, and a Taste of Home
Please note: All tours include food and will provide either product bags or door prizes.
Tour H: International Night of Fun & Learning with IFHE Sprecher Microbrewery (voted one of the best small microbreweries in the US) will be the location of a fun-filled evening on June 18th, sponsored by the IFHE-US Development Fund. Join in this evening of fellowship, learning, and fundraising to support grants and other international work. The festivities will be held in the Munich-inspired indoor beer garden of this microbrewery that produces 10 European style beers and eight gourmet sodas. Tour the brewery; then learn about the ethnic heritage of the area, which far exceeds the stereotypes of Polish and German. Celebrate the cultural differences of the area while enjoying entertainment, ethnic inspired hors d’oeuvres, and beverages. Bus transportation will be provided from the hotel with departure loading at 6:00pm. READY TO REGISTER?Download the tour registration form. Reservations must be made by May 15, 2008. |
This tour showcases three southeast Wisconsin businesses. Crave Brothers Dairy and Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese in Waterloo have received international awards for their family farm management, energy-saving and earth-friendly technologies, and tasty artisan cheeses. On the way to the farm, we’ll discuss how food producers in Wisconsin are adapting their practices to meet consumer demand. After a tour of the farm and cheese factory, you’ll see demonstrations and eat lunch in the cheese plant's tasting kitchen. After lunch, we’re off to Fort Atkinson to visit Nasco International, where they offer 30 mail order catalogs with more than 65,000 products for consumers, educators, nutritionists, health care providers, researchers, agriculturists, and more. Enjoy the tour, see a demonstration, and browse the Nasco outlet store’s large selection of arts and crafts and FCS products. A quick stop at the Hoard Historical Museum will allow us to learn about local pioneer history and find out how Wisconsin became America's Dairyland. 
Have you ever wondered how prime rib can be served done to perfection—juicy, pink and flavorful? Start your day at Alto-Shaam, which was incorporated in 1955 by Jerry Maahs. After 13 years in the restaurant industry, Maahs focused on the development of food service equipment that uses a patented process called HALO-HEAT. The HALO HEAT method is achieved with a thermostatic-controlled, low-density thermal cable, wrapped throughout the walls of the cooking or holding cavity. This principle of uniform heat distribution is applied, to the greatest extent possible, in a complete line of specialty ovens and serving equipment. Alto-Shaam manufactures HALO HEAT low-temperature cooking, holding, and serving equipment for hotels, restaurants, institutions, and supermarkets. Come for an amazing tour of their company to learn how this process works. A chef demonstration by their two executive chefs will include ample tasting as they show us how their equipment cooks meats, fish, vegetables, and more. 
Discover the natural beauty of Wisconsin as you have lunch at the world-renowned Boerner Botanical Gardens and tour the paradise of roses. After the one-and-a-half hour tour in the flowers and shrubs landscape, a tour guide will step onto your bus and guide you through the historical green-built city of Greendale, WI. Greendale is one of the original “planned communities” developed in the post WWII era. The world’s largest cooking magazine, The Taste of Home, is located in Greendale at Reiman Publications. You will visit the Reiman Publications’ Visitor Center to observe a food styling and food photography demonstration session. Their large test kitchen is surrounded by a museum of Norman Rockwell prints and copy ads from the 13 national magazines they publish. The day will conclude with a stop at The Taste of Home Store, with stacks and shelves full of bargains for those who have a passion for food. 