Governor Walker Declares August 31 as Supper Club Day in Wisconsin

Today, Governor Scott Walker, Tourism Secretary Stephanie Klett, and other members of Cabinet leadership have taken to the road to celebrate Supper Club Day and deliver commemorative plaques to ten distinguished supper clubs. Over 400,000 people took the time to nominate and vote for their favorite supper club destination through the month-long "Travel Wisconsin Supper Club Showdown." Final results for the online contest can be found through this link.

Of the ten selected winners, Schwarz's Supper Club of St. Anna and Chissy's Pub & Grill of Waldo each secured spots in the top five. Both venues have become a destination for the locals and out-of-town visitors who file in by the hundreds every night. Chissy's is a family-run operation that has been recognized for serving the best old-fashioned in Sheboygan County. Schwarz's was highlighted by Secretary Klett earlier this year in her radio interview on the Wisconsin fish fry tradition.

Senator Stroebel took the afternoon to travel to Schwarz's for the award presentation. The following legislative citations were delivered to the respective owners of each supper club, on behalf of the Wisconsin State Legislature:

Schwarz's Supper Club in St. Anna

WHEREAS, Governor Scott Walker has declared Thursday, August 31, 2017, as Supper Club Day throughout Wisconsin, honoring the state’s iconic supper clubs, their history and contributions to the tourism economy; and

WHEREAS, Calumet County is the Supper Club Capitol of the Midwest; and

WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Department of Tourism has recognized Schwarz’s in St. Anna as a winner of the Travel Wisconsin Supper Club Showdown; and

WHEREAS, Schwarz’s of St. Anna is owned by Charley and Stephanie Schwarz and has remained a family-run operation for six decades; and

WHEREAS, Schwarz’s started out as a one-room tavern and is now renowned for serving over 700 patrons per night with their highly-acclaimed steaks, prime rib, and Friday night perch fry ; now

THEREFORE, be it resolved that, on behalf of the members of the Wisconsin Legislature, Senator Duey Stroebel and Representative Jesse Kremer, do hereby recognize Schwarz’s Supper Club in St. Anna as a premier destination for an old fashioned in the 20^th Senate District.

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Chissy's Pub & Grill in Waldo

WHEREAS, Chissy’s Pub & Grill of Waldo was nominated as a top five destination in the Travel Wisconsin Supper Club Showdown; and

WHEREAS, Chissy’s has been owned and operated by Darrell & Cindy Ringel since 1975, carrying on the legacy of Harold E. “Chissy” Chisholm, for whom the venue is named; and

WHEREAS, Chissy’s famous old-fashioned is regarded as the best in Sheboygan County; and

WHEREAS, Chissy’s has demonstrated an aptitude for innovation over the course of its lifetime with the introduction of new menu items and the addition of a kitchen, second dining room, and banquet facility; now

THEREFORE, be it resolved that, on behalf of the members of the Wisconsin Legislature, Senator Duey Stroebel and Representative Jesse Kremer, do hereby recognize Chissy’s Pub & Grill of Waldo as one of the top destinations in the Midwest for a savory prime rib and a wayside stop for visitors en route to Road America.