Chaseburg's Hideaway

Lower Chaseburg barely exists since  FEMA bought out and razed flooded properties but one structure still remains and that is The Hideaway, a local eatery and bar.

Present owners Jack and Carol Wolfe live on the premises with their family. Food is good and besides bar food (Wisconsin's famous fried cheese curds) and a stocked bar, there is a full restaurant menu. Jack employs a huge smoker and grill during the warmer months and also makes his own brews. Depending on the time of year Thursday night specials and raffles fill the dirt parking lot with locals, bikers, fishermen and visitors serving up daily specials besides great burgers and homemade pizzas.  

My favorite spot to sit as soon as it gets warm enough is on the back screened in porch. You can experience wildlife hanging out in the grassy areas and beautiful sunsets besides good 'ole fresh air. 

BUT right now the scenery behind the Hideaway are the spectacular frozen bluffs. Apparently the lights that would illuminate them at night are unfortunately not functioning right now. That's too bad-

BUT that just means you need to head on over during the day light before the meltdown if you haven't seen them this winter. 



Besides promoting this as a great place to grab a bite/ brew when in the area, it is an establishment with an illustrious past.  Old photos and newspaper clippings adorn the walls to tell its story in Chaseburg.

In 1911 the old tavern was bought and remodelled by the Koenigs. When widowed and left with 4 children to raise on her own, 'Ma' Koenig as she became known kept the tavern open and 7 upstairs rooms available if you catch my drift. 

Ma's reputation on being well versed in the Bible and correcting patrons's language seems a bit incongruous. You see supposedly this was just a 'hotel'  and restaurant during Prohibition but lo and behold, a copper tank was found between the kitchen and upstairs bedroom floor. In the bedroom's switch box was an aluminum filler pipe and a drainer pipe in the kitchen doorway. Imagine that!

Ma Koenig had the distinction of being in business longer longer than any other business in the Village of Chaseburg, 56 years.
Gee, if only those walls could talk we'd learn a lot more history than is in those old photographs... Stay tuned for more Chaseburg history and Life in the End of the RainbowValley...