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🌱 How Elkhart Lake’s Osthoff turns winter into a storybook holiday escape

Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min read

Cheers Elkhart Lake! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Elkhart Lake’s Osthoff turns winter into a storybook holiday escape

Also on today's calendar: Thielmann's Athletic Club 2026 Mini Bowling Tournament.

Today's riddle: You're in a room with a mirror and a table, but no windows or a door. How do you get out? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 61 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Warm with rain and drizzle, temps: high: 67, low: 58.
  • Wednesday: Rain tapering off, with a high of 62 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Step Inside the Midwest's 15 Most Enchanting Holiday Hotels (midwestliving.com) — Holiday travelers from Elkhart Lake can enjoy the Osthoff Resort’s long-running Old World Christmas Market, complete with artisan gifts, horse-drawn wagon rides, and festive classes. The piece also highlights other Midwestern hotels with skating rinks, themed suites, and pop-up bars, offering plenty of ideas if you’re considering a nearby holiday getaway beyond the village.
   

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday November 14
  • Brat Fry →
    Butch & Ann’s Pine Grove, W3225 County Road MM, Elkhart Lake
    11:00 am

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  • Sargento Foods Inc. posted a job opening for Director Food Safety Operations in Elkhart Lake. Apply here.
  • Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager I in Kiel. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elkhart Lake here.

🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "You're in a room with a mirror and a table, but no windows or a door. How do you get out?" — Look in the mirror and see what you saw, take the saw and cut the table in half. Two halves make a whole, climb out of the hole. (Thank you Mary K. for sending it in!)
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