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Waunakee, Wisconsin

May 20, 2023

One of the Midwest traditions I'm loving is the Friday night fish fry. Today, we headed north from Madison to the city of Waunekee (the only Waunekee in the world, we were told as we drove into town) to try the offerings at Lone Girl Brewing Co. which made the list of one of the best fish frys in the area. The story behind the meal is that German and Polish Catholic immigrants settled in Milwaukee in the 1860s and began the tradition of the Friday fish fry. During Lent, they didn’t eat meat on Fridays, instead eating the fish they caught in Lake Michigan. From there, the fish fry became a Wisconsin Supper Club staple.