Lake Effect Provisions

Lake Effect Provisions

Hard cider, microbrews, local wines, provisions & shopping… The downtown Manson location where Rootwood Cider was, is now Lake Effect Provisions. Provisions you say… well, what do they provide?  Casual daytime food (breakfast and lunch), drinks, and some really...
The Month of Love

The Month of Love

For many years, the month of February has been celebrated at the 30+ Wineries in the Lake Chelan Valley with two weekends of decadence centered around Red Wine & Chocolate. This year, the Lake Chelan Wine Valley has dubbed the entire month of February the “Month...
Lake Chelan Crush

Lake Chelan Crush

Back in the day, August of 1891 actually, some wrote in the In the Chelan Falls Leader newspaper – “…fruits and berries thrive here to perfection and the conditions are highly favorable to the culture of the grape and the manufacture of wine. The time will come...
S’more kits, you asked we listened

S’more kits, you asked we listened

Did you know… S’more is a contraction of the phrase “some more”.  S’mores appeared in a cookbook in the early 1920s, where it was called a “Graham Cracker Sandwich”.  The text indicates that the treat was already popular with...
Smoke on the Water BBQ The new guys in town

Smoke on the Water BBQ The new guys in town

For many years there has been a diverse selection of amazing restaurants in Manson, and this year the diversity just keeps growing with the opening of Smoke on the Water BBQ.  Smoke on the Water is currently operating out of the Cheval Cellars building in downtown...
Wineries, What are they up to?

Wineries, What are they up to?

This COVID thing has thrown us all for a loop.  It doesn’t matter what our thoughts, it’s been hard on everyone and every business.  Well, the wineries have taken their share of hardships but are tough as nails and the grapes are still growing. In fact, there’s a new...