Our Family Legacy
Five Generations of Hospitality
Our Story
Our story began in 1977 when we arrived in Marshfield to take over Westview Country Club, proudly renaming it Leffel's Westview Supper Club — known today as River's Edge Country Club. Building on that foundation, Dale and Pat followed their dream and constructed the Belvedere Supper Club in 1984 and expanded further with the addition of a banquet hall in 1988. Rooted in a rich family tradition, we represent the fourth generation of restaurateurs in our family, with our children proudly continuing that heritage as the fifth generation running various establishments.
A Legacy of Fine Dining
Perhaps you have shared a meal with us before and didn't even know it. Our family's passion for hospitality spans four generations, and along the way we have had the privilege of serving our communities through a number of beloved establishments. Throughout the years, all of our restaurants have strived to use quality products and source local vendors whenever possible, ensuring the best experience for every guest at our tables. We invite you to take a stroll down memory lane and see if any of these names bring back a fond memory or two.
The One Who Started It All
Before there were restaurants, supper clubs, or banquet halls, there was our beloved Lillian Hoefner Leffel Stewart. Lillian is the one who started it all. In the early days, she worked in the logging camps of Hurley, Wisconsin, where she fed and entertained lumber buyers on fine China right there in the logging camps. The men who came to buy logs were treated to remarkable hospitality, and Lillian had a gift for making every guest feel welcome at the table. Though the saying goes that she was a cook in the logging camps, it was well known that men were the cooks in those camps — we like to say that Lillian brought something far more special to the table. Her legacy lives on to this day in the beloved roll recipe that she passed down through the generations, still served proudly at the Belvedere Supper Club. Another family member was also a cook in a logging camp. Carl Hoernke cooked at the Sam Cook logging camp in Colby, Wisconsin.
Our Restaurants
The following establishments represent our family's proud history of dining and hospitality across the region:
Michigan
• The Townhouse — Negaunee, Michigan
• The Landing Pad — Marquette County Airport, Marquette, Michigan
• Marquette Golf Course — Marquette, Michigan
• Big Bay Hotel — Big Bay, Michigan
• Taco John's — Marquette, Michigan
• The Garden Room and Motel — Marquette, Michigan
• The Northwoods Supper Club — Marquette, Michigan
• Superior Dome — NMU, Marquette, Michigan
Minnesota
• Bridgeman's Ice Cream Shop — Faribault, Minnesota
• Red Wing Pottery Place — Red Wing, Minnesota
• Edgewood Motel and Supper Club — Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Wisconsin
• Plantation Supper Club — Medford, Wisconsin | Owned by Jake Leffel, Est. July 29, 1959
• Wildwood Supper Club — Medford, Wisconsin | Managed by Jake Leffel, Est. 1973
• Anchor Inn Supper Club — Pickerel, Wisconsin
• Leffel Supper Club — Antigo, Wisconsin
• Rookie Sports Bar — Antigo, Wisconsin
• Cheers Family Restaurant — Antigo, Wisconsin
• Blackjack Steakhouse — Antigo, Wisconsin
• All Sauced Up Food Truck — Antigo, Wisconsin
• Leffel's Westview Supper Club — Marshfield, Wisconsin | Est. 1977
• ★ Belvedere Supper Club — Marshfield, Wisconsin | Est. 1984
• Marauders Cove — University of Wisconsin-Marshfield | Food service provided for several years
• The Dirty Leprechaun — College Ave, Appleton, Wisconsin | Chris Leffel, part owner
Wisconsin
• ★ The Loophole — Tomahawk, Wisconsin
• Village Plaza — Spencer, Wisconsin
• ★ Rail Trail Bar — Fenwood, Wisconsin | Owned by David and Katie Telschow
• Maple Grove Tavern — Phillips, Wisconsin | Owned by Elroy and Doris Leffel, Dale's parents
• Buckhorn Tavern — Colby, Wisconsin | Founded by Otto and Bertha Leffel, Dale's grandparents
• Wine and Spirits Liquor Store — Stratford, Wisconsin | Owned by Dan Bohman, cousin to Dale
• Chet & Emil's — Birnamwood, Wisconsin | Owned in 1946 by Pat's grandmother's sister
• Cattleman's Club — Equity Stockyards, Stratford, Wisconsin | Run by Agnes and Herman Punke for 18 years
• Someplace Else Bar and Food — Marshfield, Wisconsin | Owner Darnell Leffel, 2007 to 2011
• The Little Club — Spencer, Wisconsin | Owned by Jim Becker (son of Laura Hoernke)
Wisconsin
• ★ Marshfield Elks Lodge #665 — Marshfield, Wisconsin | Jason Severt, Current Exalted Ruler 2026 (Dale's dad's sister's grandson)
• ★ Leffel Roots Apple Orchard — Eau Claire, Wisconsin | Owned by Jim and Laura Leffel for 11 years | A popular family friendly destination just south of Eau Claire offering fall activities, baked goods, drinks, plenty of apples, and a wheelchair accessible apple picking deck | Transitioning to Megan and Maple Harvest Apple Orchard this fall
• ★ Helene's Hilltop Apple Orchard — Merrill, Wisconsin | Owned by Mark and Olivia Telschow | 20 acres of apple orchard, 10 acres of pumpkin patch, pick your own apples, on site bakery, outdoor activities, barnyard play area, barn cellar offering local craft beverages, frosty floats, and apple cider old fashioneds, entertainment, pie, soup, and much more.
★ Indicates establishments still owned and proudly operated by the Leffel family line today — including all branches and descendants who carry this legacy forward regardless of surname.
Community Food Service
Not all of our family's service was within the walls of a restaurant. The Leffels were proud to give back to their community and country through the following programs and commitments:
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Leffel's Westview Supper Club and Snack Shack — Dale and Pat operated for several years before building the Belvedere Supper Club
• Camp Douglas — Dale and Pat Leffel were contracted to provide meals for troops and service groups at Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
• Fort McCoy — Dale and Pat Leffel were also contracted to provide meals at Fort McCoy, an Army Reserve installation located in Monroe County, Wisconsin
• University of Wisconsin Stevens Point at Marshfield — Dale and Pat ran the kitchen for three years
• Midstate Technical College — catered meals for the college
• Farm Technology Days — Dale sat on the food committee for several years
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Meals on Wheels — The Leffel family proudly operated the Meals on Wheels program, delivering meals to aging members of the community in Wood, Marathon, and Portage Counties for over 30 years
We are grateful for every guest who has sat at our tables over the years. Thank you for being part of our story.
“ We had it pretty darn good for not knowing we had it good. ”
— The Leffel Family
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