News & Updates
A little over two years ago during a long, cold winter, I decided to check something off my bucket list and decided to write a children’s book. A teacher friend of mine shared an ABC book that she wrote and this gave me the idea for the format and topic for my book. It would … Read more
Finally…. Good bye to cold subzero temperature, piles of snow, and short hours of day light. Welcome to Spring decorations inside and out, flowers growing, and Maifest around the corner!
This winter we tried something new – as we offered a Saturday night dinner prepared by our Chef Laura, for guests who stayed on Saturday night. This special is listed on our Special Offer pull down, please note that you must reserve your dinner ahead of time – we are not doing walk-in style. … Read more
Zuber’s Romance Weekend February 12 – 14, 2021 Build a weekend package to meet your needs! Start by making a reservation with our Retreat to Zuber’s ‘Special … Read more
We are excited to offer another chocolaty treat this winter! We have always offered cocoa, but this winter we are “stepping it up” a bit! We researched hot chocolate recipes, found one we enjoyed and now will offer this homemade mix to our guests. Guests will always find packets of hot chocolate mix on our … Read more
We are excited to offer a special treat this winter – Indoor S’mores! We were at an area resturant that offers this treat and thought this would be something fun to offer at Zuber’s! So after researching various ways to make the S’mores, I found what will work best of us and our guests. For … Read more
The week of Thanksgiving is always busy! Our routine used to be preparing for a family dinner and possibly preparing to travel. As business owners in the Amana Colonies, the week of Thanksgiving starts off with decorating a tree or trees in the Festhalle Barn, which turns into the beautiful and magical Tannenbaum Forest. Trees … Read more
As we are almost to the end of October, now is the time we begin to think about and plan for the Tannenbaum Forest followed by Prelude to Christmas! The Tannnbaum Forest will open the weekend of November 27- 30. It will be open weekends, closing on December 20th. The Tannenbaum forest is a magical … Read more
For the last several years, each Fall visitors to the Amana Colonies can travel the ‘Scare Crow Trail’ through the outer villages. Each scare crow is unique and fun to look at! You can pick up a list of the locations of each scare crow at the Visitor Center or several of the businesses, then … Read more
We are officially in the season of Fall. Such a beautiful time of the year! Already trees are changing colors and there are mums and pumpkins all around! Another ‘sign of Fall’ is Oktoberfest! Due to COVID, Oktoberfest was cancelled for this year. However several smaller weekend events/activities have been planned! Here is what will … Read more