THE TRAILBLAZER
"An Old West Eatery"

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Located On Main Street--Down Town, Elroy, Wisconsin

CATTLE DRIVE (STEAKS) ON ELROY'S MAIN STREET.

A number of friends had mentioned that if you wanted a nice place to eat you should go to the Trailblazer Restaurant on the main drag in Elroy. So Sunday, after church our brother-in-law, LeRoy Lindahl and his son Steve Lindahl, Thema and I went down to Elroy, to see for ourselves what this new restaurant that opened in Elroy about a month ago (Sept) had to offer. When I was in realestate one of the words we used quite often was the word "curb appeal" in other words what is ones "first impression" of a piece of property. Well, the Trailblazer, in my view certainly has "curb appeal" see photo above.

OWNER, TERESA MERCER AND CHEF, WILD BILL
Wild Buffalo Bill's Portrait to Teresa's right.

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Teresa Mercer, From Kentucky, Had Come To Elroy On A Promise Of Another Project That Did Not Work Out And When This Building Came Up For Sale She Decided To Purchase.

"I always wanted to have a unique type of restaurant and here was my opportunity", Teresa said. The old building was completely renovated and given the motif of the Wild West of the 1800's The furniture all wooden, looks home made but very attractive, wall hangings depict much of the old west. Among them being the more than life size picture of Buffalo Bill Cody (on left in above picture).

Then there are the Menues: Saddle Up Appetizers; Branded Burger; Wild West Sandwitches; Cattle Drive Steaks; including such names as: The Annie Oakley, The Butch Cassidy, Jesse James among many other familiar western names. The interior, of rough sawn lumber, was bright and sparkling clean. the service good, the food delicious and the owners and staff helpful and friendly.

LEROY LINDAHL, SON STEVE, THEMA & BILL WEBER
Look Over The Wide Selection On The Daily Menu.

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We Enjoyed A Farewell Dinner With LeRoy As He Leaves This Area To Go Live With His Son Steve and Family in Chester, Virgina And Then On To Bolivia To Live With His Son Larry And Family, Who Are Missonaries Down There. If you would like to contact LeRoy Lindahl his e-mail address is lcl24@yahoo.com (Note: lcl are lower case letter not numbers

It was a lovely sunny day, a bit on the cool side but not bad for late October. Our thanks to Teresa Mercer for the information and for a delightful and unique dining experience. The Trailblazer restaurant is located at 213 Main St. Elroy, WI. For information or dinner appointments phone 608-462-2222

Story and Photo's
Bill Weber