Silver Spoon Winners

The Daily Press, November 18, 2006, Photo by RICK OLIVO Bayfield County Sanitarian Michelle Dale, left, is joined by winners of the “Silver Spoon” award given to Bayfield County restaurants that completed their annual health inspections. The winners included, from second left, James Cragoe, Viaggio Italiano; Mary Jung, Loon Saloon; Todd Bucher, Delta Diner; and…

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Delta Diner Dawns Brightly On

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 2, 2006 by DENNIS R. GETTO Two summers ago, I was driving down Bayfield County H, making the run from Iron River to Hayward and trying to spot deer before they jumped in front of my car. It was 8 p.m. and the pines were golden green in the setting…

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Diner Nostalgia

Diner’s Off the Map, Out of This World

The Capital Times, July 2, 2005 by Mary Bergin A dozen miles south of Iron River, off County H and inside Chequamegon National Forest, are the best Swedish pancakes around. They are thin and sweet enough to hold their own without a drenching of syrup. “First-time customers have to sample the pancakes,” joked the cook,…

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Hungry? Head for middle of nowhere

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 14, 2004 by DENNIS McCANN Delta — Todd Bucher said he has told the story so often his wife and employees roll their eyes when the telling starts again, but it was new to me so I was all ears. It was about a vacation when he was a boy,…

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Throwback Diner Restaurant

Out Of Nowhere, A Dining Oasis

Throwback Restaurant Makes A Name For Itself. Wisconsin State Journal , September 19, 2004 by KEVIN REVOLINSKI It looks like a train dining car jumped the track and was left behind in the middle of Chequamegon National Forest. The gleam of the sleek aluminum siding and the glow of neon seem a vision of the…

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Sleek, dining experience awaits in Northwoods

The Country Journal, November 27, 2003 by BARBARA BROWN MEREDITH DELTA – Who could have ever imagined that one day a sleek and shiny stainless steel 1940s classic diner, complete with standout neon lights, would appear on the back roads of northern Wisconsin? It may not be Believe-It-Or-Not material, but it’s close. Prepare yourself for…

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Don’t Expect Fast Food

Lake Superior Magazine / October-November 2003 As Todd and Nina Bucher’s Delta Diner approaches its three-year anniversary in November, it’s clear that this is no ordinary greasy spoon. It’s the result of the couple pursuing Todd’s dream of opening a classic diner like those across the East Coast that were filled with stainless steel and…

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