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Holidays at Home

Woodloch At Home: Holiday Movie Challenge | Woodloch Resort

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Keep up-to-date with all things Woodloch on our blog featuring exclusive recipes, heartwarming stories, lifestyle content, contests and more.

Woodloch At Home: Holiday Movie Challenge

What a great time of the year to enjoy all of our FAVORITE holiday films! But how well do you REALLY know them?

Take our Holiday Movie Challenge to find out! Can you name all 25 of these classics just by their movie posters?

Filed Under: at home, holiday, Holiday Stories & Games, Holidays at Home Tagged With: at home, christmas, trivia, woodloch at home

Woodloch At Home Holiday Spectacular | Woodloch Resort

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Woodloch At Home: Holiday Spectacular

One of our favorite parts of the whole holiday season has always been all of the great seasonal television specials of years past!

That’s why this year, we are putting one last “Concert From the Couch” together for all of our friends… with a special holly jolly flair!

Tens of thousands of viewers caught our first two shows, and we are hoping to close out the year with the best one yet!

Filed Under: at home, community, holiday, Holiday Stories & Games, Holidays at Home, Winter Tagged With: at home, christmas, woodloch at home

Woodloch At Home: Festival of Lights | Woodloch Resort

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Woodloch At Home: Festival of LIGHTS!

Nothing says “the holidays” quite like a beautiful illuminated light show! It’s one of our favorite things about the holidays- for 20 years now, we’ve celebrated each holiday season with our illuminated “Festival of Lights” wagon rides through our Nature Trail.

With this year being just a little different than years past, we thought it would be a great opportunity to share our Light Ride finales from the past few years in one take- check it out!

Filed Under: at home, holiday, Holiday Stories & Games, Holidays at Home, Winter Tagged With: at home, christmas, holidays

A Holiday "DeLIGHT"- The Festival of Lights at Woodloch! | Woodloch Resort

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Holiday DeLIGHTS – Illuminating the Season at Woodloch

Clark W. Griswold has always been a spirit animal of sorts to us. That’s why every single holiday, you’ll find our sprawling Nature Trail covered from tree limb to limb with thousands and thousands of vibrant holiday lights.

Throughout the holiday season, Woodloch is proud to offer our illuminated “Festival of Lights” wagon rides. Family and friends alike are encouraged to bundle up and enjoy a half-hour spirited journey through our Nature Trail featuring beautifully shining lights displays celebrating the spirit of the season’s various holidays, as well as our favorite movies and more!

The buildup leading to our “Festival of Lights” Holiday wagon rides is months in the waiting. The process begins in late summer as bulbs are
tested- blinking, dim or dead bulbs are no good for showtime. “While our trail is getting prepped for our Halloween, new lightboards are being
built and painted by our talented staff, and we review literally hundreds of holiday songs, old and new, for the rides,” says Joey Ranner, Social Director.
“There is about a two week grace period between the Halloween’s conclusion and our first Festival- we simply MOVE to get it all done.” The rides traditionally debut Black Friday.

In addition to your favorite traditional holiday scenes, the team at Woodloch thinks outside the box when designing scenes. We’ve seen fluorescent “under the sea” aquariums, patriotic salutes to America, and your favorite characters from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away all make an appearance.

“It’s a never-rending quest to keep our rides fresh for returning guests. If a response to a ride is ‘we thought it was better last year,’ we consider that a big disappointment on our behalf. Bigger and better is what we always strive for.”

Everything ends with hot chocolate and even a visit from St. Nick himself. Of course, the rides are just part of the seasonal fun at
Woodloch. No December Woodloch visit would be complete without joining in our Yule Log Hunt, Gingerbread Wars, Holiday Scavenger Hunt and more.

Woodloch’s “Festival of Lights” run from Thanksgiving to New Year’s.

Filed Under: holiday, Holiday Stories & Games, Holidays at Home, Winter Tagged With: christmas

Woodloch At Home… for the HOLIDAYS! | Woodloch Resort

Woodloch At Home… for the HOLIDAYS!

It’s one of our favorite times of the year! We thought we’d celebrate this year with some great #WoodlochAtHome games, contests, crafts and more to get into the spirit of the season! Stay tuned for more content in the coming weeks!

Stories & Games

Woodloch Festival of lights.
Holiday DeLIGHTS – Illuminating the Season at Woodloch Clark W. Griswold has always been a spirit animal of sorts to us. That’s why every single holiday, you’ll find our sprawling Nature Trail covered from tree limb to limb with thousands and thousands of vibrant holiday lights. Throughout the holiday season, Woodloch is proud to offer […]
Text: Our Christmas Stories
Our Woodloch Christmas Stories! It truly is the most WONDERFUL time of the year! Christmas and the holiday season is such a special time for so many of us here- as you build your own Christmas memories at our resort, we thought it might be fun to check in with our staff and have them […]
Snowman, snowflake and reindeer graphics. Text: Holiday Spectacular.
Woodloch At Home: Holiday Spectacular One of our favorite parts of the whole holiday season has always been all of the great seasonal television specials of years past! That’s why this year, we are putting one last “Concert From the Couch” together for all of our friends… with a special holly jolly flair! Tens of thousands of […]
Text: Festival of Lights
Woodloch At Home: Festival of LIGHTS! Nothing says “the holidays” quite like a beautiful illuminated light show! It’s one of our favorite things about the holidays- for 20 years now, we’ve celebrated each holiday season with our illuminated “Festival of Lights” wagon rides through our Nature Trail. With this year being just a little different […]
Movie theater with screen. Text: Woodloch at home, Holiday Movie Challenge
Woodloch At Home: Holiday Movie Challenge What a great time of the year to enjoy all of our FAVORITE holiday films! But how well do you REALLY know them? Take our Holiday Movie Challenge to find out! Can you name all 25 of these classics just by their movie posters? https://vimeo.com/486115403

Recipe Blogs

Italian wedding soup
A Taste of Woodloch: “Soup Season” Soup’s on!  The seasons are once again changing. While no doubt, many of us will be missing the warm sunshine of the summertime, think about all of the great things that come along with fall. As temperatures cool, it’s a perfect time to get outdoors, see the sights, maybe […]

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Pumpkin roll dessert.
A Taste of Woodloch: Pumpkin Spice (And Everything Nice!) Oh my gourd! It’s almost that special time of year- where Halloween has passed, and all of our eyes (and bellies) are anxiously looking forward to the magical day of THANKSGIVING! Turkey, gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green beans and more make it one of the the most eagerly […]

READ MORE A Taste of Woodloch: Pumpkin Spice (And Everything Nice!) | Woodloch Resort

Woodloch's Famous Chili
The Woodloch Cookbook: Recipes to Warm Your Winter! It seems like just yesterday the autumn foliage was glimmering in brilliant shades of amber, fire red and golden yellow and I all I kept hearing about was how excited everyone was for “Pumpkin Latte Season” at their neighborhood Starbucks. And now, times have changed. Today, I am […]

READ MORE From the Woodloch Cookbook: Recipes to warm your Winter! | Woodloch Resort

Close up iced raisin bread.
Holiday Recipes From The Woodloch Cookbook Busy sidewalks, busy sidewalks (dressed in holiday style) are a reminder that the holidays are looming closer and closer with every waking minute. The air is filled with jingle bells, holiday cheer and of course, the smells of delicious holiday goodies permeating our senses, bracing us all for the […]

READ MORE Holiday Recipes from the Woodloch Cookbook! | Woodloch Resort

Scandinavian pancakes, mudpie, skillet cookie.
Save Room for DESSERT: more classic Woodloch recipes! We hate to do this right after so many of you have faithfully stuck to your summer “beach bod” diets but hey… it’s OK to break the rules every once in a while. We won’t tell. In case you haven’t visited yet, our guests will tell you […]

READ MORE Save Room for DESSERT: more classic Woodloch recipes! | Woodloch Resort

Click through the last 9 years of Festival of Lights finales!

A Taste of Woodloch: "Soup Season!" | Woodloch Resort

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A Taste of Woodloch: “Soup Season”

Soup’s on! 

The seasons are once again changing.

While no doubt, many of us will be missing the warm sunshine of the summertime, think about all of the great things that come along with fall. As temperatures cool, it’s a perfect time to get outdoors, see the sights, maybe explore foliage rich scenery and take that obligatory trip with the kiddies and friends to your local pumpkin patch.

It’s even a great season to be a homebody. There’s something to be said about looking outside on a blustery day, deciding that the day would best be spent in the coziness of your home, and hunkering down in the comfort your own kitchen to cook up some goodies to warm up the soul.

Though our Woodloch Cookbook is chock-full of oh-so-many recipes guaranteed to delight during the autumn days, we have a special preference towards one food in particular as we coast through the season: we love our SOUPS! It’s true- nothing hits the spot more on a cool autumn day than a warm bowl of our favorite soups, bisques, chowders and more!

With so many great recipes coming our way through the years from all of our properties, we thought it would be fun to share just a select few of our favorites… bon appétit!

Italian Wedding Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 gal. chicken broth (well seasoned)
  • 1 c. cornstarch
  • 1 c. cold water
  • 1 10 oz. box frozen spinach thawed
  • 1 lb. ditiline pasta
  • 1 lb. mini meatballs

Thicken broth with cornstarch and water. Bring broth to boil after starch is in broth. Add thawed spinach, pasta, and mini meatballs to broth. Cook pasta according to box directions.

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Butternut Squash Soup with Spiced Popcorn

Ingredients

  • 2-3 butternut squash, peeled and chopped
  • 1 Spanish onion, chopped
  • 2-3 apples, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1 knob of celery root, peeled and chopped
  • 2 tbsp. blended oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. fresh thyme and sage
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 2 quarts of vegetable stock
  • 1 container of soy milk
  • 2 tbsp. maple syrup
  • 1 quart of popped popcorn (spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and maple sugar)

Directions

Sauté first four ingredients in vegetable oil for 5-10 minutes. Add salt, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, thyme and sage. Add buttermilk, vegetable stock, soy milk and maple syrup and simmer until squash is tender. Blend until smooth and top off with spiced popcorn as garnish.

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WL’s Country Store Chili

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp. EVOO
  • 1 pound ground beef or turkey
  • 1 red onion
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 zucchini, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 summer squash, chopped
  • 2 chiles, seeded and chopped
  • 1 Tbsp. paprika
  • 1-12 oz. bottle beer
  • 1-28 oz. can diced tomatoes
  • 2 Tbsp. fresh thyme chopped
  • Zested peel and juice of 1 lime
  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup shredded smoked gouda

Directions

In a large pot heat EVOO over medium-high heat until smoking. Add the beef and cook, stirring to break up, until browned, about 8 min. Stir in onion, garlic, zucchini, squash, bell pepper and chiles; season with salt and pepper. Stir in the corn kernels, chili powder and paprika. Cook until the veggies are softened, 6 to 7 min.

Stir in the beer and cook until reduced slightly, about 2 min. Stir in the tomatoes, thyme and lime peel and cook until slightly reduced, 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, then stir in the lime juice. To serve, top with scallions and cheese.

Potato Ramp Soup

Ingredients

  • 3 wild leeks, white parts only
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced thinly
  • 1 head cauliflower, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, roasted
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable stock (organic Better Than Bouillon recommended)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 quarts rice milk ¼ teaspoon white pepper

Directions

Add oil to a large saucepan over low heat, then stir in the leeks, onions, cauliflower and garlic. Sauté at a very low temperature, stirring occasionally until slightly soft. Add the rice milk, potatoes and salt. Bring to a simmer, then cover and simmer for forty minutes. Purée, then press through a sieve to get a very fine texture. Garnish with chopped ramp greens.

Sauté first four ingredients in vegetable oil for 5-10 minutes. Add salt, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, thyme and sage. Add buttermilk, vegetable stock, soy milk and maple syrup and simmer until squash is tender. Blend until smooth and top off with spiced popcorn as garnish.

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