The area’s unique loess soil – fine, windblown silt deposited during the Ice Age – has created a landscape of steep bluffs and deep ravines that support plant species found nowhere else in the state.

The Corned Beef Reuben is another standout—thick-sliced marbled rye supporting a generous portion of corned beef, braised kraut, melted Gruyère, and Thousand Island dressing. It’s the kind of sandwich ...