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Madison, Wisconsin’s historic Edgewater Hotel--a bellwether for America’s hospitality industry

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published September 1, 2017 at 3:12 AM PDT
The lakefront dock at The Edegwater Hotel in Madison where boaters tie up for free
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The lakefront dock at The Edegwater Hotel in Madison where boaters tie up for free
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Waterfront vistas at The Edgewater Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin
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Waterfront vistas at The Edgewater Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin
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Amy Supple shows guests around The Edgewater Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin
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Amy Supple shows guests around The Edgewater Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin
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Amy Supple COO of the Edgewater Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin points out highlights of the lakefront hotel
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Amy Supple COO of the Edgewater Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin points out highlights of the lakefront hotel

It’s no accident that The Edgewater is Madison, Wisconsin's only Four Diamond hotel. Come along and discover why The Edgewater is a bellwether and trendsetter for America’s hospitality industry. 

The intrinsic philosophy of the Edgewater’s owners is to serve as a first-class full service hotel while simultaneously embracing the local community with activities from ice skating in the winter to free live music concerts and Friday fish dinners on the lakefront plaza.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with The Edgewater’s COO Amy Supple.

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Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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