{"id":6457,"date":"2021-03-03T09:52:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=6457"},"modified":"2025-08-23T18:52:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T22:52:24","slug":"ashlands-newest-place-to-connect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2021\/03\/03\/ashlands-newest-place-to-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashland\u2019s Newest Place to Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Ashland Diner sadly closed on Jan. 30. Knowing such businesses hold small towns together, this upset many Ashland folks. Annie\u2019s Bake Shoppe, located on Ashland\u2019s main street, however, plans to fill those empty shoes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Interior of Annie’s Bake Shoppe Located on Ashland’s Main Street.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The business offers wonderful cookies, cakes, pies and German pastries. Paintings and old cooking tools hang on the walls. Around the shoppe stand displays of handmade pottery, jellies, soaps and teas for sale.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The bakery\u2019s name comes from the owner\u2019s grandmother, Anna Katerine Williams. She lived in Austria during World War II. The Gestapo ordered her to hurt a Jewish friend, and she rebelled. In response, the Gestapo sent her to a Nazi prison camp. \u201cShe had quite a mouth on her,\u201d the owner, Gina Wolf, said. There, Williams became an English translator for the Germans. At the same time, she worked as a spy for the Allies. So, along with making great food, the bakery bears the name of a truly inspiring person.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The bakery will relocate to a larger building on Portage Road. The owner and her assistant plan to open their new doors between early-and-mid-April. The property will be just across the river from the town. The VFW owned the building before, but the area no longer has many veterans. In the bakery\u2019s hands, Wolf hopes to provide the town a place to hang out. \u201cThere will be more space so we can serve people sit-down meals,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0At the new location, Annie\u2019s Bake Shoppe plans to provide restaurant services. Haley Timmins, Wolf\u2019s assistant, said they will expand their menu. She insisted on keeping secret the names of the new meals on this menu. She shared, however, that they will be personal creations from the shoppe. The menu will include many high carb options, such as sandwiches, pastas and meats. \u201cGotta keep everyone insulated for the winter,\u201d Timmins explained.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wolf (left) and Timmins (right), Mother and Daughter Posing Behind Front Counter of Annie’s Bake Shoppe.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Timmins described what she most looks forward to about the new building. \u201cDefinitely the bigger space, for more opportunities with custom orders and events,\u201d she said. The new location may provide a larger customer base. Sledders and truckers frequently pass by the location. In fact, the snowmobile trails go right behind the building. The bakery can become the glue of Ashland. It may also attract more people from the outside.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The bakery also intends to eventually increase its open hours at the new building. In addition, they want to convert a section of the restaurant to a pub. The bakery will keep its bakery section, with its lovely displays and baked goods. And, of course, Annie\u2019s Bake Shoppe will keep its name.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Natalie Smith, an Ashland native, is a faithful customer of Annie\u2019s Bake Shoppe. She has frequented the bakery since it first opened. She likes many things about the business. \u201cNumber one: Their food is marvelous,\u201d she said. The owner and employees, she said, are friendly and the building is always clean and neat. All the sweets they produce, she loves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cream-Horns Display at Annie’s Bake Shoppe.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Smith shared an extra affection for the quiches. Wolf makes the quiches with a soft, flavorful egg mixture and uniquely flaky crust.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Annie\u2019s Bake Shoppe\u2019s new location is a little farther from Smith\u2019s home. Though it will be less convenient for her, she said she will stay a loyal customer. \u201cAs long as it\u2019s them and their food is as good as it is,\u201d she said. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Ashland Diner sadly closed on Jan. 30. Knowing such businesses hold small towns together, this upset many Ashland folks. Annie\u2019s Bake Shoppe, located on Ashland\u2019s main street, however, plans to fill those empty shoes.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The business offers wonderful cookies, cakes, pies and German pastries. Paintings and old cooking tools hang on the walls. Around […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7381],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8315,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6457\/revisions\/8315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}