Frank Sterle

National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum

605 East 222nd Street
Euclid, OH 44123

USA

E-mail: Polkashop@aol.com

Phone: 216-261-3263

Toll Free: 1-800-66POLKA

Fax: 216-261-4134

Realizing his dream of building a Slovenian chalet, Frank Sterle created one of the finest restaurants in Cleveland. Four years after arriving from Slovenia in 1956, Frank purchased a small corner cafe in Cleveland's old Slovenian neighborhood. With expansion after expansion, Frank Sterle's Slovenian Country House grew to occupy a substantial part of the block. One of Slovenian music's greatest promoters, Frank featured Cleveland-style orchestras three nights a week and would sponsor a visiting ensemble from Slovenia each year--donating all of the profits to charity. Frank's crowning achievement came in 1985 when he brought his friend, Slavko Avsenik, and the world-renowned Avsenik Ensemble to the U.S., culrminating the Country House's 25th anniversary celebration with a sold-out concert at Cleveland's Music Hall.

Inducted in 1989