The Platt Duetsche is a private social club originally organized by a group of Low Germans ("plattdeutsche") in 1884 to preserve the traditions of their motherland.
The Platt Duetsche hosts a number of annual events: the annual children’s Easter Egg Hunt, Christmas and Halloween parties, the fast pitch softball league and tournament activity, River Dog baseball, golf league, the Running of the Wieners, the Thanksgiving Buffet, birthday celebrations, wedding receptions and anniversaries.