Minnesota B&B Blog » Uncategorized http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog Bed and Breakfast Association of Minnesota Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:57:24 +0000 en hourly 1 Candle Light Ski Lanesboro – Plan Your Winter Getaway http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2012/01/candle-light-ski-lanesboro-plan-your-winter-getaway/ http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2012/01/candle-light-ski-lanesboro-plan-your-winter-getaway/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:57:24 +0000 marvineggert http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/?p=1894 Lanesboro looks good in snow.  We received a fresh covering in the past week that has transformed the Root River valley into a winter wonderland.  The Root River Trail is groomed for cross country skiing for over 20 miles.  There are also two great snowshoe trails nearby.

 

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Lanesboro Decked out in Snow

Schedule your two night winter getaway at the Hillcrest Hide-Away B&B or Anna V’s Bed and Breakfast.  We’re ready to help you with your winter getaway.  Cedar Valley Resort rents cross country skis and snow shoes.  Enjoy a horse drawn sleigh rides in the bluff tops. Savor a couples massage at the Prana Healing Center.  Chef Brett from the Pastry Shoppe has his smoker going on weekends at the “Smoky River Barbeque”.  It is a quaint joint near the river that has received rave reviews. You can check trail conditions at: http://www.lanesboro.com/lanesboro-rootrivertrail.php

 

In February Lanesboro begins to wake up from its winter hibernation.

Feb 4: 20th Annual Whalen Candle Light Ski - The Root River Trail is lit with candles for a mile with bonfires at both ends.

Feb 4: Flamenco, Pure and Strong at the St. Mane Theatre, with dancer Deborah Elias and guest singer Vicente Griego - feature raw, soul-baring solos, lustrous and spirited company dances and driving guitar rhythms.

Feb 4: Dinner on the Bluff Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center hosts dinner and and a presentation by Gene Merriam, of the Freshwater Society sharing the status of the protection, enhancement and restoration of our freshwater resources.  Dinner menu include: strawberry-orange salad, roasted red pepper & tomato soup, trout, wild rice stuffing, roasted asparagus and cheesecake with assorted fruit topping.

Feb 10 7PM. Over the Back Fence - locals call this Lanesboro’s version of A Prairie Home Companion, An hour and a half of fun entertainment plus 30 minutes of pre-show live music.

Feb 10, 11, 14, 17, 18 The Old Village Hall features a special four course dinner with optional wine pairings to share with your special Valentine.

Feb 27, 28: Lanesboro Community Theatre presents: “Moon Over Buffalo”-upIt’s 1953 and a washed up acting duo, George & Charlotte Hay, are touring New York.. BUFFALO, New York.  They just one shot at leading roles in a film by THE Frank Capra, and he’s coming to see today’s matinee!  Everything goes wrong – with hilarious results!  This plan is nothing less than a love letter to live theatre.

Lanesboro is a quiet destination for your winter getaway.  Comfortable inns, great food, and beautiful scenery all await your visit.

]]> http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2012/01/candle-light-ski-lanesboro-plan-your-winter-getaway/feed/ 0 News Years – Plenty of Snow for Skiing on the Gunflint Trail http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2012/01/news-years-plenty-of-snow-for-skiing-on-the-gunflint-trail/ http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2012/01/news-years-plenty-of-snow-for-skiing-on-the-gunflint-trail/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:24:40 +0000 bct http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/?p=1883 Twelve inches of snow now on the Ground after another three inches fell last night. The Gunflint’s Nordic trails are open. Along the Banadad Ski Trail System ten kilometers of trails are tracked on the eastern end. The BWCA longest tracked trail the Banadad has been packed and plans are to track the entire trail early this week The snow is beautiful!

]]> http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2012/01/news-years-plenty-of-snow-for-skiing-on-the-gunflint-trail/feed/ 0 Historic Afton House Inn New Years Eve Celebration http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/12/historic-afton-house-inn-new-years-eve-celebration/ http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/12/historic-afton-house-inn-new-years-eve-celebration/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:06:56 +0000 Kathy321 http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/?p=1879 Join us for Dining and Lodging on New Years Eve at the Historic Afton House Inn for our Special New Years Menu along with party favors and complimentary champagne at midnight. Entertainer Joe Myers will be performing in the Wheel Room. Call today for Reservations at 651-436-8883 or online at www.aftonhouseinn.com

]]> http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/12/historic-afton-house-inn-new-years-eve-celebration/feed/ 0 Ultimate Girls Night out in Afton http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/11/ultimate-girls-night-out-in-afton-2/ http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/11/ultimate-girls-night-out-in-afton-2/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:44:54 +0000 Kathy321 http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/?p=1843 Ultimate Girls Night Out! – $Free Wine Tasting & 50% off any Room at the Afton House Inn
Free Goody Bags to the First 30 Girls – Collect at Baglio’s of Afton. Complementary Wine Tasting at Swirl Wine Bar. Discounted Feather Hair Extensions and Free Hand Treatments at Bisou Bisou Salon. 10% off all items in the store at Chelsea Rose Antiques. Half price Appetizers at CURRENT Restaurnat, and much more. for details go to: www.facebook.com/ultimategirlsnightout or call 651-436-2010 Swirl Wine Bar or 651-436-8883 at the Historic Afton House Inn – Book a room at the Historic Afton House Inn that night and receive 50% off your stay in any Jacuzzi / Fireplace room

]]> http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/11/ultimate-girls-night-out-in-afton-2/feed/ 0 Ultimate Girls Night Out in Afton! http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/10/ultimate-girls-night-out-in-afton/ http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/10/ultimate-girls-night-out-in-afton/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:41:10 +0000 Kathy321 http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/?p=1841 Girls you won’t want to miss!
AFTON ULTIMATE GIRLS NIGHT OUT
THURSDAY, OCT. 20 – 5 TO 8 PM

FREE Goody Bags to the First 30 Girls – collect from Creative Cottage
Complimentary Wine Tasting at Swirl Wine Bar
Free Chair Massages from Calla Lily Day Spa
Discounted Feather Hair Extensions and Free Hand Treatments at Bisou Bisou Salon
10% off all items in the store at Chelsea Rose Antiques
$5 Hair Tinsel, 10% shopping discount, Health and Beauty Tips/Demos plus Prizes at Baglio’s of Afton
Half-price Appetizers at the new CURRENT Restaurant
Live Music, ½ price drinks and appetizer specials at Sail Away Café
20% off an item of your choice at Squire House Gardens
Complimentary Refreshments and $10 off an Art Class at Creative Cottage
Stay the night at the Historic Afton House Inn and receive 50% off your room stay for that night. Just mention this promotion.

]]> http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/10/ultimate-girls-night-out-in-afton/feed/ 0 Afton Art in the Park September 24 & 25th http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/09/afton-art-in-the-park-september-24-25th/ http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/09/afton-art-in-the-park-september-24-25th/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:33:33 +0000 Kathy321 http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/?p=1815 Enjoy the Scenic St.Croix Valley. Afton’s Art in the Park. Saturday, September 24th 10am-5pm and Sunday, September 25th 11am-4pm
Fine art, Jewelry, Photography, Ceramics, Traditional Crafts & more..
plus great food, A Fat Tire beer garden, MG car club show on Saturday and more…..
Sponsors: Pioneer Press TwinCites.com – ISPIRL – New Belgium Brewing – Renewal by Andersen – Lakeview Health – Lake Elmo Bank, Valley Orthodontics, Treasure Island Casino, Excel Energy and Freedom Valu Centers

Directions from St. Paul. east on I-94 to st. Croix Trail Exit #258, exit South 4.5 miles

www.AftonArtFair.com

]]> http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/09/afton-art-in-the-park-september-24-25th/feed/ 0 Hummingbird Headquarters http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/08/hummingbird-headquarters/ http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/08/hummingbird-headquarters/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:57:58 +0000 embracingpines http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/?p=1805 The hummingbirds are at their entertaining finest! They are here to entertain you while you are enjoying your breakfast on the deck. You will not disturb them and they will allow you to photograph them, however, they will not sit still and smile!

They are waiting for you at Embracing Pines Bed & Breakfast where you will find a place to relax in the woods…..on the river……across the road from the Paul Bunyan Bike Trail!

]]> http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/08/hummingbird-headquarters/feed/ 0 Lanesboro’s Summer Theatre Season is in Full Swing http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/07/lanesboros-summer-theatre-season-is-in-full-swing/ http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/07/lanesboros-summer-theatre-season-is-in-full-swing/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:03:50 +0000 marvineggert http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/?p=1788 Many visitors come to Lanesboro, MN to ride the “Cadillac” of bike trails, the Root River State Trail.  Others come for the quiet and the beauty of canoeing or kayaking the Root River.  After a busy day outdoors many guests head downtown for an evening of quality, professional theatre.  The Commonweal Theatre has been entertaining Lanesboro guests  for more than 20 years.  From May through October the theatre offers two plays in repertory from Thursday through Monday each week.  The 2011 season offers three plays: “Sylvia” by A.R. Gurney, “Little Shop of Horrors” by Alan Menken, and “To Kill a Mockingbird”.

Commonweal Theatre entertaining Minnesota for more than 20 years.

Lanesboro's Commonweal Theatre

Sylvia is an outrageous comedy that challenges everything we know about love, sex, relationships and the meaning of life. A financial trader facing career burn-out adopts a stray dog who turns his home, life and marriage upside-down. Commonweal’s Sylvia includes a woman playing a dog and a man playing two women. That makes the play sound merely silly, but it turns out to be a fresh, entertaining and ultimately rewarding production (read the full review).  Sylvia runs through August 19.

Playing opposite Sylvia is Little Shop of Horrors.  Seymour is a lonely flower shop clerk living on Skid Row when an unusual talking plant – with a very unusual appetite – promises him fortune and fame…at a price. Don’t miss this smash hit musical comedy! Little Shop of Horrors was a Broadway and Hollywood hit, and with good reason.  The music is an irrisistible combination of girl group-pop and ’60s R&B, given a showtune polish.  The comedy is twisted, but is not threatening (read the full review).  Little Shop runs through October 28.

Starting August 26th is “To Kill a Mocking Bird” based on a novel by Harper Lee and adapted by Christopher Sergel.  The warmth of childhood and the bitter loss of innocence surround one woman’s recollections of growing up in the South during the Depression and the summer her father risked everything to defend a black man falsely accused of a horrible crime.  To Kill a Mockingbird plays through November 13th.

Make your visit to Lanesboro complete by staying in an MBBA member inn.   Lanesboro’s innkeepers have their welcome mat ready and waiting for your arrival.   When you stay at the Hillcrest Hide-Away Bed and Breakfast your stay includes a just-baked loaf of home-made bread delivered to your room each morning, plus a hearty breakfast.  Hillcrest guests may redeem a voucher for a $5 discount to the Commonweal Theatre.

 

]]> http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/07/lanesboros-summer-theatre-season-is-in-full-swing/feed/ 0 Historic Afton House Inn has New Restaurant http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/05/historic-afton-house-inn-has-new-restaurant/ http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/2011/05/historic-afton-house-inn-has-new-restaurant/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 10:27:13 +0000 Kathy321 http://www.minnesotabedandbreakfasts.org/blog/?p=1766 The Historic Afton House Inn has recently opened a New Restaurant:
CURRENT’s menu is fresh, lively, and healthy…along with a few items for splurging! We strive to support independent, locally owned farms and businesses. Our culinary team has a passion for scratch cooking using 100% natural or free range products and we believe that meals prepared with the highest quality fresh, local + organic ingredients are the building blocks for a healthy + happy life.

CURRENT cares about its community and footprint and gives back a portion of proceeds to others in need throughout our community and around the world.
For reservations call 651-436-8883. Enjoy the restaurant, and enjoy a nights stay at the Inn.

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Walk/run/roll in the Old Glory Run, May 21, 2011. Proceeds from this 5K event support those who serve to protect our freedom.

This is always a well attended event, so join in the fun!

Visit http://www.curtkarls.com/TheOldGloryRun/home.html for more info!

The Pillar Inn encourages people of all ages and abilities to participate and is offering a 20 percent discount for Friday-Sunday night stays to those who participate in the actual run. (proof required).

Visit http://www.curtkarls.com/TheOldGloryRun/home.html for more info!

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