Before… I think “depressing” is a good description… In 2020 I had the amazing luck of winning the $5000 “Room Makeover” sweepstakes from Havenly & The Container Store, which came with $2500 to spend at each company, and the help of an Interior Designer from Havenly to assist me in Read more
It’s a wrap! The last night of Hanukkah, the 8th night, was December 25th, and, as you can see, we had all the candles lit on our Hanukkiot- better know in the USA as Menorahs! The tag #ALLLIGHTSNIGHT is from Chabad, and it’s a fun way to share your Menorahs Read more
This year’s garden wasn’t perfect, by any means, but the hot peppers- all of them in pots on the front patio of the Elkhorn Inn this year- did great! When October arrived, and frost was imminent, with the pepper plants still covered in peppers, as they always are, Dan did Read more
Add caption This post is for everyone who thinks they can’t make Puff Pastry Apple Roses– If I can do it – and I am not known as “Ms. CraftFail 1959” for nothing- you can do it! I am NOT “crafty”, and most of the things I have tried to Read more
Elkhorn Inn ATV Guests! ATVing from the Elkhorn Inn! ATVing home to the Elkhorn Inn… Believe it or not, one of the main reasons Dan and I chose to save and restore the historic “Coal Heritage Trail” building we would open as the Elkhorn Inn, and move to McDowell Co., Read more
Mark Twain and dinner guests at the Elkhorn Inn! Mark Twain and Elkhorn Inn Guests Mark Twain at the Elkhorn Inn Doug Riley as Stonewall Jackson MAY 18-20, 2018: MARK TWAIN – STONEWALL JACKSON DINNER THEATER WEEKEND AT THE ELKHORN INN! CALL US AT 304-862-2031 OR 1-800-708-2040 FOR RESERVATIONS! HAVE Read more
Mark Twain and Elisse at the Elkhorn Inn In October, the Elkhorn Inn had a Very special Mark Twain Weekend, with Doug Riley, the historian and actor who personifies Mark Twain (and Stonewall Jackson) for the West Virginia Humanities’ Council’s “History Alive!” Program! One of the “added treats” for our guests, Read more
My favorite expression for how we celebrate Hanukkah at the Elkhorn Inn is: “Go Big or Go Home”! This year, I’m happy to say, we outdid ourselves. LOL Known, by my own self-proclamation, as the “Martha Stewart of Inflatable Decor”, over the years, and thanks in great measure to eBay, Read more
Many of you know that earlier this year we entered the Elkhorn Inn in the SCORE / Sam’s Club “What Makes Your Business Unique” Business Champion contest- over 10,000 of you voted for us, and we won! This is HUGE- not just for us and our inn- but for tourism Read more
Margarita Jello Shots in Limes Chef Dan is going to make a special Mexican Dinner tonight from recipes we learned at Josefina’s Cooking School in Cozumel (see my previous blog post here) for a fun Cinco de Mayo evening at the Elkhorn Inn, and so I decided I’d make Margarita Read more