Here we go again.  For the second time this year, the beautiful Maumee River overflowed her banks.  Five times in five years we have dealt with this act of nature. Floods like so many other things in life can bring stress, frustration, and even questioning of God and why.  This time was no exception.  Soggy […]

Thanksgiving and The Grinch! I know, I know, Thanksgiving isn’t quite here yet…..but our lovely canal town of Grand Rapids always starts their Christmas Celebration the weekend before Thanksgiving.   So for one week, put any thoughts of stuffed turkey and sweet potatoes away and start sorting through those decorations! Taking two glorious days of shopping and decorating, throw […]

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Weekends at The Mill House are more like weekdays to innkeepers.  Generally our rooms are filled with happy guests and we buzz around baking and serving breakfast, cleaning up dishes, checking out guests, cleaning rooms for new guests, checking in guests, doing laundry, and preparing for the next mornings breakfast.  This Saturday was no exception […]

It’s been a summer of international guests here at The Mill House!  Some years we seem to have several groups of guests traveling the US from other countries.  Some years very few.  This year has been the exception! We had a group of school teachers from Turkey…they left us Turkish Pistachios! Two weeks ago we welcomed a […]