Today as one looks down our driveway at the bed and breakfast and sees the melting snow turning into water and flowing down to the curb, it certainly would seem that spring is on its way.  Although we are certain that we will likely see more accumulating snow yet this winter season at the Inn, it is also nice to see some patches of earth and the actual driveway underneath the layers of snow that have compacted over the past weeks.  Hopefully our extreme cold weather is over for another winter season and we can move on to look forward to the growing seasons not too far off from now.

This weekend is probably the weekend that most couple getaways occur being the weekend prior to Valentine’s day.  But we like to encourage our guests to consider making any getaway in the month of February a romantic getaway as it is the month of cupids, hearts, chocolates, roses and fine dining.  I’m sure our romantic couples coming in this weekend are all thinking of their romantic weekend away but we encourage any others considering coming during the next few weeks to explore our many romantic packages as any time is a good time for romance.

It often times surprises our bed and breakfast guests when they realize just how many dining options are within walking distance of our Inn.  Salt of the Earth is a great gourmet restaurant that is a great find even if it were in a large city.  We also have a diner, the only authentic Mexican restaurant in the surrounding area, several fast food options, Cranes pie pantry restaurant and down the road is What Not, a great locals hangout with many dining specials.  On top of these, this year, two new eateries will be open within walking distance of the bed and breakfast.  Quite astounding for a small little Michigan town!

It isn’t often as an Innkeeper of a bed and breakfast that one is able to squeeze in time to see a movie, so when we do it is a real treat.  Today after breakfast and cleaning the rooms, we ventured away from the bed and breakfast to Holland Michigan to grab a late lunch and take in a movie at one of the theaters located in Holland.  It is always difficult to resist the popcorn bucket but we managed to do so by eating right before the movie.  Still, the smell of popcorn being eaten by other movie goers made it awfully tempting.

This weekend is the winter festival weekend of nearby South Haven’s Icebreaker weekend.  An annual Michigan tradition, it is a great excuse to getaway to experience West Michigan in the winter time, especially in such a beautiful Lake Michigan setting.  Many activities are a part of the annual weekend, including ice carving competitions, chili cookoff, theater events and more.  We will definitely be recommending it to our bed and breakfast guests of this weekend and will be attending it at some point ourselves as we do enjoy seeing the amazing ice sculptures each year.