Cooking with Donna event at the 2010 University of Okoboji Winter Games.

Okoboji Country Inn Innkeeper, Donna Muilenburg kept the crowd inside Annabelle’s Tea Room entertained this year at her Cooking With Donna demonstration and tasting during the 2010 University of Okoboji Winter Games.  For her second cooking show, Donna chose recipes from the cookbook 9×13 The Pan that Can!  This cookbook showcases recipes of comfort foods that everyone grew up with.  Donna chose four interesting and easy to make recipes for her cooking show which included chicken broccoli strata, salted peanut bars, lasagna blanca and ended with the very popular root beer float cake. 

The cookbook is available for purchase at The Wash House  gift shop.  It makes the perfect gift for beginning cooks, busy working moms with hungry children to feed, or even retired cooks who love to read cookbooks.   Next year’s Cooking With Donna is almost filled up, call (712) 332-2358 if you want to be added to the list of attendees.

Mount Ayr, Iowa — The new Pavillion Reception Hall located on  Ramsey Farmsis at Lesanville is open and available for use year round.  The large facility can accommodate any gathering — from an intimate meeting to a large corporate convention. It seats 300 and is one of the finest in the area.

The hall can accommodate corporate banquets, wedding receptions, graduation parties, anniversary parties, community celebrations, family reunions, and much more.  The Ramsey Farms catering team offers quality food served with pride and can cater almost any type of an event.

Make your next event memorable at Ramsey Farms!

Mill Creek Cafe Pie

Th Historic Lincoln Hotel B&B is pleased to annouce the Mill Creek Cafe now offers another delightful dining option in Cedar County.  Their chalk board menu offers delicious home made meals that change daily.  Not interested in a meal?  Stop in for home made pie and sundaes.  Patrons enjoy a warm ambiance and friendly service.  Check out this week’s menu at Mill Creek Cafe. And if you need a weekend break, take a night for yourselves at the Lincoln Hotel where gourmet breakfast and pillowtops await.

Attend the fun at the University of Okoboji Winter Games!

Be sure to attend the 2010 University of Okoboji Winter Games, the fun starts on Friday January 29th and continues through Sunday January 31st.

Donna Muilenburg, Innkeeper at the Okoboji Country Inn Bed and Breakfast will be having another cooking school during the Winter Games Weekend.  Cooking with Donna will take place on Saturday January 30th from 10 am to 12 noon at Annabelle’s Tea Room which is located inside The Wash House gift shop in West Okoboji.  Donna will be showcasing recipes of comfort foods that everyone grew up with that are easy to make and serve.  This demonstration and tasting requires a pre-registration of $5 per person.  Call (712) 332-2358 or stop by the store to register, seating is limited.   See you at the Winter Games!!!

Southern Iowa Lodging & Couples Golf Package is one of the summer specials now being offered at Charlie-Jane’s Bed and Breakfast.

You can find a GREAT place to stay and a GREAT place to play golf all in one package! Worried about getting a tee time? Let us worry about that. The 9-hole semi-private Mount Ayr Country Club facility features 2,975 yards of golf, from the longest tee for a par 35.

The course rating is 33.8 and it has a slope rate of 172. Carts are allowed on the fairways, and one has been reserved in your name! Charlie-jane’s offers 2 queen size bedrooms and spacious suite with AC, TV, and a full breakfast of your choice. Yes, that includes homemade waffles, pancakes or french toast, plus eggs, meat, muffins and fruit! You can get more information at www.Charlie-janes.com and golflink.com.  Get your reservations now and ask about our “Gof & Lodging Special.”!

Northeast Iowa is dominated by The Mississippi River and its tributaries, carving spectacular bluffs and picturesque river valleys that feature hardwood forests of hickory, elm, and oak. The landscape is filled with “postcard quality” landscapes of unique farms and quiet rural communities. Despite a century and a half of development, these river corridors still provide many natural areas where deer, wild turkeys, Hawks, and bald eagles may be spotted.

This terrain includes some of Northeast Iowa’s most scenic parks and recreation areas and some of the most interesting lodging establishment as well. They include:

Bellevue: Potter’s Mill

Decorah: Dug Road Inn

Elkader: Barn on the Bluff and  Cedar Street Suites

Fredericksburg: FarmHouse B&B & Winery

Garnavillo: The Red Brick Inn Bed & Breakfast

Iowa Falls: Bed & Breakfast of Cabin Cove and  River’s Bend B&B

Lansing: Our Tara Inn

Lowden: Lincoln Hotel

Marquette: Eagles Landing B&B and Winery

Maquoketa: Squiers Manor B&B

McGregor: Hickory Ridge B&B & Bridle and The Stauer House Bed and Breakfast

Osage: The Barrett House

For more information on Northeast Iowa, visit  http://www.neiowabedandbreakfastinns.com/

Memorial Day has always been much more than a three-day weekend that marks the beginning of summer. In the Iowa Great Lakes area has many important events to remind all of us of those who died serving our country.
Uncover the interesting history of the holiday we now call Memorial Day. Discover little-known facts about America’s Wars.

Many of the visitors to the area over Memorial Day will enjoy fishing the various lakes in the area. Spirit Lake is the largest in the area and it contains over 40 species of fish, 13 of which are typically caught. A fishery for the lake provides significant populations of largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, muskie, crappie, and bluegill.

There are a variety of lodging selections for visitors this year. The bed and breakfast inns of the Iowa Great Lakes offer a variety of accommodation chocies.

Enjoy complete comfort in the Roswell Suite

Whiterock Resort
1390 Highway 141 Coon Rapids, IA 50058
Phone(712) 684-2964  Fax: (712) 684-2299
Rooms: 5   Suites: 2   Private Bath: 3   Shared Bath: 2
Pets, Credit Cards Accepted, Open Year Round

Hiking, fishing, trail rides (your horses or ours), canoes, and biking are all offered at this beautiful 4,500 acre resort.  Lodging choices include a luxurious and historical B&B farmhouse which Soviet Premier Khruschchev visited in 1959.

Guided programs include farm tours, alternative farm tours, wildlife viewing, and astronomy. The Resort also showcases an Iowa tall grass prairie, a wonderful garde, and a unique gift shop.

Cedar St. Suites offers an inspiring setting for those seeking a personal creative retreat or quiet respite -with a special price for week-long stays.

Whether it is a retreat for writing, painting, soul searching, or just a change of pace, Cedar St. Suites offers the full amenities of a furnished apartment including wireless internet and satellite television.

Enjoy your stay in a suite surrounded by the small town pace and a handful of fun shops, specialty coffees and teas, and a fresh brew in a neighboring pub.  Next door, the Elkader Opera House also provides local and national talent throughout the year.  Check us out at www.elkadersuites.com.  Call Rebecca at 563-880-1233 to inquire about accommodations for your creative retreat/respite and to make reservations.

Treat your guests this fall to a wonderful dessert from the Innkeeper at the Okoboji Country Inn

Okoboji Country Inn

1704 Terrace Park Blvd. 

West Okoboji, IA.  51351

http://okobojicountryinn.com/rooms.html

(712) 332-2358