Measuring Success In A Volatile Climate

Over the past several months, our world has been flipped on its backside. Societies across the world have changed in tremendous ways due to Coronavirus. Lockdowns, isolation, death and despair to name only only a few effects from what many people claim to be one of the worst periods in modern history. To add fuel …

The Sound of Silence

It is incredibly eerie to walk into an empty Bed and Breakfast that once bustled with out of town guests, rolling suitcases and crackling fires. It is a strange feeling to have this huge place all to ourselves. Luckily it is April and typically we would be spending this down time entertaining friends and a …

Building a Perfect Breakfast Menu

As the new Innkeepers at Good Medicine Lodge Bed & Breakfast in Whitefish, Montana we are finding ourselves learning a whole lot in the ways of food service.  With that comes the art of building the perfect breakfast menu.  It is not as easy as it looks.  For one thing, you need to consider what …

B&B vs. Hotel

Now that my husband and I have been official Inn Keepers for over two months here at Good Medicine Lodge in Whitefish, Montana, we have noticed many differences between what a typical hotel can offer you compared to a Bed and Breakfast. For starters, a Bed and Breakfast is also a home to an Inn …

FALLing in love with Whitefish

Buying a Bed and Breakfast is a lot like having a baby. There is the long build up of months filled with patience, preparation and even a lot of pain and suffering, (especially towards the end). It is an emotional roller coaster for the whole family and at times it feels like you are the …

My First Bear Encounter

With the moving truck behind us, we could now focus on our next event.  About a year ago, I reserved a five-bedroom house in Northern Michigan in a town called Sturgeon Bay.  It was located in a remote part of the state right on Lake Michigan.  We thought it would be a great 4th of …