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The Boat House Restaurant on Coldwater Lake has been getting a lot of buzz lately. It's about a half hour drive from the Munro House in Jonesville. We hopped on our GoldWing and decided to check it out.
Coldwater Lake is just beautiful. It is a… Read more
Toasted Mud is a new art studio in downtown Hillsdale Michigan where everyone is invited to spend a few hours creating their own piece of artwork. Toasted Mud provides all of the materials necessary to create a unique piece of pottery. Re… Read more
I live in a house in Michigan with a tunnel that was used on the Underground Railroad. Local lore claims that over 400 runaway slaves came here to seek shelter over a 15 year period preceding the American Civil War. Jonesville is located a… Read more
I have been the chief breakfast short order cook at the Munro House B&B in Jonesville Michigan since 1999. I have served over 20,000 breakfasts. I offer eggs every day, plus an optional choice of Belgian Waffles, or French Toast, or Pancakes alon… Read more
I live in a house in Southern Michigan that was used as an Underground Railroad Station. The original house is a 2 story wood framed Salt Box that was constructed in 1834. It is the oldest house in Hillsdale County. George Munro b… Read more
Every year in September my yard gets littered with what looks like hundreds of tennis balls. They are not tennis balls, they are walnuts. They are the product of several huge black walnut trees in my front yard at the Munro House Be… Read more
Sandy Beach is a public park on the Eastern shore of Lake Baw Beese in Hillsdale Michigan. It has been a summer destination for generations of folks from Hillsdale County. It is located near the end of the Southbound paved portion of the Baw Bee… Read more
We took a ride on the Goldwing to the Beach Bar on Clark Lake near Jackson, Michigan. Some friends told us to check it out on several occasions but we never got around to it, until recently. It's about a half hour drive from our house and i… Read more
It is alleged that the Munro House Bed and Breakfast in Jonesville Michigan was a Station on the Underground Railroad. There is no written documentation--as it was an illegal activity--but local legend insists that the stories are true. Runaway slave… Read more
A regular meeting place for our group of innkeepers is at Dewey Lake Manor Bed and Breakfast in Brooklyn MI. There is plenty of room in this comfortable home on a beautiful lake for a meeting of 15 people. We met in the parlor, had lunch on the … Read more