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| The Osage Inn invites you back to a simpler time and place. Nestled on 50 acres of peaceful woodlands, meadows, and fields between Charleston and Mattoon, The Osage Inn offers the perfect home away from home when visiting the area. The Inn is a restored Civil War era hewn log house originally built approximately 150 years ago near the Osage River in south central Missouri. Innkeepers, Diane and Gary Cole, purchased the house in 1998 shortly before it was scheduled to be demolished. Diane and Gary dismantled the house and brought it back to a lovely meadow and woods setting near their home in central Illinois. |
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| The Inn is furnished in mid-nineteenth century antiques with just the right amount of modern amenities added to provide warmth and comfort. An addition has been added to the original log structure housing a full kitchen with stove, refrigerator, and microwave, and a spacious bathroom with shower. An antique queen size bed is provided in the downstairs bedroom and a queen size sleeper sofa is located in the sitting room. Upstairs, a full size bed and a twin bed are available for your use. The Inn can accommodate four adults comfortably. | The absence of television has been appreciated by guests who find that they totally relax and have wonderful conversations with each other. Upstairs an old table is set up with a checkerboard, and numerous board games, cards, crayons, toys, old books, and a CD player and radio are furnished for our guests' enjoyment. Delectable home baked breads and pastries are provided for your breakfast at The Osage Inn. |
| Sit and relax on the rustic front porch in antique rockers or try out the old porch swing at sunset. Tucked into the far corner of the meadow under the big, old hickory tree is an arbor just perfect for that glass of wine at sunset or a morning mug of steaming coffee. Wander out to the arbor any time of the day or evening where a comfortable table and chairs await your visit. Watch the deer as they wander out into the meadow edge to feed. Delight in the sight of hawks soaring above the old log house or the sound of the Great Horned Owl calling from the trees. Explore the woods and revel in the native Illinois flora. Play softball in the meadow, throw a frisbee, or try your luck on the old stilts. |
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The Osage Inn 13444E Country Road 720N Charleston, Illinois 61920 (217) 345-2622 Fax: (217) 345-2037 email: 
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