Train Excursions
 Train travel can be very enjoyable. Some of our inns are happy to provide specials that revolve around train trips and excursions. Be sure to check them out!
Some train excursions include:
 Beazley House Bed & Breakfast Inn- Napa, California - Wine Train
Lunch or dinner on the luxurious Napa Valley Wine Train. Gorgeous valley views and a gourmet meal are the highlight of this 3-hour excursion. *Ask your innkeeper for details.
The Alling House- Orange City, Florida -Railroad Package
Get 20% off our rate when staying in the Railroad Cottage. Get 20% off dinner excursion rate on Friday or Saturday at Florida Rail Adventures - www.railflorida.com. You must stay in the Railroad Cottage and take a dinner excursion on Florida Rail Adventures to get this discount.
Hemlock Inn- Bryson City, North Carolina -Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Package
We now have a special package with Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. Our package, Family Country Inn Experience at Hemlock Inn, includes tickets for the railroad.
See all of our Train Excursions
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Recipe Spotlight: Holiday Treats
 With the holidays comes baking. Cakes, cookies, pies, and plenty of other holiday treat recipes await you in our directory. See what our inns are cooking up:
Pumpkin Cobbler - The Kingsley House Bed & Breakfast - Fennville (Saugatuck area), Michigan
Wassail Punch - Rosewood Country Inn - Bed and Breakfast - Bradford, New Hampshire
No Roll Sugar Cookies - River Hill Bed & Breakfast - Milton, New York
See all of our Holiday Treat Recipes
Have you made any of these recipes? Tell us how it turned out!
Decorating For Thanksgiving - Budget Friendly Decor for the Holiday
 Decorating for Thanksgiving on a tight budget can be simple when using elements found around your home or apartment. Here are a few tips for adding that special Thanksgiving flavor to your decor for little or no money.
THINK FALL COLORS
Thanksgiving decorating requires a harvest color scheme of warm yellows, golds, burnt reds, browns and greens. Think in terms of these colors when selecting ribbons and fabrics to be used with your projects.
START GATHERING
Go outdoors and start gathering colorful fallen leaves, acorns, pinecones, sticks, twigs and large branches. Use the large branches to anchor a display on or inside shelves, counter tops or bookcases. Fill the display with the items you gathered until you have a collage of color. Also consider stacking logs on your porch or inside your space...even if you don't have a fireplace!
CREATING A CENTERPIECE
All you need to create this budget piece are your outdoor supplies and a hot glue gun. Using a large attractively shaped branch, start gluing your leaves and branches in a natural pattern in and around the branch. You can buy attractive Indian corn and gourds at your local grocery store to place next this centerpiece to complete your Thanksgiving table. Use your harvest colored ribbons as accents.
REUSE PUMPKINS
Don't think that pumpkins are only for Halloween. Some vendors largely discount pumpkins after October 31st. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. Decorate with pumpkins of all sizes by adding them to your porch or indoor displays. Just before your Thanksgiving dinner use them to create homemade pumpkin soup or pie. No waste here!
ILLUMINATION
Candles are the obvious choice for bringing warmth to your Thanksgiving festivities. Select a variety of sizes and shapes to add contrast. A good rule of thumb when on a budget is to think multiple uses. White candles can be used for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Tea candles work well when displayed in glasses and are also a little more budget friendly. The least expensive illumination tips are to use your old white Christmas tree lights on top of bookcases or draped around your room. Get a jumpstart on Christmas.
You can create an atmosphere that exudes the warmth and welcome you feel for your guest by adding special touches to your decor. Just by using what you have, a little elbow grease and some imagination you can create a holiday atmosphere...for little to or money!
For a printable version of this article visit Decorating For Thanksgiving on FamilyCorner.com.
Bonus Recipes - Holiday Edition
Super Easy Gingerbread House
presented by Stonewall Jackson Inn Bed & Breakfast
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
An 8-oz. milk carton, empty and clean
Canned white frosting WHAT YOU WILL NEED: An 8-oz. milk carton, empty and clean Canned white frosting
Graham crackers
Assorted soft candies for decoration (gum drops, jellybeans, candy canes, and cake decorations, such as sprinkles and nuts)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Tape or staple the spout of carton closed. Using the white frosting as glue, stick graham crackers onto sides and top of carton. Decorate with candies and cake decorations. Licorice can be used to make windows, small marshmallows can be used as snow covered shingles, and pretzel sticks can be used to make fences.
TIPS:
Use different sized milk cartons to make an entire city. Ice cream cones can be covered in green frosting to make Christmas trees. Decorate with small red candies for holly berries or sprinkles to make Christmas trees.
NOTES:
You might want to practice a few times with this recipe before trying to construct a Gingerbread Stonewall Jackson Inn!
Don't eat the milk cartons. They are very hard to digest!
 Stonewall Jackson Inn Bed & Breakfast
Harrisonburg, Virginia
The Stonewall Jackson Inn as a (circa 1870) Queen Ann mansion, sits on "Nob Hill" overlooking the Historic District of downtown Harrisonburg. We have ten well appointed rooms, each with FREE WiFi, individual climate control, and a dedicated full bath. We also have the most friendly and knowledgeable hospitality team in the Valley.
It is an easy walk from the Inn to The Historic District, The Old Confederate Cemetery, fine restaurants, museums, shops and theater venues. We are centrally located in respect to James Madison & Eastern Mennonite Universities as well as Bridgewater College, Interstate 81 and the City Center. The Inn is a local landmark, known by everyone, and is easy to find.
Apple-Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast
presented by Hallauer House Bed & Breakfast
Ingredients:
20 slices freshly baked bread
8 eggs
2 cups half and half
2 cups milk
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
Filling:
16 ounces cream cheese
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
21 ounce can apple pie filling
Mix the first four Filling ingredients together until well combined. Fold in the apple pie filling.
Spread cream cheese mixture over 10 slices of the bread and top with the other 10 slices, forming a sandwich. Place bread sandwiches in a large baking pan that has been sprayed with non-stick spray.
Combine the eggs, half and half, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Beat until well mixed. Slowly pour the egg mixture over the top of the sandwiches until all the bread is soaked. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Bake at 350 degrees covered for approximately 40 minutes. Then uncover and bake for an additional 20 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting and serving. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar and toasted almonds. Serve with warm maple syrup. (We use Ohio Maple since it's the best!)
 Hallauer House Bed & Breakfast
Oberlin, Ohio
Driving up to the white house on the hill, one can only wonder what history this house holds. Did it offer refuge to escaping slaves on their journey to freedom? The dry cistern and the hidden opening in the cellar suggest it may have. This house with eyes to the past stands on the diagonal road that connects Elyria to Wellington as it bypasses Oberlin city.
Your journey back in time begins with the clang-clang of the 1860 doorbell as you turn the crank in a clockwise direction. The massive door squeaks open to allow you inside. Immediately you begin to feel the presence of the past as it meets the promise of tomorrow.
Andon-Reid Inn Mulled Wine
presented by Andon-Reid Inn
Mulling spices:
2 cups Burgundy wine
2 cups cranberry juice
1 cup water
½ cup sugar
Mulling spices put into a tea ball:
Cinnamon sticks
Whole cloves
Put all ingredients in a large pot on top of stove and simmer for a hour.
Put on low or place in slow cooker and serve
4 servings
 Andon-Reid Inn
Asheville Area / Waynesville, North Carolina
Originally constructed in 1902 and now designated as one of Waynesville's historic properties, this turn of the century home reflects all the beauty, grace and charm that could be manifested in this traditional style of architecture. Large windows, tall ceilings, extensive hardwood and veranda porches are but a few of the original attributes of this beautiful old home.
The Andon-Reid Inn Bed & Breakfast is located less than one mile from the center of downtown Waynesville, which is 26 miles west of Asheville and just minutes from Lake Junaluska & Maggie Valley. Waynesville was founded in 1810 and in 1999 was voted the best small town downtown in the entire state of North Carolina.
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