Mid-January Winter Wonderland Along Lake Erie

Well our first real winter storm arrived early Friday morning and continued until @ 4pm Saturday afternoon. Of course the storm coincided with our re-opening weekend. Unfortunately, we had several cancellations due to road conditions and power outages en route. 90% of our staff stayed home on Saturday.

Today is another day, however. The Sun is shining bright and wind is minimal, Thank goodness.

Taking a walk toward the water reveals some ice forming at the shore.

and on the rocks.

Here is a view of the back of the Inn.

Sam was VERY busy plowing the past 24 hours or so...

You can barely see the Event Room from the Inn driveway due to the plow mounds.

Drew Update

I had the opportunity to spend time today with Drew and Michayla this afternoon. Andrea and I were spending time trying to put the final plans for the Spa opening. Needless to say spending time with the grandchildren took precedent. What actually prompted this post was a conversation one of our front desk staff had with one of our loyal guests of the Inn "Karen really needs to update her Blog with pictures of Drew". So here you are Denise:

Michayla just loves her cousin, Drew!

Here is Drew in action-his arms and legs are always moving!!! Sam thinks he is going to be a Boxer.

Andrea and Lance sent this shot to me on Christmas Afternoon.

The Teddy Bear is reading the Night Before Christmas to Drew during Girls Weekend.

Michayla was one of the first to hold Drew once he got home (he was 3 days old in this shot).
Andrew Jacob Bushweiler was born November 16, 2011
He weighed 6# 12 oz and 21" long
For initial pictures of Drew, check out our Facebook page

January Full Moon on Lake Erie

This past week the Moon has been SO bright throughout the night-time hours, it wakes me from a sound sleep. We have several windows facing West and with the clear nights, the Moonlight has been just incredible.
I  braved the frigid temps this morning to take this shot...

I took this from the winery deck-if it wasn't so cold, I would have gotten my coffee to just sit and reflect on how amazing Mother Nature really is!  The deck was a solid sheet of frost and by the time I came up to the Inn, my fingers were feeling some pre-frostbite tingling, but it was SO worth it!!!

On my way back up towards the Inn, I could not resist this shot from the trees just South of the Beach House.

Murder Mystery Dinner Highlights

One of the events hosted in our new Event Room was our very popular Murder Mystery Dinner.

As you can see it was a Costume Ball Theme and everyone went all out to dress for the occasion.

Guests getting to know each other and enjoying the food and drink.

The detective, dressed as Sherlock Holmes during the "Interrogation"

Next Murder Mystery Dinner is scheduled for March 23rd, 2012

There are still seats available

Call 440-466-8668 x1 for more information

An Outside Wedding in Late October at The Lakehouse Inn

I don't think anyone can dispute that the 2011 weather has been anything but predictable. Too much rain, wind and just overall less than optimal. Don't get me wrong, when Mother Nature wanted to, She did bless us with some outstanding days this year and Saturday was one of them.

Our couple this past weekend had a beautiful day and were able to have their ceremony on the lower deck in the early evening.

Well we have been booking weddings past the traditional outside wedding season since the opening of our event room on the south side property.  Our building crew has been working feverishly the past few months getting the building converted from a 1960's ranch house into a wonderful event venue to accommodate just under fifty guests. October 1st was our "opening" day and it has seen much activity.

Wicked Wind-Wonderful Sunset on Lake Erie

The wind today was wicked with tons of wave action-however, the sunset was just spectacular!
Mother Nature is VERY interesting, to say the least!!