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front verandha
front sign on rt 178
side yard with herb garden
North Side
Our Gazebo
Great for watching sunsets
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Mackinac Room
Sequioa room
Romance year round
HOT TUB!
Library has homemade cookies!
Vieux Carre room pronounced Voo - Ka-ray
Sequoia Room
Our Gathering room
The Barr in the Gathering room
Gift Shop
Aspen suite living area
Aspen Suite bedroom
Door county room
Tortola room
Tortola's hot tub and view
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Snacks for our Vintage Illinois guests! :D
Ahhhh. Spring has finally sprung! The fresh air smells so good!!
For Valentine's weekend, we will be featuring Lemon Ricotta Crepes with a Triple Berry Compote and a Pancetta, Spinach Frittata with Home style potatoes.
Just finished up our "Breakfast at Brennan's, Brightwood style" menu, for this Mardis Gras weekend. Stay hungry my friends! Saturday Morning Cherries Jubilee Crepes Delicate Crepes stuffed with a cream cheese mixture then topped with Cherries Jubilee. Comes with a side of bacon. or Creole Skillet Bake Andoullie Sausage with red onion, green bell pepper, tomatoes and redskin potatoes sautéed in a skillet then, baked together with eggs mild Cajun spices and topped with cheddar cheese. Comes with a side of Wheat Toast. Sunday Morning Bananas Foster French Toast Custard like French Toast Casserole topped with sautéed bananas and caramelized brown sugar. Comes with a side of bacon. or Eggs Hussarde Toasted English Muffins with a slice of ham topped with a Marchand de vin (red wine mushroom sauce), then a poached egg and then finally Hollandaise sauce.
Harvesting a few Aronia's here and there this year. Next year we should get a decent crop, some of the bushes are starting to get to be a good size! To find out more about the health benifits of the Aronia berry, visit our site. I just posted a blog about them!
Now at the Brightwood Inn - Breakfast on the Patio!
The Red Wing Blackbirds came back today!! Spring is coming people!! It's almost here, I can feel it!! Just Hold On!!!!!!
First Tulips of the season
December Dandelion
Frosty Morning
Brightwood Inn and Farm
The Beauty in Nature
Thanks to The Flower Bar in Peru and Ashley Burroughs for putting together beautiful bouquets for us, and our guests on a regular basis. Give us a call today to see how you can upgrade your room to a package that includes a beautiful floral arrangement!!
You're not going to get breakfast like this at the neighborhood Holiday Inn!
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Looking up at the sky at Wildcat Canyon.
Lower view of Wildcat Canyon.
French Canyon. (As close as I could get anyway)
Looking for something to do while you're here? We have tons of information on the Starved Rock, Matthiesen, and Buffalo Rock State Parks area: http://brightwoodinn.com/the-area/
Ice Falls at Starved Rock. Come see them this weekend, cause they may not be around too much longer. St. Patricks Day Parade is downtown Utica this weekend as well. Stay at the Brightwood Inn and mention Ice Falls and get $50.00 off your room. Stay multiple nights and get $50 off each night. 3-7-13 to 3-10-13 888-667-0600 or 815-667-4600
EAGLE WEEKEND AT STARVED ROCK STATE PARK This weekend is eagle weekend. It’s going to be well attended by eagles this year as it’s so cold our snowman is begging us to bring him inside! The eagles congregate, in abundance, near the dam to feed when the rivers, lakes and ponds freeze up. You can see hundreds of eagles in one day. Starved Rock State Park will be having their annual Birds of Prey Show at the Illinois Waterway Visitors Center. If you’ve never seen the show it is quite impressive. It’s also very well attended every year. We can send you out to see a couple of very large eagle nests. They are occupied this time of year. It’s very likely you will get to see the eaglets. Eagles pairs stay together until one or the other dies. They go back to the same nests each year. We’ve read that they increase the size of the nests, and they can be as large as 6 feet in diameter. Now that’s a nest! We have some rooms available. We have hot tubs, gas fireplaces, really comfy beds, and beautiful views of the prairie and Matthiessen State Park. You can check our rooms out here: http://brightwoodinn.com/rooms-rates/ You can check availability here: http://www.webervations.com/magic-scripts/resbook.asp?memberid=brightwood Put in the date and the rooms that come up are the rooms that are available. The site is real time so if it’s there, it’s available and if it isn’t there it’s reserved. Now this is where it get interesting. Text me at 815-202-6898 and tell me what you want to pay for the room. If it’s reasonable I am going to say yes. Thank You for not texting crazy off the wall numbers. I am serious about this. You can also e-mail me at brtwood@starved-rock-inn.com or just call 815-667-4600. Whatever you choose to do it will be a million times better than just staying home trying to stay warm. A full hot breakfast for two also comes with your room. We have free wi-fi, complimentary cookies and sodas. Applies to new bookings only. 1…2…3…start texting!
Matthiessen State Park
Starved Rock Lock and Dam.
I&M Canal bike path. One of the best in Illinois.
The majority of the trees are just starting to turn now. Everyday seeing a little more color here and there. But once the start turning, they go fast!! So maybe another 5 days or so till peak. The unusual warm weather is probably holding it back. This Monday and Tuesday in the 80's!!!
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