by Lori Hansen, Owner/Innkeeper What is Hygge? Recently I was sitting in the parlor of our wonderful inn, fireplace crackling, Christmas tree lit, and snow covered the ground outside. My view was similar to the winter window seat picture featured above. What a wonderful feeling of peace and comfort. In Denmark they call this feeling […]
There are several activities in Appleton that take place every holiday season. Starting with the Christmas parade just before Thanksgiving, and running through the 1st of the New Year! We have enjoyed several of these events over the few years we have lived here at the Franklin Street Inn. Although some of these events have […]
Since Thanksgiving is this week, we wanted to take a moment to be thankful for the many blessings that have come our way. Just over three years ago we started this adventure of becoming the owners and innkeepers of the Franklin Street Inn Bed & Breakfast. Although we had much experience and background to draw […]
I was going to write this post in a few weeks, but given the recent, and early, snowfall this year, I decided now was a good time to share my thoughts on experiencing the snow here. Recently I received an email from a couple in Florida. They had visited the Franklin Street Inn Bed and […]
September 1, 2019 marked our 3rd anniversary as owners and innkeepers at the Franklin Street Inn Bed and Breakfast. We continue to enjoy this chapter in our lives. This year also marked the 25th anniversary of the Franklin Street Inn! Thank you to all of the guests, prior innkeepers, former staff, supporters and business partners […]
We love rhubarb! When it arrives in late spring we know summer is just around the corner. Lori eagerly awaits the first harvest of the season. Lots of red stalks waiting to be picked and eaten. There are many recipes one can make with this seasonal plant…pies, breads, muffins! One of our guest favorites at […]
When Lori and I get extremely busy at the Inn, it is hard to keep up with posting on the Blog site. As many of you know, we just completed a major update to our website thanks to our partner, Odysys. With an extremely busy summer season, we are just learning the new system for […]
