Andrews Geyser in Winter

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Inn on Mill Creek

With the wintry temperatures we’re having (what we like to call hot chocolate weather), we were anxious to see how Andrews Geyser looks this first week of 2010. The Andrews Geyser was constructed near Mill Creek in Old Fort, North Carolina in the late 1800s as a memorial to the men who died building the railroad through this part of the North Carolina mountains, and as a fountain feature for a railroad resort called the Round Knob Hotel (which burned down in 1903). The sole reason for the existence of our private property inside Pisgah National Forest was to create a water source for the geyser, located two miles down the mountain. We have the dam and the valve that controls the water flow (neat, huh?).

Quiet Season Discount (January-March)

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Inn on Mill Creek

Winter view from a trail near the Inn on Mill Creek

Winter Bird Watch

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Inn on Mill Creek

They call me Mr. Titmouse

Snow Days

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Inn on Mill Creek

Free Christmas Eve Concert at White Horse

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Inn on Mill Creek

Two Kiva Loans

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Inn on Mill Creek

At the beginning of this year, we set a goal to fund 10 small business owners in developing countries as part of the Inn on Mill Creek’s 10th birthday celebration. We’re part of a microlending program through Kiva, where regular people like us can pool our money with other lenders to loan to people with small businesses who are trying to lift themselves out of poverty, make a positive impact in their communities and be part of making their local economies stronger. When the business owners pay back their loans, we can either take our money out or invest in another entrepreneur; we choose to do the latter.