"Welcome to Four Columns Inn! Accommodations: 5 antique-filled bedrooms, each with private bath. All have decorative fireplaces, air conditioners, and king, queen, and double beds. Musical instruments and pretty lamps in all rooms (one Handel). One room has a stained-glass window. Open: All year. Reservations: Advance notice appreciated. Call (507) 764-8861 or write 668 140th Street, Sherburn, MN 56171, Payment: A deposit of 50% is appreciated to hold the room. Restrictions: Children welcome with arrangement. Limited drinking. Smoking outdoors only. Pets welcome with prior arrangement. Breakfast: A full hearty, yummy homemade breakfast is served. Special Recommended Recipes: Orange Julius, ... Cranberry Dessert, ... Blueberry Belgian Waffles, ... Egg Souffle, ... Scandinavian Apple Pancake, and Peach Muffins. Special Inn Events: Weddings, receptions, and reunions. Recreation & Activities: The Greenhouse, gazebo, hiking at Four Columns Inn, and located on a 320-acre rural historical farm with 10 acres of green grass and flowers. Antiquing, Historical Fox Lake, boating, indoor swimming pool, golf, tennis, biking only two miles away. Downhill skiing 25 minutes away in Estherville, Iowa. Fishing for norther, blue gills, and crappies in Fox Lake. Attractions & Special Events: 30 minutes away: Historical Iowa Lake Okoboji, Spirit Lake, Amusement Park with excursion boat, paddle boats, Summer Theater, boutiques, Fairmont Opera House, Butterfield Threshing Days, Kilen Woods, Fort Defiance, and skiing. Recommended Local Restaurant: Torges Restaurant (507) 238-4771, ... Cup 'N Saucer Cafe (507) 764-6721, ... St. James Hickory Inn (507) 375-3227, and Fairmont Sirloin House (507) 235-3856. Recommended Local Best Kept Secrets: Historic Iowa Lake Okoboji and Spirit Lake. Directions: Located at 668 140th Street. Take Exit 87 on I-90. 2 north of I-90 on Hwy 4, 1/4 mile west on County Road 132." |