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Pack your bags and head down the road to the Amana Colonies! Don’t know what to see or do? We would be happy to help you plan your visit to the colonies! In our “Things To Do” drop down, we have included several links that list upcoming events and special activities which can help you … Read more
I am going to add a new category to my blog posts that focuses on Frequently Asked Questions about our B & B or about B & Bs in general. We are excited to be having so many ‘First time’ at a B&B guests, that I decided to offer some information up front to help … Read more
We are excited to have our new website up and running! It has been several months in the transition from the old site to this new one, but now we are settling into this new site. I invite you to take a few minutes to go through this new site and see the changes. Over … Read more
In my last post I asked if you had ever noticed that the village of Homestead is the only village in the 7 colonies that does not have the name of Amana in the village name? The reason for that is because the village of Homestead was already established before the Amana people came to … Read more
I am excited to share about a new event we’re having at Zuber’s! As we are in the midst of a week of WINTER weather – in a few weeks hopefully you’ll be looking for something to go do to “get away from it all”. We have just the thing to do for a weekend! … Read more
Where do you get your recipes from? This is a question that we are often asked, along with – “Will you share your recipe?” As we begin a new year, I have selected a new ‘batch’ of recipes to share with you on the website. There are 3 staff members that cook breakfast at Zuber’s. … Read more
Thousands of people walked through the Tannenbaum forest this year. I was able to work 2 different shifts and got to greet many people as they returned to the forest as part of a family tradition, and to welcome people as they came to enjoy the Tannenbaum forest for the first time. The forest … Read more
It is amazing how much of our life is guided by a calendar! Days we work, days off, birthdays, anniversaries, appointments, vacations, holidays, etc! As part of a tourism community, we have all of these personal dates to keep track of, in addition to keeping track of how busy we are with guests and also … Read more
I love the changing seasons in Iowa! Sometimes they change gradually and sometimes it happens way too fast! This year we had summer – hot, hot weather, then LOTS of rain, and now the leaves are changing and snowflakes have already been floating around in the air! For me, each change of seasons is exciting. … Read more