Ownership of this historic inn restored the building from a long ago abandoned hotel to a community focal point and gathering place. The restaurant was driven by the owner’s passion for organic gardening and farming and presenting food that would help preserve small family farming in the region. Local growers and producers were utilized to procure their products in a simple and direct manor to highlight the bounty of the region. Over the next 39 years the list of those supplying the Inn grew to over 25 direct to the restaurant providers. In addition the Inn’s extensive gardens produce the many edible flowers used in recipes and as decorative garnishes. The house smoked Blooming Grove Brook Trout has been a favorite at the hotel for almost 40 years. The trout has been sourced directly from one of the oldest mountain river hatcheries in the United States dating back to the 1880s.