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You are part of our Heartland Family! I look forward to you making new memories and creating traditions that last a lifetime. That is what hunting and Heartland Lodge is all about, creating memories that you will always cherish. The most cherished memories are not the deer or other game we harvested, but the memories created from time spent with family and friends. It is very clean and the beds are super comfortable We will definitely be staying. Many of the hunters also have made visiting Heartland Lodge a part of their own tradition.Īs I get a little older and a bit wiser, I reflect back to the memories of hunting with my family as a child growing up. The bee theme is a lovely, tasteful decor throughout the entire house. I realized my family tradition didn’t end… it’s being carried on by you, the hunters, who visit Heartland Lodge. Now we have people traveling from around the world, just like the cars at the end of “Field of Dreams.”Ībout 10 years ago, a light went off inside me when doing a welcome meeting with some hunters who visit Heartland Lodge every year. It was those doubters that I have to thank.

AUNT BEE CABINS MOVIE

Starting Heartland Lodge was like the movie “Field of Dreams.” People thought I was crazy and told me it would never last. I didn’t have time to miss it as I was too busy starting a new business (Heartland Lodge) as a very young man. They didn’t have an outhouse until my mom was in 8 th grade! My family tradition was over when my grandfather passed. (My grandmother had already passed.) Unfortunately, my aunts and uncles started fighting over what little my grandfather had. My grandfather passed away around the time I started Heartland Lodge. They included pointers, labs, beagles and coonhounds. You can enjoy the exhibit through a window. We hunted deer, quail, pheasant, ducks, geese, rabbits, squirrels, raccoons and other animals. The late Frances Bavier, better know as Aunt Bee, has a room dedicated to her memory at the Mayberry Motor Inn. I had many uncles and cousins that loved hunting as well. Many of the recipes you will enjoy while staying at Heartland were my grandmother’s. She loved making everything from scratch.

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It didn’t matter if you showed up unannounced on Monday, Wednesday or Saturday, she would have a kitchen full of homemade pies, cakes and other food. My grandma was like Aunt Bee from the Andy Griffith show. Growing up, I loved hunting more than I did Christmas (my mom will attest to it.) I loved coming to my grandparent’s house. The memories that were created will be with me for the rest of my life. We visited my grandparents and extended family often. My parents were both from Pike County, Illinois and moved to Quincy where I was born. I grew up with a large extended family and a deep hunting tradition.

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