The Best Way to Experience Winter in Ludington

If the words ‘Lake Effect snow’ make your inner 8-year-old celebrate like you woke up and learned school’s canceled due to a SNOW DAY, make plans to head for the West side of Michigan over the next few months.  For those that embrace this time of year, the reward – fewer people than peak season,…

The Lamplighter’s Cranberry Orange Scones Recipe

When late Fall temperatures drop, we add these buttery, orange infused scones to our first-course breakfast menu here at The Lamplighter Bed & Breakfast. They disappear quickly, and are so easy to make! After baking hundreds of batches of these cranberry and orange flecked treats, we’re ready to share our recipe – may it become…

A Candle for a Cause

In March of 2017, Dan and I were sitting in a church in central Indiana when the Pastor introduced a ‘highlight reel’ about an organization in Africa that the church supported.  Seconds into the footage, a speed boat carrying three young boys and a team of men flashed across the screen.  There was laughter and…

Take-Out & Other Dining Options in Ludington

Since re-opening our doors last June, the questions we receive most often from guests are “can you recommend a place with carryout” followed by “is it okay to bring food back to the inn“? And we’re always quick to answer “YES!” to both! Our Ludington Bed and Breakfast is located five blocks from the heart…

Finding Our Way: A New Normal

This is a post we never thought we’d write. It’s tough to find the right words that convey our concern, sympathy and thanks for all the lives, workers, families and businesses that have been affected by this pandemic.  Thank you to those working tirelessly on the front lines! In the past weeks, we’ve taken a…

Our Ludington Summer Bucket List

Summer in Michigan is a gift – a welcome blessing after a hard winter.  It’s warm days and cool nights.  Early sunrises that inspire and late evening sunsets that give way to star studded skies.  This short, fleeting season is cherished.  We pack all that we can into every moment, with each day offering endless…

Ludington Knitter’s Weekend

I have a confession.  I helped organize this event, but I don’t knit (yet). I made an attempt to learn last Spring, but gave up when I tried to cast-on 7,352 times and failed (miserably).  My “Granny Barb” sat patiently next to me, guiding me through the process, offering encouragement as I started and stopped,…

Ludington BRRRewfest: 5th Annual Event

No stranger to the craft beer scene, Ludington is giving locals and visitors alike a reason to bundle up and head outside to enjoy a beer this winter! Entering its fifth year, Ludington BRRRewfest combines great Michigan craft beer and cider with the beauty of a Ludington winter – all from the comfort of heated…

Winter Fireside Dinner Packages at The Lamplighter

Sometimes, opportunity knocks loud enough that it can’t be ignored.  As we were gearing up for the busiest part of our ’18 season, an email hit my inbox:  “I’m an executive chef / restaurant consultant in the area.  I’m reaching out to see if you might be interested in working together?”  A week later, three…

West Michigan B&B Christmas Cookie Tour

Experience the Joy of Baking During the Holidays! One of my greatest childhood memories is from a woman I never met – Mrs. Duensing.  Days before Christmas, she would deliver a Marshall Field’s® coat box to my grandparent’s house which contained dozens of varieties of Christmas cookies.  The mysterious box was passed around the dining…