This past weekend we treated our guests to some of our Easter favorites! Saturday began with pink lemonade and a satisfyingly sweet spring popcorn mix. We dished out hundreds of servings and our guests kept asking for more! You can find the popcorn recipe below. Feel free to make this for any holiday by changing the type of M&M’s or adding your own creative ideas.

Sweet Spring Popcorn Mix
For 4-10 people

• 1 bag of butter popcorn
• 1 bag of kettle popcorn
• 1 bag of mini chocolate chips
• 1 bag of white chocolate chips
• 1 bag of Easter colored M&M’s
• 1 bag of fruit flavored marshmallows

Combine ingredients and mix gently! We served our mix in adorable chevron printed popcorn cups.

The remainder of the weekend included a coloring contest with jumbo egg prizes and our annual Easter Egg Hunt. We hid four baskets throughout the Inn. Each child who turned in an egg from each basket won a funny bunny surprise!

We had so much fun with our Easter extras, and are already thinking about what we can add to next year’s Easter plans. We wish you were here!

 

Oranges, cherries, vanilla, OH MY!

Have you ever wondered what makes our infused water so delicious? After many requests, we are sharing our favorite infused water recipe! We serve our Cherry, Orange, and Vanilla infused water from the first day of spring until the first day of fall. This delicious creation has become a guest favorite! Check out our recipe below!

 

For a 1 gallon you will need:

Water

2 Oranges

5 Maraschino Cherries

1 Tablespoon of Maraschino Cherry Juice

1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

(Add more cherries, or vanilla to taste)

 

Step 1

Fill your gallon pitcher with ice and water

Step 2

Wash and slice your oranges

Set aside 5 maraschino cherries

Step 3

Measure out 1 tablespoon of maraschino cherry juice

Measure out 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Step 4

Add orange slices, cherries, cherry juice, and vanilla to your pitcher of water

Step 5

Chill your pitcher in the refrigerator for 1 hour so the ingredients can infuse your water

Step 6

Enjoy!

 

If you give it a try, let us know what you think! We would love to see photos of your infused water, share them with us on Facebook by using the #Innonlakesuperior!

The thought of being surrounded by 300 teenagers seems daunting, but for us it was another opportunity to welcome some of our favorite guests. During the first weekend in March, nine robotics teams participating in this year’s annual competition at the DECC made the Inn their home base. Some teams were new to us and some were returning, but they all showed a level of respect that went beyond their years.

 

 

This year, we wanted to give these great teams an even bigger and better welcome to Duluth by providing a thank you table in our lobby. The students enjoyed complimentary snacks like granola bars and chocolate chip cookies as well as trinkets to get into the spirit of robotics like temporary tattoos and mini foam fingers.

 

Congratulations to our extra special team, New Apple Corps, who won the 2017 Lake Superior Regional, the Engineering Inspiration Award, and the Double DECCer Championship. We look forward to welcoming Robotics 2018!

With Robotics behind us, we are currently scheming and dreaming special treats for our guests during Easter weekend in April. Make your reservations now for a weekend that will truly be “egg”ceptional!

We wish you were here!

Hi there, we are Carol and Kelsey. If you have stayed at The Inn on Lake Superior in the past year, or if you follow The Inn on Facebook, you have probably noticed a few changes. In March of 2016, we were lucky enough to become the Director and Assistant Director of Guest Services. Since then, we have combined our love for our guests, for Lake Superior, and for crafting concoctions… and the result was pure magic.

We have enjoyed planning extras for holidays like Memorial Day and Christmas and for local special events like Grandma’s Marathon and Tall Ships Festival. As it turns out, estimating treats and goodies for hundreds of guests is no easy task. In the past year, we have purchased 30 pounds of melted chocolate, 300 rubber ducks, 18 gallons of vanilla ice cream, 4 fake skeletal hands, 30 jack o’ lanterns and 5,000 Christmas ornaments. And that is just the beginning.

We are looking forward to making the year ahead even better and we hope to share an inside look into the funny, challenging, surprising, and crazy things that make The Inn on Lake Superior the best place to stay in Duluth. Our goal is to make your stay a memorable one. We wish you were here!