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Spring will always eventually come and with it the arrival of birds and their songs.  The Banks house has the advantage of

It’s often said that location is everything. When you listen to people talk about how they find a place to stay, you know

How does one write about the love between two people they never knew?  Oh, I’ve seen pictures of them so I know what they

So we’ve all heard it.  “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”  I know what you’re thinking. Ugh,

The Banks House gets its name from the four generations of the Banks family who called it their home from the 1890’s until

Oh, the many days I have spent scraping off loose paint and repainting.  When you’re in the middle of restoration you

There is a lot of excitement going on in Garner right now.  Actually, the excitement started months ago when many of us

Oftentimes when a house gets its name, all of the credit goes to the family  who lived there the longest or most recently.

People who have never stayed at a bed and breakfast may ask themselves why they should consider it.  Sure, there are motels

I know aging is part of the process for all living things.  But, it is also a process that happens to  non-living things.

Trains are so much a part of small towns across America. Even if the train doesn’t stop in town any longer when it rolls

    The town of Garner was still called St. Mary’s district when the railroad arrived in 1851 and even when the