Paraphernalia

Oh my, Hubertina's creative mind has been working overtime. What I see here stacked in my living room is an enormous pile of paraphernalia to be used in next weeks Murder Mystery. I'm all excited helping her setting up when we get closer to the 29th. After all spring break is actually meant for kids, but not for kids only!

Murder at the Inn

       Hosted by Hubertina     

Murder Mystery with dinner

March 29th

Murder at the  Inn

Who is dead?

We will re enact what happened those last days between the 2 sisters at the Historic Inn and try to find the truth. Do the dead relatives harbor any clues? We will investigate. What are the voices or noises at night?

Is there something sinister about the new innkeeper? Was the secret passed on to her? What did she find in the fireplace when she re opened the Inn? 

Actors/Actresses

Joe Devenshire

Ellie Vanderbuilt

Annalisa Devore

Bert Deshirt

Arrive Friday afternoon and get acquainted with our extra guests.
Check out early clues. 
Mystery starts at 2PM Sat includes dinner for 35.00 per person.
This is the day fee.
Overnight lodging is season rate per night, double occupancy

Brides on Broadway

This event in downtown Eugene introducing aspiring wedding couples to vendors and venue's was attended by Bert representing the McKenzie River Inn. Beautiful sunny weather outside and a great atmosphere inside. I was asked many questions mainly by brides and/or their Moms who sometimes were very surprised (weddings at the McKenzie river must be very expensive) to hear how affordable a wedding venue at the McKenzie river as ours can be, especially when comparing it to other venue's in the Eugene area. 
I noticed that many wedding couples are often not enough informed about what we have to offer and the great value we are. Understanding that we help to plan their wedding through all the steps from the introduction to the place and to the clean up after the wedding was an eyeopener for many young couples. How about connecting wedding couples to other vendors for their special needs, like helicopter flights to and from the venue, arriving in a guided McKenzie Driftboat, wine tasting events, to name a few. I also presented a picture how I would be involved in their wedding for about 40 to 45 hours on average. Next to preparing the site, marketing, attending shows like this one in Eugene, ordering flowers etc. and aside of other employees putting in their time, it creates a better perspective for them of what is involved to create lifetime memories and make your wedding a memorable one. All in all I made many attendees aware of the endless possibilities and had them leave the show with a handful of brochures and a smile on their face.

Valentine's Day Dinner

Last weekend we celebrated Valentines Day with dinner. Hubertina and Ellie prepared the dining room in the Lodge with special decorations and ambience. These are some of the reviews guests left: "Very special, intimate and lovely. “This place is a dream away from home. We will be back. The Atrium room was romantic and perfect. Thank you for the serenity and the delicious homemade breakfast.” Our guest staying in the West Room were celebrating their anniversary and loved the intimacy of the dinner and the beautiful decorations. Keep looking out for our March event hosted by Hubertina.

Floating down the McKenzie river in Oregon

Great January weather, an astonishing 52 degrees! Okay it was 22 degrees when I came up this morning and I slept in until 7.30 AM! Yesterday a really nice fishing trip on the lower part, below the Leaburg dam, with water levels below average, but great hatches of aquatic insects as the Blue Winged, Midges, Little Brown Stonefly. Had two wonderful clients from Veneta on board, one celebrating his 40 birthday, congrats Walt! Besides of a handful of serious bites the fishing was slow ...but the weather and scenery and great company made up for it. This is a very enjoyable way to get out on the water in the death of winter and experience the McKenzie with no crowds and plenty of wildlife as we watched a river otter foraging along the riverbank and several Osprey and even a few trouts jumping out of the water.  2013 was a very good season for bertsguideservice.com and 2014 made a great start for another.

There's something to say about the holidays in general and Thanksgiving above all. To me it's the jumping board into December and we all know, especially children, that Christmas is around the corner.
This year we decided to do Thanksgiving dinner with guests and family at the McKenzie River Inn. Hubertina alongside Ellie prepared great dishes and a great atmosphere. Crackling fire in the back ground and astonishing weather. Couldn't ask for more....

Lovely weather..T-shirt and shorts, humming birds buzzing and spring flowers all around. We are booking up for this spring pretty quick and this summer looks good too. See if we can squeeze in a couple of projects in the meantime. Project one: - New gravel on the driveway (75.000 lbs), double filling those put holes, parking lot and spot for the Osprey Cottage. Next is a perk up of the river lawn and patio in front of the lodge... due in May. I just remodeled the Pioneers shed to accommodate all the gear used for my guiding business www.bertsguidingservice.com which keeps growing. What started out has an extended hobby is now a business in full swing. April 27th. is the kick off for the fishing season and with the snowpack in the Cascades averaging on 115% we anticipate good fishing and rafting conditions for spring and summer.

In the meantime Alphonse de Klerk at www.rollingbaywinery.com is racking his wine this upcoming weekend and is bottling on April 13th and 14th. As always we are awaiting the results as Alphonse was able to gather another Golden Award for his wines in San Francisco this year. Way to go Al!
We are also looking forward to the Weinberg/Reppert family reunion in July this year. This great event bring family members over from all over the country to our place and days will be filled with Baggi ball, badminton, golf and many other fun activities.

We are all excited about our annual BBQ on June 29th which commemorates the 35th anniversary of the McKenzie River Inn. Book now if you want to be part of it, it's for guests, colleagues, family and friends only.

If you couldn't get away during spring break, try to see if there are any cancellations and join us on our spot on the McKenzie and enjoy our spring garden (see picture below)!  Call 541 822 6260 and ask for Ellie or e-mail her at innkeeper@mckenzieriverinn.com Don't miss out!