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THE DAIRY BARN

   Bed & Breakfast   
ABOUT
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ABOUT

When Don & Gerrie Etter retired from dairy farming, they realized the cows had always had the best view in the county. They converted their old barn into a bed and breakfast, naming each of the eight guest rooms after their favorite dairy cows.

 

Check in at the front desk in the old Milk Room, relax on the Cow Yard patio, eat a farm fresh meals prepared the way Grandma used make them, play with Alfie the farm dog or the outdoor barn cats, chase fireflies or enjoy a summer bonfire, and sleep in the old Hayloft.

 

Each room at The Dairy Barn has it's own private bathroom and great country view. Two bedrooms are handicap accessible where the baby calves used to sleep on the first floor . All six of the Hayloft bedrooms have comfy pillowtop queen size beds. The rooms don't have televisions, but you are welcome to use the one in the common area if you have a hankering to watch Old Yeller.

 

We still like to tinker about the farm. If you are lucky you can see Don riding around on one of his vintage Allis Chalmers tractors or help Gerrie and Alfie the farm dog gather eggs from the chicken coop.

 

We welcome couples, families, small groups, hunters, snowmobilers, and old farmers. With a huge farm yard and large common room on each floor, we're a great place to hold family reunions and small retreats.

ROOMS

OUR ROOMS

All rooms at the Dairy Barn have pillow top beds, private bathrooms, and are technology free so you can connect with each other and our beautiful area.

OUR SERVICES

OUR PLACE

Breakfast & Supper

 

Guests at The Dairy Barn are invited to join the family for a complimentary home cooked supper and breakfast.

We can accommodate some dietary restrictions, please let us know as soon as you book.

Free Wifi

 

The Dairy Barn has free wifi.

Post as many chicken pictures

as you want.

#thedairybarnbnb

Farm & Pet Friendly

 

Though the cows are gone, we are a working farm.  You can see our collection of vintage Allis Chalmers on the job. You are welcome to roam, but you might get roped into loading hay.  We have barn cats, a farm dog, 2 mini horses, 2 quarter horses, and assorted free range geese, chickens, and ducks.  

Your pets are welcome, as long as they get along with ours.

Housekeeping

 

We freshly launder and press every room just before your stay with environmentally friendly products.  We don't enter guest rooms while they are booked, but if you need anything (extra towels, soap, etc) let us know.

Garden and Fields

 

The old cow yard is now our patio.  Pull up a chair next to the fire pit, layout in the grass and count the stars, sit beside the stock tank fountain and enjoy the free range chickens, or take an after supper walk down the waterway to the creek.  

Menus

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Our menu is seasonal

(we love fresh farmers market goodness) 

A sample weekend farmhand meal at the Dairy Barn would be:

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-Supper-

Ham Balls

Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

Homemade Bread

Fresh Green Beans

Garden Salad

Sour Cream Apple Pie

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-Breakfast-

Swedish Oven Pancake

with Seasonal Fruit

Bacon

Orange Juice

GALLERY

GALLERY

SEE & DO

THINGS TO DO

Our farm is a great place to relax, but lots of fun day trip adventures are nearby!
Wineries & Microbreweries

 

Saint Charles Brewing Company

Limestone Brewers

PIVO Brewery

Single Speed Brewing

Second State Brewing

Fat Hill Brewing

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Farm House Winery

Frisky Fox Winery

Empty Nest Winery

Winneshiek Wildberry Winery

TownsEnd Winery

Heaven Boutique Winery

Four Daughters Winery

Cultural Sites

 

The Little Brown Church

Bradford Pioneer Village

Carnegie Cultural Center

Bily Clocks

Charles Theatre

Carrie Chapman Catt

Girlhood Home

Floyd County Historical Museum

Fredericksburg Old

Country Schoolhouse

Ice House Museum

Phelps Youth Pavillion

Grout Museum District

World's Smallest Church

John Deere Museum & Factory

Surf Ballroom

Music Man Square

Farms and Orchards

 

Hawkeye Buffalo Ranch

Apples on the Avenue

Borlaug Learning Center 

NE Iowa Research Farm

Seed Savers Heritage Farm

Three Pines Farm

Luna Valley Farm

Outdoor Adventures

 

Snowmobile Trails

Golf Courses

All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club

Fossil & Prairie Park

Twin Ponds Nature Center

Cedar Valley Arboretum

Charley Western Recreational Trail

Plum Creek Bike & Natural Trail

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Mennonite Community

 

Over 50 Area Greenhouses

Sunnydale Dry Goods Store

Dutch Valley Store

Log Cabin Produce

Cedar Valley Produce Auction

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Rivers, Lakes, and Quarries 

 

Tubing, Canoeing, Kayaking, Swimming, and Fishing:

Charles City Whitewater Course

Cedar River

Cedar Lake, Beach, & Dam (Nashua)

Chickasaw Park , Ghost Town, & Quarry

Wapsipinicon River

GUEST REVIEW

My best friend and I were on a road trip and this was our last stop. It was so nice to kick back and relax. The innkeepers were so kind and accommodating. Would definitely go back. The food was my favorite part, I have never had freshly whipped cream before!

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