THE DAIRY BARN
Bed & Breakfast
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.
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.
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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
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