The holiday season is fast approaching, and we elves are busily preparing. Soon, we'll be decking the halls of our historical properties with festive trees and décor...
With close friends and family often spread across the country and beyond, no doubt some of your guests will be traveling from quite a distance to be a part of your special day. Why not welcome them with a gift basket to help them feel at home as well as showcase the property, city and region you have chosen for your wedding?
Postcards are a creative and fun idea for save the dates. We offer over 100 different images that capture some of the unique aspects of each of our historic properties. Our postcards highlight the artwork, gardens, beverages, soaking pools, small bars, historic buildings and all of the other wonderful little details that make the McMenamins properties so unique.
One of Edgefield's most popular annual events is the Cracked Pots Garden Art Show, and this year's event is coming up soon! Scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, July 20 and 21st, Cracked Pots is free and open to all ages, featuring more than 75 artists selling their wares created from at least 75% reused and recycled materials. Event is 10 a.m. 'til 8 p.m.
Have you ever heard of "Guestiquette"? It is a new term that is popping up amongst those planning weddings or other large scale events....
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At the Grand Lodge, the mosaics in the basement hallways were inspired by the work of Spanish artist Antonio Gaudi. “Wine is bottled poetry.” -- Robert Louis Stevenson Which beer is our best-selling ale? Hammerhead, of course. Have a pint or two today! Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, was said to be able to drink any man under the table. You show ‘em, Betsy! How many McMenamins are there in the Seattle area? Three – Mill Creek, Six Arms and Queen Anne. McMenamins has a full-time historian on staff. He collects stories, photos, anecdotes and more about McMenamins spots, past and present. Give it up for St. Arnold, the patron saint of brewers! His miracle was a tankard of ale that never ran dry… Put him on the invite list. “We borrowed golf from Scotland as we borrowed whiskey. Not because it is Scottish, but because it is good.” -- Horace Hutchinson What’s the name of the Kennedy brewery? The Concordia Brewery, named for the surrounding neighborhood. “Give me a woman who truly loves beer and I will conquer the world.” – Kaiser Wilhelm II Does each McMenamins pub brew beer? Nope – only our brewpubs and breweries do. They supply our other spots. What was the very first McMenamins pub, opened by Mike and Brian McMenamin? The Barley Mill on SE Hawthorne in Portland. The Centzon-Totochtin (“Infinite Rabbits”) was an Aztec group that represented the ways humans are affected by intoxication. “Wine is bottled poetry.” -- Robert Louis Stevenson
