Our first stop was the former Winona Hotel. I guess that my grandparents stayed in a room here every summer for a number of years during the Winona Lake Bible Conference, which my grandfather directed. The Winona Hotel has been completely renovated and converted into condos . . .
We also drove by the house that Mom and Dad lived in during the one winter that they both were attending the seminary . . .
We had lunch at the Boathouse, a restaurant that rests on the exact site of a cafeteria where Mom worked as a cashier during the Bible conference . . .
I got this very nice photo of Mom and Dad by the edge of the lake before we left town. In the background are two swans that you can barely see--Mom noted that she loved seeing the swans when she first came to Winona Lake--and the hotel . . .
2 comments:
Hi Palmer!
I had your mother for my 2nd grade teacher at Fremont Christian, and was close friends with your sister Laura in our elementary years. I was delighted to see your parent's picture. Please give your mother my regards! I've forwarded your blogsite to my parents, Floyd and Nancy Wright! Take care,
Amy Genthner-Wright
AGWright@sbcglobal.net
I was at Winona Lake sometime during my childhood when we lived in northern Indiana. I don't remember if we went to the conference or just to see the place. But it was nice remembering it, and learning about your family's history there. I didn't know of your grandfather's connection.
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