2003 Philip Jenkins purchases the The Inn at Honey Run.

1950 Marge Stock decides to build a country inn – sometime in the future!

1972 Marge Stock and her business partner, Margret Schlichting found the "Honey Run" site for a weekend house. Julius Blum was employed to be the architect.

1979 The INN site was finalized and Julius Blum was again hired to be the architect. Plans began to develop.

1980 Construction began in the summer of 1980. To successfully build the INN without removing trees, the complex was constructed from the guest room wing to the dining room / kitchen wing, permitting all construction equipment to operate from the dining room end.

1982 The INN officially opened for business on November lst.

1984 Arthur and Ruth Stock, Marge’s parents, built a house on land adjacent to the INN and connected the land with a golf cart path. Arthur Stock designed the house for future group business use.

1986 Julius Blum, the INN’s architect, started working on plans for the "Honeycomb" addition – twelve "earth sheltered" rooms dug out of a steep hillside.

1987 Construction of the "Honeycombs" started with the objective offering INN guests privacy, serenity, luxury and a return to nature. A pond was built to provide a water source, for fire protection, to both the Honeycombs and the home of Marge’s parents.

1988 The Honeycomb addition opened September 1st.

1990 Three 18x18 foot efficiencies with sleeping lofts were built for use as staff housing. Located by the road, they were also designed by Julius Blum and constructed by Sommers Construction. A shuffleboard court and River Edge Trail were added.

1991 One hundred twenty acres to the south of the INN and 47 acres to the north of the efficiencies were purchased by Marge to protect the INN from encroaching commercialism.

In November, the INN was named to the "Uncle Ben’s Ten Best Country Inns of the Year" list and Marge went to Chicago to receive the award.

1992 An intensive six acre orchard and berry farm was planted on high land (to prevent Spring frosts) on the forty-seven acres to the North. The same year, a house designed by Julius Blum, was constructed on the forty seven acres to give a presence to that property. It is currently occupied by a staff member and his family.

1993 Completed October 1, 1993, "Trillium House" and "Cardinal House," located uphill from the Honeycombs and tucked into the woods, opened to rave reviews. Julius Blum again created unique buildings with spectacular views and complete privacy. Each "house" offered two queen size bedrooms, a living room, deck, as well as limited kitchen and laundry facilities.

1995 Milkhaus Café, our outdoor BBQ Pavilion, opened in June with a party for Governor Voinovich and travel writers.

1996 Responding to guest requests, the Trillium House was converted from a two bedroom guest house to a Honeymoon/Anniversary cottage with a hot tub room.

The INN received the "America’s Favorite Inns Award" by the editor of America’s Favorite Inns, B&B’s, and Small Hotels.

The Orchard Sales Room opened in July. Located on the Orchard property this building contains a gift shop—Birds, Books, and Blooms—as well as a jam-cider room, coolers, and a washing/sorting machine.

At the July Board of Directors meeting, Marge extended a challenge to the INN staff: "Prove to her that by the year 2002 that you can run an INN that fulfills the INN’s Mission Statement and Values Statement; that maintains of improves on the level of guest satisfaction in 1996 as measured by the surveys, and that is profitable. If this challenge is met, she will create a "Management Company" and start to turn it over to the staff."

1997 At the January Board of Directors meeting, Marge resigned from the position of INNkeeper to obtain more time to look after her mother and to fulfill other portions of her "dream" for the area. She also determined that the "staff" would select the new INNkeeper with the approval of the Board of Directors.

In July, the new INNkeeper, Rick Blum, started and Marge left the INN to pursue new ventures.

1999 Rick Blum resigned in June as the INNkeeper. We then decided to go with total team management. The INNkeeper team was developed consisting of five employees of the INN.

2000 Formerly Marge’s house, and originally designed by Julius Blum, the upper level of the "Wood’s House" opens as a guest house. With a maximum occupancy of four, the house includes two bedrooms, one with a queen bed and one with two twin beds. The single bathroom is located between the two rooms and includes a jacuzzi bath. Also in the "Woods House" is a small kitchenette, with coffeepot, microwave, and refrigerator (although without a stovetop), a gas fireplace, and two porches. The front porch is open, while the back porch is screened-in and offers comfortable deck chairs to relax in and enjoy the peacefulness of the surrounding woods.