North Fork Blog

Welcome to the new North Fork Mountain Inn blog! We’ll be using this blog to inform you of recent happening around the Inn as well as special events and features. Please come back often for more.

Monday Night Football Special Package

The Indianapolis Colts will be playing the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday Night Football this week. We have prepared a special dinner and appetizers that will be served to our guest for a special price of $ 35.00 in addition to our room rate. It is peak foliage season at the Inn. Smoke Hole Canyon is ablaze in amazing colors of red, orange, yellow, auburn, golden brown, and many more. Come and enjoy the autumn colors and the finest food, wine, and beer for a Monday Night Football Spectacular.

Appetizers will include: Amazing, Blazing Hot Wings, 7 Layer Nacho Dip, and Spanakopita

Dinner will include: Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches, Home Made French Fries, Brats, Baked Beans, and Potato Salad

Dessert will be Chocolate Éclair Delight

Drinks will include: Strawberry Lemonade, Beer, and Wine

Come and Celebrate the Best Monday Night Football game this year as the Indianapolis Colts defend their World Championship against league rival Jacksonville Jaguars.

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October is Ministry Appreciation Month

Since October is Ministry Appreciation Month, I would like to share an exerpt from Roy Lessin, the founder of DaySpring.

God has called each of us to serve Him in the place He has us. In His eyes we all have a ministry. Many serve him in a local church through a variety of ministries such as music, teaching, youth work, or by being a part of the church staff. Other serve on the mission field, on the job, at school, or at home.

God knows you and He knows your heart desires to serve Him. You are someone that He will use to make a difference to share his love, and to touch the hearts of others. What has qualified you for this high privilege of being used by Him? Is it talents, your personality, your education, your influence, or your resume? It is none of these; rather, it is the response of your heart toward Him. God is always searching for those whose hearts are yielded to Him so that He can work mightily through them.

Sometimes we can be led to think that God's work is dependent upon us, upon what we do, and upon what we know. The truth is that God wants us to be totally dependent upon Him. He is the Treasure, we are the vessels; He is Vine, we are the branches; He is the Living Water, we are the channels through which He flows.

The apostle Peter was someone who needed to learn this important truth. Jesus taught him the futility of trying to get results through his own efforts by allowing him, an expert fisherman, to labor all night and come up empty. Afterward when He followed Jesus' word to cast out into the deep, Peter pulled in a catch that was beyond his dreams.

As His servant, remember that your ministry is His idea and not yours. He is the One who knows you, who has called you, and who has equipped you to serve Him. Remain true, remain faithful, remain restful, and remain totally dependent upon Him.

God is not looking for those who are clever, but for those in whom He can be wise; He is not looking for those who are talented, but for those to whom He can be all sufficient; He is not looking for those who are powerful, but for those through whom He can be almighty.

So it is our prayer at North Fork Mountain Inn that God will encourage you today as you faithfully serve Him, and the He will use you to bring encouragement to others in a special way during this Ministry Appreciation Month. Please remember that we offer a 50% discount Sunday through Thursday, for those who serve in Ministry in October and throughout the year.

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The Night Sky

So you thought the night sky was special. Did you see a satellite? How about an Iridium flare? See if one of these unique satellites will be visiting the night or early morning sky during your stay.

Go to web site www.heavens-above.com

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The Inns location and altitude are already preloaded so look for iridium flare or other satellites for when and where to look in the sky. Generally the Inn faces due south off the front.

A walk down the drive will let you see better to the north.

Thanks go to our Guest Mike & Mary celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary on October 7th for this.

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Special Menus this Holiday Weekend

Since this coming weekend is a Columbus Day Holiday, we are planning some special menus for your enjoyment. On Friday evening, we are offering our casual dining which starts with Bruschetta made with fresh mozzarella. Our soup course include our Pork Green Chili, followed by Spinach and Mozzarella Ravioli, with Italian Herbs and Cheeses, Garlic Bread, Strawberry Lemonade, and Cherry Cobbler with Vanilla Ice Cream for dessert. Please call Carol at 304-257-1108 if you would like to join us for dining on Friday evening.

On Saturday evening, we will start with a wine tasting at 6:30 featuring, White Bordeaux, German Kabinett, French Vin de Pays, California Cabernet Sauvignon, French Rhone, Bordeaux, and Shiraz from Austrailia and South Africa.

These wines will also be served with dinner. The appetizer will be smoked salmon topped with sour cream, capers, and dill. This will be followed by our Southwestern Chicken Tortilla Soup. The entree with be a chicken breast stuffed with smoked provolone cheese and rolled in garlic parmesan bread crumbs, baked and topped with an optional marsala mushroom sauce. This will be accompanied by garlic mashed potatoes, and asparagus topped with hollandaise sauce. For dessert we will feature Carol's famous chocolate souffle served with French Vanilla ice cream.

Since it is a holiday weekend and not many restuaurants are open nearby on Sunday evening, we will be offering our "Famous on three continents" BBQ Baby Back Ribs. This will be served with fresh sweet corn, BBQ baked beans, and Carol's special potato salad. We will offer seasonal fruit such as watermelon, cantelope, or peaches.

This will be served with Strawberry lemonade, and the "I'll Marry You All Over Again" cookies for dessert. All meals conclude with a dessert wine and/or Coffee.

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Fall Update

We have started construction at the North Fork Mountain Inn. We have built a new lower level parking lot, and a new road to the top of our mountain property. We will be building a new owners quarters at the top of the hill and a new duplex log cabin which will feature, two person Jacuzzis, fireplaces, plasma TV's, king beds, steam showers, wet bar and much more.

Since we are open year around, the lower level parking is ideal for motorcycle riders and those that would prefer to park there rather than attempt our steep driveway, especially in the winter when there is slow on the ground.

We have the pickup all tuned up and ready to plow the snow off the driveway whenever we get enough accumulation. However, I cannot think of a better placed to be snowed in. We just build a fire in the fireplace and shovel a path to the hot tub and enjoy our favorite winter beverages.

We are now taking reservations for all of the fall holidays, including Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, and New Year's.

Here are some great pictures...

Views along Smoke Hole Road

Dolly Sods

Views from the Inn

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The Spectacular Fall Foliage

Come check out the spectacular fall foliage and Smoke Hole Canyon and the nearby Dolly Sods Wilderness changes into a beautiful array of autumn colors.

Enjoy the beautiful views from a rocker on the front porch as you sip on a mug of hot apple cider or a glass of fine wine.

Our menus will be changing to reflect the local harvests of fresh organic produce. We will be featuring an exotic array of fresh gourmet soups, entrees, and your meal would not be complete without one of Carol's delightful baked treats.

Whether you are coming for one of the nearby fall festivals or just looking for a romantic getaway, please let us know how we can make you special trip to our world unforgettable.

Come and see why this is our favorite time of the year as the days are pleasant and the nights are cool, perfect for snuggling in our comfortable beds.

Ed and Carol Fischer, Owners and InnKeepers

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