What a night...where to begin... For starters, my wife and I were beyond elated to have the date for our 20th anniversary available. We have wanted to visit Hope Glen for years and since recently moving from the cities to Duluth (and on a time crunch to book), this stay couldn't have worked out better. The place is AMAZING. Pictures do no justice. The small details really make it shine. The property was gorgeous and the goats very entertaining and talkative. It's the type of place where you don't want to leave the next morning.
What made Michael stand out, though, was his quick action for a mini-crisis we had. Around 10pm, there was a tornado warning in VERY close proximity to the farm. Being weather nerds, we were following the radar and clouds all day beforehand since storms were firing to our west. Opting to not be eaten by bugs but still enjoy the show, we went upstairs to listen to the rain and watch the lightning. A few minutes later, the faint sound of tornado sirens emerged from the distance. We bolted downstairs to safely check the sky (knowing the threat was moving away from us), but in the excitement of the moment - we forgot we had locked the door and didn't have the key on us!
With temperatures in the 90's and horrid humidity, rain and lightning all around, we called Michael to alert him of our mishap. Although he was out of town, he was beyond understanding, made a phone call and in less than 10 minutes we were back in the cottage, enjoying our anniversary (and the air conditioner)! Without a doubt, we will be back.