A Story Waiting to be Told!
Once in a while during the time period we call life, an incredible opportunity comes along. Sometimes it's about business/employment, sometimes, money, and sometimes love.
Whatever it's about, you feel a variety of emotions: excitement, anxiety, joy or fear of the unknown. When it strikes, you hold futures in the palm of your hand. The responsibility
can cause you to shake in your boots. The excitement can cause you to completely disconnect with reality. Do you go forward and take the risk? Or do you turn away and wonder "what
if?" Whether for love or money, the one thing that must be present is passion...passion...passion.
The Manuel family embraces this opportunity. We recognize the passion and the challenge.
We invite you to come experience history in the making as Hot Lake Springs is restored to its original splendor. Hot Lake Springs will serve as the new home to a museum, restaurant,
spa, David Manuel Bronze Casting Foundry tours and workshop, and the studio of artist David Manuel.
Take Exit 265 off I-84, near La Grande, to see the renovation in action, or call 541-963-HOTL (4685) for more information!
As many of you know Hot Lake Springs has been undergoing major construction and renovation for 6+ years. When tackling a project as large as the Hot
Lake Hotel, one may not realize at first the magnitude of the investment. Not only an investment of money, but one of time, resources, emotion, energy, family, community,
and faith. Faith that you'll have what it takes to complete the task at hand, faith that you will have the energy to
follow it through, faith that the community will support you, and in the end..Just plain, blind faith.
Finally, we have gotten to a place where we can flip a switch and the lights will actually come on! Finally, we have gotten to a
place where we can push a lever and the toilets actually flush! Finally, we have gotten to place where we can begin to plan our grand opening...The next
couple months will be tougher that the previous 72+. We are going to work harder, faster and smarter than ever before. Because, within the next few short months, we will be opening
our doors to over night quests and be serving classic Italian cuisine in our restaurant. In the next few months, you will all be able relax in and enjoy our spa and salon.
Many of you have inquired as to what is currently available at Hot Lake Springs. The answer is this, "This is your last chance to come take a tour and walk through
the guest rooms before the grand opening!" For obvious reasons, you will not be able to walk through the hotel and look into the rooms after we are hosting
guests.
Aside from the tours, you can also currently enjoy: our soaking tubs, lunch, Hot Lake Coffee Company, the Hot Lake gift shop, foundry tours, Historical tours, the antique fire truck
and horse drawn buggy collection of David Manuel. If you are lucky you can also visit David in his studio and actually observe and talk with him as he is sculpting his new master
piece.
Come take a look, and see the progress we have made!
Looking forward to seeing you,
-Landon B.
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