History of the Farmhouse

Hand hewn beams from the kitchen floor
The farmhouse was built in 1852. The foundations are field stones and the main supports are adz cut trees using mortise and tenon joints. My Mother, Carleen Bray, bought the farm in 1961 (when it was not the norm for a woman to buy property). She had been widowed with 3 boys under the age of 6. She knew the elderly woman Mrs. Patterson, the original builder, had been able to live off of the farm income into her 90s. She married my father, Skip Skerston, a couple years later and our family grew to 10. He was the head blaster for Marquette Cement mining company, also farmed, and raised a lot of animals and children.

History of the Name

Vintage sweatshirt from the ranch circa 1965
There is a long history of horses in our family and the farm has never been without a horse in its entire history. The nostalgic original inspiration for the name was a leather emboss on a set of longhorns that was Lazy 8 with the 8 similar to an infinity sign but closed eyes with eyelashes to represent sleeping (lazy). These horns hung above the fireplace in the kitchen. The kitchen was where all of the family hung out and most family pictures were taken.

My parents raised American Saddlebred horses and used the name Lazy 8 Ranch back in the 1960s.

Recent Updates

North addition
In 2025 I retired so that I could start the bed & breakfast. We did extensive updates and some additions on the farmhouse. We look forward to growing with you!

Some glam touches

Guest shower
We kept as much of this historic structure as possible but added in some modern glam sophistication.