-- ideas for Thanksgiving weekend 2009, p.6, in West Virginia, Texas, and more--
Washington DC
Parade, holiday shopping, cruises on the Potomac, candelight tours of Mount Vernon-- these are just some of the suggestions for Thanksgiving Weekend, in Washington DC.
West Virginia: Gillum House B&B, Shinnston, WV
Traditional Thanksgiving served by the innkeepers in 18th century clothing. Kids can help make homemade noodles for turkey noodle soup after the Thanksgiving feast. Three nights lodging with full breakfast each morning; afternoon Thanksgiving dinner; evening soup and rolls supper. (Check for 2009 updates at web site.)
Texas: McKay House, Jefferson Texas
This inn in a National Historic District invites you to forget cooking that big turkey dinner, and "spend Thanksgiving or Christmas with us." Traditional midafternoon dinner with all the trimmings, served fireside in a Garden Conservatory; after dinner, relax in the parlor with pie and watch the football or play a board game.
Petoskey, MI: Terrace Inn
Look for a repeat for Thanksgiving 2009 for a 3-night getaway at this country inn, with breakfast daily, old-fashioned turkey feast, Friday night entertainment and appetizers, and Dinner Saturday night; plus chance to Christmas-shop is an historic gaslight district. The Inn -- a National Historic Landmark-- is located in a Victorian village.
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