EAT. STAY. SHOP. PLAY.
STAY
DeeDee
Dalrymple
a home nearby, we
don’t stay at the Eseeola,
but we visit often for
dinner. The lodge looks
much the way noted
architect Henry Bacon
designed it with its now
extinct American chestnut bark. I always feel as
though I have stepped
back in time into a more
genteel era.
175 Linville Avenue
Linville, NC
800.742.6717
Photo: Eseeola Lodge
DeeDee Dalrymple and
her husband live in Charlotte, NC, which puts
them only two hours from
their summer home in the
mountains. Their children
grew up hiking, swimming,
swinging on ropes and
jumping off cliffs. DeeDee is
excited to release Effortless
Entertaining, a step-by-step
handbook and newsletter to
inspire and equip others to
welcome guests into their
homes. As DeeDee explains,
“Our favorite ‘restaurant’
is home because we love our
own porch the best. Summer
in the mountains means
fresh foods, the most beautiful flowers and the perfect
weather for eating outside.”
Eseeola Lodge (photo below)
In 1891, Harvard professor William James
visited Linville and
wrote, “At last, I have
struck it rich here in
North Carolina and am
in the most poetic place
I have ever been.” He
began construction on
what is now the Eseeola
Lodge, which continues to evoke this poetic
character and a rustic
elegance. Since we have
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