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Show NOVEMBER 15, 2000 WALLSBURG estoratio JON LAMOREAUX MANAGING EDITOR . _ rooms. There will be a sawmill, a cowboy, an Indian, a trapper, and a sheepherder ehind the scenes at the room. All of this jpn an effort to . Johnson Bed and Breakfast Deemawey 4 a an “People cuaos jas perpetuate, what Johnson Gas sq. ft. eee e majestic living : dow . the three draws ét as pedcefui with binocu- s it does ee ads can turned B&B, is undertaking a mas-' tight. Johnson says that scores of a get as Quiet, they don’t think it is five-room getaway to its original actually possible, but then — see what winged creatures they can a 2 | _ = The Johnson’s moved here to Utah in 1985 and if you ask Bob what . . peaceful . without flinching, “Los Angeles.” It area tie) seemed the strains of the big city had : : | a JOHNSON continued on B8 ‘Come and Listen to the sive effort to restore much of the _ people come year after year just to form. He is trying to bring back the historical artifacts that would have ine light on the reaches of the | ternet and its application even here ————_—_—_rought them here, he will answer = joce bere" fi . oe bere eee ete aE | Johnson. == =~ BOB JOHNSON ae bie a Owner Johnson's Bed and Breakfast = they hear “our motto, § to staying at the quarters remain as inviting and comfortable as they ever were. It’s inn as fly-fishing, behind these walls where the com- § gymmer _— recre-. * motion takes place. ation, and bird Bob Johnson, owner and propriwatching. Yep, etor of the converted gristmill, you read that possibly their greatest resource towards spreading the word. In his estimation, about “95 percent” of the business comes from the Internet, and the majority of the customers are Easterners. Facts like these shed to - in Wasatch County. “People from the east have noee Dt , vacation gazing out the win- ae Id that the worid cam lists Johnson names the Internet as whole the east have noidea rom t a beats - Johnson calls, € grandeur and beauly OL - “rusticelegance.” they come and never want to leave.” catch a peak of. Some people never leave the property, devoting their from PARK CITY . eg : graced the mill back in the days when its function was turning wheat. into flour. “We went Victorian, now we're trying to bring it back to the original,” said. Johnson. “We want the history back. We want it to be a part of the community.” Among some of the ba Gets already in place, a china hutch from ry ga ct sR f ¥ r 6 | amnion Dee Coleman’s, one of the first stores in Wasatch County, and a door frame that used to be former LDS Pres. Lorenzo Snow’s entryway. In fact, any information on other treasures that may have been found in old Heber/Midway, would be greatly appreciated by the inn keepers. Any genuine antiques will eventually be marked with a plaque explaining its relevance. | The restoration doesn’t end there. Johnson has big plans for the new and improved Johnson’s Mil Bed and Breakfast. Each of the (355 — 7 —EE — - ————— rooms will be graced with a jacuzzi, fireplace, and a balcony, not just the honeymoon suite, which has always been the inn’s proudest artistic venAlso among the new goodies once the restoration is completed in mid-January, is going to be theme , ture. ? . |