Luke Tierno, co-owner and innkeeper of Farmers Guest House bed-and-breakfast, works at the front desk. On any given day, they might be preparing coffee cake, quiche and potato casserole or Belgian waffles, eggs and bacon.
The trio took ownership of the business just over five years ago and are the latest proprietors of the lodging property that has welcomed guests for more than years. He sought both a retirement gig and an opportunity to invest in a business with his son. Soon thereafter, he, Luke and Edgecomb agreed to own and operate a bed-and-breakfast together. Although they did not initially make many changes to the property, when the COVID pandemic hit in the spring of , the decline in business gave them time to spruce up some of the rooms.
Farmers Guest House can house up to 19 guests at a time in its nine rooms, each of which is named for one of the wives of the nine Civil War generals from Galena.
Guests can choose from among three king bedrooms, three queen bedrooms and three suites, one of which is a cottage located on the property. As he gave a tour of the main building, Mark pushed open the door to the first-floor Charlotte Suite, which includes a king-sized bed, daybed, whirlpool and gas fireplace. The second floor houses seven more rooms, from the Minnie and Aimee rooms to the Julia Suite, named for the wife of General and later U.
President Ulysses S. The property also includes a back garden and three terraced patios, along with a first-floor common area where floor-to-ceiling windows gaze out onto U.
