I visited Jackson Hole, Wyoming, over the summer and stayed at Inn on the Creek, a charming little bed-and-breakfast.
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I learned that the building has had a couple of incarnations in its lifetime. There was once a cabin on the property, most likely built before Jackson Hole was incorporated in 1914. Sometime in the early 20th century, the cabin was replaced by a structure that became a cowboy boarding house — the kind of place that “respectable” folk would pass by very quickly at night, says the inn’s chef, Sara Trent.
“It was a little rough-and-tumble, one might say,” she adds.
Thirteen years ago, Casey and Amy Morton bought the property, upgraded all the rooms and turned it into a bed-and-breakfast where, each morning, guests are treated to exquisite, simple breakfasts made from scratch and served in the downstairs dining area.