Clarion river
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“To see their faces, to see their expressions, to feel their support, and hear their stories, that really filled my gas tank up,” Milko said. People would stop and get out of their cars, telling Milko about their experiences with the Clarion River Lodge. During construction and after opening, Milko heard stories about the Clarion River Lodge and saw the excitement in his neighbors. It’s a fun place to work, and everyone is a professional.”Įven during construction, Milko saw how important the Clarion River Lodge was to members of the community. We have a team meeting, and the first conversation is about respect, and we have an open forum when we speak. We didn’t have the hiccups that most people talk about with hiring.
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“Currently, we have 20 team members, between full and part-time. “I couldn’t be prouder of the team I’ve assembled,” he said. Part of a successful business is building the right team. I wanted people to come for the ride along River Road and find this beautiful entrance and be greeted by warm and caring people.” People park all the way down to River Road. On Friday and Saturday nights, we don’t have a spot in our parking lot. “But, then they see the lights and find us, then it’s like an oasis in the forest. “Often we hear from people driving down River Road that they thought they were lost,” Milko said. Some first-time customers wonder if they missed a turn on the way there, but it is not far before they see the lodge in the heart of the Pennsylvania Wilds. The Clarion River Lodge is nestled along the river banks along River Road. Those doors are what he calls a gateway in the forest. It is important to me to have staff in the kitchen any time we have someone come through the doors.” We will bring people in and serve them any time after that. “And, Wednesday through Sunday, the lodge is open for lunch and dinner at 11 a.m. “On weekends, we do breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m.,” Milko said. That did not stop people from renting rooms and filling the dining area and pub and trudging through the snow to visit the lodge. The lodge opened in the middle of the Cook Forest off-season. “I’m a proponent of the one-night stay at the lodge, I understand that some people who have children and a job can’t get away for more than one night.” On a typical Saturday night, if he has 18 rooms booked, a dozen of them are from 20 minutes away and taking advantage of the one-night stay option. Since opening, the rooms have been booked solid. The venue has 20 rooms – 16 queens and four kings. “A home for all” is how Milko operates the new Clarion River Lodge. We would like to see both neighbors and guests traveling from a distance to enjoy the lodge. In my 20 years of being here, I’ve seen other places open and close, and the local support from our neighbors here is why we’ll thrive. “It was important to me in creating this place that when I made our menu and priced the rooms, that they were affordable,” Milko said. Now, he spends his time running a destination for anyone. The Clarion River Lodge reopened in December, capping off years of work for Milko, a local property owner in Cook Forest for over 25 years.