The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce welcomes Sweet Magnolia Bed and Breakfast to the community. Sitting on the corner of North 4th Avenue and Alder Street, the old grand house, formerly known as the Coit House, is 104 years old. Calvin and Jill Ogle recently purchased the home and opened for business on July 1, 2011. The business had been closed for 2 years.
Calvin got his Innkeeper's roots early, in a small family motel business in the resort town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He worked for his aunt during the summers in his younger years and eventually managed the summer seasons.
Jill has always dreamed of living in an old house! The rest is history:
They met while in college at Clemson University and were married in 1984. They spent the first 20 years of their marriage in the Atlanta, GA area raising their 3 children Emily, Eddie, and Madelynn. Then in 2003, after a family vacation in 2002 to the beautiful Northwest, they decided to change things up and make the move to Sandpoint, Idaho. Some called it a midlife crisis...but they did it as a family! After turning 50 and too many years as a traveling sales engineer, Calvin recently turned it all in to become the full time Innkeeper of the Sweet Magnolia. Jill works part-time as a Medical Technologist at Bonner General Hospital (just next door to the Sweet Magnolia) and part-time as the Innkeeper's helper.
In addition to lodging, the Sweet Magnolia offers a beautiful venue for catered holiday parties, wedding or baby showers, tea parties, and receptions.
The Sweet Magnolia boasts "Southern Hospitality in the Heart of Sandpoint" as their motto. The porch is always open to the community for a shady rest along the way, and the Ogles are happy to give tours to passersby.
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce wishes Sweet Magnolia Bed and Breakfast success and is pleased they have joined our community. For more information and to inquire about vacancies, you can reach the Ogles by phone at 208-263-2425 or visit their website at www.sweetmagnoliabandb.com.
Rooms are still available for this weekend! Call now and enjoy southern hospitality in the heart of Sandpoint, Idaho this weekend while the Festival is happening.
From left: Chamber Ambassador Carol Warren, Chamber Member Ken Wood, Joanie Hamelmann, Calvin Ogle, Ambassador Clem Hackworthy, Madelynn Ogle, Jill Ogle, Kelsey Kittleson, Violet Plummer, Eddie Ogle, Lisa Van Deusen (Daily Bee), Leanna Paulsen Kittleson (Seven Sisters Catering Co.), Ambassador Colleen Spickelmire, Idaho Representative George Eskridge, Ambassador Peggy Shadel, & Chamber Chairman of the Board Cliff Warren.
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