[BwanaNdege]

“Thomas Edison visited the Grove Park Inn with three very good friends, and they tended to make this an annual stop,” Johnston-Crum says. “In fact, those friends were Henry Ford and [Harvey] Firestone. They called themselves the vagabonds.”

The three traveled in big caravans and, when they weren't at the Inn, arranged for full dinner services beneath a tent. (To see a video of the to-do, search for “vagabonds” on pbs.com.) Ford built specially outfitted cars that included refrigerators and other upgrades for their expeditions."

Grove Park Inn - Then

Grove Park Inn - Now

[Vinnie]

If you go around to the front of the Inn as in the ‘Then’ pic, it still looks the same.
My wife and I had our wedding luncheon there . Fabulous

IMO the Sunday Brunch Buffet at the Grove Park Inn is the best value in dining I’ve ever had.
One room of breads, rolls, sweet rolls, danish pastries
Another with cold cuts (no baloney,) shrimp, cheeses, etc.
Another with hot full meals, pastry wrapped pork tenderloins, beef, sides, and on and on.
Still another with desserts, fancy desserts.
Oh, and Belgian waffles, omelets made to order,

A 2-3 hour gluttony experience. :^)