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Inspired by her love of the Gilmore Girls, small towns and a passion for hospitality, Liesl Hays had a dream of opening an Inn one day. Liesl grew up watching Hallmark Christmas movies with her family where people with high profile corporate jobs would leave their busy hectic lives to pursue small town life. She remembers being captivated by those stories and finding magic in people pursuing a life many perceived as simple. Several Hallmark movies and Christmases later, Liesl found herself working 60 hours a week at her corporate job with little time for her family or the things she felt brought joy to her life. In June of 2016, Liesl left her corporate job and opened the Historic Browning Inn.   She still works 60 hours a week (looks like the joke's on her).

Today, Liesl and Harlen own and operate the Historic Browning. Their weeknights are spent with their family decorating the Browning in the latest seasonal decor, raking leaves (jumping in them too), and trying out Liesl’s latest breakfast recipes. While the family does not live in the home (because nobody wants to vacation with two small kiddos & two large dogs)-Liesl and her team provide a