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July 15th, 2006

We had a great time here at the Meier Doll House. We enjoyed the fishing & just getting away for a bit. Thanks for the Fishing tips, I feel a little more knowledgable, Thanks to your expertise. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves & appreciate your hospitality.

The Pickett Family
Bob, Claudia, Bobby & Becky
Westfield, Indiana

July 9th, 2006

THE DOLLHOUSE

We came here just to rest.
And try to get away.
From all those little things.
That bug us everyday.

What a nice surprise.
It sure was a delight.
Like watching moonlight dance.
On the water after night.

Or the swans in the morning.
And the cooling summer breeze.
Or Cricket pleading with her eyes.
‘Won’t you pet me please”

The Meier’s were so gracious.
Everything was fine.
So we’ll take our memories with us.
And leave this poem behind.

Rob & Ken Lucas
Alexandria, Indiana

June 30th-July 5th, 2006

We had such a wonderful time! It was so relaxing to sit outside and enjoy the water, as well as taking rides around the lake on the pontoon. Kyler enjoyed the big yard… running around and playing! We will definitely keep this place in mind for future vacations.

Joel, Angie & Kyler Lowe
Rochester, Indiana

June 30th – July 5th, 2006

What a great time we’ve had!! It was very enjoyable, relaxing (even when chasing Scott & Kyler around) & wonderful memories of coming up here with our family & our Grandchildren. The fishing was so good that Rob & Tom even stayed out till 5am fishing. We’ll definitely tell others about this great place & what wonderful hosts you were. Jacqueline thanks for bringing the movies over for the kids the day it was raining, they loved it & so did we because they all fell asleep & actually napped that day!! Thanks again for everything. Thanks for providing us with hook-ups for the motor home it was nice to be able to have it up here too!

Rob & Kathy Clover           Tom Clover                        Amanda & Scott Loura
Logansport, Indiana          Noblesville, Indiana         Minot, North Dakota

June 24th-26th, 2006

I caught 5 fish. Danny caught several more but not a whole lot. Fishing, Sleeping & Watching country videos. The good life AAAAAHHHH! Now back to reality. PS: thanks for the extra time, Dave, We’ll see you & Cricket again.

Dan & Sue Roth
Decatur, Indiana

June 18th-24th, 2006

We have had a lot of fun this week. Everyone has enjoyed fishing, swimming & relaxing. We were very impressed with the Doll House, the lake & most of all the Meier Family. They were wonderful hosts. (Thank you Dave for sharing your fish with us. Thank you Jacqueline for the warm welcome & Thank you Aleasha for pulling us off the lake when the pontoon wouldn’t start for us.) We really enjoyed Cricket’s company & we loved watching the swans, ducks and other birds on & around the lake. We also had blast fishing! Thanks again for all your hospitality. The Doll House is beautiful & we will remember it for future get-a-ways!

Thanks again.
Gerry, Kelly, Faith & Levi Barnes
Sheridan, Indiana

PS: The Barnes' had a surprise when they got home, they had one of our kittens hitch a ride home with them… They kept it! Faith now has a member of the Meier Doll House Family. Good luck with that wild kitten Faith!

Feb 23rd – March 5th, 2006

Well, here we are again, enjoying your hospitality in the Dollhouse. Cricket has been well behaved & Bubba has enjoyed playing with Cricket. Bubba said to thank you for his penguin toy & his candy. There has been definite peace & quiet (except for the duck wake-up calls in the morning.) Hope you guy’s got some enjoyment from your vacation!

Thank You,
Arden, Betty & Bubba

9-17-2005

Can’t thank you enough for your hospitality! The fishing wasn’t the greatest but we did have enough for a fish fry, which we all enjoyed. The weather has been crazy. 90’s when we got here and only 60’s toady one week later. We have enjoyed the wildlife. Seen deer feeding along the bank, ducks, frogs, all types of birds and I got the chance to see & hand feed the family of swans! Mom and I also read through the cookbooks and have taken some recipes from your Mothers Memory Cookbook to try. I’m sure they will be great! Thanks again for sharing your Dollhouse and of course Cricket!

Patti & Rex Dobson
Bud & Dorothy Ancil
Lafontain, Indiana

9-10-2005

We’ve enjoyed our stay here and have been impressed with our accommodations. Our objective was a change of pace and relaxation, and your cottage provided everything we needed. No keepers this week, however we were privy to watching a family of swans venture out onto the lake a beautiful sight to see. And our son stopped by one evening and caught/released a nice bass, It’s been fun getting acquainted with Dave & Cricket especially watching Cricket wait patiently on the neighbors front porch for her daily dog biscuit treat! We will definitely keep the Dollhouse in mind for next year’s retreat. Thank you for your hospitality!

Neil & Sharon Ehle
New Haven, Indiana

9-04-2005

We had a great weekend! The weather was beautiful & we loved the Dollhouse! We needed a little weekend getaway, and that’s what we got! You have a great place up here & we will be sure to tell our friends & family about it!

Thanks again!
Nate, Angela & Jeff (Indy Firefighters)
Indianapolis, Indiana

8-20-2005

Back again… great place for the much-needed rest from our daily life. Spending time with Cricket… Brought my mother along this time. Wanted to spend some time with her and she needed a little something different in her life. She thinks it is a little too quiet here, but not a bad thing. She is used to 3 little kids around her a lot of the time. Mostly very beautiful weather here for the days we were here. Temps in the 70’s. Little rain Thursday. I love the Meier Doll House.

Arden & Betty Mabie / Grace Marten
Elkhart, Indiana

6-19-2005

We enjoyed our stay! This is our 2nd visit to the house and this time we brought back the kids. Everyone had a great time fishing, going on the Jet Ski, badminton & making Smores by the campfire. The first few days just around 70 or so… no rain! We had no luck fishing even though we were out all the time. Everyone still had a great time… we’ll be back! Thanks Again.

The Pratt Family
Chesterton, Indiana

5-07-2005

My husband and I enjoyed this Perfect Weekend. It is spring and all is so green and in bloom. The fishing was so much fun! Big ones too! The Meier’s really have the best little secret here. This house is so cute and clean. The location is outstanding. We plan to come again and again.

The Arledge Family, West Palm Beach, Florida
Thanks Again, Belinda & Jerry

Jan 2005 – April 2005

Catching up!
We are so happy to have our ‘Home away from Home’ Thank you for all your friendly hospitality and cheer. See you in June or August.

Vicki & Kelsey Gochenbach, Stoughton, Wisconsin

10-27-2004

We said we’d come back and we did! Started off great, amazing weather for late October and the Fishing wasn’t too bad either. Rain Friday night and very windy Saturday, made fishing tough. Had a very good. Probably see you again next year!

The Lakatos Family, Chesterton, Indiana

10-16-2004

What a beautiful dollhouse! Everything we needed was here…including our host near by. We had a wonderful visit and today being our 35th anniversary, we go home to Elkhart, happy. Thank you, Dave Meier for your hospitality and ride on your Pontoon Boat, fishing and spending time with your dog Cricket. I very much enjoyed the morning sunrise over the lake. A beautiful waking up…

Thank you,
Arden & Betty Mabie, Elkhart, Indiana

9-17-2004

You have a beautiful place here for a quiet vacation! The fishing was good – caught a few 16” Bass & even a couple of 18” Bass. Although the mosquitoes tried to get the best of us, we enjoyed ourselves & will be looking forward to booking for next spring & fall!
Thanks for the hospitality & sharing your place with us!

The Stephenson’s, Fairmont, Indiana

August 29^th – September 3^rd  

My family and I enjoyed this week so much, that we plan on having our 10^th Wedding Anniversary celebrated here!

My son who will be 4 in October caught so many Bluegills that he got tired of reeling them in! I myself caught Keeper Bass (14” or larger) EVERYDAY!! On my last day on the lake I caught several of these size of Large Mouth Bass including the largest Black Crappie I have ever caught!

 My wife loved the house and the pontoon boat as well as the fishing. We all loved “Cricket” who greeted us at our arrival. There are just too many experiences to write down.

 WE WILL BE BACK SOON!!

THANKS AGAIN,

The Speck Family
Ken, Dawn & Sean
Sheridan, Indiana

Aug. 23^rd –25^th  

Thank you for a nice and peaceful place to relax for a few days. Enjoyed the pontoon boat. Didn’t catch any fish. The home is nice and clean and we enjoyed our stay very much!!

 Thanks Again,

Eddie & Carla
Alexandria, Indiana

 August 20^th – August 22^nd

Dave & Jacqueline,

My new home away from home! Thank you! This will be a great place to stay when I visit my daughter at Culver Academy and so peaceful. I hope the girls meet on the next visit and find common ground to share, clothes, boys, and music, Careers?

Maybe I’ll bring a fishing pole next time and try to catch the 14-inch keeper! See you all soon.

Thanks again

Vicki & Kelsey Gockenbach
Stoughton, Wisconsin

09/12/04  – 09/17/04

We couldn’t have asked for a better vacation! It’s so peaceful here. My 13 yr old really just got into fishing this year and his only goal was to catch a Large Mouth Bass and he did. Only it was 1 inch to small for a keeper. But he was thrilled & as he put it “My vacation is now complete” Thanks; goes to Dave for fixing his pole up.

My husband got his Jet Ski in the water for the 1^st time in about 4 years. He was so happy. Me I just laid around & read “Romance Novels” as my husband says. I loved it!

The house is great. Very nice, Needs nothing that I could see. 1^st ones to use the new DVD/VCR player. Dave tried to ride Bill’s Jet Ski, but it was full of water. Maybe next time.

Thanks for a wonderful relaxing week.

Bill, Kathy & Billy Strahlen
Logansport, Indiana

07/25/04 to 07/30/04

Thanks for sharing your lovely quite lake & cottage. We came to rest and that is just what we did. We celebrated our 30^th wedding anniversary and enjoyed our stay and visits to Warsaw & Winona Lake immensely.

Pastor Randy & Mary Jane James

07/11/04 to 07/25/04 Two-Week Stay…

“Back home again in Indiana” It’s been a special 2-weeks, beginning with a reunion picnic with family at the lodge in Bluffton, State Park. Barbecues & Fish fry (Thanks to Dave who shared his catch with us.) With family here at the lake. A memorable reunion with a friend I hadn’t seen for 50 years.

Side trips to Winona Lake to Billy Sunday’s home, museum, shops & dinner at the Boat House Restaurant. A morning in Mentone, “The egg capital of the nation” to see Roto Planes at their annual fly-in. Fishing on the pontoon boat w/my brothers. A dramatic thunderstorm one evening with a lighting show that reminded me of the finale of the fireworks on the 4^th of July. It was both exciting & a little frightening, all at the same time!

 Your cottage has been most comfortable & the air conditioner most appreciated during a couple when the temperature soared. I loved having my coffee on the pontoon in the mornings & watching the wonderful assortment of birds you have here that we don’t see in San Diego. Bob enjoyed his morning golf games at Rochester & just relaxing in your peaceful surroundings here. Thanks Dave for making our time here at your “Doll House” so special.

The Norens
Bob & Jeanene
San Diego, California 

07/03/04 to 07/11/04

We arrived on the 3^rd of July – Warm welcome by our host – Dave Meier – Nice place.

We were impressed with the house and yard. Our cell phones do not work here – Rain, but on a better note – Our son did catch a nice Bass first thing this morning. – July 4^th, we are looking forward to better weather and the rest of our family coming today.

Part of our family has arrived. We had a good day! The guys fish a little, took a couple of boat rides, Weather is great, looking forward to tomorrow. July 5^th – Another Great Day, the kids are having a great time.

Time is here to go home already. Weather was good. The house was great. I’m sure part of our family enjoyed their time here! The other part of our family didn’t show. Little League All Stars kept them from coming. Thanks for sharing your rental, it was fun.

Mayor Merrill & Lela Taylor
Todd, Jill, Devin, Corky, Molly, Lacy and Molly’s friend
Elwood, Indiana

6/30/04 to 07/01/04

We had a wonderful time here. The kids were all excited on going fishing but they weren’t biting. Maybe next time. We hope to return and maybe then the fish will be biting.

The Santana Family
Israel, Lorraine and Daniel

P.S. The Meier Family were wonderful hosts, we will recommend the Doll House to all our friends…

6/25/04 to 6/27/04

Our anniversary too! Fourteen years. I’m glad we were able to find such a nice place to come to. Much better than camping! Beautiful cabin & decorated real nice. It was nice to meet David and his dog Cricket. (I think Cricket is spoiled but that’s okay!) We never met the rest of the family. Only four fish but it was still nice to be out in the boat & on the water.

We had a nice time. It is apparent that the Meier Family enjoy having this cabin because of all the care that was put into this place. The bird feeders & humming bird feeder are a wonderful touch. Hope we can come back sometime! Thanks so much!

Sue & Dan Roth
Decatur, Indiana

6-22-04 to 6-25-04

The cabin is lovely and we had a great 3 days. We had lots of fun fishing for bluegills and crappies, although we did not catch anything. We met lots of nice people on our walks, especially the Jones, who came to the rescue for the girls and gave them speed boat rides and jet ski rides.

The girls enjoyed playing games with Aleasha along with the kittens and Cricket. Also watching the birds was great. We will tell our friends and family about this place,

The Stinson Family
Jim, Bernice, Megan & Vonita
Daleville, Indiana

06-19-04

We’ve had a wonderful time! The fishing was fantastic: 14 keeper bass, 22 keeper bluegills, and many more! The house is very comfortable and homey. The Meier’s are very nice hosts that make you feel like a long time friend. We can’t wait to come back! We know this place will thrive for many years to come.

The Lakatos Family

Marty, Cathie, Steve, Mandy & Carrie

Chesterton, IN. 46304

Another Anniversary-Marty & Cathie-26 Years on 6/17/04

First Guests to: Have a campfire, Use the charcoal grill, Use Dave’s fish cleaning station.  

5-24-04 

Wow, we were your first guests! We had a wonderful time. For our 28^th anniversary getaway. The fishing was great and so was the relaxed atmosphere. Everything we needed and more was supplied. The Meier Family was spectacular hosts and very kind people. You have a beautiful place here that will thrive for many years to come. We will be spreading the word about your Doll House and are looking forward to returning soon.

God bless you all!

Sincerely, Nick & Diana Pratt

Valparaiso, Indiana

P.S. The pontoon boat is well worth the rental fee.

age 7 - Jacob: catching turtles, toads, fish.

age 7 - Mitchell: exploring, catching fish.

age 5 - Natalie: Playing with Kitties, holding toads & turtles, Trampoline.

age 3 - Julia: Holding painted turtles, catching softshell turtle, Trampoline.

age 2 - Stuart: Kitties, Trampoline, Bathtub.

Mom - Jeanie: Cabin was so comfortable, not a thing missing.

Dad  - Jim: Spending time with family, Great accomodations.

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