About Us
A Family Business
We are Jay, Rose and Ennis Arrowsmith DeCoux. We've lived in Grand Marais since 2008 (with a year off when we moved to India). We live on-site in an adjoining apartment.
Jay is a canoe and kayak guide, beer brewer, sausage maker, and handyman extraordinaire. He is also the mayor of Grand Marais. He teaches at North House. He’s a crazy biker and trail runner (with lots of recommendations for you). Jay is the main contact for reservations. Check out his guiding business: Arrowhead Outdoor Adventures, his bike shop: Fireweed Bike Co-op, and his mayoral blog.
Rose is a children's author and storyteller, Swedish folk singer, pie baker and yoga instructor. She teaches at the Art Colony and North House. Check out Rose's middle grade novel The Marvelous Imagination of Katie Addams, SVEA Singers, and her website where you can grab a free mp3 download of her five favorite stories.
Ennis loves to ride his bike and is into Dungeons & Dragons. He will likely show you his books (and ask you to read to him), and share his toys with you. He’s also the concierge and will enthusiastically show you to your room.
Per is our cat. She's not allowed in the B&B, but she might greet you in the yard and allow you to give her a belly rub. (Here she is helping Rose with some editing).
The House
The house has gone through several iterations in its 100+ year history including time as the "Snuggle Inn." In 2013 Jay and Rose purchased and re-branded the B&B as a creative, casual home base for everyone from artists to adventurers.
All bedrooms are on the second floor and have their own bathrooms. The communal living room has a wood stove, a piano (and perhaps too many guitars), and lots of books to peruse. The kitchen is available for guest use, as is the grill on the deck and the fire pit in the back yard.
Solar and Local
Art House proudly produces most of its own electricity, heats partially with locally harvested firewood, feeds you food from a Duluth based food service company, gets its eggs from pasture-raised chickens, and displays mostly local art in your room. Just a few ways we can show off our area and how much we like it!
