LEE JACKSON DAY in Lexington

Today is Lee Jackson Day, a Virginia state holiday which honors 2 Virginian Confederate leaders Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson.


Both were born near this date and both spent their final years of life as Lexington residents. Jackson taught at Virginia Military Institute before the Civil War and Lee was president of what is now Washington and Lee University .
So what do people do to celebrate this day?

A Lee-Jackson Day Symposium will be held on Friday from 1-5pm at the Holiday Inn Express. On Saturday, events begin at 10:00am in the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery with a wreath laying ceremony and military honors at the Jackson monument. Followed at 11am by a Civil War themed parade through downtown ending at VMI. Then a Noon service will be held in Lee Chapel to honor Robert E. Lee featuring guest speaker Stephen Lee Ritchie, a noted historian of the Kernstown Battlefield Association. A Luncheon will follow at the Virginia Horse Center. Services are free and open to the public. Also some people visit Robert E. Lee’s and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s final home and resting places on this day.

Alpine Hideaway is a short 20 minutes from Lexington. If you are visiting this weekend check out the Lee-Jackson Day commemoration in Lexington, Va. for more details.
Our future guests can visit Downtown Lexington, Virginia to see the historic sites throughout the year.

Ray and Melissa Alexander

IT'S A NEW YEAR at ALPINE HIDEAWAY!

2012 will be a year of New News and Good News.

The New Year arrives with new owners, Ray and Melissa Alexander.

To learn more about us go to "About Me" on our Blog.


And it wouldn’t be a New Year without resolutions. So here are ours……..

Our first New Years resolution is to continue to provide cottages that are first class with attention to detail. We will provide you with everything you need to make your romantic getaway stay memorable. And, yes, Eileen has passed along her homemade granola recipe so Melissa will continue to include it in the Breakfast Baskets.


View from Sunset Cottage

 Our second resolution is to re-open Steeles Tavern Manor Bed & Breakfast. The Inn, built in 1916, is located at the base of the current property in close proximity to the Pond View Cottage. The Inn will plan to open in Spring 2012 after renovations are complete to improve the style that matches the modern look and amenities of the Cottages while retaining the Victorian style of the House. The Inn will provide a full breakfast each morning to the guests in the main house. We are also planning a Social Hour in the early evening hours for both the Inn and Cottage guests. Social Hour gives guests the opportunity to relax and enjoy good wine and conversation.

And finally our third resolution (I like to group things in threes) is to create a new website for the Inn and enhance our current Alpine Hideaway website to link the two “sister” properties. The Inn website, www.steelestavern.com, will be up and running soon and will provide continued updates of our progress in opening the Inn.

Happy New Year and we will see you soon!


Ray and Melissa