Sault Falls HistoryHome Sault Falls Today The ad in the real estate magazine read "Former stagecoach stop-18 bedrooms, 46 acres, and a waterfall." We were intrigued. Desperate to move to the country and disappointed when the owners of a 13 acre sheep farm decided not to sell, we decided to take a look even though it was well out of our "1-hour-driving-distance-to- New York City-range." Peter, Richard and Tasha, and the children, Dylan, Corinna, and Sullivan arrived at the realtors office to discover that the property was actually located in Pennsylvania. The drive was charming -- across the Delaware River on a one lane bridge (based on a design by John Roebling) , down a quaint country road, past a typical Pennsylvanian dairy farm, and next to a small country church. But was there a real waterfall?? There it was. Federal architecture. No wait, early Victorian. No, that wasn't it either - it had to be steamboat gothic with those double decker porches and galley style verandah. THAT wasn't it either. There simply was no architectural category for this place. Its place in history was clearly evident- the front lower level windows showed it had been a general store and, come to find, out a post office. This house was the very center of a village - Braman, PA. The sole reason the town had ever existed. And, Yes, there was a real waterfall right across the street. We could hear its alluring sounds the minute we stepped out of the car. There was no doubt it needed a lot of work but the possibilities were endless. For Peter, a master gardener and landscaper in New York , 46 acres could provide plenty of land for cultivating unusual plant specimens and heirloom varieties. Greenhouses, orchards, water gardens - all would fit in nicely with the natural landscape. After taking a tour of the inside of the house, Richard and Tasha immediately saw that the downstairs room that had once been a general store and post office could be an instant performance space and dance studio. Richard, an actor and playwright, could easily convert the room into a small cabaret type theatre and perform or host others. When it wasn't being used for theatrical functions, Tasha could teach dance and music classes and begin her dream of starting an arts conservatory. We could grow our own organic vegetables and herbs, raise chickens and cows and ponies, breathe fresh country air and drink the wondrous gravity fed spring water that supplied the house. For all of us it was a way to move to the country and increase the quality of life in many ways without compromising on the quality of life in other ways. The obvious choice was to open a bed and breakfast. By combining Peter and Richard's experience in some the finest New York restaurants and Tasha's upbringing on a gentleman's farm in Ohio, hospitality at the soon to be Sault Falls Inn would have the best of both worlds -- comfortable, artistic elegance -- fresh and genuine. Because of the size of the building, there was plenty of space for us all to have quarters and still house guests without infringing on anyone's comfort level. The size and scope of the grounds were much the same as the house. The waterfall, the knoll, the cliffs, the meadows, the swimming pool, the porches-plenty of places to go and never encounter another person. Thus began the Grunn family's adventure with the Sault Falls Inn. Later chapters in this tale, include an Irish Wolfhound, a shetland pony, several cats, and, a new baby- Sheridan. Sault Falls HistoryHome