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Donavan Inn |
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| Farm House 1890 -
Bedroom wing 2004
A Working Farm on
the Blackbelt Prairie - Marion, Perry County, Alabama
Waypoint: N 32-33.385 W 087-18.656
Wi-Fi Available in
Inn.
Owned by: Roy Barnett 334-247-2099 (cell), rbarnett21@bellsouth.net
Managed by:
Tyne Olkie, 205 288 6027, tzcoley@gmail.com
and
Brandy Roye, 205 288 2456 kbkkl@yahoo.com
Donavan Inn Rates and
Regulations
Location: Donavan Inn is located on the Sturdivant Farm which
is also home of the Donavan Lakes Fishing Club. The Club and Inn are located on
Perry County 38 (four miles south of Marion on Hwy 45; take Perry County 38
west for one mile; Donavan Club sign and gate on the right). Or, if traveling
on State Hwy 5, go six miles south of Marion and take Perry County 38 east for
2.1 miles; Club sign and gate will be on the left.
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| The Sturdivant Farm House was built about
1880 on the King Plantation. The Sturdivants were the last members of the King
family to occupy the house. This old farm house is located on the Donavan Lakes
Fishing Club property has been converted into a lodge and retreat named Donavan
Inn. |
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| Donavan Inn with bedroom annex
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| Side porch
view |
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| Dining room with sitting
room and flat screen satelite TV in background |
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| Sun porch (notice bathtub
seat) |
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| Fully equipped kitchen
with ice maker. Laundry room in rear |
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| Master bathroom
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| Front door stained
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| A Lodge and Retreat Located on the Donavan Lakes Fishing Club
Property |
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| The Donavan Inn restoration and expansion
project is completed. This interesting old farm house with its relics of the
early days of working the Blackbelt soil is available to the public and to
corporations for rent. |
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| The Inn has central air, glassed-in sun
deck, family room, roofed porch, satellite TV, mud room with washer and drier,
and a wonderful view of nature and of the exotic animal area we call
"Earl's
World." |
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| The kitchen is fully equipped with cookware
and modern appliances such as a microwave, gas stove, large refrigerator, and
an antique cutting block table. An ice machine is located in the adjoining mud
room. The master bedroom in the Inn has a kingsize bed and a wonderful view of
the farm. All bedroom linens and bathroom towls are furnished. |
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Sleeping arrangements include 1 king, 1 queen, 2
doubles, 2 twin longs, and three large couches that could sleep small
children. |
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| Credit Card Payments: We take credit cards for the
fishing clubs and for the Donavan Inn. The card number will be entered on the
College City Drug store credit card machine. This is the place of employment
for the owners of the fishing club and of the Inn. Do not pay your bill for the
Fishing Club or Inn at College City Drugs. All payments are to be given to
Manager Wilson. |
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| Site created and
maintained by Thomas H. Wilson, Fishing Club Manager |
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Maps to Marion, Alabama and Donavan
Inn
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 The Sturdiant Farm house before renovation in
2004. Confederate roses in early November (right) |
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| Michael Woodfin, Jessie Holifield, and Jeremy Collins
planted hundreds of bulbs in the pecan corner near the Inn. The owners intend
to make the Inn grounds a garden of native plants and flowering
shrubs. |
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Guests at Donavan Inn have exclusive use of the Inn and
full fishing privileges of the Donavan Lakes Fishing Club. The Club has seven
lakes with structure, 17 fishing piers with two fish feeders, 1,000 acreas of
prairie, swamp, hardwoods, and wetlands that offer outstanding birding and
trips into the wilds of nature. |
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The lakes are stocked with Florida bass, Tiger bass
(cross between northern and Florida subspecies of largemouth bass), Florida
coppernose bream, shellcracker bream, blueguill bream, and catfish. Each lake
has an ample supply of forage fish such as threadfin shad, golden shiners,
gizzard shad (Bar-D lakes) and native minnows.
Fishing
at the Club is outstanding...with several bass over 14 pounds caught in the
past few years. |
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| Donavan Inn is a great place for
families, sportsmen, birders, a gathering of friends, a honeymoon, or just a
couple of people longing for the beauty and quiet of the country. Click on the
above active links to the Donavan Lakes Fishing Club and to the Donavan Inn
Rental Rates to learn more about a trip to the great out-of-doors. |
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