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ill and Marie Craig had toyed with the idea of opening a bed and breakfast near their Bees’ Knees Country Store on Weldon’s Mill Road since the first day they moved south from Michigan to Vance County in December 2005. “The first time I came down from Michigan to look at the property, I went by the planning department and asked them if there would be any zoning issues with us opening a bed and breakfast if we decided to buy the land,” Bill said. It would take six years for that dream to become reality, but in December 2010, the Craigs officially opened the front doors and welcomed their first guests to the Run of the Mill Bed and Breakfast, located at 2250 Weldon’s Mill Road. Both retired school teachers, the Craigs originally came to the area to be nearer to their daughter, who had moved to Raleigh to pursue her career. “We knew if we were going to see her more than a few times a year, we’d have to move closer,” Marie said. They fell in love with the old Weldon’s Mill and the surrounding property. Bill was already an avid beekeeper, which provided him with plenty to do, but Marie knew she’d need more to fill her time in retirement than just volunteering and pursuing her interest in crafts.
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