Meet
Your Innkeeper... Grace Lee Bonnell Owner of The Joan of Arc Grace Lee Bonnell found Port Orford while on a road trip from Southern
California to Seattle, WA. She fell in love with the creative energy
of this little 150 year old town.
Prior coming to Oregon Grace Lee Bonnell has been a wholistic practitioner
for over thirty years and a fully ordained New Light minister specializing
in personalized weddings, christenings and memorials. When she found
Port Orford, or as she feels Port Orford found her, she made the decision
to move here to experience the creative energy. She hopes to pursue
her writing and art that had been on the back burner for many years.
After moving to Port Orford her love of old historic homes rekindled when
she saw the property at 735 Oregon Street. Even before making an
offer on the property she began researching the history of the original
family as well as the origins of part of the lumber the house was built
from. The ship's name was The Joan of Arc and it seemed to
Grace that should be the name of the property. The property is not
yet designated as Historic Property but she hopes to accomplish that as
part of the long-range restoration project.
"
The home is very cozy right now and I am renting it out as a vacation home. The
restoration work is in the future and will no doubt be done one room at
a time so that it can continue to be used as 'A Step Back in Time rental.' I
also hope to develop the garden area as Aunt Myrtle's Garden in honor of
the original owner. I see the garden as an attraction to the town. It
will open to the public and will be a lovely place to set and enjoy a moment
of quiet. I am still continuing to gather information and pictures
of the Bob & Myrtle Forty's family. Everything I am able to find
will be displayed in the home for visitors to enjoy. This is my way
of giving back a piece of history to the town I love so much, in a creative
way."
Grace Lee Bonnell found Port Orford while on a road trip from Southern
California to Seattle, WA. She fell in love with the creative energy
of this little 150 year old town.