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Afton House Inn recognized by state hospitality organization

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Afton

Gordy and Kathy Jarvis bought a rundown hotel 33 years ago. The electrical work was shot, the plumbing was broken and there were leaks in the roof.

But after more than three decades of blood, sweat and tears the Jarvises, who live in Lakeland, have turned the Afton House Inn into the oldest operating hotel in Minnesota and one of the state’s top-ranked destinations.

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