Finally, Quinn dug a 326-foot-long tunnel from the barn restaurant to the motel -- so its guests wouldn't have to go outside when it was cold. The Don Q Inn opened in 1974. Quinn called it, …

Jul 2, 2025 · In 1965, WWII pilot Don Quinn bought 250 acres near Dodgeville, Wisconsin, with a dream of building a unique retreat. He laid a gravel airstrip and, in 1968, opened the Don Q …

Mar 3, 2017 · Nothing could be more true flipping through the pages of several archived magazines printed and distributed by the Don Q Inn in the late 70s. Kept in a folder at the Iowa …

Sep 6, 2024 · The restaurant then went by names like the Log Inn, Sam & Maddies, and Barn 23. On February 22, 2017, the recently closed Bar 23 restaurant—the original Don Q Inn— burned …

Dec 11, 2023 · The Don Q Inn was created by an eccentric businessman (and pilot) named Donald J. Quinn. Quinn was a fighter pilot in the South Pacific during World War II, and he was …

By 1968, Quinn had transformed an old barn into a supper club, naming it after a local contest dubbed it the Don Q Inn. The entertainment was as outsized as Quinn's vision. The supper …

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Extraordinary • • • Don Q Inn Complex Near Dod ev e in his motel and restaurant near Dodgeville. Here, he displays one of the pieces he pic situated near the entrance to the Don Q ing bed …

Jun 20, 2024 · Wisconsinite: Don Quinn’s Don Q Inn. While the hotel boasts numerous oddities, including themed rooms where you can spend the night in a cave, on the moon, or in a hot air …

The Don Q Inn was opened in 1964 by a man named (appropriately enough) Don Quinn. He began to incorporate salvaged materials to the site in the 1970's, including a steeple from an …