Photo By: Gary AllenThe Black Walnut Inn is the culmination of years of labor and planning by the Utz family, who did much of the construction and decorating work themselves to reduce expenses.
DUNDEE — More than a decade ago, Karen Utz, along with her son, Kris, and dog, Bailey, traversed a narrow deer trail through thickly wooded brush to the top of a hill overlooking neighboring vineyards and a vast swath of the Willamette Valley.