Eau Claire is approximately 100 miles due east from Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, or about 350 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois. We're easy to find driving on Interstate 94, or by flying on Northwest Airlines. The Eau Claire Passenger Service will deliver you from the Minneapolis airport main terminal to the hotel doors. Reservations for the passenger service are recommended. They may be made by calling 1-800-869-5796 or visiting www.airportpassenger.com. There are discounted rates for groups using this service. When making arrangements for the passenger service from the Minneapolis airport, make sure you mention "lily show" for the downtown Ramada Convention Center.

Guests arriving early on Wednesday are cordially invited to "Our Corner of Paradise", home of Sandy and Jim Zelm, and son Dan for a bar-be-que supper. Eleven years ago their friend designed and built a "gazabor (gazebo x arbor) for the yard. That same year they were married in it. Flowerbeds have strong family meaning, each signifying special life events. Zelm's yard includes many flowerbeds, patio, and fenced-in vegetable garden and fire pit. Their yard is a work in progress; soon the grass will be gone and their son who graduates soon will be relieved of mowing! Sandy already spends hours with her day care children teaching them the joy of lilies. Hospitality!