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This Inn has been opened off and on over the years since it was converted to a B&B in 1980 from an old grain elevator. It seems Creative Passions Retreat Center occupies the space now.
From MichiganNow 2010:
A century ago, the historic Bonnymill Inn in Chesaning was a grain elevator. Trucks drove right off Broad Street and through what is now a dining room to drop off their load. Now, new owners are restoring this Chesaning business. Converted in the 1980s, the Bonnymill Inn is beginning its second run as an inn. Pam and Dennis Wyant moved from Wyoming and chose the Bonnymill after a national search. They thought it was special. "Literallty, it looked like someone was on vacation and didn't come home, because we found it like this and didn't have to do a lot," said co-owner Pam Wyant. "The Evanhoe family that remodeled it went antiquing often. We like the old historical step back in time."
Don Swartzmiller, third generation owner of the lumberyard next door, remembers when the Bonnymill was a grain elevator. "It was a very productive elevator, busy," Swartzmiller said. From the late 80s to 2006, the grain-elevator-turned-hotel was a centerpiece of this area, notably housing performers for the Chesaning Showboat. "They would come to the lumberyard, come in and visit," Swartzmiller said. "We'd have coffee. It was just a really nice time in the community."
Perhaps, it is why the Chesaning community has welcomed the Wyant's efforts. "Everyone has been real genuine about keeping this place alive," Pam Wyant said. And, Pam and Dennis Wyant have embraced the history, keeping the Bonnymill Inn name. A historic building, made in Michigan, now with a touch of Wyoming. "It brings another nice place to eat, it brings employment into the community and we're glad to have them here and enjoy them here," said Swartzmiller said.
From Tri-County Citizen April 2014:
CHESANING – Nearly four years after purchasing the Bonnymill Inn & Eatery in Chesaning, owners Pam and Dennis Wyant packed their belongings into a trailer and moved back to Wyoming on April 1, 2014. At the end of March, they contacted those who had made reservations for weddings, class reunions and such; informing them that they would have to make other arrangements.
During the Chesaning Village Council meeting, Councilman Don Swartzmiller said, “The Bonnymill is done and gone.” According to Swartzmiller, the owners had met with the bank; rented a trailer from him; packed their belongings and returned to Wyoming.
“They aren’t coming back,” Swartzmiller said.
The sign out front states the kitchen would be closed until May. The sign on the door, simply says “closed.”