The Story
6141 Main Street
Salisbury, IL 62677 · Home
Some properties are built. Others are created. Morning Star began with a dream. Nearly 30 years ago, a mother and daughter imagined a little tearoom in the country—a place to slow down, gather over homemade food and escape for a while. Their family brought that dream to life by dismantling an old two-story barn near Glenarm and rebuilding it in Salisbury. Its hand-hewn timbers and weathered wood created a place that feels as though it has stood here for generations. A German stonemason handcrafted the fireplace, patterned after the one in the doctor's cabin at Lincoln's New Salem. Opened in 1998, Morning Star became a destination for lunches, showers, celebrations and gatherings. Now its story is ready for a new chapter. …








