Jan Corey Arnett

About "The Barn Lady"

About the "Barn Lady"

A little boy gave me the name “The Barn Lady.” He watched as my friend, Janine, and I negotiated to save a heritage barn from a wrecking ball. “Why are you doing this, barn lady?” he asked, tugging on my sleeve.

“So that children like you can have the opportunity to experience these wonderful places,” I answered. There is room for anyone who wants to be a Barn Lady or a Barn Guy. It is a name to be shared with pride!

This once beautiful, hard-working barn was losing its life day by day as rain and snow trickled through its roof, causing hay to rot and its frame to decay. But when its owner agreed to sell it for $1 and allow a visionary to give it new life, it was transformed. The barn, with some rare features, is today a gathering place near Battle Creek. How could I have imagined when the owner, buyer, and I worked together all those years ago to save this treasure, that one day my husband would surprise me by having my 70th birthday party in this very barn!

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