About Us | Wine Country Lodges Vacation Rentals

Six Generations were involved in preparing for the enjoyable
vacation experience awaiting you today at Wine Country Lodges. Our current owner, Lisa Neisingh, grew up in a rural area of Sonoma County in the 1940's and 50's. She loves the great outdoors and the "lakeside cabin" style of decorating reminiscent of Minnesota's north woods, where she was born. She puts her years of design study at UCLA to the happy task of bringing you the relaxing, back-to-nature environment that we trust you'll enjoy.


	Lisa's great-grandmother, Estelle, was our first family member to live here at Fitch Mountain, helping run Healdsburg's historic Camp Rose Inn.
			Estelle Neisingh (1946), holding baby Lisa, the present owner of Wine Country Lodges

Camp Rose Inn - Healdsburg - circa 1920's


			Her grandfather, Alfred, instilled in Lisa a love for the outdoors. Theodora, her grandmother, was a fine artist, musician, and designer with Gumps in San Francisco. Her grandparents, born in Minnesota, raised their children here in Sonoma County and taught them to swim at Camp Rose. Theodora passed along not only an appreciation for lovely things and fine arts, but also for such charming things as birch bark canoes and fireflies.
	Alfred and Theodora Neisingh (circa 1921)

		Lisa's mother, Ann is an accomplished artist and member of the International Society of Oil Pastel Artists. She lives in Sonoma County and is an active member of many local art organizations. Ann continually provides tireless advice and help. Her paintings, and her fantastic artistic guidance, are found throughout our homes.


		Ann Nichols

		Ann's husband, Bill, has been involved in so many ways to make our homes truly special and unique, from weaving pine needle baskets, to whittling tree branches into towel hooks, to peeling bark with a draw knife, and carving logs for our fireplace mantles.


		Bill Nichols

	Lisa acquired her first riverfront home, "Firefly", for the purpose of sharing great times with her family and grandchildren.
			Lisa Neisingh having river fun with grandchildren at Firefly Lodge

Jill Jensen

Lisa's daughter, Jill, is a busy mother of two boys. Jill has a master's degree in Library and Information Science and is responsible for creating and maintaining our website. She's our photographer, concierge, and the friendly voice on the line when you call. As our reservations manager, she works hard to provide every guest with exceptional customer service.

Kyle & Karl (1 & 4)


			Jill's husband, Dell, successfully balances the jobs of being a PhD college chemistry professor, a great Dad, and our IT person.
	Dell Jensen and Kyle

	Lisa's grandchildren visit and help us test out our homes and equipment. They love swimming, fishing, catching tadpoles, and enjoying short river float trips with their families between our houses in the summer.
			Karl fishing on Northwoods' dock

		We're indebited to Ann and Bill, who have given abundantly of themselves, their artistic talents, and their energy - never shying away from the "tough" jobs.


		We also want to recognize and appreciate the contribution of the talents of many, from super contractors, to hard working laborers, to dedicated housekeepers, to family, friends, and spouses that have labored with us on-site and behind the scenes in order to make your vacation possible. We enjoyed working together to do this, and we pray that our collective efforts will prove to be a blessing to you and yours... Welcome to Wine Country Lodges! for additional links and local info with some of our recommendations, click here