Why Carlyle? Well, as it turns out, my s.o.‘s mother’s family is from Hillsborough originally(though all spread out to more urban areas like Chicago and Saint Louis these days), and there was a family gathering here for a day and a night(until we high-tailed it back to Saint Louis). It’s on a lake, and the rooms are comfortable, and there’s free wi fi(woo hoo), so it’s just fine. Best thing about Carlyle is the D.Q. in town(vanilla dipped is where it’s at), though the ribs at the resort restaurant were quite good, actually. The miles and miles of incredibly flat farmland were interesting, too.