Perched in a spot best known for its abundance of kids’ camps and picturesque views from Lookout Mountain, the hamlet of Mentone boasts a new getaway for adults-only dubbed Andiamo! Lodge. Yes, the exclamation point is intended and apropos—not only for the Italian expression, which translates to “let’s go,” but for the joie de vivre of owner Colleen Duffley, a world traveler, professional photographer, and bicyclist extraordinaire.
With a gung-ho swing of her fist, Colleen explains the name: “Let’s go hike, let’s go bike, let’s go relax, let’s go learn. I just thought it was an amazing word for ‘let’s go,’ and we wanted to create something that wasn’t just a lodge.” It’s with this motto and three decades in advertising and photography that she and her husband, chef and…
