Meet Mike the Barman

Mike's Story

Mike “The Barman” Richardson worked at Mountain Lake Lodge for roughly 15 years. When not mixing drinks, he became famous for dazzling guests with his beloved tours of the locations throughout the property that were used in the making of Dirty Dancing. It wasn’t long after he started offering these “Nickel Tours” that he became the resort’s official Dirty Dancing tour guide. Now retired and living in sunny Florida, this memoir is “The Barman’s” way of sharing his famed tour with the world.

"Not too long ago I worked at a place called Mountain Lake Lodge, high in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia. Many of you reading this book would recognize it better as Kellerman’s resort from a little movie called Dirty Dancing."

Meet Mike the Barman

Mike's Story

"Not too long ago I worked at a place called Mountain Lake Lodge, high in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia. Many of you reading this book would recognize it better as Kellerman’s resort from a little movie called Dirty Dancing."

Mike the Barman

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