five, a widow, and now the leader of two of the most renowned hotel properties in the country mary celestework and the visitors just starting to stir at the helm of it all, mary celeste belle, in a role she never dreamed would be hers. >> you say that blackberry mountain healed you in many ways how so >> we had dreamed about blackberry mountain for years, bringing his vision to life and making sure that we were doing everything that we wanted to do and that he dreamed of has been just an incredible journey >> you met sam in high school. do you remember your first impressions of him >> he, of course, was great looking. he was warm and friendly and fun and had kind of a magnetism to him. >> that magnetism naturally drew people to sam, his colleagues, his guests, and his children at 26, sam bell began running blackberry farm, a property owned by his parents once he turned that resort into a world-renowned culinary destination, he set his eye to the mountains. >> he loved getting out and exploring. he loved to hike i mean, blackberry mountain, he hiked and biked every inch of it he loved blazi