'SHINING" LIGHT ON A GRAND HOTEL!

             TUESDAY, JUNE 20 2023

"SHINING" LIGHT ON A GRAND HOTEL

  I've been using a few of my daily blogs to share

highlights of our Travelworld trip to New Hampshire

so you might enjoy some of the sights our guests

experience. One very impressive experience was

our visit to the Mount Washington Hotel! There

was a time when these huge hotels could be found

throughout New England. They catered to the

wealthy for the most part. But the advent of the

automobile and years of weather and ware saw

most of them disappear. The Mount Washington, 

know as the Omni, is one of three left in New

Hampshire. It was opened in 1902 and built for

Joseph Stickney who operated the facility with

his wife Carolyn. Ironically he passed away a

little over a year after the hotel opened. Carolyn

summered at the Mount Washington and used

to watch other women coming down the grand

staircase from a window in her apartment. It

was said she didn't want to be outdressed by

someone else. It is also said the she never 

lefT the hotel! Strange sounds and activities

have been reported in and around her room,

314, and a paranormal investigating team

claimed to have recorded what may be her

voice during their visit there! Her room is

still rented to tourists, some of whom have

claimed to have heard voices during their

stay. Whatever the truth the Mount Washington

Hotel still serves as an example of the old

Grand Hotels still offering a grand style

of life for those looking for luxurious

accommodations. Hope you'll get to visit

sometime and that all your NEWS is good!